Flavorful Smoked Chicken Dry Rub

Published 6/12/2021 • Updated 6/5/2022

The Most Flavorful Smoked Chicken Dry Rub

Is there anything better than a piece of finger-licking good smoked chicken? I think not! This smoked chicken try rub adds so much flavor and texture to any delicious smoked chicken! We highly recommend adding it to this smoked whole chicken or dry rub these smoked chicken thighs!

Ingredients You Need

You can pronounce every ingredient for this smoked chicken dry rub! No need to head to the grocery store and buy expensive dry rubs. Nobody likes having to spend $30+ on spices that you’ll use infrequently to create a dry rub recipe at home, especially if it doesn’t end up tasting as flavorful as you’d like. This dry rub is both flavor-packed and includes simple, easy to find ingredients, including:

garlic powderdark brown sugarpaprikakosher saltground peppercayenneonion powderchili powder

What cuts of meat can I use?

Good news for you, this is the perfect chicken spice mix to use on any cut of poultry. Use around 1 – 1.5 lbs. of the following: Make It hot hot hotter: add a pinch more of cayenne powder. Make it sweeter: add 1/2 – 1 teaspoon more sugar.

chicken legschicken breastwhole chickenchicken thighschicken wings

You can also use this spice rib on vegetables like grilled brussel sprouts, smashed potatoes, and red foil pack potatoes.

How much dry rub per lb. of chicken?

We recommend using around 1/4 cup of dry rub for chicken per 1 to 1.5 lbs. chicken.

How long should dry rub sit on chicken?

We recommend letting the dry rub sit on the chicken for at least 15 minutes before cooking.

How to Use this Smoked Chicken Dry Rub

Chicken Cooking Methods

You may think dry rubs only come in handy when smoking chicken, but you can use but you can rub it on chicken and cook it any way you’d like!

6 Chicken Breast Marinades

You are going to love these 6 Easy Chicken Marinades. They’ll infuse your chicken breast with flavor and they’re so easy to put together! Here are some of our favorite cooking methods to use on your chicken after seasoning. These directions are for chicken breasts: Grilled chicken: Grill chicken at 400ºF for around 15 minutes, flipping halfway through. Grill chicken until it reaches an internal temperature of 165ºF. Baked chicken: Bake chicken breast at 375ºF for 20-25 minutes or until it reaches an internal temperature of 165ºF. Sous Vide Chicken: Heat your water bath to 145ºF and then cook the chicken breast for 1.5 – 2 hours. Pan Seared Chicken: Pan sear chicken breast in olive oil or butter over medium/high heat. for 3 minutes. Flip and continue cooking until the internal temperature reaches an internal temperature of 165ºF. Instant Pot Chicken: Place the trivet in your Instant Pot and add water. Place chicken breast on top of trivet and cook on high for 8-12 minutes or until it reaches an internal temperature of 165ºF. Spice Jars