Gear up for National Cooking Day! Try out these easy ways to cook meat on your smoker grill.
At our house, we have a Traeger wood pellet smoker grill. If you have one as well, or another type of wood pellet smoker grill, you have got to try these easy meal ideas. Let’s get right to it!
1) Smoked chicken thighs
Prepare the grill:
Heat the grill to 225 degrees F
Prepare the chicken:
Use a large dish and place one layer of chicken thighs on it (I use a 9”x13” glass baking dish).
Season side one, then flip each over and season side two (See image below with my favorite seasoning blend for chicken). Add another layer of thighs and repeat. Typically I smoke 2 packs which ends up being 8-10 thighs.
Cooking instructions:
Add the thighs to the grill and smoke for two hours
After two hours is up, remove chicken from the grill and let rest for about 10 minutes before eating
Make it a meal:
Cut up a chicken thigh and add it to your salad.
Serve a chicken thigh with a side of veggies and half an avocado (sprinkle “Everything but the Bagel” seasoning on the avocado, yum!)
2) Salsa burgers
Prepare the grill:
Heat the grill to 225 degrees F
Prepare the burgers:
In a large bowl, add two pounds of ground beef and ½ cup of salsa (I like to use salsa verde). Combine until salsa is incorporated.
Weigh the total amount of the meat mixture in grams. Take that total and divide by the number of burgers you want. For two pounds of beef, I make 8 burgers. Today, the weight of the meat mixture is 1,070 grams, that means each burger needs to be 133-134 grams.
Weigh out globs of the meat mixture 8 times until you have equal portions. This may seem like a silly step, but I love having 8 equal portion sizes.
Form the burger patties.
Season the patties with salt and pepper. I only season one side.
Cooking instructions:
Add the burgers to the grill and smoke for 30 minutes.
Turn up the grill to 450 degrees. Once the grill reaches 400 degrees, set a timer and cook an additional 10 minutes.
Remove burgers from the grill and let rest for about 10 minutes before eating.
Make it a meal:
Serve patty on a plate with a side of raw veggies and dip, along with some olives
I hope you find these recipes as enjoyable as I do! Thank you for visiting my blog.
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