This list gathers over 75 essential Traeger Recipes that you need to try! Pellet grills are so versatile. Not only can they smoke like a pro, they also grill, bake, saute, slow cook, sear, and so much more.
This collection ranges from the traditional barbecue dishes like pulled pork, beef brisket, and bbq chicken, to some more unique meals like our popular Over the Top Chili and Over the Top Sloppy Joes and the best Smoked Cream Cheese recipe available anywhere.
75 Essential Traeger Recipes
Family tested, reader approved. These recipes are some of our favorites and our reader's most-loved dishes!
Traeger Kalbi beef short ribs are the easy, and delicious way to begin your culinary journey into the many wonders of Korean cuisine.
These teriyaki smoked shrimp are quickly grilled on a hot Traeger wood-pellet grill, tossed in a thick teriyaki sauce, and garnished with sriracha mayo and green onions.
Traeger Smoked Turkey is going to quickly become your new favorite turkey method. Moist, tender, and with just enough smoke to keep it interesting - you'll be coming back for seconds.
This easy egg bake is full of delicious Traeger bacon and asparagus. Use farm fresh eggs for the best results!
This Traeger Pulled Pork takes a while to get on the table, but the long cook is mostly hands-off and totally worth it. This one needs to be started the day BEFORE you want to eat!
Traeger Smoked Green Chile Chicken Enchiladas are one of the best homemade enchiladas that I've ever eaten. Who knew that grilled enchiladas could be this easy AND delicious?
Delicious flaky walleye grilled on the Traeger with an easy and bright lemon cream sauce! You'll never want walleye another way ever again.
My Traeger Grilled Pork Ribs leaped immediately to #1 on my favorite grill recipes list. These aren't quick, but they ARE easy. 5-4-1 take on the 3-2-1 method.
Easy and delicious Traeger Smoked Salmon recipe. Homemade taste, fresh flavor, delicious real maple glaze.
This easy grilled Corn on the Cob is cooked on your Traeger or other wood-pellet grill. Check it out, and make it today!
Traeger Smoked Beef Tenderloin is easy to make but ultra impressive to serve.
Prime Rib on the Traeger is another must try. Like most things cooked on the T, it takes it to the next level. If you've cooked a prime rib roast before, then this will be a breeze.
This smoked macaroni and cheese has smoked cheese in it, and is finished off on your wood-fired grill! Just enough smoke to make it interesting.
Spatchcock Turkey is the best turkey! Get used to evenly cooked, moist, juicy, and delicious meat – both white AND dark.
This chicken lives up to ALLLLLL of the hype. Traeger Grilled Chicken is going to be the best roasted and grilled chicken you've ever had.
These Traeger Smoked Italian Meatballs are smoked for about an hour, and then finished off at 325 until they are done. Packed with Italian flavor, these are great on their own as appetizers, in a meatball sub, or in some smoked meatball marinara.
These delicious grilled chicken leg quarters are coated in copious amounts of seasoning rub, and then grilled on my wood-pellet grill. Tender, juicy, and super flavorful; your whole family is going to LOVE this economical meal!
Delicious double-smoked and maple-glazed ham is a super simple pellet-grill recipe that is one of my favorite ways to enjoy ham!
This delicious apple crisp is baked right on your Traeger wood-fired grill, includes enough dessert to feed your entire crowd, and is topped with a sweet, crunchy, oat topping.
These classic jalapeno poppers are smoked on a Traeger wood-pellet grill, and wrapped in bacon to make the traditional popper pop a little more.
My easy smoked brisket recipe is cooked on a Traeger Pellet Grill, and is one of the best meals I've ever had. Simple seasonings and attention to detail make for a piece of meat you won't soon forget.
This impressive pork tenderloin is butterflied, stuffed with two different kinds of cheeses and fresh spinach, and then wrapped in a bacon weave and cooked on the Traeger grill.
An easy Traeger beer can chicken that requires no stand! Also no washing prior to cooking. Stop that.
Delicious Traeger Smoked Meatloaf with the best meatloaf glaze you've ever had. A cool twist on a traditional dish, you'll never want meatloaf any other way again.
