Smoked Lemonade Chicken Thighs
Smoked Lemonade Chicken Thighs, this smoker recipe has a lemon marinade with a little sweet and spice, dinner on the smoker or pellet grill
Equipment
- Traeger/Pellet Grill
- Smoker
Ingredients
- 5 pounds chicken thighs
- 1/4 cup lemon juice
- 1/4 cup brown sugar
- 2 tablespoons Dijon mustard
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 1 tablespoon Worcestershire sauce
- 1 tablespoon lemon zest
- 5 to 6 cloves garlic minced
- kosher salt, pepper, crushed red pepper flakes
- Optional: lemon wedges
Instructions
- Trim the chicken thighs if needed and place them in a gallon size plastic bag.
- Add the lemon juice, brown sugar, Dijon mustard, olive oil, Worcestershire sauce, lemon zest, garlic, kosher salt, pepper, and crushed red pepper flakes to the bag. Massage the bag until combined. Marinate in the fridge several hours.
- Set your smoker or pellet grill to 250 degrees and place the chicken on the smoker grate. Sprinkle more kosher salt, pepper, and crushed red pepper flakes over top.
- Smoke them 1 1/2 hours and flip them over, smoke another 1 to 1 1/2 hours or until the internal temperature is above 165 degrees and skin is cooked to your liking. Squeeze lemon wedges over top when serving if desired.