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Cooking whole chicken wings on the smoker takes about 2 hours to make so you will need to be patient. With that being said, these wings turn out juicy on the inside and crispy on the outside and they are hands down my favorite way to prepare wings! Chicken wings (when naked) are gluten free and keto friendly too.
We love these smoked chicken wings especially when we are feeding a crowd or watching sports. They are totally worth the time plus there is very little effort involved.
We own a Recteq pellet smoker, but this recipe will work for other brands of pellet smokers. I’m not sure how long they would take on an electric smoker (since I don’t own one) so if you try this recipe on one then drop me a line below and let me know how they turned out.
Included in the recipe card is our BBQ RIB RUB (Dry rub for ribs, chicken and pork) which is 100% defreakinglicious and 100% not keto friendly. So, if you are following a keto or low carb diet then ditch the sugar in my recipe, use a keto approved rub like THIS one or simply use salt and pepper, they still taste amazing y’all!
If I’m serving a crowd or prepping for the big game, then I serve my smoked wings with a dip like my FIESTA CORN DIP, CRAB RANGOON DIP and some SOUTHWESTERN EGG ROLLS plus raw veggies with BUTTERMILK RANCH DRESSING AND DIP or a SWEET VINEGAR SLAW.
And lastly, I have included an easy buffalo sauce recipe that only requires 3 ingredients. So, get to smoking!
Ingredients
Chicken wings on the pellet smoker require minimal ingredients but produce robust flavor.
- CHICKEN WINGS (WHOLE)
- BBQ RIB RUB
- COOKING SPRAY (CANOLA)
- BUFFALO SAUCE
- Butter
- Hot sauce
- Worcestershire sauce
Frequently Asked Questions
Roughly around 2 hours but it truly depends on the size of the wings. Make sure that the internal temperature is above 165-degree F, preferrable 175. THIS thermometer works great.
No, the wings need to be thawed.
Whole chicken wings on the smoker will keep in an airtight container for 4 days.
A serving of 3 whole wings (3 drumettes/3 flats) contain 411 calories,0 carbs, 30g of fat and 30g of protein. Omitting the oil in this recipe will lower the amount of fat. Chicken wings are lean and full of healthy protein plus many essential vitamins, and they are much healthier than fried chicken wings.
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SMOKED CHICKEN WINGS (Keto/low carb/gluten free)
Equipment
- 1 Smoker pellet
Ingredients
- 12 Whole chicken wings
- ¼ cup Rib rub see note
- Canola oil spray
Rib rub
- ¼ cup Brown sugar packed
- 1 tbsp Garlic powder
- 1 tbsp Onion powder
- 1 tbsp Salt
- 1 tbsp Black pepper
- 1 tbsp Smoked paprika
- ½ tsp Ground ginger
- ½ tsp Cayenne pepper
- ¼ tsp Nutmeg
Buffalo sauce
- 2 tbsp Butter unsalted
- ½ cup Franks Red Hot sauce
- ¼ tsp Worcestershire sauce
Instructions
- Set temperature on smoker for 225 degrees F and add pellets accordingly.
- Using a paper towel, pat the chicken wings dry and place on a platter or baking sheet. Spray both sides of the wings with canola cooking spray and cover liberally with the rib rub.
- Smoke the wings directly on the grates for 1.5-2 hours or until thickest part of the wing is at 160 degrees internal temperature. Increase temperature on the smoker to 425 degrees and smoke the wings for 15-20 minutes more. Internal temperature of chicken wing should be around 175 degrees.
Buffalo sauce
- In a small skillet add butter, hot sauce and Worcestershire sauce and whisk until hot.
Notes
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