Our delicious Smoked Turkey Rub is a dry rub recipe with all the classic spices and flavors! One of the easiest ways to bring the best flavor to your smoked turkey breast, whole smoked turkey, smoked spatchcock turkey, and for your Thanksgiving turkey!
The Best Smoked Turkey Rub Recipe
At our house we love using the smoker all year long and we love smoking turkey – especially with this dry rub all over it! You can use this seasoning when making a smoked turkey breast, turkey tenderloin, or a whole smoked turkey to bring all that additional flavor. Cooking a whole turkey on the electric smoker is the perfect option for freeing up oven space on Thanksgiving to make room for all the delicious side dishes. Give this dry rub a try! It will really bring a ton of extra flavor to your turkey.
Looking for More Dry Rub Recipes?
If you love making your own dry rub as much as we do, you definitely need to try our Smoked Chicken Dry Rub!
What You Will Need
- kosher salt & pepper – a necessity when seasoning any meat.
- ground mustard – this actually helps with binding the seasoning to the meat as it is cooking.
- garlic powder & onion powder – another combo that is a must when making any homemade seasonings, rubs or dry brine.
- dried thyme leaves, dried parsley leaves, dried oregano leaves, & dried basil leaves – a delicious blend of herbs that pack all the flavor!
- dried sage leaves – a classic herb that compliments turkey perfectly!
Should I Season My Turkey Before Smoking
Yes!! Once the raw turkey has completely thawed, pat the skin of the turkey dry, rub it down with butter and then this dry rub seasoning! Make sure to rub it in all the nooks and crannies so that it covers all of your meat. Then you will place your turkey on the smoker.
How To Make A Smoked Turkey Rub
The first steps to making this easy recipe are to measure out all of the simple ingredients.
Mix the spice rub together in a small bowl or on a plate. Use immediately on the outside of the turkey or store for later.
Best Ways To Use A Smoked Turkey Dry Rub
This dry rub recipe can be used to season any type of turkey before it goes on the smoker – a whole Smoked Turkey, Smoked Spatchcock Turkey, Smoked Turkey Breast, or Smoked Turkey Legs. A spice blend that is amazing on all of them! Simply pat the turkey dry with paper towels and then season generously! Simply let the turkey come to room temperature, pat the turkey dry with paper towels, and then season generously the entire turkey!
Storage
This is the perfect dry rub seasoning to make 2-3 batches at a time so that you always have some on hand. You can store it in an airtight container in the pantry for up to 3 months. It will last longer than 3 months but some of the flavors might become a bit muted.
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Smoked Turkey Rub
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 0 minutes
- Total Time: 10 minutes
- Yield: Approx. 1/3 cup
- Category: Seasoning
- Method: Counter Top
- Cuisine: American
Description
Our delicious Smoked Turkey Rub recipe is super easy to make and brings all the best flavor to any cut of turkey!
Ingredients
- 1 tablespoon kosher salt
- 1/2 teaspoon ground black pepper
- 2 teaspoons dried thyme leaves
- 1 teaspoon ground mustard
- 1 teaspoon smoked garlic powder
- 1 tablespoon dried parsley leaves
- 1 teaspoon dried oregano leaves
- 1 teaspoon dried basil leaves
- 2 teaspoons dried sage leaves
- 1 teaspoons onion powder
Instructions
- Add ingredients to a small bowl; stir to combine.
- Pat turkey dry with clean paper towel. Drizzle with olive oil or rub with softened butter.
- Cover turkey with dry rub and smoke! We love this Smoked Turkey Breast recipe and our Smoked Turkey recipe!
Notes
- Marinade: we love pairing this dry rub with our Turkey Marinade – such a good combo!
- Turkey Tenderloin: we also love this roast turkey tenderloin recipe!
- Pellet/Wood Chip: love using hickory or apple wood chips with smoked turkey recipes.
- Gravy: Don’t forget to use the drippings and follow our tutorial on how to make turkey gravy!
Rhonda says
I smoked a boneless turkey breast for our small Thanksgiving this year using this dry rub. This is the best poultry dry rub I’ve ever tried! Even better than Traeger’s! I was nervous this year after doing a whole smoked turkey last year didn’t go as expected (someone else’s method), but I should’ve known better. Wooden Skillet has never led me wrong. It was spectacular! I even sprinkled some extra rub onto the mayo in my sandwich of the leftovers. That is the second best decision with the turkey this year! Everyone must try it!
Erin says
So happy to hear that, Rhonda! And thank you so much for taking the time to come back and leave a rating and review – I so appreciate it!
Mary says
We used this dry rub before we put our Thanksgiving Turkey on the Traeger. It was easy and DELICIOUS.
Erin says
So glad you all enjoyed it, Mary! And thank you so much for taking the time to leave a review – I appreciate it!