Elevate your backyard barbecue game with smoked pulled chicken on the Traeger. It is fall-off-the-bone delicious, and great for filling tacos or BBQ smoked pulled chicken sandwiches.
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Ingredients
- 1 whole chicken
- 1 tbsp olive oil
- 1 tbsp barbecue rub
- ½ cup barbecue sauce
How to make smoked pulled chicken
The gist of it: smoke chicken, raise temp and finish smoking, rest, then shred and smother with BBQ sauce.
1 – Prepare Chicken
First, ensure the chicken is dry by patting both sides down with paper towels. Next, massage olive oil all over the chicken. Then sprinkle on a BBQ rub and massage it into the skin…
2 – Smoke Chicken
Fire up the Traeger smoker to 250°F. Once heated, add chicken directly onto the grill grates. Smoke for about 1.5 hours, until it reaches 130 degrees F…
3 – Finish at a Higher Temperature
Crank up the smoker to 375°F. Cook until the internal temperature hits 165°F, ensuring your chicken is fully cooked. Rest for 15-20 minutes…
4 – Pull Apart Chicken
The chicken will still be very hot, so heat proof oven gloves or tongs are suggested. Carefully tear apart the chicken, making sure to remove all bones…
5 – Finish with BBQ Sauce
Toss pulled chicken all over with BBQ sauce until it’s fully combined. Serve your pulled smoked chicken on buns, sliders, or in tacos…
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Traeger Smoked Pulled Chicken
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Ingredients
- 1 whole chicken
- 1 tbsp olive oil
- 1 tbsp barbecue rub
- ½ cup barbecue sauce
Instructions
- Prepare the Chicken. First, ensure the chicken is dry by patting both sides down with paper towels. Next, massage olive oil all over the chicken. Then sprinkle on BBQ rub and massage it into the skin.
- Smoke the Chicken. Fire up the Traeger smoker to 250°F. Once heated, add chicken directly onto the grill grates. Smoke for about 1.5 hours, until it reaches 130 degrees F.
- Finish on a Higher Temperature. Crank up the smoker to 375°F. Cook until the internal temperature hits 165°F, ensuring your chicken is fully cooked. Rest for 15-20 minutes.
- Pull Apart Chicken. The chicken will still be very hot, so using heat proof oven gloves or tongs are suggested. Carefully tear apart the chicken in a foil pan, making sure to remove all bones.
- Finish with BBQ Sauce. Toss pulled chicken all over with BBQ sauce until it’s fully combined. Serve your pulled smoked chicken on buns, sliders, or in tacos.
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