5.0 from 78 votes
Smoked Chicken Breast
This smoked chicken breast is boneless skinless chicken that's coated in a homemade BBQ seasoning, smoked to tender and juicy perfection, then brushed with BBQ sauce. The best chicken breasts you'll ever eat!
Prep Time
10 mins
Cook Time
1 hr 10 mins
Additional Time
2 hrs
Total Time
1 hr 40 mins
Servings: 6
Calories: 254 kcal
Course:
Main Course
Cuisine:
American
Ingredients
- 1/2 batch chicken brine optional but highly recommended
- 2 pounds boneless skinless chicken breasts
- 1/3 cup BBQ Rub homemade or store bought
- 1 cup BBQ sauce homemade or store bought
Instructions
- Follow the brine recipe as instructed, cutting all the ingredients in half. Place your chicken breasts in the bowl of brine, cover and refrigerate for 2 hours.
- Remove your chicken from the brine. Pat dry. Preheat your smoker to 250 degrees F.
- Coat the chicken breasts with the spice rub.
- Place the chicken in the smoker and cook for 60-90 minutes or until a thermometer inserted into the thickest part of the breast registers 165 degrees F.
- Brush the chicken breasts with the BBQ sauce then smoke for an additional 10 minutes.
- Let the chicken sit for 5 minutes. Slice and serve with any remaining BBQ sauce.
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Notes
- Make sure your chicken breasts are roughly the same size so that they cook evenly and are all done at the same time.
- In my opinion, homemade BBQ rub and BBQ sauce taste best. If you need to use store bought, that's also fine too.
- Brine the chicken so that it is infused with flavor and stays moist in the smoker. I use a half batch of my favorite chicken brine recipe.
Nutrition Information
Calories
254kcal
(13%)
Carbohydrates
19g
(6%)
Protein
32g
(64%)
Fat
4g
(6%)
Cholesterol
96mg
(32%)
Sodium
664mg
(28%)
Potassium
670mg
(19%)
Sugar
15g
(30%)
Vitamin A
150IU
(3%)
Vitamin C
2.1mg
(2%)
Calcium
23mg
(2%)
Iron
0.9mg
(5%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 6Serving
Amount Per Serving
Calories 254
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 254kcal | 13% |
| Carbohydrates | 19g | 6% |
| Protein | 32g | 64% |
| Fat | 4g | 6% |
| Cholesterol | 96mg | 32% |
| Sodium | 664mg | 28% |
| Potassium | 670mg | 14% |
| Sugar | 15g | 30% |
| Vitamin A | 150IU | 3% |
| Vitamin C | 2.1mg | 2% |
| Calcium | 23mg | 2% |
| Iron | 0.9mg | 5% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.