Traeger Chicken Breast Recipe

Smoked chicken breast covered in barbecue sauce is grilling on the barbecue grate.

5 from 7 votes

Traeger Chicken Breast Recipe

Best smoked chicken breast on Traeger grill at 225 degrees is here! With bbq sauce on top and a dry rub while cooking, this bone-in white meat gets tender and moist

Prep Time15

Cook Time1

Course: Entree, Main Course

Cuisine: American

Keyword: barbecue sauce, bbq, bone in chicken breasts, chicken breast, smoked, smoker, traeger

Servings:

Author: Justine

Equipment

1 smoker

Ingredients

4-6 medium chicken breasts

Dry Rub

2 tsp paprika
2 tsp salt
1/2 tsp garlic powder
1/2 tsp pepper

Instructions

In a small bowl mix Rub ingredients together. Blot meat dry with paper towels, rub a bit of olive oil on and coat chicken rub all over meat. Fill smoker with hardwood BBQ pellets. Prepare smoker by placing 2-3 long sheets of aluminum foil along the bottom of the smoker element, underneath the rack, for easy cleanup.
Brush grill rack clean. Set smoker to smoke. Once it starts smoking, set temperature to 225°. Place chicken breasts on smoker, skin side up.
** You can set to 350 for a shorter time and crispier outsides, for closer to 35 minutes if you'd rather
Baste chicken with bbq sauce and continue smoking to bake and when chicken reaches temperature, 165°(approximately 60 minutes), remove from smoker, and allow to rest 3-5 minutes. Serve with remaining sauce if desired.
** For crispy chicken skin, you can increase temp to 400 for last 10 minutes, or put into a pan and under the broiler for 2-3, or in air fryer at 400 for 3 minutes to crisp.

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