Are you tired of the same old menu items at Christmas? Then let us help liven up your Christmas dinner with these Christmas BBQ Menu Ideas.
Why wait until summer to enjoy a juicy slice of beef brisket or barbecued chicken? We want to change your way of thinking. Your grill and smoker should be enjoyed throughout the winter months. Be willing to brave the elements and become a seasonal griller and smoker like David.
If you’d like to try something a little different this year, consider one of these 27 Christmas BBQ menu ideas. This list has everything from snacks and finger foods to big chunks of succulent smoked meat.
Everyone at your holiday table will appreciate it, and you will enjoy seeing their smacking lips and smiling faces!
Let’s check out this fantastic list of food!
APPETIZERS
Smoked Pig Shots
Smoked Pig Shots
Looking for a tasty and easy appetizer to make on your smoker? Try these delicious smoked pig shots – a crowd-pleasing dish that will be a hit at any party or gathering.
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BBQ Chicken Lollipops
Bacon Wrapped BBQ Chicken Lollipops
BBQ chicken lollipops are chicken drumsticks seasoned with a dry rub, wrapped in bacon and smoked with barbecue sauce. An inexpensive way to please a crowd!
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Cajun Stuffed Shrimp
Bacon-Wrapped Cajun Stuffed Shrimp
Cajun stuffed shrimp is an appetizer made of grilled shrimp marinated in Cajun seasoning stuffed with andouille sausage, wrapped in bacon.
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Grilled Bacon Wrapped Jalapeño Poppers
Jalapeno Poppers Grilled With Bacon
These jalapeno poppers grilled with bacon combine smoky, spicy, and creamy flavors. With rich cheese and zesty lime, they’re a crowd-pleaser!
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BBQ Chicken Tenders
Bacon-Wrapped BBQ Chicken Tenders
Tailgate in your yard! Grill bacon-wrapped BBQ chicken tenders, a tender, juicy, smoky, sticky-sweet mouth full of flavor with every bite!
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Smoked Chicken Wings
Brined Applewood Smoked Chicken Wings
Applewood Smoked Chicken wings take on flavor from a nice smoke over applewood coals brined in all natural ingredients. Tons of flavor in these Naked Wings!
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Spicy Smoked Snack Mix
Spivey’s Spicy Smoked Snack Mix
Spivey’s Spicy Smoked Snack Mix combines Crispix cereal Cheez-Its, pretzels, and peanuts tossed in spicy butter sauce and kissed with applewood smoke. A great party snack!
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MAIN COURSES
Rotisserie Prime Rib
Rotisserie Prime Rib With Garlic Herb Basting Butter
This step-by-step guide to rotisserie prime rib will help you produce a beautiful piece of beef on your barbecue charcoal grill.
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Smoked Beef Tenderloin – Reverse Sear
Smoked Beef Tenderloin – Reverse Sear
A step-by-step guide to smoked beef tenderloin with a reverse sear that results in melt in your mouth, tender, juicy beef with a garlicky herb-seared crust.
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Smoked Pork Crown Roast
Smoked Pork Crown Roast
Smoked pork crown roast is an impressive way to present pork while still giving your guests that good to the bone bbq flavor they crave!
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The Mountain Kitchen Beef Brisket
How To Smoke A Brisket On A Charcoal Grill
Low and slow is the key to perfectly smoked brisket with a crusty bark and pink smoke ring. Learn how to smoke a brisket on a charcoal grill!
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Smoked Baby Back Ribs On A Charcoal Grill
Smoked Baby Back Ribs On A Charcoal Grill
Smoking ribs is a true labor of love. Try these easy-to-follow steps to create mouthwatering, and flavorful smoked baby back ribs today!
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Smoked Salmon With Honey Glaze
Honey Smoked Salmon
The 3 most important steps to honey smoked salmon are curing, drying, and temperature. Use this step-by-step guide to smoke salmon!
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Grilled Country-Style Pork Ribs
BBQ Country-Style Ribs
BBQ country-style ribs are dry rubbed, grilled over a two-zone fire, and finished in barbecue sauce. An inexpensive weeknight grilling recipe!
