Christmas BBQ Menu Ideas from the Grill or Smoker

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Are you tired of the same old 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’d like 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 20 Christmas BBQ menu ideas. This list has everything from snacks and finger foods to big chunks of smoked succulent meat.

Everyone at your holiday table will appreciate it and you will enjoy seeing their smacking lips and smiling faces!

Let’s check out the list!

Bacon-Wrapped 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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Bacon-Wrapped 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

Grilled Bacon Wrapped Jalapeño Poppers

These grilled bacon wrapped jalapeño poppers are stuffed with two different kinds of cheese, wrapped in bacon and grilled until crispy and bursting with flavor!

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Bacon-Wrapped 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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Brined Applewood Smoked Chicken Wings {Naked 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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Spivey’s 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

Smoked Beef Tenderloin – Reverse Sear

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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The Mountain Kitchen Beef Brisket

How To Smoke Beef Brisket On A Charcoal Grill

Low and slow is the key to perfectly smoked beef brisket with crusty “bark” and pink smoke ring. Learn to smoke a brisket on a charcoal grill!

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Smoked Salmon With Honey Glaze

Smoked Salmon With Honey Glaze

The 3 most important steps to smoked salmon are curing, drying, and temperature. This step-by-step guide will help you smoke salmon in your own backyard!

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Grilled Country-Style Pork Ribs

Grilled Country-Style Pork Ribs

The country-style pork ribs are rubbed with a dry rub, grilled over a two-zone fire, and finished in BBQ 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

Brined Smoked Pork Shoulder

This brined smoked pork shoulder is soaked in a flavorful brine that penetrates the meat with a nice balance of sugar, savoriness, aromatics, and spices.

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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

How To Make Bacon Wrapped Hickory-Smoked Pork Loin (Brined)

Learn how to make tender slightly spicy bacon wrapped hickory-smoked pork loin smothered in tangy barbecue sauce. This may be the best pork recipe ever!

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Grilled Spatchcocked Chicken Under Bricks

Grilled Spatchcocked Chicken Under Bricks With White Horseradish Barbecue Sauce

Juicy meat, crispy skin, even cooking and awesome flavor are a few ways that describe grilled spatchcocked chicken. An easy grilled chicken!

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Pecan Applewood 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

This 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 With Spicy Capicola And Provolone

Grilled Stuffed Flank Steak With Capicola and Provolone Cheese

Grilled stuffed flank steak is a juicy steak rolled into a pinwheel with rich garlicky Italian meat, cheese and herbs, on a skewer. Italian Meat Lollipops!

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Smoked BBQ Pork Picnic Shoulder

Smoked BBQ Pork Picnic Shoulder

David's 10 steps to succulent smoked BBQ pork picnic shoulder. By following these steps, you will have perfectly cooked meat that's tender, moist and juicy.

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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:
“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!”

David Spivey

Merry Christmas, y’all!

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