Name: Mixed Grill with Cherry Cola Barbecue Sauce
Yield: Makes 8 servings
Ingredients: 2 tablespoons smoked paprika or hot smoked Spanish paprika*; 2 1/2 teaspoons dried basil; 2 1/2 teaspoons dried thyme; 1 1/2 teaspoons garlic powder; 1 1/2 teaspoons onion powder; 1 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper; 1 13x9x2-inch disposable aluminum pan (to catch drips); 4 to 4 1/2 pounds baby back pork ribs, cut into 4 slabs; 2 cups (or more) wood chips (cherry, alder, apple, or hickory), soaked in water 1 hour; 4 6x31/4x2-inch disposable mini loaf pans (for wood chips if using gas grill); Vegetable oil (for brushing); 4 skinless boneless chicken breast halves, pounded with mallet to 3/4-inch thickness; 8 fully cooked smoked sausages (such as chicken-apple), pierced in several places with fork; Cherry Cola Barbecue Sauce

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Mixed Grill with Cherry Cola Barbecue SauceCon Poulos

This festive main offers something for everyone—baby back ribs, chicken breasts, and smoked sausages. Be sure to start the dish a few hours ahead. The ribs are slow-cooked for an hour and a half, then are finished on the grill with the chicken and the sausages.

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