Smoked Bacon Wrapped Chicken Thighs on a Pellet Grill
Boneless skinless chicken thighs are marinated in Italian dressing, wrapped in bacon and smoked to an internal temperature of 165F.
Ingredients
- Six boneless skinless chicken thighs
- 1 cup Italian dressing
- Six slices of thin cut bacon
- 1/2 cup turbinado sugar dry rub
- 1 tbls smoked paprika dry rub
- 1 tbls black pepper dry rub
- 1 tsp chipotle powder dry rub
- 1/2 cup barbecue sauce
Instructions
- Marinate the thighs in Italian dressing for one hour.
- Remove the thighs from the marinade, fold in half and wrap with a slice of bacon.
- Secure the bacon with a skewer/toothpick.
- Combine the dry rub ingredients and season the thighs.
- Smoke at 275F for one hour.
- Brush barbecue sauce onto the thighs.
- Smoke the thighs another 15 minutes or until they reach an internal temperature of 165F.
Notes
If your pellet grill does not have a 275F setting then use the 250F setting and increase the cooking time by about 30 minutes. These thighs would be great if they were stuffed with cream cheese and jalapenos.