Roast Citrus Chicken
By Traeger Kitchen
Sweet hardwood pellets, zesty herbs, & orange infuse this whole roasted chicken with robust flavor. If your not team ham, try this delicious chicken for your Christmas dinner.
Prep Time
20 Min
Cook Time
1 Hr
30 Min
Pellets
Apple
Ingredients
This recipe serves:
4
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| 6 Pound | whole chicken |
| 2 | cinnamon stick |
| 1 Pieces | fresh ginger |
| 4 Tablespoon | butter |
| 1 | orange, sliced |
| 1 | red onion, sliced |
| 1 | onion, sliced |
| 5 Clove | garlic |
| 3 Sprig | thyme sprigs |
| To Taste | Salt |
| To Taste | Pepper |
| 1 | orange zest |
Steps
1
When ready to cook, set the Traeger to 375℉ and preheat, lid closed for 15 minutes.
375 ˚F / 191 ˚C
2
Rinse the chicken with cold water, transfer to a sheet pan.
3
Coarsely crush the dried spices and ginger and combine with half the butter. Spread butter spice mixture under the skin of the chicken.
4
Slice 1 orange and stuff into chicken along with the red onion, white onion, garlic cloves and thyme.
5
Rub outside of chicken with remaining butter and season with salt and pepper. Zest second orange over chicken and place chicken directly on the grill grate.
6
Roast at 375℉ for 1 to 1-1/2 hours or until chicken reaches an internal temperature of 160℉.
160 ˚F / 71 ˚C
7
Let rest 15 minutes before carving. Enjoy!
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