Jalapeño Popper Chicken
By Traeger Kitchen
14 Reviews
If you like your grilled chicken to have some kick, sink your teeth into our hot & spicy stuffed chicken breasts.
Prep Time
15 Min
Cook Time
30 Min
Pellets
Apple
Yields: 4 Servings
Ingredients
main
- 8 Ounce
- cream cheese, room temperature
- 2 Ounce
- Monterey Jack Cheese, grated
- 2 Clove
- garlic, minced
- 3 Slices
- Bacon, diced
- 2
- jalapeño, seeded and diced
- 1 Tablespoon
- lime juice
- 1/2 Cup
- cilantro, chopped
- 2 Tablespoon
- Traeger Cajun Rub
- 1 Tablespoon
- hot sauce
- 6
- boneless, skinless chicken breast
- 2 Tablespoon
- olive oil
Units of Measurement:
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Step 1
Cheese Filling: Put the cream cheese and shredded cheese in a small mixing bowl and stir to combine. Work in the garlic, bacon, jalapeño, lime juice, cilantro, 2 teaspoons of Traeger Cajun Rub, and the hot sauce. Taste for seasoning, adding more rub or hot sauce as desired.
Ingredients
8 Ounce cream cheese, room temperature
2 Ounce Monterey Jack Cheese, grated
2 Clove garlic, minced
3 Slices Bacon, diced
2 jalapeño, seeded and diced
1 Tablespoon lime juice
1/2 Cup cilantro, chopped
2 Tablespoon Traeger Cajun Rub
1 Tablespoon hot sauce
Step 2
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 breast
Step 3
Oil the outside of each chicken breast with the vegetable oil and season with Traeger Cajun Rub. If desired, pin the hole shut with a toothpick so the cheese filling doesn’t leak out.
Ingredients
2 Tablespoon olive oil
Step 4
When ready to cook, start the Traeger grill on Smoke with the lid open until the fire is established (4 to 5 minutes). Set the temperature to 350 degrees F and preheat, lid closed, for 10 to 15 minutes.
350 ˚F / 177 ˚C
Step 5
Arrange the chicken breasts on the grill grate. Roast for 30 to 45 minutes, or until the internal temperature reaches 165 degrees F on an instant-read thermometer.
350 ˚F / 177 ˚C
165 ˚F / 74 ˚C
Step 6
Let rest for 5 minutes before serving. Garnish with cilantro, enjoy!
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