Who doesn't love a good smoked chicken?

They're simple to make, filling for the whole family, and with our new Herbacious Hen Rub - it's now more delicious than ever!

Grillaholics' Herbacious Hen combines over 24 of the freshest, most flavorful herbs and spices to bring a whole new level of flavor to your smoked chicken (we say chicken, but really this stuff is great on everything!).

Ready to make the best bird of your life?

Well then - Let's get to it!

Step 1:

We're going to use a 24-hour dry brine on our bird by first seasoning your chicken all over (including under the skin and in the cavity) with Grillaholics SPG, and returning to the fridge, uncovered, for 24 hours. (the dry brining process will help to season the interior of the meat, as well as help hold moisture throughout the cooking process).


Pro Tip: 

To ensure extra-crispy skin, add about 1 teaspoon of baking powder to Grillaholics SPG, then poke holes all over the chicken skin using a toothpick. This will allow any steam trapped under the skin to escape, giving you an extra crispy final result! Don’t worry about the steam escaping leading to dry meat - The dry brining process helps retain the moisture in the meat. The toothpick trick will just help to release steam buildup underneath the skin, which is the main reason for soggy, or rubbery chicken skin.


Step 2:

About an hour before you plan to cook, pull the chicken from the fridge, pat the skin dry with paper towels, then rub liberally with Grillaholics Herbacious Hen Rub, truss it, then let rest to come to room temperature.


While the bird is resting, fire up the smoker to about 300ºF. You can use your preference for wood, but I tend to prefer apple wood when I smoke a whole chicken as it provides a sweeter final result.


Pro Tip:

Immediately before placing the bird in the smoker, spray it all over with clarified butter, then spritz with the clarified butter every 30 minutes throughout the smoking process. Removing the milk solids from the butter ensures no moisture is added to the skin, again helping to create a super crispy final result while imparting TONS of buttery flavor. To keep your clarified butter melted, simply keep the spray bottle in a hot water bath near the smoker.


Step 2: (Continued)
Place your whole chicken, breast side down, on the smoker rack, and cook for 1 hour, spraying the bird with clarified butter every 30 minutes. Smoking at 300ºF, you can expect around 40 minutes per pound of bird.


After 1 hour, flip your chicken to be breast side up, cover the breast area with a tent of tin foil, crank the heat to 350º F, then continue smoking and spraying the chicken with clarified butter every 30 minutes until a thermometer inserted deep into the breast reads 165ºF. (starting with breast side down will allow us to infuse the breast with a deeper smoky flavor. Flipping it after the first hour and covering it with a tinfoil tent ensures the breast meat won’t dry out.


Pro Tip: Use a Grillaholics Wireless Meat Thermometer for accurate temperature readings from the comfort of your couch!


Once the chicken comes to temperature, pull it from the heat and let rest a minimum of 30 minutes before carving and serving.

And there you have it - a SUPER simple, mind-blowingly delicious smoked chicken that is PACKED with buttery, herbal flavor!

Products Used in This Recipe:

Grillaholics SPG Salt Pepper Garlic Seasoning

Layer 1: Grillaholics SPG

Whether being used as a standalone rub on meats and veggies, or paired as a base-layer with your favorite bbq rub - Grillaholics Salt Pepper Garlic SPG Seasoning is guaranteed to give you an intense explosion of flavor that lets YOU take control of the flavors you create in the kitchen and on the grill. Experience for yourself how using thoughtfully curated, premium, & fresh ingredients can help elevate the flavors of whatever you’re cooking. Be sure to check out our entire range of Twisted SPG products coming soon.

$ 17.95

Layer 1: Grillaholics SPG

Whether being used as a standalone rub on meats and veggies, or paired as a base-layer with your favorite bbq rub - Grillaholics Salt Pepper Garlic SPG Seasoning is guaranteed to give you an intense explosion of flavor that lets YOU take control of the flavors you create in the kitchen and on the grill. Experience for yourself how using thoughtfully curated, premium, & fresh ingredients can help elevate the flavors of whatever you’re cooking. Be sure to check out our entire range of Twisted SPG products coming soon.

Grillaholics Herbacious Hen

Layer 2: Grillaholics Herbacious Hen

Packed with over 24 of the freshest, most premium herbs and spices, Grillaholics Herbacious Hen is the perfect rub to take your grilled or smoked chicken to mind-blowing levels of flavor.

Sit back, and watch the thin blue traces of smoke wash over your masterfully prepared poultry as the smell of fresh herbs like thyme, rosemary, savory, lemon & orange peel, and robust California garlic fills the air. This is the way chicken should be. The way chicken wants to be.

$ 17.95

Layer 2: Grillaholics Herbacious Hen

Packed with over 24 of the freshest, most premium herbs and spices, Grillaholics Herbacious Hen is the perfect rub to take your grilled or smoked chicken to mind-blowing levels of flavor.

Sit back, and watch the thin blue traces of smoke wash over your masterfully prepared poultry as the smell of fresh herbs like thyme, rosemary, savory, lemon & orange peel, and robust California garlic fills the air. This is the way chicken should be. The way chicken wants to be.

Jake Eller