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Appetizer Recipes for BBQs

Browse incredible appetizer recipes for BBQs that you can serve guests while waiting for the main meats to finish up. I’ve got you covered with a variety of tasty appetizers, ranging from dips to deviled eggs to bite-sized savory treats.

Try Jalapeño Popper Smoked Deviled Eggs or Smoked Queso with Steak Bites to get you started. Also, you won’t need any other recipes for Buffalo Chicken Dip after you try my recipe!

Sliced grilled steak topped with melted chili parmesan compound butter on a dark cutting board

Sliced Steak Chili Parmesan Compound Butter

This chili butter is what happens when chili crisp meets a classic steakhouse compound butter.

It's just as good on smash burgers, shrimp, and baked potatoes, and the log freezes for three months.

Compound Butter Recipe
  • Easy Breakfast Sliders with sausage, folded eggs, crispy bacon, and melted American cheese on King's Hawaiian Maple Brown Sugar Rolls.
    Easy Breakfast Sliders
  • Smoked Over the Top Chili topped with shredded cheddar, diced white onion, cilantro, and corn chips.
    Smoked Over the Top Chili
  • Chicken Bacon Ranch Pasta Salad with grilled chicken, crispy bacon, Monterey cheddar and homemade ranch
    Chicken Bacon Ranch Pasta Salad
  • Browned cheese crust on smoked mac and cheese
    No-Bake Smoked Mac and Cheese
  • Cajun cheese-stuffed potato croquettes with comeback sauce
    Cajun Cheese-Stuffed Potato Croquettes with Comeback Sauce
  • Bacon cheeseburger sliders with cheddar, crispy bacon and smoked cowboy candy
    Bacon Cheeseburger Sliders
  • smoked cowboy candy jalapeños
    Smoked Cowboy Candy
  • Mexican street corn pasta salad with grilled chicken, corn, cotija cheese, and creamy chili lime sauce
    Mexican Street Corn Pasta Salad
  • Bacon Cheeseburger Loaded Fries with ground beef, melted cheese, crispy bacon and jalapeños
    Bacon Cheeseburger Loaded Fries
  • Pellet smoked pizza breadsticks topped with mini pepperoni and served with pizza sauce for dipping
    Pellet Smoked Pizza Breadsticks
  • Smoked bacon cheeseburger onion bombs in a cast iron skillet, garnished with fresh parsley, with Tony Chachere's seasoning nearby
    Smoked Bacon Wrapped Onion Bombs
  • Orange Gochujang Smoked Chicken Wings
  • Baconnaise loaded hot dogs topped with crispy bacon and melted cheese sauce served in a cast iron skillet
    Baconnaise Loaded Hot Dogs
  • Grilled shrimp and sausage skewers seasoned with Tony Chachere's Creole seasoning, garnished with fresh parsley
    Smoked Shrimp & Sausage Skewers
  • Smoked bacon wrapped jalapeño smokie bombs filled with cream cheese, secured with toothpicks in a cast iron skillet
    Lil Smokie Bombs
  • Grilled buffalo chicken tortilla kebabs topped with shredded cheese and fresh cilantro on a black grill tray
    Buffalo Chicken Tortilla Kebabs
  • Four beer-braised bratwursts in toasted hoagie buns piled high with golden caramelized onions on a metal tray
    Beer-Braised Brats
  • Toasted King's Hawaiian sweet roll sliders filled with chopped cheeseburger mixture on a slate board
    Chopped Cheeseburger Sliders
  • Grilled cowboy butter beef tortilla pinwheels stacked on a metal skewer, glazed with herb butter sauce
    Beef Tortilla Pinwheels
  • a pile of hot honey glazed lemon pepper chicken wings arranged on a cast iron skillet, an outdoor grill in the background.
    Hot Honey Lemon Pepper Wings

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