Spatchcock Chicken is the best turkey! Get used to evenly cooked, moist, juicy, and delicious meat – both white AND dark.
These hearty ground beef stuffed peppers are filled with a seasoned beef, rice, tomato, and cabbage mixture that is one of my favorite flavor combinations, EVER. Get some.
Easy grilled steak kabobs are skewered and cooked on the pellet grill and then drizzled with a spicy teriyaki and topped with crunchy sesame seeds.
Tender lamb chops seasoned with Greek herbs and spices and topped with a delicious mint sauce.
These flavorful and tender chicken thighs is marinated overnight in homemade jerk marinade, and then grilled on the pellet grill. Packed with flavor, worth the effort, and alll kinds of awesome.
Easy smoked chicken thighs on the pellet grill are not only simple and fast, but SO delicious too. You can't miss these!
Delicious grilled lingcod lets the flavor of the fresh fish shine by not overpowering the fish with crazy seasonings.
This simple salmon recipe is flavored with a delicious teriyaki sauce, cooks quickly, and is so delicious!
This simple Korean BBQ dish cooks in less than 30 minutes, and doesn't have a bunch of crazy ingredients that you don't have access to or can't easily obtain. WIN WIN. You need to try this.
Barbecued Chicken Lollipops are lollipopped, cooked on the pellet grill, and slathered in barbecue sauce. Easy to eat, and a backyard cookout staple.
Traeger Smoked Turkey Legs made at home on your pellet grill! Brine them, smoke them, and enjoy one of the best bites that BBQ can produce.
These delicious grilled chicken leg quarters are coated in copious amounts of seasoning rub, and then grilled on my wood-pellet grill. Then they get a slathering of sweet chili sauce, and it is ON.
A whole chicken is coated in Spiceology Nashville Hot Chicken Rub, and then gets the Traeger treatment to make one of the most flavorful grilled birds you'll ever have.
Traditional deviled eggs get a trip into the pellet grill for the ultimate deviled egg experience.
Sticky Smoked Asian Pork Ribs are going to be the best thing to hit your Traeger Pellet Grill all summer long. Smoked with a Togarashi rub for 3-4 hours, and then braised for 2-3 hours longer in a covered pan with a boldly spicy Asian marinade, these fall off the bone and onto your list of MUST MAKE recipes.
Smoked Cherry Coke Ribs are cooked on your pellet grill over low heat for 4-5 hours, and then they get put into a pan, slathered with a barbecue sauce + Bourbon & Cherry Coke mixture, and cooked for another 2-3 hours over medium heat. What you are left with is fall-off-the-bone tender ribs with a sauce that you'll all be fighting over.
Our Trager Chicken Teriyaki is just as good as take-out, but without the cost or hassle. Chicken breasts are seasoned with a teriyaki dry rub, grilled over wood fire, and then slathered with teriyaki sauce.
This smoked caramelized onion butter is something that is so packed with flavor, you are going to wonder where it has been all of your life. This is a baked potato's perfect match, or chill it into a compound butter log and slice and put on a steak hot off the grill.
This delicious fruit-filled coffee cake is cooked on your pellet grill! Apples, streusel, and a glaze that's simple and amazing, you'll want to reheat this for breakfast all week!
A Traeger Pineapple-Glazed Double-Smoked Ham is perfect for your next big holiday dinner, or any random weekend, really. This ham is delicious, and a crowd-pleaser too.
Traeger Pot Roast take a simple chuck roast and onions and transforms it into something incredible. Wood-fired flavor, deep and rustic gravy, and a recipe you need in your back pocket for sure.
We took my popular sloppy joe mix and made an "over the top" version for the smoker! Live wood fire adds a whole new dimension to those classic comfort food.
These Smoked Loaded Baked Potatoes are cooked right on your pellet grill, and make the best bakers! Fill them with all of the toppings you love, and then find a few new ones too.
This simple roasted garlic is cooked on the Traeger pellet grill for one of the best and easiest kitchen staples you never knew you needed in your life.
