And you may want to make dark meat an occasional treat while you stick with white meat most of the time. That said, "one meal ...

"But you can do this with the thighs, which have much more flavor because the dark meat contains more natural fat," Irvine said. "The white meat doesn't." Fish can also be substituted for chicken.

Meat Church BBQ teaches you how to make smoked white chicken chili that beats the heat.