Bacon Jalapeño Chicken

Ingredients

Steps

• 1

  Start by mixing together the softened butter, diced jalapeños, and 1 teaspoon of cajun seasoning. Dice the bacon and mix it in.

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  Ingredients

  • 2 jalapeño, seeded and diced

  • 6 bacon

  • 4 Tablespoon butter

  • 3 Teaspoon Cajun seasoning

• 2

  Start the Traeger and set the temperature to 500F. Preheat, lid closed, for about 15 minutes.

  Grill: 500 ˚F

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• 3

  Take about half of the butter mixture and put it under the skin on the breast of the chicken and smear the butter around to distribute it evenly.

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  Ingredients

  • 1 Whole chicken

• 4

  Season the outside with a mixture of the cajun seasoning and the Traeger Rub. (Make sure you throw a few shakes inside the cavity of the bird too.)

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  Ingredients

  • To Taste Traeger Rub

• 5

  Put the chicken directly on the Traeger and cook for about 1 hour or until the internal temperature registers 140 degrees F.

  Grill: 500 ˚F

  Probe: 140 ˚F

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• 6

  Then smear the rest of the bacon butter on the outside of the chicken and cook until it reaches 165 degrees F. Enjoy!

  Grill: 500 ˚F

  Probe: 165 ˚F

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