This tender Mississippi Pot Roast is cooked on your pellet grill, and is all kinds of amazing. If you've never tried a Mississippi Pot Roast, NOW is the time!
This easy Traeger Honey Garlic Salmon recipe uses fresh fish, simple ingredients, and the magic of your pellet grill to turn the sauce into a sticky, amazing, glaze.
These easy Traeger Pellet Grill potatoes are perfectly seasoned and have crispy skins and the best bite! One of my favorite simple sides to go with any meal.
Tender beef roasts are smoked and then smothered in a chili consomme before getting braised until they are fork-tender. The final step has you stuffing these into tortillas that have been dipped in the consomme and then frying them until then are crisp.
This hearty delicious stuffed shells recipe skips the usual cheese-fest until the very end, and your shells get stuffed full of a delicious seasoned meatball mix instead!
My homemade cinnamon-swirl banana bread recipe is baked right in your Traeger pellet grill!
This homemade eggnog cheesecake is the perfect mix of sweet and rich, and is topped with a sprinkle of cinnamon to really bring out the flavor of the eggnog!
Tender flank steak is marinated in a homemade garlic teriyaki sauce before getting smoked on your pellet grill until they turn into the best beef jerky sticks, ever.
A giant 2-inch-thick T-bone steak is smoked and then seared for one of the best steaks you've ever had.
This delicious smoked tri-tip recipe is reverse-seared on our pellet grill after being coated with The Spice Guy's Roasted Garlic Blend. Tender, boldly beefy, and simple to cook perfectly.
These tender biscuits are cooked in a bath of butter right on our pellet grill! A big batch to share with a neighbor or friend, or to re-heat and enjoy later on.
Delicious smoked over the top chili is one for the "keeper" file! Smoked seasoned ground beef is crumbled and put into a rich chili base
Juicy chicken breast is combined with vegetables and a sherry cream sauce before getting sandwiched between delicate pie crusts and baked on your pellet grill for that touch of wood-fired flavor that takes this pie from a childhood favorite to the ultimate comfort food.
Home-cooked smoked Chinese BBQ Pork is simple to make at home, and so delicious!
Fresh, hot biscuits that you just mix up and let bake in a sea of garlic butter for the best cheddary bay biscuits you've ever had.
Tender and delicious Smoked Corned Beef and Cabbage is cooked on the pellet grill before getting braised with cabbage and potatoes for the perfect St. Paddy's Day dish!
Crunchy french fries mixed with fresh cheese curds, tender beef tips, and then smothered with rich beef gravy.
We hit the easy button with these delicious meatball subs by turning it into a casserole!
This light, fresh, and versatile dish is done in under an hour, and cooked right on your pellet grill!
Tender savory beef dip made with shredded beef and heaped onto hearty rolls with a large side of au jus just for dipping!
This epic smoked bbq beef sandwich is an all-time favorite of ours! Tender, shredded beef, crunchy tangy coleslaw, and your favorite bbq sauce!
This easy teriyaki marinated chicken thigh recipe uses boneless, skinless chicken thighs, a homemade spicy marinade, and a blazing hot pellet grill to make the best chicken teriyaki you can possibly get at home.
The viral TikTok Baked Feta Pasta gets the Traeger treatment
We took big russet potatoes and turned them into delicious smoked loaded potato skins! Salt-rubbed and cooked right in our pellet grill before getting loaded with all of the cheese and bacon one potato can handle.
When you are craving brisket but don't have an extra 12-16 hours on your hands, fire up your pellet grill and break out the ever-versatile tri-tip roast!
Want to crack the code of crispy skin on a smoked wing? Fire up your smoked and your air fryer and get going!
Hearty French Onion soup is made with onions that were smoked on the pellet grill for the ultimate bowl of rich broth, melted cheese, and soft toasted bread.
Tender, delicious lamb shanks are slow-smoked before getting braised in a delicious mix of wine, stock, and tomatoes.
