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Southwestern Smoked Chuck Roast
This smoked chuck roast recipe is the perfect way to make smoky, shredded beef with bold Southwestern flavors for burritos, tacos, nachos, rice bowls, and more.
Smoked Chicken Breast
This smoked chicken breast recipe leans into wood fire flavors with a slightly smoky chicken that stays juicy on the inside and has lightly browned crispy skin on the outside.
A Better Way to Grill Corn on the Cob
To find a better way to grill corn on the cob, we tried different grilling methods and seasonings before landing on a foolproof recipe for delicious grilled corn with a touch of char.
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Southwest Spice Blend
This Southwest spice blend transforms dishes by highlighting the region’s slightly smoky, deeply flavored food. The seasoning is ideal for grilled meat and veggies and anything from the smoker.
Tender & Delicious Instant Pot Pot Roast
It’s easy to make a tender and delicious pot roast when you use an Instant Pot pressure cooker. Cooking the pot roast under pressure helps everything cook faster and the meat to turn out so tender you can cut it with a fork.
Delicious Recipes for Beef Roasts
Our favorite beef roast recipes. From top round to chuck roast, we have delicious recipes for the oven, smoker, pressure cooker, and sous vide.
Homemade Turkey Italian Sausage
This Homemade Turkey Italian Sausage recipe is easy to make with ground turkey and is a healthy option for pizza, pasta dishes, and soups.
Rosemary and Thyme Roasted Chicken Breast
Fresh rosemary and thyme along with a touch garlic and olive oil bring this succulent roasted chicken breast recipe to life.
Roasted Greek Chicken Breasts
This roasted chicken breast recipe uses the traditional Greek flavor combination of oregano, lemon juice, and garlic along with a little thyme and olive oil to cook up a delicious Greek chicken breast that will make you feel like you’re eating dinner under the Acropolis.
Smoked Chicken Quarters with Crispy Skin
Smoked chicken quarters have a rich smoky flavor and warm buttery texture that melts in your mouth. This recipe includes a versatile dry rub and everything you need to know to get the chicken tender and juicy on the inside with crispy golden brown crispy on the outside.
The Best Meats to Smoke & How to Make them Taste Delicious
Here are the best meats to smoke for lovers of delicious barbecue with tons of tips to make everything that comes from your smoker taste delicious.
Homemade Tomato Sauce
This versatile homemade tomato sauce recipe takes around 30 minutes to make and is a great starting place for pizza and pasta dishes.
Pigs in a Blanket with Cheese
The best way to use a pack of mini hot dogs is to make a batch of cheesy pigs in a blanket.
Sweet Corn with Anaheim Peppers
Sweet corn cooked with Anaheim peppers is easy to make and packed with brilliant colors and great flavor. This recipe is the type of side dish that can be thrown together on a moments notice and goes especially well with chicken or pork dishes.
Sweet Corn and Bacon Pasta
This Sweet Corn and Bacon Pasta recipe is a great way to take advantage of the summer bounty. It is also delicious with frozen kernels if you need to infuse a bit of summer into the middle of winter.
Three Recipes: The Best Way to Roast Corn on the Cob
To figure out the best way to roast sweet corn, we got a bunch of corn and spent an afternoon roasting it on the grill. What we were looking for was a side-by-side comparison of the most popular corn roasting methods.
Blended Mushroom and Beef Burgers
For some of the juiciest, most flavorful burgers you’ve ever had try making blended mushroom and beef burgers. Blended burgers combine beef and mushrooms to create tastier, healthier burgers with a lower environmental footprint.
Perfectly Grilled Ribeye Steak
What makes this grilled ribeye steak recipe so delicious is how the tender, well-marbled cut, absorbs the flavors from the rosemary and garlic along with the heat and smoke from the grill.
Strawberry Habanero Margarita
The strawberry habanero margarita is a sweet-spicy take on a traditional margarita made with strawberries, habaneros, and agave nectar. This margarita recipe utilizes agave to highlight the fresh, clean flavors of the tequila.
Tequila Lime Grilled Chicken Wings
With bright flavors that pop, these grilled chicken wings get their scrumptious flavors from a dynamite tequila lime marinade and crispy skin from a hot grill.
Southwestern Grilled Chicken Thighs
This southwestern grilled chicken thighs recipe has bold, southwestern flavors that deliver tender and juicy chicken in every bite.