Name: Smoked Pulled Chicken
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 15 min
Yield: 10
Ingredients: Plain low-fat yogurt - 1 ½ cups; Garlic, mashed to a paste - 3 cloves; Lemon juice - 1 tablespoon; Ground black pepper - 1 teaspoon; Kosher salt - 1 teaspoon; Smoked paprika - ½ teaspoon; Ground cumin - ½ teaspoon; Whole chicken, split lengthwise - 1 (4 pound); Cherry wood chips - 1 (4 pound)

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15 min.

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Ingredients for - Smoked Pulled Chicken

1. Plain low-fat yogurt - 1 ½ cups

2. Garlic, mashed to a paste - 3 cloves

3. Lemon juice - 1 tablespoon

4. Ground black pepper - 1 teaspoon

5. Kosher salt - 1 teaspoon

6. Smoked paprika - ½ teaspoon

7. Ground cumin - ½ teaspoon

8. Whole chicken, split lengthwise - 1 (4 pound)

9. Cherry wood chips - 1 (4 pound)

How to cook deliciously - Smoked Pulled Chicken

1. Stage

Combine yogurt, garlic, lemon juice, pepper, salt, paprika, and cumin in an extra-large zip-top bag. Add chicken halves, making sure they are completely coated. Squeeze out excess air, seal the bag, and marinate in the refrigerator for at least 8 hours.

2. Stage

Thirty minutes before cooking, soak the wood chips in water. Preheat an outdoor grill for medium-high heat and lightly oil the grate.

3. Stage

Sprinkle the soaked wood chips directly over the hot coals. Remove chicken from the marinade and shake off excess. Place chicken, skin-side down, on the hot side of the preheated grill. Discard the remaining marinade.

4. Stage

Cook chicken until grill marks form, about 4 minutes. Flip and transfer to the cooler side of the grill. Cover and cook, occasionally rotating 180 degrees, until an instant-read thermometer inserted in the thickest part of the thigh reads 175 degrees F (79 degrees C), about 45 minutes.

5. Stage

Transfer chicken to a cutting board and let rest for 10 minutes. Remove and discard skin. Pick all meat from the bones and shred it using 2 forks.