Jalapeño Popper Chicken
By Traeger Kitchen
14 Reviews
If you like your grilled chicken to have some kick, get your hands on our hot & spicy stuffed chicken breasts.
Prep Time
15 Min
Cook Time
30 Min
Pellets
Apple
Yields: 4 Servings
Ingredients
Cheese Filling
- 8 Ounce
- cream cheese at room temperature
- 2 Ounce
- Monterey Jack cheese, finely grated
- 2
- cloves garlic, finely minced
- 3 Pieces
- sliced bacon, cooked, crumbled or diced
- 2
- jalapeño pepper, seeded and minced
- 1 Tablespoon
- lime juice
- 1/2 Cup
- cilantro leaves, chopped
- 2 Teaspoon
- Cajun seasoning
- 1 Tablespoon
- hot sauce, or more to taste
Chicken
- 6
- boneless, skinless chicken breasts
- 2 Tablespoon
- olive oil
- As Needed
- Cajun seasoning
main
- Cilantro, for garnish
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Steps
Step 1
When ready to cook, set the Traeger temperature to 350°F and preheat, lid closed for 15 minutes.
350 ˚F / 177 ˚C
Step 2
Make the cheese filling. In a small bowl, add the cream cheese, and shredded cheese, and stir to combine. Work in the garlic, bacon, jalapeño, lime juice, cilantro, 2 teaspoons of Cajun rub, and the hot sauce. Taste for seasoning, adding more rub or hot sauce as desired.
Ingredients
8 Ounce cream cheese at room temperature
2 Ounce Monterey Jack cheese, finely grated
2 cloves garlic, finely minced
3 Pieces sliced bacon, cooked, crumbled or diced
2 jalapeño pepper, seeded and minced
1 Tablespoon lime juice
1/2 Cup cilantro leaves, chopped
2 Teaspoon Cajun seasoning
1 Tablespoon hot sauce, or more to taste
Step 3
Using a boning knife or paring knife, carefully make a slit in the center of the thickest end of each chicken breast, moving the knife toward the thinner end to form a deep pocket. Use the handle of a wooden spoon to gently widen the hole. Stuff each pocket with some of the cheese filling.
Ingredients
6 boneless, skinless chicken breasts
Step 4
Oil the outside of each chicken breast with the vegetable oil and season with Cajun rub. If desired, pin the hole shut with a toothpick so the cheese filling doesn’t leak out.
Ingredients
2 Tablespoon olive oil
As Needed Cajun seasoning
Step 5
Insert the probe horizontally into the center of the chicken breast. Place the chicken breasts directly on the grill grates. Close the lid and cook for 30-45 minutes, or until the internal temperature reaches 165°F.
350 ˚F / 177 ˚C
165 ˚F / 74 ˚C
Step 6
Remove the chicken from the grill, and let rest for 5 minutes before serving. Garnish with cilantro. Enjoy!
Ingredients
Cilantro, for garnish
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