Smoked Chicken Legs

Name: Smoked Chicken Legs
Prep time: 5 min
Cook time: 120 min
Total time: 125 min
Yield: 4
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 2 lb Chicken Leg (2 lbs chicken legs or chicken drumsticks); 4 tbsp Olive Oil (4 tablespoons olive oil); 2 tbsp Smoked Paprika (2 tablespoon smoked paprika (or sweet paprika)); 2 tbsp Onion Powder (2 tablespoon onion powder); 2 tbsp Brown Sugar (2 tablespoon brown sugar); 1 tbsp Garlic Powder (1 tablespoon garlic powder); 1 tbsp Italian Seasoning (1 tablespoon Italian seasoning); 2 tsp Kosher Salt (2 teaspoon kosher salt); 1 tsp Cumin Seeds (1 teaspoon cumin); 1 tsp Black Pepper (1 teaspoon black pepper); ½ tsp Cayenne Pepper (½ teaspoon cayenne pepper)

Smoked Chicken Legs - Dinner,Lunch (American)

125 minAmerican

Servings4

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Dairy Free
Egg Free

Steps

1Prepare Chicken Legs/Drumsticks
2If chicken legs/drumsticks are frozen, defrost in the refrigerator for at least 24 hours.
3Chicken Legs/Drumsticks Dry Rub
4In a small bowl, mix together whole chicken seasoning dry rub (smoked or sweet paprika, onion powder, brown sugar, Italian seasoning, garlic powder, cumin, black pepper, kosher salt and cayenne pepper).
5Season and Smoke Chicken Legs
6Preheat your smoker to 250-275°F. Hold temperature in this range.
7Drizzle chicken legs with olive oil and rub evenly. Sprinkle dry rub seasoning mixture evenly over chicken legs.
8Place the chicken legs in the smoker or pellet grill.
9Maintaining a smoker temperature range of 250-275°F, smoke the chicken legs for approximately 1.5-2.5 hours or until the internal temperature of the thickest part of the chicken meat reaches 175°F (be sure thermometer is not touching the bone for the most accurate reading).
10Optional: If you wish to baste with barbeque sauce, baste when the internal temperature reaches 165°F.
11Let the chicken rest for 5-10 minutes before carving and serving.