Mesquite Smoked Cajun Whole Turkey Cooked On Gas Grill

Total Time: 3 hrs 10 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 3 hrs

Ingredients

• Servings: 8
• 8 3/4 lbs turkey
• 2 teaspoons garlic powder
• 1 teaspoon thyme
• 1/2 teaspoon cayenne
• 1 teaspoon italian seasoning (mrs dash )
• 1/2 teaspoon clove
• 1/2 teaspoon allspice
• butter-flavored cooking spray, as needed
• 1 cup mesquite wood chips, soaked in water and drained

Recipe

• 1 preheat grill on high. turn down to maintain (medium) 350 degrees.
• 2 place smoker box of wet mesquite chips on grill.
• 3 remove neck and giblets from cavity, rinse turkey, and pat dry.
• 4 mix spices in a small bowl, set aside 1 tbsp of mixture, and put some of the mixture in the cavity and some under the skin.
• 5 spray turkey with butter spray and pat reserved spice mixture on the skin of the turkey.
• 6 place turkey breast side down, turning back wing tips, on the grill over a dip pan.
• 7 cook turkey for 11 to 13 minutes per pound (internal temperature 180 degrees in thigh and 170 degrees in breast.
• 8 note: at halfway point, turn turkey if needed for even cooking. 10- 18 pound turkey takes 2 to 3 hours. we turned our turkey at 1 1/2 hours. to reach internal temperature of 170 in breast we cooked it for 1 1/2 more.
• 9 let stand 15 minutes before carving.