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 GRILL BIG FOR  TRAEGER GAME DAY

Bring your Game Day feast into the end zone this year with wings, ribs, and more. Level up your spread with recipes from our playbook.

 Traeger Game Day Recipes

Check out our starting lineup—we’ve got everything you need to keep your crew fueled for Game Day. Try our Traeger smoked chicken wings for a classic crowd-pleaser, or stick to serving up snacks like chipotle pork taquitos and jalapeño poppers.

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Kickoff with Appetizers & Snacks

Cook up appetizers and eats that steal the show come halftime.

Smoked Dry Rub Wings

Smoked Dry Rub Wings

Most wing recipes have you swimming in sauce, but these dry rubbed wings are a healthier alternative that cut the mess, but not the flavor.

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Brown Sugar and Bacon Wrapped Lil Smokies

Brown Sugar and Bacon Wrapped Lil Smokies

3 simple ingredients come together for a triple threat of flavor. This bite-sized appetizer packs a sweet and salty punch you won’t be able to get enough of.

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Smoked Jalapeño Poppers

Smoked Jalapeño Poppers

This classic BBQ recipe is wrapped with smokin’ pork deliciousness. Wood-fired bacon-wrapped jalapeño poppers are seasoned with Pork & Poultry Rub and baked over smoky mesquite for an epic game day appetizer.

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BBQ Pork Belly Burnt Ends

BBQ Pork Belly Burnt Ends

Bite-sized BBQ deliciousness. Pork belly is slow-smoked then tossed & sauced for a sweet, caramelized finish. Serve them as an appetizer and they won’t last long.

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Smoked Pig Shots

Smoked Pig Shots

Take a shot of damn good BBQ. These green chile cream cheese and sausage bacon wrapped shots will give your taste buds smokin' buzz.

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Roasted Buffalo Wings

Roasted Buffalo Wings

These smoked buffalo wings are the #1 seed for a reason. The tangy-spice of the buffalo sauce combined with fall-off-the-bone wood-fired flavor makes a classic even better. If you like your sauce super hot, feel free to add a pinch of cayenne.

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Blackened Cheez-Its

Blackened Cheez-Its

Is it possible to make Cheez-It crackers even more savory and delicious? You bet! This easy-to-make wood-fired snack packs on the umami flavor with a little bit of Worcestershire and a sprinkling of our Blackened Saskatchewan Rub, which features garlic plus bold spices. Just try to stop eating these.

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Score with Dips

Dip into game day glory with our cheesy, melty recipes.

Baked Buffalo Chicken Dip

Baked Buffalo Chicken Dip

Give your game day crowd something to talk about. Chicken, cheese, and buffalo hot sauce are baked until hot and bubbly and topped with blue cheese and bacon for the perfect shareable dip.

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Smoked Chili Con Queso by Doug Scheiding

Smoked Chili Con Queso by Doug Scheiding

This cheesy, smoky snack is the perfect party starter. Spicy pork sausage, chiles, and cream of mushroom soup are tossed with two types of cheese and smoked on the Traeger for one thick and delicious dip.

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Roasted Garlic, Lemon and Goat Cheese Mashed Potatoes

Roasted Garlic, Lemon and Goat Cheese Mashed Potatoes

Just when you thought mashed potatoes couldn't get any better, Dennis The Prescott went and added goat cheese, a touch of lemon, and wood-fired garlic to take them to the next level.

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Cowboy Caviar with Smoky Jalapeno Dressing

Cowboy Caviar with Smoky Jalapeno Dressing

Bring this easy but impressive corn and bean salad to your next potluck and you will be hounded for the recipe. Grilling the corn, onions, and jalapeño on the Traeger gives the colourful dip deep flavour.

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Smoked 7-Layer Dip

Smoked 7-Layer Dip

Smoked guac and smoked pico atop a bed of refried beans. Who said 7-layer dip has to be boring?

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Game Day Cheese Dip

Game Day Cheese Dip

Mouths will water when you serve up this smoked, bacon cheese dip that has layers of flavor.

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Tackle The Mains

Turn your Game Day spread into a feast with our mouthwatering mains.

Hot & Fast Smoked Baby Back Ribs

Hot & Fast Smoked Baby Back Ribs

Don't have time to wait around on ribs? These hot & fast baby backs are the answer. Pork and Poultry Rub-seasoned pork ribs are given an apple juice spritz and cooked over cherry wood for some deep flavor and rich color.

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Classic Beef Chili

Classic Beef Chili

Chorizo and ground beef combine to create a one-of-a-kind chili that the whole family will love. Our recipe features the always tasty combo of ground chorizo, ground beef and ranch style beans all melting together with veggies and spices inside a Dutch oven that cooks directly on your grill grate.

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Smoked Traeger Pulled Pork

Smoked Traeger Pulled Pork

Smoke it low, smoke it slow. Perfect pulled pork is worth the wait, and this versatile BBQ meat can be served any way you like.

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Cheesy Pull-Apart Meatball Sliders

Cheesy Pull-Apart Meatball Sliders

These sliders may be kinda messy to eat, but they’re super delicious and make for perfect game-day—or any day, really—bites. Little Hawaiian sweet rolls come packaged still attached so it’s easy to make a dozen sliders at one time. In fact, if you can find packages of 24, you can make the whole batch in one fell swoop. Feel free to use hot Italian sausage if you want a bit of heat.

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Roasted Beer Can Chicken

Roasted Beer Can Chicken

Brew up some major flavor. All it takes is our Chicken Rub, a can of beer, and some Traeger mesquite heat for moist & tender poultry perfection.

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