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Smoked Beef Short Ribs
Smoked Beef Short Ribs
Our step-by-step guide on how to smoke beef short ribs so that you can make deliciously rich, tender and juicy smoked beef ribs in your own backyard.
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Brined Smoked Pork Shoulder
Smoked Pork Shoulder (Brined)
This smoked pork shoulder is brined in a flavorful brine with a nice balance of sugar, savoriness, aromatics, and spices. Great for any cookout or BBQ, no matter how you pull or slice it!
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Smoked Eye of Round – Roast Beef Sandwiches
Smoked Eye of Round – Roast Beef Sandwiches
Tender smoked eye of round makes a surprisingly tasty roast beef sandwich. Great for Sunday dinner or a holiday meal!
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Smoked Duck
Smoked Duck
Perfectly smoked duck meat is tender, incredibly juicy and packs serious flavor! Learn how to smoke duck with applewood & charcoal using this How-To-Guide!
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Bacon-Wrapped Hickory Smoked Pork Loin
Bacon-Wrapped Smoked Pork Loin
Smoking a pork loin is easy if you know the basics. Here’s a guide on how to smoke a pork loin. A good way to use an inexpensive cut of pork.
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Double-Smoked Ham
Double Smoked Ham with Pineapple Bourbon Glaze
Double smoked ham with pineapple bourbon glaze is a different unexpected way to prepare holiday ham. Easy to do on a charcoal grill or smoker!
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Grilled Spatchcocked Chicken Under Bricks
Grilled Spatchcock Chicken Under Bricks With White Horseradish Barbecue Sauce
Juicy meat, crispy skin, even cooking and awesome flavor are a few ways that describe grilled spatchcock chicken. An easy grilled chicken!
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Smoked Turkey Breast
Pecan Applewood Smoked Turkey Breast
With very little effort required, this pecan applewood smoked turkey breast is rubbed with a simple poultry seasoning, smoked over a pan of cranberry infused water for a moist smoking environment, with smoky coals, pecan wood chunks, and wet applewood chips. Tender, juicy turkey like no other!
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Smoked Chuck Roast
Smoked Chuck Roast
Smoked chuck roast is cheaper than prime rib, easier to get along with than brisket and it is a whole lot easier to come by in the grocery store.
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Grilled Stuffed Flank Steak
Grilled Flank Steak Stuffed With Capicola and Provolone Cheese
Impress your friends and family with this delicious recipe for a grilled flank steak stuffed with spicy capicola and provolone. Perfect for a summer barbecue!
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Smoked BBQ Pork Butt
Smoked BBQ Pork Butt
Following David’s 10 steps to smoking pork butt will result in perfectly cooked meat that’s tender, moist, and juicy.
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Rotisserie Smoked Chicken
Smoked Whole Chicken Using a Rotisserie
Supermarket rotisserie roast chicken is good but it ain’t got nothing on this brined smoked whole chicken with mesquite wood on a rotisserie!
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Smoked Pulled Pork
Smoked Pulled Pork
Learn how to make smoked pulled pork with this easy recipe. A crowd-pleasing main course for any BBQ, party, or just a hearty meal at home.
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Perhaps you’re somewhere warm and you won’t have to, but if you’re in the cold we hope you’ll brush that snow off your grill or smoker this winter, and one of these menu ideas makes it to your table this holiday season.
If it does, we’d love to hear about it. Comment or email us and tell us about it. We love hearing from our readers!
David’s Christmas Poem:
David Spivey
“May your Christmas be merry and your grill or smoker is hot, but don’t burn the meat because they won’t like it a lot!”
Merry Christmas, y’all!
Karen (Back Road Journal) says
It is a good thing that it won’t be long until dinner. Looking at all those photos sure does make you hungry. I hope the two of you had a wonderful Christmas.
The Mountain Kitchen says
So good to hear from you, Karen. We had a great Christmas and hope you did too! Happy New Year!