Traeger wood pellet grills traeger wood pellet grills can be used to cook anything from chicken to pies.
Chicken quarters on pellet grill.
Today i m cooking on a yoder pellet grill but any grill or smoker will work for this recipe.
Using a combination of spiceology togarashi and korean barbecue this recipe for easy grilled chicken leg quarters is delish.
Sprinkle each side of the chicken leg quarters moderately with the chicken rub and let it sit while the smoker is coming up to temp.
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When the chicken reaches 155 degrees f about 50 minutes for my cook glaze with the chili lime sauce.
Cut off any excess fat from the back of the pieces season with your favorite rub place skin side up and cook.
Often when i make smoked chicken leg quarters i ll grill veggie foil packets and a dessert too.
Additionally my husband originally bought this wood pellet grill for himself to use but i slowly took it over.
Place the chicken quarters on the pellet grill.
Increase traeger temperature to 350 and continue to roast the chicken until the internal temperature in the thickest part of a thigh is 165 or the chicken is golden brown and the juices run clear about 50 to 60 minutes.
Arrange the chicken on the grill grate and smoke for 1 hour.
Many recipes call for a combination method.
These are grilled on my traeger wood pellet grill at 400 degrees and it comes out with perfectly crispy skin and tender juicy meat.
After hitting my mak 2 star hard for a year and a half the igniter decided to bite the dust gfi kept popping when i turned the mak on.
Smoked chicken quarters on the pellet grill felt good to get back to smokin some yardbird parts.
1 hour of smoke time then 30 60 minutes of cooking time at a specified temperature.
Cooking smoked chicken leg quarters on a pellet grill is an easy process.
While the chicken is cooking mix all of the glaze ingredients together in a pot over medium to medium high heat and simmer for 5 minutes.
The key to good chicken is maintaining a temperature of 275 300 degrees.