Applewood-Smoked Chicken with Dijon...Applewood-Smoked Chicken with Dijon Rub

If you have approximately 1 hour and 45 minutes to spend in the kitchen, Applewood-Smoked Chicken with Dijon Rub might be an amazing gluten free, fodmap friendly, and ketogenic recipe to try. This recipe makes 8 servings with 827 calories, 52g of protein, and 60g of fat each. For $2.37 per serving, this recipe covers 29% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. 1 person found this recipe to be tasty and satisfying. If you have butter, kosher salt, dijon mustard, and a few other ingredients on hand, you can make it. Not a lot of people really liked this main course. It is brought to you by My Recipes. With a spoonacular score of 61%, this dish is pretty good. Similar recipes are Applewood-smoked Spareribs with Paprika Chili Spice Rub, Applewood Smoked Chicken, and Perfect Applewood Smoked Beer Can Chicken.

Ingredients

Cooking Instructions

1. 01

   Combine butter, mustard, thyme, 1/4 teaspoon pepper, and salt in a small bowl.

2. 02

   Remove and discard giblets and necks from chickens. Using a heavy knife or kitchen shears, cut backbones out of the chickens; discard. Open chickens flat, and place on a large cutting board, skin side up. Flatten chickens with the heel of your hand. Starting at the neck, loosen skin from breast and legs. Rub butter mixture evenly under loosened skin. Lift wing tips up and over back. Rub chicken skins with any remaining butter mixture. Cover chickens, and refrigerate overnight.

3. 03

   Prepare grill for indirect grilling. If using gas, heat one side to medium-high and leave one side with no heat. If using a charcoal grill, arrange hot coals on one side of charcoal grate, leaving other side empty. Maintain temperature at 30

4. 04

   Pierce bottom of a disposable aluminum foil pan several times with the tip of a knife; add wood chips to pan.

5. 05

   Place pan on grill rack over heated side of grill.

6. 06

   Heat wood chips for 10 minutes or until chips begin to smoke.

7. 07

   Sprinkle chickens with remaining 3/4 teaspoon pepper.

8. 08

   Place chickens, meaty side down, on grill rack coated with cooking spray over unheated side of grill. Cover and cook at 300 for 35 minutes. Turn chickens over, moving them over direct-heat side of grill. Cover and cook at 300 for 20 minutes. Gently turn chickens over; cover and cook at 300 for 10 minutes or until a thermometer inserted into meaty part of thigh registers 16