Easy Smoked Chicken Dry Rub
For an easy dry rub for smoking chicken, this flavorful recipe will be the only one you will ever need again. This homemade seasoning blend is the best way to add so much flavor to the skin of any chicken. It has sweet, spicy, and bold seasonings that are great whether you smoke it in a smoker or roast your chicken in the oven. Enough to cover 2-3# of chicken pieces - wings, thighs, drumsticks, etc.
Ingredients
- 1 Tablespoon brown sugar
- 2 teaspoon salt
- 2 teaspoon sweet paprika
- 1 teaspoon garlic powder
- 1 teaspoon black pepper
- ⅛ teaspoon poultry seasoning
- ¼ teaspoon cayenne pepper or spicy paprika OPTIONAL for a SPICY version
Instructions
- Combine all spices into a medium-sized bowl and mix thoroughly. Make sure there are no clumps and it is evenly blended.
- Add the rub to your whole chicken that has been patted dry. For full instructions on how best to apply the rub, see above.
- Store any leftover dry rub that has not touched raw meat. Place it in a small jar or container that is air-tight, or in a ziplock bag. Place it in a cool dry place such as your pantry or cupboard for up to 3 months.
- See recipe link below for how to smoke a whole chicken at 225°F.
Notes
RECIPE FOR SMOKED WHOLE CHICKEN
This is for the FULL recipe of dry rub - It should be enough to cover a whole chicken or up to 2-3# of pieces.
| Nutrition Facts | |
|---|---|
| Servings: 1 | |
| Amount per serving | |
| Calories | 57 |
| % Daily Value* | |
| Total Fat 0.6g | 1% |
| Saturated Fat 0.1g | 1% |
| Cholesterol 0mg | 0% |
| Sodium 4656mg | 202% |
| Total Carbohydrate 13.5g | 5% |
| Dietary Fiber 1.9g | 7% |
| Total Sugars 9.9g | |
| Protein 1.1g | |
| Vitamin D 0mcg | 0% |
| Calcium 23mg | 2% |
| Iron 1mg | 7% |
| Potassium 146mg | 3% |
| *The % Daily Value (DV) tells you how much a nutrient in a food serving contributes to a daily diet. 2,000 calorie a day is used for general nutrition advice. | |
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