Easy BBQ Chicken Recipe On The Pellet Grill | Traeger Timberline 1300 | Heath Riles BBQ

chicken

🥗Healthier: skinless chicken

💰Cheaper: chicken thighs

Skinless chicken is lower in fat; chicken thighs are often cheaper than breasts.

barbecue sauce

🥗Healthier: homemade barbecue sauce

💰Cheaper: ketchup

Homemade sauce can be lower in sugar; ketchup is a budget-friendly alternative.

Preheat the Traeger pellet grill to 250 degrees Fahrenheit using hickory pellets.

Dry off the whole chicken and refrigerate for about 1 hour to help dry the skin.

Season the bottom side of the chicken with a salt, pepper, and garlic blend, and a sweet barbecue rub.

Flip the chicken over and season the top side with the same salt, pepper, garlic blend, and sweet barbecue rub.

Let the seasoning sit for a minute to sweat in.

Place the chicken on the grill and cook for about 45 minutes at 250 degrees Fahrenheit.

Baste the chicken with vinegar sauce after 40 minutes of cooking.

Continue to baste the chicken with vinegar sauce every 30 minutes for a total cooking time of about 2.5 hours.

Check the internal temperature of the chicken: breast should be at 155 degrees Fahrenheit, legs and thighs at 162-163 degrees Fahrenheit.

Remove the chicken from the grill and baste it with sweet sauce.

Increase the grill temperature to 500 degrees Fahrenheit and return the chicken to the grill for about 10 minutes to set the sauce and char it.

Cooking Techniques

Equipment Needed

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