Pellet Grill Smoked Half Chicken

This Keto Smoked Half Chicken will blow away any store-bought rotisserie chicken and once you see how easy it is you'll never go back

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Course: Main Course

Cuisine: American

Diet: Gluten Free

Keyword: Chicken, smoked

Servings:

Calories: 357kcal

Author: Culinary Lion

Preheat Smoker to 300 Degrees F.
Pat the Chicken dry using paper towels then flip the chicken so the breasts are facing down on the cutting board. use the kitchen shears and cut just to the right of the back bone until the chicken is split. then remove the backbone by cutting down the oppisite side of the bone. Save the backone for stock.
Now that the backbone is removed spread the chicken open and find the wishbone on the back of the chicken make small cuts just to the outside of the wishbone following along the ribcage to seperate the breast and leg quarter.
Once the chicken is removed from the rib cage cut the skin and fully seperate the half chicken and set aside. Repeat the prosess for the other half so you are left with 2 semi deboned chicken halves
Season the half chickens on both sides liberally with both seasoning blends making sure to get underneath the wings and on all the meat.
Place Half Chickens skin side up on the pellet grill and smoke for about 2 hours at 300 degrees F.
Spray every 30-45 minutes with cooking oil for extra crispy juicy skin. Once chickens reach an internal temperature of 165 degrees F. let the chickens rest on a cutting board for 5-10 minutes before slicing and serving.

Serving size 1/4 chicken

The leg Quarter will be juicer and have a higher fat content than the Wing/ Breast.