Pellet Grill Recipes

My easy Traeger Recipes are going to have your firing that grill up and smoking alllllll week long. You’re going to love your wood-pellet grill even more than you already do, and if you don’t have one you are really going to want one soon!

TRAEGER RECIPES

If you would like to jump right into some of the greatest hits, here’s a handy list for you to peruse. For a list of my favorites, with pictures, see our Traeger Recipes page! Otherwise, just keep scrolling for all of the smoked deliciousness below.

New to Pellet Grills?

Make sure to check out my ULTIMATE Starter Guide to Pellet Grilling!

What is a Traeger Grill?

A Traeger is a brand of pellet grill that allows you to smoke, grill, and bake on it in a super user-friendly way. It is like smoking, simplified.

Why Traeger?

We bought our Traeger at Costco, but they are available all over the place, including on Amazon. Traegers are easy, have amazing customer service, and have been super consistent and easy to use even for a beginner smoker. Click below to get your own!

Tips For Starting Out With Traeger Grills

Buy a bigger grill than you think you’ll need. Especially if you feed large groups.
READ THE DIRECTIONS.
Join one of the many Traeger Facebook groups! You’ll have access to lots of Traeger fans who have been using these machines for years and years. Their advice is amazing!
Don’t be afraid to experiment. Nothing is set in stone. Play a little and have fun with your cooking!
BOOKMARK THIS PAGE. All of the new Traeger recipes and articles will appear here as they are published!

What Traeger Recipe Should I Make FIRST?

Traeger enthusiasts and Traeger themselves will recommend roasting a whole chicken first, and we do too. You can find our post about that here on the Traeger Grilled Chicken page.

If a whole chicken isn’t your thing, make this Grilled Buffalo Chicken. You won’t regret it!

If you want to see my Complete Guide to Getting Started Pellet Grilling, clicky the linky!

Smoked Top Round Beef Jerky

Smoked Top Round Jerky gets smoked and dried low and slow in a pellet grill, leaving you with the beefiest, best homemade jerky that you’ve ever had.

Traeger Tuna Melt Flatbread

This simple tuna melt flatbread is made amazing by baking it over wood fire on your Traeger pellet grill! Easy, delicious meal option!

Traeger Spicy Fried Shrimp

Traeger Spicy Fried Shrimp is crispy, a little spicy, and is such a great change-up from your typical grilled shrimp! Make it as an appetizer for a barbecue or cookout, or make it into a meal and serve with steamed basmati rice.

Smoked Pork Loin Tacos

Smoked Pork Loin Tacos are easy to make, super flavorful, and a lower-fat way to enjoy pork tacos without sacrificing flavor. Use your favorite pellet grill or smoker, and give this easy pork loin recipe a try. Pellet Grill Pork Loin Tacos Okay, save the hate mail, pitmasters. I know you probably saw the title …

Traeger Chimichurri Shrimp

Chimichurri Shrimp Skewers cooked and smoked on a Traeger grill give fresh bold flavors all with the warm smokiness of live-fire cooking.

Baked Blueberry Brioche French Toast

Blueberry Brioche French Toast is my baked version of my favorite brunch favorite. Fresh blueberries are mixed into chunked up brioche loaf pieces, drenched in a sweet egg and milk mixture, and then baked off in your over or favorite pellet grill. Baked Blueberry Brioche French Toast Recipe Making baked blueberry brioche french toast carries …

Smoked Pulled Pork Enchiladas

These Pulled Pork Enchiladas are made with smoked pork butt, and then cooked off on the Traeger to add a smoky twist to your typical enchilada. Traeger Smoked Pulled Pork Enchiladas The key to pulled pork enchiladas is definitely the pulled pork, so make sure you have a good one! I have two ways to …

Traeger Pot Roast

The OWYD Traeger Pot Roast recipe take a chuck roast and some onions and turns it into one of the best pot roasts of your life. Fork tender and with a gravy that you’ll want to put on every pot roast for life.

Pineapple-Glazed Smoked Ham

Traeger Smoked Pineapple-Glazed Ham adds a bit of extra bit of smokiness to your spiral cut ham, and then the pineapple glaze brings in some floral sweetness that subdues the natural saltiness of the ham. This is similar to my other smoked ham recipe which is also worth a try! Pineapple-Glazed Smoked Ham Recipe A …

Traeger Apple Cake

Traeger Apple Cake is a perfect way to bake a cake. In this case, apple cake is transformed by the magic of pellet grill baking. Bet you didn’t think you could bake a cake on your pellet smoker. Well, guess again. Traeger Apple Cake Recipe Apple cake is one of those desserts that I’ll make …

Traeger Chicken Teriyaki

Traeger Chicken Teriyaki takes one of the Pacific Northwest’s favorite take-out meals and turns it into an at-home masterpiece. Who knew something so simple could be so delicious? Everyone in the PACNW, evidently. Traeger Chicken Teriyaki Recipe Traeger chicken teriyaki is the best way to get that true blue chicken teriyaki to rival even your …

Cherry Coke Ribs

Smoked Cherry Coke Ribs are cooking using the 5-4-1 method, and slathered in a barbecue sauce + Cherry Bourbon mix.

Smoked Caramelized Onion Butter

Smoked Caramelized Onion Butter is your next baked potato or steak’s best friend. It takes smoked and caramelized onions and combines them with high-quality butter, and then whipped to form the softest, most flavorful butter, ever. Smoked Caramelized Onion Butter I’m so excited about this, you guys. It seems so simple, and it is, but …

Smoked Spicy Asian Pork Ribs

Smoked Spicy Asian Pork Ribs are cooked low and slow on your Traeger Pellet Grill before getting an Asian sauce smothered all over them for a braise that leaves these ribs so tender that they fall off the bone.

Traeger Grilled French Toast

Traeger Grilled French Toast is everything you’ve loved about French Toast but with a touch of wood smoke and cooking it in bulk.

Traeger Recipes