Smoked Pulled Chicken

Name: Smoked Pulled Chicken
Prep time: 2 h
Cook time: 1 h 30 min
Total time: 3 h 30 min
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 1.5kg chicken thighs, bone-in; 2 tbsp smoked paprika; 1 tbsp brown sugar; 1 tsp garlic powder; 1 tsp onion powder; 1 tsp salt; 1 tsp black pepper; 1/2 tsp cayenne; brioche buns and coleslaw to serve; 1 cup smoky BBQ sauce

Juicy oven-smoked pulled chicken thighs with a sweet-smoky rub. Resting the chicken for 10 minutes before pulling it apart keeps the juices in the meat instead of pooling out onto the board.

Total time

210 min

Prep

120 min

Cook

90 min

Difficulty

easy

Cuisine

American

Ingredients

1.5kgchicken thighs, bone-in

2 tbspsmoked paprika

1 tbspbrown sugar

1 tspgarlic powder

1 tsponion powder

1 tspsalt

1 tspblack pepper

1/2 tspcayenne

brioche buns and coleslawto serve

1 cupsmoky BBQ sauce

Instructions

Mix all spices. Rub over chicken. Marinate 2 hours.

Roast at 160°C for 1.5 hours until very tender.

Rest 10 minutes. Pull meat from bones with two forks.

Toss pulled chicken with BBQ sauce.

Serve on brioche buns with coleslaw.

Nutrition (estimated)

Per serving, based on a standard 4-serving portion and standard nutrition references — not a lab or USDA-verified measurement.

Calories

648

Protein

117g

Fat

14.1g

Carbs

6.6g

Fiber

1.7g

Sodium

760mg

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