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Traeger Smoked Chicken Thighs 

Charlie
Are looking for a delicious way to cook your chicken? This recipe for tender and super juicy smoked thighs is perfect. They are smoked to perfection and doused in a delicious BBQ sauce with extra crispy skin.
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Prep Time 45 minutes
Cook Time 1 hour 30 minutes
Total Time 2 hours 15 minutes
Course Appetizer, Breakfast, Dinner, lunch, main, Main Course, Side Dish, Snack
Cuisine American, Barbecue, bbq, dinner, grill, lunch
Servings 4 serves
Calories 423 kcal

Equipment

  • 1 Traeger

Ingredients
  

  • 2.2 ;bs Skin On Chicken Thighs bone-in
  • 3 tbsp Traeger BBQ Rub
  • 4 tbsp Your favorite barbecue sauce
  • 2 tbsp Honey

Instructions
 

  • Pat the chicken dry, add a binder like oil or mustard then apply enough bbq rub to coat both sides of your chicken thighs.
  • Load the pellets, prime, and set the Traeger to a temperature of 275°F and wait until temp. Place the chicken thighs skin-side down on the grill grates of your Traeger. 
    Insert 2 separate temperature probes into the 2 largest thighs, avoiding the bone.
  • Smoke with indirect heat until an internal temperature of 165°F. (Around 45 minutes to 1 hour)
  • Remove from the grill (check for a nice charred skin) and place into an oven-proof tray.
  • Baste the chicken with your honey BBQ sauce. Place the tray into the smoker until the internal meat temp hits 175°F. (Around a further 20 to 30 minutes.
  • Rest covered in foil for a further 20 minutes.
Keyword Smoked Chicken, smoked chicken tighs