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Take your grilling to the next level with bold new Traeger recipes added every week. Explore fresh ideas from our Traeger Kitchen and brand ambassadors, ranging from smoked meats to flavorful sides. We've got everything you need to fire up the ultimate backyard feast and impress your guests.
For a romantic dinner for two, skip the pricey restaurant and make this juicy, flavorful Smoked Tomahawk Steak with Steakhouse Butter instead. Start by slow-smoking the steak. Then give it a reverse sear over high heat and top it with a flavor-packed butter featuring shallots, garlic, mustard, and more. Note: For more flavored butters you’ll melt for, check out our Cacio e Pepe Butter and Bearnaise Butter recipes, both delicious on steak.
Cap off your dinner with an indulgent dessert perfect for any chocolate lover. This rich, fudgy, flourless chocolate cake holds together yet is melt-in-your-mouth smooth. Serve it simply topped with fresh raspberries or make our easy raspberry sauce for a balanced bite of sweet and tangy flavors.
To give this cheese fondue the ultimate wood-fired flavor, smoke the fontina and Gruyère a day ahead, then chill it before grating. If you’re looking for just a kiss of smoke, however, you can skip that step and simply cook the fondue on the Traeger using unsmoked cheese. This romantic dinner for two calls for wine, beer, and bourbon, but that just means you’ll have a drink ready to enjoy as you dip into the gooey melted cheese.
What’s better than a bouquet of roses? A bouquet of Traeger baked bacon. Follow this recipe to discover how easy it is to make bacon roses for the special someone in your life. Note: For the stems, look for fake roses at a dollar store. If you do go fresh, there are plenty of other ways to put the rose petals to good use—like table décor and more.
These party ribs are packed with flavor worth celebrating. Matt Pittman’s recipe is a cross between ribs and burnt ends—giving you deep, sweet flavor with crispy caramelized edges. The secret is cooking the ribs individually on your pellet grill for faster cooking—about half the time of regular rib racks. They’re also easier to serve as finger food at, you guessed it, a party.
Inspired by birria tacos, these braised chicken tacos get dipped in a spicy enchilada sauce before a turn on the griddle. Crisped chicken skin (aka cracklins) adds welcome crunch to the filling. Serve these up with some rice, beans, and Mexican beer for the full cantina experience at home.
Consider this more of a recipe suggestion than a hard and fast recipe, as these loaded tater tot nachos are fun to play around with, and you’ll need to eyeball the amounts depending on the size of your baking dish, your crowd, and your appetite. Replace the pulled pork with chicken or brisket and the refried beans with black beans if you like. Skip the olives if not your thing and add bacon if you want—it’s never not welcome.
Love French onion soup? This caramelized onion focaccia features all that makes it so good just minus the broth. You get rich and sweet slow-cooked onions plus nutty, melty Gruyère all in a bready bite baked with a kiss of wood-fired flavor. Note that this recipe was developed with Diamond Crystal kosher salt in the dough. If using a different salt, go with the weight instead of the volume as salts have different crystal sizes.
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Fire up the grill and turn up the heat by trying one of these epic date night recipes—nothing says love like wood-fired perfection straight off the Traeger.
What’s better than a bouquet of roses? A bouquet of Traeger baked bacon. Follow this recipe to discover how easy it is to make bacon roses for the special someone in your life. Note: For the stems, look for fake roses at a dollar store. If you do go fresh, there are plenty of other ways to put the rose petals to good use—like table décor and more.
For a romantic dinner for two, skip the pricey restaurant and make this juicy, flavorful Smoked Tomahawk Steak with Steakhouse Butter instead. Start by slow-smoking the steak. Then give it a reverse sear over high heat and top it with a flavor-packed butter featuring shallots, garlic, mustard, and more. Note: For more flavored butters you’ll melt for, check out our Cacio e Pepe Butter and Bearnaise Butter recipes, both delicious on steak.
Cap off your dinner with an indulgent dessert perfect for any chocolate lover. This rich, fudgy, flourless chocolate cake holds together yet is melt-in-your-mouth smooth. Serve it simply topped with fresh raspberries or make our easy raspberry sauce for a balanced bite of sweet and tangy flavors.
To give this cheese fondue the ultimate wood-fired flavor, smoke the fontina and Gruyère a day ahead, then chill it before grating. If you’re looking for just a kiss of smoke, however, you can skip that step and simply cook the fondue on the Traeger using unsmoked cheese. This romantic dinner for two calls for wine, beer, and bourbon, but that just means you’ll have a drink ready to enjoy as you dip into the gooey melted cheese.
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Our famously easy 321 ribs will make your rib game the envy of the neighborhood. This super simple recipe takes all the confusion out of making baby back ribs without sacrificing any of the flavor. You'll begin this method by smoking your ribs for 3 hours, then cooking inside foil for 2 hours. Finish by removing your ribs from the foil, brushing on BBQ sauce, and then cook for another hour.
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Chef JRob describes his sweet brunch dish as a cross between French toast and cheesecake. Yet the cream cheese and blueberry filling could not be easier to make, and the large surface area of the flat top lets you cook all the brioche at once so everyone can eat at the same time.
We’re taking the classic smashed burger up a notch with porcini powder and a special sauce. The dried mushroom powder, sometimes called dust, gives the meat an even deeper savory flavor. If your supermarket carries dried porcinis but not powder, simply grind the whole dried mushrooms in a spice grinder. Spreading a little mayo on the buns before toasting them makes them nicely browned and crisped.
Diva Q makes this fantastical, many-layered cake for her kids, who request it often for breakfast (and just about any other time of day). Once you try it, you will know why. For best results, let the crepe batter rest for at least a couple of hours but preferably overnight.
Boneless, skinless chicken thighs are a great choice for cooking on the griddle. As convenient and quick cooking as chicken breast, they have a deeper flavor and are more forgiving so they’re almost guaranteed to stay juicy after cooking. We like the heat the jalapeño ribs provide. If that’s not your thing, cut the seeds ribs out of the slices. Depending on how filled you like your fajitas, you may have extra vegetables; if so, save them to use in omelets or on pizza.
For your next date night, learn how to how cook ribeye steak on the grill like a pro.
When it comes to cooking a ribeye on a grill, there are a few options: grilling, smoking it low and slow for a deep, rich flavor, or reverse searing for a delicious crust and juicy center on the griddle for even heat distribution.
Learn how to master all of these epic methods, best ingredients, and best ribeye recipes.
While medium-rare is probably the most popular temperature for cooking a steak, others might want their more or less done.