Maple Chipotle Smoked Chicken Breast

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Maple Chipotle Smoked Chicken Breast

Smoked maple chipotle chicken breasts gives you addictingly delicious sweet heat. And slow smoking the chicken breasts creates the most tender, juicy chicken you'll ever have!

Prep Time15

Cook Time3

Total Time3 15

Servings:

Calories: 338kcal

Author: Meaghan @ 4 Sons R Us

Ingredients

4-5 boneless, skinless chicken breasts
2 tsp chipotle powder
1 tsp salt
1 tsp garlic powder
1 tsp onion powder
1/2 tsp pepper
1/3 cup maple syrup plus more for basting

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Instructions

Preheat your smoker to 250 degrees, using a blend of hickory, maple, and peach chips.
In a small bowl, stir together all of the ingredients- except for the chicken.
2 tsp chipotle powder, 1 tsp salt, 1 tsp garlic powder, 1 tsp onion powder, 1/2 tsp pepper, 1/3 cup maple syrup
Dip each chicken breast into the mixture and use your fingers to gently massage it in. Repeating until all the breasts are coated.
4-5 boneless, skinless chicken breasts
Place the chicken breasts into the prepared smoker, placing the thermometer prove into the center of the thickest one. Baste them every hour with maple syrup.
Cook the chicken about 3 hours, or until the probe registers an internal temperature of 160-165 degrees.
Remove the chicken from the smoker, to a serving platter. Baste again with syrup.
Serve immediately, or store in an air tight container and heat up when ready to serve.

Notes

Depending on your smoker, the thickness of your chicken, weather conditions, etc- the chicken may take significantly less than three hours to fully cook. Due to this it's always best to smoke meat to temperature rather than just to the recommended time.
Don't use all hickory wood to smoke this. It will be too strong. That's why I suggest the blend of woods.
Make sure to baste the chicken every hour to keep it moist and juicy.
Adjust the spice blend to suit your taste. Adding a little more or less chipotle powder will make it more or less spicy.

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