Smoked Whole Chicken Recipe With Traeger Instructions | Sip Bite Go
Make the best Traeger smoked chicken with a simple BBQ rub. This flavor-packed smoker recipe is one of the fastest, too. You’ll learn exactly how to make the best smoked whole chicken without brine. Let’s smoke some tasty food!
1.5 tbsp BBQ seasoningany BBQ dry rub or use poultry seasoning
Instructions
Prepare the whole chicken. Rinse and pat the whole chicken dry with a paper towel.
Season the whole chicken all over by adding the olive oil and bbq rub seasoning, massaging the seasoning into the skin along the way. Tie the legs together with twine and tuck the wings into the thighs if desired. Let chicken skin dry out a bit (optional but recommended if you like super crispy skin) If you have time, refrigerate the seasoned whole chicken before smoking it for 15 minutes to 2 hours (or overnight). Drying out the chicken skin is always great, but if you are in a rush you can skip it.
Turn on the Traeger grill or pellet smoker you’re using, to preheat for 15 minutes at 250°F OR 375°F. (Set temperature based on how fast you want it to cook, based on the next step. The smoked chicken in the Sip Bite Go demo was cooked at 250°F for a couple hours).
Add seasoned whole bird to the smoker and smoke Traeger whole chicken until it reaches an internal temperature of 165°F. At a smoking temperature of 250°F this will be about 30-45 minutes a pound. Or a smoker temperature of 375°F for about 20-25 minutes a pound.
Transfer smoked whole chicken to a cutting board to rest, covered with foil, for at least 20 minutes to let the juices settle. Carve and enjoy.