Best smoked appetizers your guests will love. Want snacks before your meal cooked in the same machine for your party? Our smoked bread, bbq smokies, vegetables and more.
We love electric smoker recipes. With chicken, beef and pork tastes amazing, but donโt forget appetizers to start the party food off right! Finger foods are great for snacking throughout the day. (affiliate links present)
Smoked Appetizer Recipes
These could be used as side dishes too though with a protein. We always made main dishes inside this machine but after a while I thought โwell anything should work cooked this wayโ, and that is where the journey continued. Our first was smoked queso dip and went from there.
I mean I guess you donโt have to wait until you have a bunch of people over. You could easily cut any of these dishes in half and just enjoy them year round with your own family. We use them most often as football party food though since you donโt really want a full on heavy meal on those days.
Then letโs talk Traeger pizza which was rolled up and sliced for a really fun starter another night. For a higher protein choice you can always go with a large batch of smoked wings or smoked chicken lollipops.
How to Cook Appetizers on a Smoker
This is on my list to make the next go around. So far we have stuck with dry rub air fryer chicken wings which are just amazing. Another great way to make starters if you need to make multiple items at the same time. That way you can cook some items inside and the others in your โcoffinโ outside.
For some heat you could try these smoked jalapeรฑo poppers as another finger food.
- If you love Dotโs honey mustard pretzels we have a copycat version here that you can cook on the grill with everything else.
For a lighter vegetarian selection you can throw in a batch of smoked vegetables. You can cover them like this so they just get tender or leave it open to really absorb the hickory flavors, or whatever chips / pellets you choose.
Smoked Little Smokies Recipe
Recently we added this one. Different than our air fryer bacon wrapped smokies in that they are by themselves submerged and coated in this sweet and savory sauce. The only way to do this is inside a large cast iron pan. I canโt imagine you donโt have one of these already but if no, buy one now yโall.
Once your Traeger grill is preheated to the right temperature it is time to add it on to the grate itself. Keep in mind that pellet grills do take some time to reach temp., especially in colder conditions. If you live in snow country like we do you can buy a Traeger blanket so the heat doesnโt escape and it can stay at a steady temperature.
We bought one last year and itโs made a huge difference when cooking any of our Traeger recipes. No covering necessary. If so that would block that great smokey flavor from seeping into the little weiners.
We have a air fryer appetizers and a new recipe for these smoked little smokies below in the printable recipe card. Give this and the others a whirl and let us know what you have come up with yourself!
Traeger Appetizers
Equipment
- 1 smoker
- 1 aluminum pan
Ingredients
- 40 oz smokies
- 1.5 c barbecue sauce
- 1 c raspberry jam, or grape jelly
- 2 tbsp worcestershire sauce
Instructions
- Preheat your smoker to 250 degrees F. In a bowl combine all sauce ingredients together and mix well. Then add smokies and fold together so they're nicely coated.
- Add smokies into a large cast iron skillet and place on the grate uncovered. Close and smoke for 2.5 hours stirring every 30-45 minutes.
- Remove and let rest on countertop for 10 minutes, then serve.
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Nutrition
Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.
