Quick & Easy Smoked Chicken Wings Recipe

Smoking chicken wings is an easy method to make crispy and flavorful chicken wings. You don’t have to wing it when it comes to making smoked chicken wings with this simple recipe. Beginners and smoking pros alike will love the juicy meat and crispy skin combo with their favorite wing sauce.

Print Recipe Pin Recipe

Prep Time 10

Cook Time 2

Resting Time 10

Total Time 2 20

Servings: 2 people

Course: Chicken

Cuisine: American

Calories: 772

Ingredients Method

Ingredients

2 lbs Chicken Wings High-Quality
2 tbsp Salt To Taste
2 tbsp Black Pepper To Taste
1 cup BBQ Sauce Your Favorite
1/2 cup Baking Powder

Method

Add your pellets or wood chips and preheat your smoker to 200°F.
Thoroughly dry each wing with a paper towel to remove as much moisture from the skin as possible.
2 lbs Chicken Wings
Season the wings with salt, pepper, and a bit of baking powder. Be sure to use baking powder and not baking soda! The baking powder will help pull more moisture from the skin to get that extra-crispy exterior.
2 tbsp Salt, 2 tbsp Black Pepper, 1/2 cup Baking Powder
Place the seasoned wings directly on the smoker grates, and position them so that none of the wings are touching each other for ideal airflow.
Position your thermometer probes, close the lid, and smoke for about 1.5-2 hours or until the internal temperature of the center/thickest part of the wings reaches 160°F.
Crank your smoker up to 400-425°F for the last 5-10 minutes to sear the wings to get extra crispy skin. If you are skipping the searing step, be sure your chicken reaches 165°F.
Remove the chicken from the smoker. Allow them to rest.
Warm up your BBQ sauce to prevent cold sauce from softening the skin.
1 cup BBQ Sauce
Toss wings with your favorite BBQ or wing sauce and enjoy!