Smoked Chicken with Hot Honey Butter
Rotisserie-style smoked chicken dressed in spicy hot honey and melting butter. Serve with a squeeze of lemon and your favorite sides for an impressive weeknight dinner that tastes like you've been smoking for hours.
- Total time
- 20 min
- Servings
- 4
- Calories
- 520
- Protein
- 48g
Ingredients
- 1 whole (3-4 lbs) whole smoked chicken, broken into serving pieces
- 4 tbsp butter
- 3 tbsp hot honey (or honey + 1 tsp cayenne mixed)
- 1 tsp smoked paprika
- 1 whole lemon
- 2 tbsp fresh parsley or chives, chopped
Instructions
- 1
Heat butter in a large skillet over medium-high until foaming, ~90 seconds.
- 2
Add smoked chicken pieces skin-side down. Sear 3 minutes without moving until edges crisp.
- 3
Flip chicken. Cook 2 more minutes until heated through and golden on both sides.
- 4
Remove from heat. Drizzle hot honey and paprika over chicken, tossing gently to coat.
- 5
Squeeze half the lemon over the skillet. Scatter parsley on top.
- 6
Serve immediately with lemon wedges on the side.
Tools you’ll need
- 12-inch skillet or larger
- tongs or fork
- cutting board (optional, for plating)
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