If you need a seasonal Traeger Smoked Turkey recipe you are in luck. Traeger smoked turkey is an absolute blinder all year round but especially suited to the holiday season – Thanksgiving, Christmas and New Year.
We have even included a link to a copycat recipe for Disneyland Smoked Turkey Legs to help you reproduce those famous turkey legs from Disneyland at home!
It’s also well worth having a look at the ‘Traeger Bible’ Cookbook for a whole load of ideas of what to smoke on your Traeger grills.
- Traeger Smoked Turkey Recipe
- Traeger Brined and Smoked Turkey Breast
- Traeger Smoked Turkey Legs to Rival Disneyland
- Pellet Grill Smoked Turkey with Homemade Rub and Brine
- Top 5 Rubs for Smoking Turkey
- Traeger Smoked Turkey Injection
- Cranberry Sauce Recipe for Traeger Smoked Turkey
- Traeger Grill Bible by Phil Johnson
- Where to Buy Organic Turkey To Smoke on your Traeger
Traeger Smoked Turkey Recipe
This easy Traeger turkey recipe comes straight from the people at Traeger themselves. If anyone should know how to smoked turkey on the Traeger grills surely it should be the people behind the brand.
You don’t need to use a dry rub here – instead you make up a simple but tasty and traditional garlic, rosemary and thyme butter to place under the skin of the turkey as it smokes.
The turkey is smoked at 300F in the pellet grill for 3-4 hours over cherry wood until the internal temperature of the turkey is 175F (79C) at the thigh and 165F final temperature in the breast meat.
There’s also an optional Traditional Stuffing recipe.
Traeger Brined and Smoked Turkey Breast
If you want to save on time and don’t have too many mouths to feed, this Traeger recipe for brined, smoked turkey breast will definitely suit you.
The brine is of course optional, but it is a great way to infuse flavour and keep a potentially dry meat like turkey moist in the smoker.
The turkey is brined in a solution of salt, sugar, molasses, black pepper, garlic salt, onion powder, as well as sage leaves for 24 hours.
The next day you dry the turkey breast, cover it in Traeger Pork and Poultry Rub (or your rub of choice) and butter, and place it in the pellet smoker at 375F (191C) over hickory wood for around 2 1/2 hours.
Traeger Smoked Turkey Legs to Rival Disneyland
This Disney copycat smoked turkey legs is well worth trying out on your Traeger pellet grill, or whatever BBQ smoker you have.
Give it a go, and you won’t be disappointed!
Pellet Grill Smoked Turkey with Homemade Rub and Brine
This is our own recipe for smoked turkey with plenty of helpful advice and tips, along with a delcious homemade rub and turkey brine.
Top 5 Rubs for Smoking Turkey
You might also enjoy this article on rubs for smoking turkey.
Traeger Smoked Turkey Injection
If you would like to inject your turkey for extra flavour, this post tells you how, as well as a whole lot more about smoking turkey for Thanksgiving or Christmas.
Cranberry Sauce Recipe for Traeger Smoked Turkey
If you need a fantastic cranberry sauce recipe for your Traeger turkey try here.
Traeger Grill Bible by Phil Johnson
If you are interested in expanding your Traeger recipes and horizons this Traeger Grill Bible is a brilliant comprehensive guide.
Where to Buy Organic Turkey To Smoke on your Traeger
Porter Road are trustworthy Online Butchers who only source meat that has been raised right, with no hormones or antibiotics and pasture raised animals.
You might also enjoy this smoked turkey recipe for further reading and research.