These spicy, tender ribs can be made from either St. Louis ribs, spare ribs, or baby back ribs. They have a spicy rub and a spicy sauce and are a delicious way to enjoy the bold flavor of gochugaru.
Tender boneless country-style pork ribs are coasted in all-purpose Everything Rub before getting slow smoked on the pellet grill, and braised in bbq sauce for the last couple of hours.
These fresh potatoes are rubbed, sliced, and smoked before getting topped with all of the cheese you can fit on them!
This simple potato salad takes smoked baby potatoes and combines them with hard-boiled eggs (smoke 'em, if you've got 'em) and a tangy potato salad sauce featuring mayo, mustard, seasonings, and apple cider vinegar.
Delicious, fresh salmon fillets are rubbed with an herby lemon time blend from The Spice Guy, topped with lemon slices, and then cooked on the pellet grill.
Homemade cheese sauce gets combined with sour cream, ranch, bacon, and all of the freshly shredded hashbrowns to make a hashbrowns casserole for all occasions.
Fresh lingcod is seasoned with a lemon pepper blend, some flaky salt, and the wood fire flavor from our pellet grill. Simple and delicious!
The TikTok sensation is hitting a grill near you! This smoked cream cheese dip is simple and delicious. You're going to want a slab of this in the fridge pretty much always.
Bacon-wrapped sausage rounds get stuffed with smoked roasted garlic cream cheese mixed with sharp cheddar. Then it gets smoked and drizzled with a tangy vinegar-based barbecue sauce.
We took a spiral cut ham, rubbed it smoked it and glazed it - all on the pellet grill! This is the best ham, ever, and the brown sugar glaze is my favorite!
Delicious homemade meatloaf gets smoked on the pellet grill and coated with a tangy, Carolina-Style BBQ Sauce spiked glaze.
We took our Traeger Pot Roast and turned it into the most ridiculous, beefy, gravy-filled sandwich you've ever had to eat with a fork.
We take a chuck roast and smoke it with a braising liquid that's going to knock your socks off! That meat gets heaped into a giant tortilla and filled with all of your favorites.
A fresh whole Pacific Coho Salmon gets stuffed with fresh herbs, lemons, and butter before being cooked on the pellet grill!
Make a delicious seafood paella right at home on your pellet grill! Seafood cooked over a live wood fire with the freshest seafood around.
Tender smoked beef brisket is cubed and coated in sauce and seasonings before getting slowly caramelized on the grill.
Homemade Smoked Baked Beans are a tangy, delicious side dish for any table! You're going to want to make extras because people are going to want to take home these leftovers!
A whole sirloin cap roast is smoked in the pellet grill and then thinly sliced. Can be used for so many different dishes! Steak sandwiches, flatbread, stroganoff, soup, and so much more.
This simple gochujang marinated pork tenderloin is simple to make, and is almost all hands off time! We slow smoked our tenderloin
This is one of the easiest appetizers that you'll ever make, but it tastes like it is SO fancy. Smoked Garlic Goat Cheese is going to make you very popular at your next dinner party.
An epic seafood extravaganza, all cooked right on the pellet grill! This is special occasion food, to the extreme. Load up your favorite person's favorite mix of seafood and steak and invite some friends over for the ultimate feast of your dreams.
A whole pork loin gets rubbed with one of our favorite bbq rubs before hitting the Traeger for a low-and-slow smoke. So simple, and so perfect next to whatever sides you want to throw next to it!
Craig
Friday 17th of March 2023
I had your recipe for Cornish game hens cooked with carrots,celery,potatoes all done in tin foil pan . I seem to have lost it. can you send to me at email address.thank you.
craig
Nicole Johnson
Friday 17th of March 2023
Emailed you!
JAMES Patrick Derouin
Saturday 23rd of July 2022
WOW!!!! Great Recipes Went out and bought a new smoker
Nicole Johnson
Saturday 23rd of July 2022
Thanks! I hope you find some favorites here!
George Walker
Saturday 9th of July 2022
Holy Mackerel! I’ve never seen so many Delicious recipes, and in one spot. Yes, I will try a lot of these on my Traeger.