These are the best smoker recipes to try at your next backyard BBQ.
From pork to steak, and fish to chicken, to tasty side dishes, we've got you covered:
These are the best smoker recipes.
Smoked Pork Recipes
These 3-2-1 smoked ribs on the Traeger are the most "beginner friendly" ribs recipe you'll find. Not to mention, they're mouth-watering delicious, and sure to please the crowd at your next backyard BBQ get-together.
Recipe: 3-2-1 Ribs
This is the most succulent, most tender smoked pork belly you'll ever have. We're using a beautiful slab of pork belly and smoking it on the Traeger at 225 degrees for six hours, resulting in the most mouth-watering, fall-apart smoked pork belly imaginable.
Recipe: Smoked Pork Belly
Pork belly burnt ends might be the BEST bite in all of BBQ. We're trimming up this pork belly into cubes, tossing it on the Traeger, mixing it with a delicious glaze, then it's going back on the Traeger until we hit 205 degrees.
Recipe: Smoked Pork Belly Burnt Ends
This smoked pork tenderloin is tender, juicy, and an excellent choice for your next backyard BBQ adventure. In this recipe, we're preparing a simple rub, and letting the smoker do all the heavy lifting.
Recipe: Smoked Pork Tenderloin
These smoked pork chops are one of my favorite pork recipes to make on my Traeger pellet grill, and super-easy to follow. Coated with our homemade pork seasoning, and then cooked low-and-slow on the smoker, this smoked pork chops recipe is a perfect option for a weeknight meal where you don't have a lot of time to prep.
Recipe: Smoked Pork Chops
These smoked spare ribs are juicy, full of flavor, and super-easy to make on your pellet grill. We're keeping things simple with a classic dry rub, a mid-smoke wrap, and then going low-and-slow on the Traeger.
Recipe: Smoked Spare Ribs
Smoking sausage is one of my favorite things to do on my pellet grill. This smoked sausage is juicy, delicious, and filled with deep smoky goodness.
Recipe: Smoked Sausage
Smoked pork loin is juicy, tender, and one of the easiest smoker recipes you can master. We're adding a new twist to this smoked pork loin recipe by introducing a coffee maple glaze to brush on during the smoking process.
Recipe: Smoked Pork Loin
Smoked Beef Recipes
This smoked New York Strip steak recipe on the Traeger results in a juicy and tender steak that's perfect for any backyard gathering. We're smoking these New York strips to an internal temperature of 110F degrees, then finishing them off on the gas grill to get that killer sear and crust that every steak needs.
Recipe: Smoked New York Strip
These are the most delicious, most tender smoked meatballs you'll ever have. We're going half pork, half ground beef, and throwing these bad boys on the Traeger at 225 degrees for two hours, resulting in the most mouth-watering meatballs imaginable.
Recipe: Smoked Meatballs
Smoked filet mignon might be my all-time favorite steak recipe. To me, filet mignon is the most tender steak bite you can get. And in this recipe, we're wrapping the filet in bacon and smoking it to a perfect medium rare, then hitting it with a sear gun to build a nice crust.
Recipe: Smoked Filet Mignon
Smoked tri tip may be the most underrated bite in all of BBQ. A cut of steak popularized on the West Coast, we're smoking it low and slow on the Traeger—super simple, super satisfying.
Recipe: Smoked Tri-Tip
Smoked porterhouse steak is one of the absolute easiest recipes you can make on your smoker. Part filet mignon, part New York Strip, this is easily one of the best steaks you can get.
Recipe: Smoked Porterhouse
These smoked burgers have become my absolute new obsession on my Traeger pellet grill! In fact, I may even like them more than smash burgers—which is saying a lot. Topped with gooey American cheese, burger sauce, and your favorite veggies, this is one of the best burgers you'll ever have!
Recipe: Smoked Burgers
This smoked brisket recipe is delicious, easy, and beginner-friendly. If you're smoking your first brisket, be sure to give this recipe a try.
Recipe: Smoked Brisket
Smoked hot dogs are one of the easiest, tastiest smoking recipes you can make. Bursting with flavor, these smoked hot dogs only require a handful of ingredients, are beginner-friendly, and come together in just 45 minutes.
Recipe: Smoked Hot Dogs
These smoked beef ribs are meaty, tender, and one of the best bites in all of BBQ. Smoky, succulent, and perfectly tender—smoked beef ribs needs a little bit of patience, but they pay off with phenomenal flavor.
Recipe: Smoked Beef Ribs
Smoked picanha is one of the absolute best meats you can smoke on your pellet grill. It's beefy, tender, and with just a handful of ingredients, is incredibly simple to make.
Recipe: Smoked Picanha
Smoked Chicken Recipes
These smoked chicken wings on the Traeger is the perfect blend of smoky and sweet flavors, with a crispy texture we get by finishing them off with the sear gun! Make these delicious smoked wings for your next backyard outing or football get-together.
Recipe: Smoked Chicken Wings
Smoked chicken thighs are one of my absolute favorite recipes to make on the Traeger. They're super-easy, relatively quick, and oh-so-delicious and tender.
Recipe: Smoked Chicken Thighs
Smoked whole chicken is super tender, flavorful, and requires just a few steps of prep work. Smoking a whole chicken might seem like a big job, but what if I told you it was super-simple and one of the best recipes you can make on your smoker?
Recipe: Smoked Whole Chicken
Smoked chicken breast is tender, juicy, and oh-so-easy. Say goodbye to dried-out, rubbery chicken breast for good. All you need is chicken breast, a good chicken rub, and the patience to let your smoker do its thing.
Recipe: Smoked Chicken Breast
This homemade, smoked chicken salad is to die for. We're combining juicy, smoky chicken with fresh, crisp veggies and creamy mayo that will make this recipe your new go-to lunch favorite.
Recipe: Smoked Chicken Salad
Smoked Lamb Recipes
Smoked lamb shank is an insanely easy recipe to make on your smoker—the lamb shank comes out delicious, juicy, and fall-off-the-bone tender.
Recipe: Smoked Lamb Shank
Smoked Appetizers & Sides
This smoked beer cheese is one of my favorite appetizers to make on my Traeger. It goes perfect as a dip with a soft pretzel or even as a topping on hot dogs. It's also super simple to make.
Recipe: Smoked Beer Cheese Dip
Smoked candied bacon crackers are one of the best smoker appetizers you can make. Sweet, savory, and smokey, you're going to love these.
Recipe: Candied Bacon Crackers
These smoked shotgun shells are one of my go-to smoker recipes for football Sunday or when I'm hosting friends and family in the backyard. We're tweaking the traditional smoked shotgun shells recipe by adding a little kick of pickled jalapeños, and using hot Italian sausage instead of ground beef.
Recipe: Smoked Shotgun Shells
