{"id":925,"date":"2024-08-26T14:37:49","date_gmt":"2024-08-26T19:37:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/jeffpbbq.com\/bbq\/?p=925"},"modified":"2024-08-26T15:32:54","modified_gmt":"2024-08-26T20:32:54","slug":"traeger-smoked-whole-chicken-recipe","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/jeffpbbq.com\/bbq\/traeger-smoked-whole-chicken-recipe\/","title":{"rendered":"Traeger Smoked Whole Chicken Recipe"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Today&#8217;s Traeger recipe will focus on a Smoked Whole Chicken:<\/p>\n<p>1. Brine your chicken for 24 hours with 1\/2 cup of salt (breast down)<br \/>\n2. Use Chicken Dry Rub (Wash and Pat Dry before applying rub)<br \/>\n3. Super Smoke at 225 for 4.5 hours or until chicken is 165<\/p>\n<p>View our Step by Step Guide Below including pictures for learning how to smoke the perfect chicken on your Traeger Pellet Grill:<\/p>\n<p>Brined Chicken<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/jeffpbbq.com\/bbq\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/brine-traeger-chicken-768x1024.png\" alt=\"brine traeger chicken\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-939\" srcset=\"https:\/\/jeffpbbq.com\/bbq\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/brine-traeger-chicken-768x1024.png 768w, https:\/\/jeffpbbq.com\/bbq\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/brine-traeger-chicken-225x300.png 225w, https:\/\/jeffpbbq.com\/bbq\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/brine-traeger-chicken-600x800.png 600w, https:\/\/jeffpbbq.com\/bbq\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/brine-traeger-chicken.png 800w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Rub and Sauce for Chicken<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/jeffpbbq.com\/bbq\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/chicken-rub-chicken-sauce-768x1024.png\" alt=\"chicken rub chicken sauce\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-927\" srcset=\"https:\/\/jeffpbbq.com\/bbq\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/chicken-rub-chicken-sauce-768x1024.png 768w, https:\/\/jeffpbbq.com\/bbq\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/chicken-rub-chicken-sauce-225x300.png 225w, https:\/\/jeffpbbq.com\/bbq\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/chicken-rub-chicken-sauce-600x800.png 600w, https:\/\/jeffpbbq.com\/bbq\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/chicken-rub-chicken-sauce.png 800w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Perfectly Seasoned Chicken<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/jeffpbbq.com\/bbq\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/seasoned-chicken-traeger-768x1024.png\" alt=\"seasoned chicken traeger\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-926\" srcset=\"https:\/\/jeffpbbq.com\/bbq\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/seasoned-chicken-traeger-768x1024.png 768w, https:\/\/jeffpbbq.com\/bbq\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/seasoned-chicken-traeger-225x300.png 225w, https:\/\/jeffpbbq.com\/bbq\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/seasoned-chicken-traeger-600x800.png 600w, https:\/\/jeffpbbq.com\/bbq\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/seasoned-chicken-traeger.png 800w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>First Part of the Cook at 225<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/jeffpbbq.com\/bbq\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/seasoned-traeger-chicken-768x1024.png\" alt=\"seasoned traeger chicken\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-936\" srcset=\"https:\/\/jeffpbbq.com\/bbq\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/seasoned-traeger-chicken-768x1024.png 768w, https:\/\/jeffpbbq.com\/bbq\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/seasoned-traeger-chicken-225x300.png 225w, https:\/\/jeffpbbq.com\/bbq\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/seasoned-traeger-chicken-600x800.png 600w, https:\/\/jeffpbbq.com\/bbq\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/seasoned-traeger-chicken.png 800w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Second Part of the Cook at 225<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/jeffpbbq.com\/bbq\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/smoked-chicken-165-768x1024.png\" alt=\"smoked chicken\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-929\" srcset=\"https:\/\/jeffpbbq.com\/bbq\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/smoked-chicken-165-768x1024.png 768w, https:\/\/jeffpbbq.com\/bbq\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/smoked-chicken-165-225x300.png 225w, https:\/\/jeffpbbq.com\/bbq\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/smoked-chicken-165-600x800.png 600w, https:\/\/jeffpbbq.com\/bbq\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/smoked-chicken-165.png 800w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Don&#8217;t Forget to Add more Smoked Meats to the Party!<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/jeffpbbq.com\/bbq\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/traeger-chicken-and-ribs-768x1024.png\" alt=\"traeger chicken and ribs\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-938\" srcset=\"https:\/\/jeffpbbq.com\/bbq\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/traeger-chicken-and-ribs-768x1024.png 768w, https:\/\/jeffpbbq.com\/bbq\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/traeger-chicken-and-ribs-225x300.png 225w, https:\/\/jeffpbbq.com\/bbq\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/traeger-chicken-and-ribs-600x800.png 600w, https:\/\/jeffpbbq.com\/bbq\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/traeger-chicken-and-ribs.png 800w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Perfectly Crispy Chicken<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/jeffpbbq.com\/bbq\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/crispy-traeger-chicken-768x1024.png\" alt=\"crispy traeger chicken\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-937\" srcset=\"https:\/\/jeffpbbq.com\/bbq\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/crispy-traeger-chicken-768x1024.png 768w, https:\/\/jeffpbbq.com\/bbq\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/crispy-traeger-chicken-225x300.png 225w, https:\/\/jeffpbbq.com\/bbq\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/crispy-traeger-chicken-600x800.png 600w, https:\/\/jeffpbbq.com\/bbq\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/crispy-traeger-chicken.png 800w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Today&#8217;s Traeger recipe will focus on a Smoked Whole Chicken: 1. 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