Favorite Traeger Holiday Recipes (2024)

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The holiday season is here, and I’ve collected my favorite Traeger Holiday Recipes here for you, right in one spot! We’ve got ham, beef roasts, turkey, big Tomahawk steaks, seafood feasts, and so much more!

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Family Favorite Traeger Holiday Recipes

Holiday gatherings are underway, and oven space is at a premium. Fire up your pellet grill and let’s save some space in that oven while making our favorite holiday appetizers, mains, and desserts right in the Traeger!

Main Dishes

These are the BIG ones. The show-stoppers. The dishes that your guests will be talking about until next year. Don't make these if you don't want to be hosting gatherings every year!

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Traeger Prime Rib Roast

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.

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Traeger Smoked Beef Tenderloin

Traeger Smoked Beef Tenderloin is easy to make but ultra impressive to serve.

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Traeger Smoked Turkey

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.

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Traeger Smoked Spatchco*ck Turkey Recipe

Spatchco*ck Turkey is the best turkey! Get used to evenly cooked, moist, juicy, and delicious meat – both white AND dark.

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Traeger Surf and Turf Seafood Feast

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 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.

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Traeger Grilled Lasagna

This easy homemade lasagna is made with a hearty meat sauce, a cheesy layer of cottage cheese, ricotta, and Italian seasoning, and all of the mozzarella. All of it.

Holiday Side Dishes

All you could possibly want, more than you needs, but exactly what you deserve. It has been a long year. Eat some good food to end it well.

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Smoked Potato Stacks with Parmesan Cream Sauce

Thinly sliced potatoes get seasoned, layered, and then smoked on the pellet grill until they are tender and a little crispy on the outside.

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Smoked Loaded Baked Potatoes

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.

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Traeger Roasted Garlic Mashed Potatoes

These rich and creamy mashed potatoes are given some smoke on the grill and have copious amounts of smoked garlic in the mix! One of the most decadent mashed potatoes you'll ever have.

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Smoked Scalloped Potatoes

These delicious homemade scalloped potatoes are cooked right on your pellet grill! There's nothing like wood-fired flavor to add that missing piece to your next bbq.

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Grilled Butternut Squash

Grilled butternut squash is a simple fall and winter side dish that is all shades of versatile. Cooked with brown sugar and butter, this savory-sweet dish can be scooped right out of its shell, or mashed into oblivion and served mashed potato style.

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Traeger Thanksgiving Dressing

Traditional Thanksgiving dressing gets the Traeger treatment! Save some oven space and use your pellet grill to cook Thanksgiving's best side dish.

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Caesar Dressing Recipe

This homemade creamy caesar salad dressing is savory, delicious, and one of my favorite homemade dressings! Mix some up for your next spaghetti night. Not made on the Traeger, but you can briefly grill the romaine if you'd like!

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Greek Salad

Big bold flavors are the star in this Greek Salad with leafy greens, olives, feta, cucumbers, tomatoes, and a homemade Greek vinaigrette. Perfect salad for potlucks, family gatherings, or your average weekday.

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Roasted Broccoli Casserole

This roasted broccoli casserole is perfect for your Thanksgiving or Christmas table. Smothered in a creamy sauce and covered with cheese, even the vegetable haters in your life will love this.

Appetizers

Appetizers on the holidays can make or break a feast. Throw down, treat your guests, and get those appetites prepared!

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Traeger Smoked Deviled Eggs

Traditional deviled eggs get a trip into the pellet grill for the ultimate deviled egg experience.

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Smoked Black Cod Dip

Easy Smoked Black Cod Dip is a snap to whip together and makes an amazing appetizer for any occasion!

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Traeger Smoked Cream Cheese

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.

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Double Smoked Artichoke Dip

This cheesy twist on a classic artichoke dip takes smoked cream cheese, roasted garlic, and artichokes and gives you this Double Smoked Artichoke Dip!

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Whipped Cranberry Goat Cheese

This delicious whipped goat cheese spread has a honey-sweetened cranberry layer that is perfect for all of your upcoming gatherings! Smoke the goat cheese at 180° for 30 minutes for a kick of wood-fired flavor.

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Smoked Garlic Goat Cheese

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.

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Bacon Wrapped Scallops

Simple bacon wrapped scallops are grilled on the Traeger pellet grill until they are crisp, tender, and delicious.

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Traeger Grilled Clams

These delicious Traeger Grilled Clams are wonderful as an appetizer, or serve with some pasta or rice and make it a meal!

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Mignonette Sauce

Also technically NOT a grilled recipe, as these oysters pictured here are served raw. But if you bring out a plate of fresh, briny, raw oysters and our homemade mignonette? Your guests aren't going to care if they didn't technically come off the grill.

What’s your favorite part of a holiday meal?

Tell us in the comments below!

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Nicole Johnson

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Nicole Johnson, a self-taught expert in grilling and outdoor cooking, launched Or Whatever You Do in 2010. Her blog, renowned for its comprehensive and creative outdoor cooking recipes, has garnered a vast audience of millions. Nicole's hands-on experience and passion for grilling shine through her work. Her husband, Jeremiah Johnson, also plays a pivotal role in recipe development, adding his culinary flair to the mix. Together, they form a dynamic duo, offering a rich and varied outdoor cooking experience to their followers.

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FAQs

What's the best thing to smoke in a Traeger? ›

Smoking Salmon
  • Smoking Tri Tip. ...
  • Smoking Pork Ribs. ...
  • Smoking Whole Chicken. ...
  • Smoking Prime Rib. ...
  • Smoking Brisket. ...
  • Smoking Beef Ribs. ...
  • Recommended wood pellet flavor: Cherry. Think of the beef rib as a canvas for your flavor experiments. ...
  • Smoking Whole Turkey. Recommended wood pellet flavor: Turkey Blend.

What is the first thing I should cook on my Traeger? ›

First Recipes to Cook

Simply coat a whole chicken with Traeger's Chicken Rub and cook for just over an hour.

Is Traeger smoking bad for you? ›

Researchers say there is a possibility the smoke from pellets could contain PAHs. Hardwoods, which Traeger uses for its pellets, tend to burn cleanly. But "if nobody's analyzed the smoke, it's all guesswork," says Michael Pariza, a scientist at the Food Research Institute at the University of Wisconsin in Madison.

What is the best meat to smoke in a pellet smoker? ›

Our top choices are brisket, pork shoulder (for pulled pork), pork chops, and ribs. You can also give our St. Louis Ribs a try in your new smoker. Beef brisket, pork shoulder, and ribs are three cuts that offer sufficient fat to keep them juicy and tender when done.

What is good to cook on the Traeger? ›

Top 10 Overall Best Recipes
  • Best Smoked Turkey. 4.5. Enjoy the best smoked turkey this holiday season. ...
  • Traeger Smoked Salmon. 4.7. ...
  • Traeger Ribs. 4.0. ...
  • Smoked Bologna. 4.9. ...
  • Texas-Style Smoked Beef Brisket by Doug Scheiding. 4.8. ...
  • Traeger Chicken Wings 3 Ways. 4.7. ...
  • Prime Rib on the Traeger. 4.1. ...
  • Smoked Spatchco*ck Turkey. 5.0.

What should I smoke first on my pellet grill? ›

If you're new to smoking, pulled pork is an ideal way to get started. In fact, the hardest part is making sure you buy the right cut. The cut of pork you need is known as pork butt or Boston butt, which is actually the shoulder of the pig.

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