Chicken Legs On My Traeger Grill

I have cooked so much more.

Chicken legs on my traeger grill. There s nothing like crispy skin with a kiss of smoke and char. Set the temperature to the smoke setting set to super smoke if using a wifire enabled grill. Tap dry to remove excess moisture and prep for the rub. Sprinkle about 1 2 tablespoon per thigh of spice making sure it s on both the front and the back and rub it into the chicken really well.

Arrange the chicken legs on the grill grate and smoke for 30 minutes. I am so ready for this i sometimes just have got to grill something to fool myself into believing that nicer weather is just around the corner and my traeger grilled chicken leg quarters fills that bill perfectly. When ready to cook set the temperature to 180 and preheat lid closed for 15 minutes. When i m putting my thighs on the grill i cook them skin side down first and for longer than i cook the other side.

It s time to start thinking about warmer weather and all that goes hand in hand with it. I never intended to cook anything but burgers chicken legs pork steaks or an occasional ribeye. Wood pellets seemed a great compromise. Arrange the chicken legs on the grill grate and smoke for 30 minutes.

Getting chicken thighs ready. My traeger grilled buffalo chicken legs are a delicious and more economical way to enjoy buffalo chicken without sacrificing any of the flavors of their buffalo wing relatives. Get my recipe for the traeger grilled chicken thighs ultimate marinade in the printout below. Once you reach the temperature and you see that it s stable put the chicken pieces in the grill close the lid and leave everything be for 45 minutes.

When ready to cook start the traeger according to grill instructions. It was an impulse buy. For optimal flavor use super smoke if available. There are plenty of ways you can prep chicken for cooking on your traeger that are delicious and flavorful.

Arrange the chicken on the grill grate and smoke for 1 hour. Cook them skin side down first for at least 15 minutes. I purchased my traeger junior in dec 2014 at a costco road show. To properly smoke boneless chicken breasts you need to get your traeger grill to 250 f use your thermometer to make sure this is the case.

Pat drumsticks dry with a paper towel and season generously traeger chicken rub. I never enjoyed cooking on gas and my wife didn t like the mess of charcoal. Cooking these over wood fire gives it a hint of smoke too which amplifies the whole buffalo experience. Start by trimming any excess skin fat from the meat and then rinsing it off.