Ingredients
Scale
- Spice Blend-
- 2 tablespoons chili powder
- 2 tablespoons brown sugar
- 1 tablespoons salt
- 1 tablespoon ground black pepper
- 1 tablespoon ground mustard
- 1 tablespoon cumin
- ½ tablespoon cumin
- ½ tablespoon garlic powder
- ½ tablespoon onion powder
- ½ tablespoon paprika
- ½ teaspoon cayenne pepper
- Chicken-
- ½ cup butter
- 2 (4lb) whole chickens
Instructions
- In a bowl combine all of the ingredients for the spice blend. In another bowl mix about 2 tablespoons of the spice blend with the melted butter.
- Rub the butter mixture all over the under the skin and on top of the chicken to coat as much as possible. Sprinkle the chickens with the remaining spice blend.
- Start the Traeger grill on Smoke with the lid open until the fire is established (4 to 5 minutes). Set the temperature to 350 degrees F and preheat, lid closed, for 10 to 15 minutes.
- Place the chickens onto the grill.
- Roast chicken until it reaches an internal temperature of 165 degrees F (about 1 ½ hours). Let rest 15 to 20 minutes before carving. Enjoy!