Traeger Spring Cleaning Smoker Recipe

Enjoy a delicious smoked chicken on your Traeger while doing your spring cleaning. The applewood smoke gives the chicken a deep flavor, and the cleaning solution keeps the smoker in good working order.

Ingredients:

• 1 cup apple cider vinegar
• 1/2 cup water
• 1/4 cup kosher salt
• 1/4 cup baking soda
• 1 lemon, sliced
• 1 cup wood pellets flavor of your choice
• 1 whole chicken, 4-5 lbs, giblets removed
• Traeger grill cleaner

Instructions:

Mix apple cider vinegar, water, kosher salt, and baking soda in a bowl to create a cleaning solution

Remove the grates and drip pan from your Traeger smoker

Wipe down the interior surfaces of the smoker with the cleaning solution using a cloth or sponge

Clean the grates and drip pan thoroughly with Traeger grill cleaner

Rinse the interior surfaces, grates, and drip pan with water to remove any cleaning residue

Fill the hopper with 1 cup of wood pellets of your preferred flavor

Preheat the Traeger smoker to 375F 190C

While the smoker is preheating, season the whole chicken with salt and pepper

Place the seasoned chicken on the smoker grates once preheated

Smoke the chicken for 2-2

5 hours or until the internal temperature reaches 165F 74C

During the last 30 minutes of smoking, add lemon slices to the smoker for additional flavor

Remove the smoked chicken from the Traeger and let it rest for 10 minutes before carving