Traeger Smoked Chicken Drumsticks Recipe
Try this easy recipe for cooking tasty barbecue chicken drumsticks with your Traeger pellet grill.
Equipment
- Pellet Grill (Traeger or other brand)
- Wood Pellets (Hickory or your own favorite)
- Knife
- Grater
- Bowls or Containers (for mixing and marinating)
- Saucepan (for making the BBQ sauce)
Ingredients
Chicken
- 2 lbs Chicken drumsticks (or chicken legs)
- 1 tbsp Muscovado sugar (or brown sugar)
- 1 tbsp Kosher salt
- 1 tsp Garlic powder
- 1 tsp Onion powder
- 1 tsp Paprika powder
- 1/2 tsp Cayenne pepper
BBQ Sauce
- 1 tbsp Olive oil
- 3 tbsp Ketchup
- 1 tbsp Muscovado sugar (or brown sugar)
- 2 tbsp Cider vinegar
- 1 tbsp Mustard
- 1/4 tsp Black pepper
- 1 Garlic clove (grated or minced)
- 2 tbsp Onion (grated)
- 1/2 tsp Cayenne pepper
- 1/2 tsp Chili powder
Instructions
- Mix the dry rub ingredients and apply the mix all over the chicken drumsticks. I recommend refrigerating the chicken for at least a few hours for the falvors to sink in.
- Set your Traeger to 350 ˚F (177 ˚C) and when it reaches the target temp place the chicken in the pellet grill. Smoke for 20 minutes, turn the chicken over, and smoke for another 20 minutes.
- Heat oil in a saucepan, add the grated onion and garlic, and cook for a few minutes. Add the rest of the sauce ingredients and bring to a boil while mixing it. Set aside to cool down.
- Lower the smoking temperature to 250 ˚F (or 121 ˚C) and baste the chicken with the BBQ sauce. Then smoke for 15 minutes, turn the drumsticks around, and baste with sauce. Smoke for about 15 minutes or until the chicken reaches the desired internal temp (at least 170 ˚F / 77 ˚C).