BBQ Chicken Recipes — Wings, Thighs, Drumsticks & Whole Birds

Smoked Sweet Chilli Chicken Sandwich

Chicken breasts seasoned with Gochu Knees Weak, smoked over hickory at 325°F on a Traeger Woodridge Pro, shredded, tossed in sweet chilli sauce and piled on ciabatta.

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Greek Yogurt Marinated Charcoal Chicken Drumsticks

~1.5 hrs + marinade

Chicken drumsticks marinated in Greek yogurt, Smoked Peach hot sauce and Sassy Chicken rub, grilled two-zone over lump charcoal on a Napoleon and pulled at 190°F.

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425° Cold-Start Traeger Chicken Wings

~50 min

Chicken wings in Maple Bacon Chili seasoning, put on a cold Traeger Woodridge Pro with Applewood pellets, run up to 425°F and glazed twice with Sweet Baby Ray's.

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Offset Smoked Whole Chicken

~2 hrs

A whole chicken coated in a margarine-and-seasoning binder, smoked over sugar maple at 325°F until the legs hit 185°F — juicy meat, tender dark meat and bite-through skin.

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Hot Sauce Marinated Charcoal Chicken Halves

~1.5 hrs + marinade

A whole chicken split into halves, marinated two hours in a hot sauce, honey, Dijon and garlic blend, then cooked indirect over charcoal on a cast iron grate to 185–190°F for melting dark meat.

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Hot Honey Marinated Charcoal Chicken Thighs

~1 hr + marinade

Bone-in thighs marinated in a whisked sweet-and-spicy blend of garlic, Dijon, hot honey, BBQ seasoning, vinegar and oil, then grilled two-zone over charcoal to a properly tender 180°F.

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Carolina BBQ Chicken on a Pellet Grill

~1 hr

Chicken cooked at 325°F on a Traeger Woodridge Pro, sauced in layers with Carolina BBQ sauce from 155°F internal so the glaze caramelizes into a sticky finish without burning.

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Center-Fire Charcoal Chicken Drumsticks

~45 min

A beginner-proof charcoal method: all the coals in the middle of the kettle, drumsticks ringed around the outside edge with the bone end pointing inward, so they roast gently instead of scorching.

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Crispy Charcoal Chicken Wings with Sweet Heat Sauce

~45 min

Crispy, bite-through chicken wings grilled hot over lump charcoal with smouldering brandy-barrel smoke, then tossed in a sweet-with-a-little-heat BBQ sauce.

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Crispy BBQ Chicken Thighs on a Charcoal Grill

~1 hr

Crispy-skinned BBQ chicken thighs over lump charcoal using a simple two-zone method, seasoned with a sweet dry rub and glazed with homemade BBQ sauce.

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Live-Fire South African Chicken Skewers

~45 min

Vessel Meats South African chicken skewers grilled over a rolling oak fire on the ROAM V2 for juicy meat, crispy edges, and deep smoke flavour.

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Grilled Buffalo Chicken Wings + Blue Cheese Dip

~45 min

Crispy charcoal-grilled buffalo wings tossed in a bold buffalo sauce, served with an easy homemade blue cheese dip.

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Beer Can Chicken on the Charcoal Grill

~1 hr

A whole chicken roasted upright over a can of Coldstream Clear Nova Scotia Lager on a charcoal grill with cherrywood smoke for crispy skin and juicy meat.

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Pan-Seared Oven-Roasted Chicken with Rosemary Butter

~45 min

Chicken slathered in rosemary butter and Uncle Hemi BBQ rub, seared skin-side down for crispy skin, then finished in a 375°F oven until juicy at 165°F.

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Two-Zone Charcoal Chicken Thighs

~40 min

Juicy chicken thighs with crispy skin grilled two-zone over Kingsford charcoal, starting skin-side down for texture and finishing over indirect heat to lock in moisture.

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Hot Honey Chicken Wings

~45 min

Game-day charcoal chicken wings with a light cherry-wood smoke and a caramelized Stingin' Hot Honey glaze.

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Charcoal-Grilled Cornish Game Hens

~1 hr

Cornish game hens slathered in a spicy Sassy Chicken butter and grilled over lump charcoal with cherry wood smoke for crispy skin and juicy meat.

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Sausage Stuffed Chicken Breast

45 min bake

A butterflied chicken breast stuffed with rosemary-garlic sausage, seasoned boldly, and glazed with candied cranberry hot sauce.

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Beer-Battered Smoked Wings

~1.5 hrs smoke + fry

Chicken wings smoked for flavour, then dunked in a Nova Scotia lager beer batter and shallow-fried to crispy perfection.

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Rotisserie Cajun Chickens on a Gas Grill with Charcoal

~1.5 hrs

Two whole chickens spun on the rotisserie over real charcoal and wood smoke, using a cast iron charcoal tray inside a Napoleon gas grill.

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Applewood & Sugar Maple Smoked Chicken Halves

~2 hrs

Whole chickens split in half, marinated in Balsamic Burn, smoked over applewood and sugar maple, and finished with a chipotle-rosemary compound butter.

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Chicken Cordon Bleu Sandwich

~1 hr

Rub-seasoned chicken breast baked with honey ham and Monterey Jack, sliced into medallions and stacked on a brioche bun with sweet-heat BBQ sauce.

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Candied Habanero Injected Chicken Wings

~1 hr

Charcoal-grilled chicken wings injected with candied habanero hot sauce and crusted in sweet chipotle rub for crispy, sweet-heat perfection.

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Smoked Chicken Thighs Stuffed with Cream Cheese & Herbs

~1 hr

Bone-in chicken thighs stuffed under the skin with a creamy herb and maple bacon chili filling, then smoked at 325°F until juicy.

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White Wine Garlic Chicken Pasta

~40 min

Crispy-skinned chicken thighs served over pasta tossed in a buttery Tidal Bay white wine sauce with garlic, shallots, and fresh herbs.

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BBQ Whole Chicken Meal Prep on the Charcoal Grill

~2 hrs

Two whole chickens rubbed with maple bacon chili seasoning, glazed in Carolina BBQ sauce, and charcoal-grilled for a week of juicy meal-prep chicken.

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Spicy Smoked Chicken Wings with Habanero Buffalo Sauce

~1 hr

Cajun-rubbed chicken wings smoked hot and fast at 400°F, then basted in a fiery habanero buffalo sauce for crispy skin and serious heat.

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Chicken 5:28

Charcoal Grilled Chicken Wings with Vicious Veteran Hot Sauce

Hot & fast

Crispy, juicy chicken wings grilled over Kingsford charcoal with hickory smoke, seasoned with Sassy Chicken rub and finished in Vicious Veteran hot sauce.

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