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BBQ Chicken Thighs
This is the one of the best summer cookout recipes by far, with moist, flavorful chicken and bite-through skin
Ingredients
- 8 chicken thighs bone-in, skin-on
- 16 tbsp BBQ sauce of choice
- 1 tsp salt
- 1/2 tsp black pepper
- 1/2 tsp onion powder
- 1/2 tsp garlic powder
Instructions
- Combine the salt, freshly ground black pepper, onion powder, and garlic powder in a bowl
- Trim any excess fat and skin from the thighs. Using a meat tenderizer, pierce the skin of all the thighs
- Dust the chicken thighs with the rub on both sides
- Pull the skin taut so it’s even and tucked in as best as possible. Allow them to rest for an hour before cooking
- Set your smoker or grill to 425 degrees and cook for about 30 minutes. Check internal temperature close to the bone
- Remove from the heat when they reach 160 degrees F and apply your bbq sauce to all sides of the chicken thighs and return to the grill for about 10 minutes
- Optionally, reapply barbecue sauce and put them back in for 10 minutes for a stronger BBQ taste
- Remove the chicken thighs and allow to rest for at least 5 minutes before serving
