By Traeger Kitchen
Wood fired chicken breast made with some good old fashioned California dreaming. Juicy and smothered in cheese this chicken is good dude.
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Activating this element will cause content on the page to be updated.4 Whole | boneless, skinless chicken breast |
4 Tablespoon | Olive oil |
To Taste | salt and pepper |
4 Teaspoon | ground cumin |
8 Slices | bacon |
4 Tablespoon | lime juice |
8 Slices | Swiss cheese |
2 Whole | avocado, sliced |
4 Tablespoon | picante sauce |
1
Pound the chicken breasts to 1/2-inch thickness. Coat the chicken on both sides with olive oil, cumin, salt and pepper to taste. Let the flavors sink into the meat for about an hour.
2
When ready to cook, turn temperature to 350 degrees F and preheat, lid closed, for 10 to 15 minutes.
350 ˚F / 177 ˚C
00:15
3
Place the bacon on a baking sheet and cook for 20 minutes, or until the fat is rendered but the bacon is still pliable. Remove from grill.
350 ˚F / 177 ˚C
00:20
4
Increase temperature to High and allow to preheat, lid closed, for 10 minutes. Just before cooking, drizzle both sides of the chicken with lime juice.
450 ˚F / 232 ˚C
00:10
5
Place chicken breasts on the grill and cook for 8 minutes. Flip the chicken and cook for an additional 2 minutes, or until the meat registers 165 degree F on an instant-read thermometer.
450 ˚F / 232 ˚C
165 ˚F / 74 ˚C
00:10
6
Remove the chicken from the grill. Top with 2 slices of bacon. Add sliced avocado and Swiss cheese to each chicken breast.
7
Carefully place the chicken back on the Traeger and cook for an additional minute, or until the cheese melts.
450 ˚F / 232 ˚C
00:01
8
Transfer the chicken to a platter and finish with a few dashes of picante sauce. Enjoy!
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