Traeger Smoked Chicken Thighs
Traeger smoked chicken thighs marinaded in teriyaki sauce are killer! Tender meat with tons of flavor in less than an hour on your pellet grill and smoker.
Servings: 6
Equipment
- smoker
Ingredients
- 3 lbs chicken thighs I cooked 8 at the same time, bone-in with skin was used
- 1 jar teriyaki sauce veri veri teriyaki used
Instructions
- Empty jar of teriyaki sauce into a gallon freezer bag with chicken thighs. Zip closed, move around so all are coated and lay flat in your fridge for a good 3 hours or more.
- Preheat your smoker to 350 degrees F.
- Once it is up to temp. use tongs to place thighs with bones facing up (or skin side down if they have skin) directly on the grate.
- Close lid and then adjust temp. down to 300 degrees F. for 25 minutes.
- Open and flip each piece over. Close lid and continue cooking for another 25 minutes or until internal temp when removed from the grate reaches 165 degrees F.
- Allow to rest for 5-10 minutes once removed before cutting to maintain juiciness.
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Nutrition
Serving: 3oz | Calories: 497kcal | Carbohydrates: 1g | Protein: 37g | Fat: 38g | Saturated Fat: 10g | Cholesterol: 222mg | Sodium: 181mg | Potassium: 465mg | Sugar: 1g | Vitamin A: 177IU | Calcium: 18mg | Iron: 2mg