Sheet Pan Roasted Garlic & Herb Chicken On The Traeger Pellet Grill | Heath Riles BBQ

butter

🥗Healthier: olive oil

💰Cheaper: margarine

Olive oil reduces saturated fat while adding flavor.

chicken

🥗Healthier: turkey

💰Cheaper: chicken thighs

Turkey is leaner, while chicken thighs are more economical.

Take 2 sticks of salted softened butter and add 1/2 ounce pack of poultry blend herbs, chopped finely.

Add 1 tablespoon of garlic butter rub, 1/2 tablespoon of simple citrus rub, and juice of 1/2 lemon to the butter mixture and mix well.

Set the butter mixture aside.

Take a whole 5-pound chicken and spatchcock it by removing the backbone with a knife or poultry shears.

Trim excess fat from the chicken and remove giblets.

Turn the chicken over and flatten it out by pressing down on it.

Peel off any loose skin from the chicken and turn the thighs out.

Put on gloves to avoid getting juice everywhere and set the chicken aside.

Take another sheet pan and smear a few tablespoons of olive oil on it to prevent sticking.

Season the back of the chicken with everyday rub, simple citrus rub, and garlic butter.

Rub the softened butter all over the chicken, ensuring it's well coated.

Prepare vegetables by slicing carrots, quartering onions, and keeping small potatoes whole.

Drizzle olive oil over the vegetables and season them with simple citrus rub, everyday rub, and garlic butter.

Toss the vegetables to coat them in olive oil and seasonings.

Arrange the seasoned vegetables around the chicken on the sheet pan, ensuring they are not on top of the chicken.

Add additional lemon slices around the chicken and vegetables.

Sprinkle more simple citrus rub and garlic butter on top of the chicken.

Preheat the Traeger grill to 325 degrees Fahrenheit using pecan pellets.

Place the sheet pan with chicken and vegetables on the grill and close the lid.

Cook for about 45 minutes before probing the chicken to check the internal temperature.

Cook until the chicken reaches an internal temperature of 165 degrees Fahrenheit, which may take nearly 2 hours.

Once done, remove from the grill and squeeze additional lemon juice over the chicken before serving.

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