Smoked Lemon-Chipotle Chickens Recipe

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Ingredients:

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1 small sweet onion, quartered
8 large garlic cloves, peeled
3/4 cup fresh lemon juice
1/4 cup olive oil
3 tbsp white vinegar
3 chicken bouillon cubes
3 canned chipotle chiles in adobo
2 tbsp adobo sauce
2 tsp salt, divided
3 (4 1/2 lb) whole chickens
kitchen string
2 1/2 cups hickory chips or 2 1/2 cups oak wood chips

Directions:

Add the first 8 ingredients to a food processor along with 3/4 teaspoon salt; process until smooth; set mixture aside.
Remove excess skin from necks and cavities of chickens.
Starting at large cavities, loosen skin from breast and legs by inserting fingers and gently pushing between skin and meat (do not completely detach skin).
Place chickens in a large roasting pan; using a bulb baster, squeeze lemon-chipotle mixture evenly into chicken cavities and under skin on breasts and legs.
Sprinkle chicken evenly with remaining salt; tuck wings under.
Position the center of a 3-foot piece of kitchen string under back of 1 chicken near tail.
Wrap string around legs and around body of chicken; tie securely at neck.
Repeat with remaining chickens.
Soak wood chips in water for at least 30 minutes; set aside.
Prepare smoker according to manufacturer’s directions.
Bring internal temperature to 225° to 250°, and maintain temperature for 15-20 minutes.
Place chickens on upper cooking grate; cover with smoker lid.
Cook chickens, maintaining the temperature inside the smoker between 225-250°, for 1 hour and 30 minutes.
Drain reserved wood chips, and place on coals.
Cover with smoker lip; smoke chickens 2 to 2 1/2 hours more until a meat thermometer inserted into thighs registers 175°.
Remove chickens from smoker; cover loosely with foil and let stand 10 minutes or until thermometer reads 180° before slicing.

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Nutrition Facts

Per Serving Per 100 g

Amount Per 1 Serving
Calories	553.96 Kcal (2319 kJ)
Calories from fat	406.07 Kcal
		% Daily Value*
Total Fat	45.12g	69%
Cholesterol	103.93mg	35%
Sodium	798.56mg	33%
Potassium	274.07mg	6%
Total Carbs	4.65g	2%
Sugars	2.04g	8%
Dietary Fiber	0.85g	3%
Protein	21.39g	43%
Vitamin C	11.4mg	19%
Iron	1.7mg	9%
Calcium	27.8mg	3%

Amount Per 100 g
Calories	244.46 Kcal (1024 kJ)
Calories from fat	179.2 Kcal
		% Daily Value*
Total Fat	19.91g	69%
Cholesterol	45.86mg	35%
Sodium	352.4mg	33%
Potassium	120.95mg	6%
Total Carbs	2.05g	2%
Sugars	0.9g	8%
Dietary Fiber	0.37g	3%
Protein	9.44g	43%
Vitamin C	5mg	19%
Iron	0.7mg	9%
Calcium	12.3mg	3%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.
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