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Smoked Chicken Breast

Smoked Chicken Breast is an easy and delicious way to cook chicken. Tender, juicy chicken breast with lots of flavor, this will be your new favorite way to cook chicken!
Course Main Course
Cuisine American
Prep Time 5 minutes
Cook Time 2 hours
Total Time 2 hours 5 minutes
Servings 4
Calories 201kcal
Author Lisa

Ingredients

  • 1 lb chicken breast boneless skinless (4 small chicken breasts or 2 large chicken breasts)
  • 1 tbs ground black pepper
  • 1 teaspoon onion powder
  • 1 teaspoon garlic powder
  • 1 teaspoon paprika
  • ½ teaspoon salt
  • 2 tbs olive oil

Instructions

  • Preheat smoker to 225°F.
  • Mix together seasoning in a small bowl.
    mixing spices together
  • Pat chicken breast dry with a paper towel.
    patting chicken breast dry
  • Coat chicken breasts with olive oil, then coat with seasoning mixture.
    chicken breast with seasoning on it
  • Smoke chicken until an internal temperature of 165°F is reached, typically, 2-3 hours depending on the thickness of your chicken breasts. There is no need to flip the chicken as it smokes.
    smoked chicken breast on smoker
  • Once your chicken reaches 165°F, remove from smoker and allow to rest for 5 minutes before slicing to help retain the juices.
    smoked chicken breast on baking sheet

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Notes

Tips and Tricks
  • The thickness of your chicken breasts will determine how long it takes to cook. 
  • If the chicken breasts are thin then it takes ~2hrs to smoke, thicker chicken breasts ~3 hrs.

Nutrition

Calories: 201kcal | Carbohydrates: 2g | Protein: 24g | Fat: 10g | Saturated Fat: 2g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 6g | Trans Fat: 0.01g | Cholesterol: 73mg | Sodium: 424mg | Potassium: 465mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 0.1g | Vitamin A: 288IU | Vitamin C: 1mg | Calcium: 16mg | Iron: 1mg