Sweet Smoked Coca-Cola Chicken Recipe

One of our favorites is this Sweet Smoked Coca-Cola Chicken Recipe, and my first chicken brine I have made.  This shop has been compensated by Collective Bias, Inc. and The Coca-Cola Company. All opinions are mine alone. #ExpressUrSelfie #CollectiveBias (I have included links to some great products that I have bought on my own and we love. You can buy them as well through my online sales links)

It’s no secret that I love to grill – and music is always on in the background!! On Memorial Day, the weather was amazing and it was the perfect day to try out a new smoker recipe! Smoked chicken is one of my favorites, but I had never made a brine before. Now, since I love to cook with Coca-Cola ™, I had to try out my hand at creating a Coca-Cola brine. If I don’t mind saying so myself it turned out pretty fantastic!  

Sweet And Smokey Coca-Cola Chicken Ingredients:

• 5 leg quarters, whole
• 2 liter Coca-Cola
• 3 tablespoons Worcestershire sauce
• 1⁄2 cup honey BBQ Sauce
• 1⁄4 cup brown sugar
• 3 tablespoons minced garlic
• 3 tablespoons salt
• Ice

Sweet Baby Ray’s Honey BBQ Sauce – 18 ozClassic Cooking with Coca ColaLea & Perrins Worcestershire Sauce – 15 oz

Sweet And Smokey Coca-Cola Chicken Directions:

Take a large plastic container or bucket and place your chicken in it.

Pour the 2-liter of Coca-Cola into the container over your chicken.

Add all of the other ingredients to the container (on top of your chicken).

Mix the ingredients in the container well. 

Next, add in your ice, while making sure the chicken is fully submerged in the Coca-Cola brine mixture.

Soak your chicken in the Coca-Cola brine combination for at least 24 hours before smoking.

Now with a chicken brine, you have to make sure to keep adding ice to the mixture to keep the chicken really cold. The chicken staying so cold helps the brine absorb into the chicken faster!

Start your smoker up with the water and wood chips to get a good smoke going before putting in your chicken.

Spray your smoker racks with a non stick spray (optional).

Place your chicken on the racks in the smoker. Keep your smoker at about 225 degrees and smoke for about 3 hours.

*Be sure to use a food thermometer to make sure your chicken is cooked to the right temperature!

I love the new Share a Coke bottles. They are covered with music lyrics!! We are always singing, and, of course, don’t forget the embarrassing dancing that this mom is guilty of doing!

What are your favorite songs to listen to while BBQ’ing?

Plus be sure to check out our other great Coca Cola Recipes!

Coca Cola BBQ Grilled Wings

Coke Zero BBQ Crock Pot Chicken

Coca Cola Pulled Pork Sandwiches

Coke Zero BBQ Crock Pot Wings

Coca Cola Butt BBQ Chicken

Crock Pot Coca Cola Ham

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Sweet And Smokey Coca-Cola Chicken

This Sweet And Smokey Coca-Cola Chicken is perfect for any get together!! The Coca-Cola brine is perfect to flavor your chicken for smoking!

Course Entree

Cuisine American

Keyword bbq, Chicken, Coca-cola, smoked foods, smoker

Prep Time 4 minutes

Cook Time 3 hours

Total Time 1 day 3 hours 4 minutes

Servings 10

Ingredients

• 5 leg quarters whole
• 2 liter Coca-Cola.
• 3 tablespoons Worcestershire sauce
• 1/2 cup honey BBQ Sauce
• 1/4 Cup Brown Sugar
• 3 tablespoons minced garlic
• 3 tablespoons salt
• Ice

Instructions

1. Take a large plastic container or bucket and place your chicken in it.
2. Pour the 2-liter of Coca-Cola into the container over your chicken.
3. Add the other ingredients to the container (on top of your chicken). Mix well.
4. Add ice to make sure the chicken is fully submerged in the Coca-Cola brine mixture.
5. Soak your chicken in the Coca-Cola. brine combination for about 24 hours before smoking. Be sure to keep adding ice to the mixture to keep the chicken really cold. The chicken staying so cold helps the brine absorb into the chicken faster!
6. Start your smoker up with the water and wood chips to get a good smoke going.
7. Spray your smoker racks with a non stick spray (optional).
8. Place your chicken on the racks in the smoker. Keep your smoker at about 225 degrees and smoke for about 3 hours.
9. *Be sure to use a food thermometer to make sure your chicken is cooked to the right temperature!