Smoked Cherry Bourbon Chicken Thighs
Smoked Cherry Bourbon Chicken Thighs is a fun dinner recipe for the smoker or Traeger pellet grill, so flavorful and tasty!
Equipment
- Traeger/Pellet Grill
- Smoker
Ingredients
- 8 to 10 chicken thighs
- 1/2 cup bourbon or cherry bourbon
- 1/2 cup cherry juice from a jar of maraschino cherries
- kosher salt, pepper, BBQ seasoning blend
Instructions
- Put the chicken thighs in a gallon size plastic bag or container. Add the bourbon, cherry juice, kosher salt, pepper, and BBQ seasoning. Massage the bag until combined and marinate in the fridge for a few hours or overnight
- Remove the chicken from the bag and season with more kosher salt, pepper, and BBQ seasoning.
- Set your smoker or pellet grill to 250 degrees and place the chicken thighs on the grill grate for 2 1/2 to 3 hours, flipping halfway through. Internal temperature should be above 165 degrees.