Appetizer Recipes

These appetizer recipes are sure to impress your guests.

Grill Girl Robyn has put together an amazing collection of appetizer recipes that will make your next party a huge success! These appetizers will have your guests begging for more. From dips to skewers, we’ve got you covered.

Smoked Quick Pickles

Smoked Quick Pickles

Who else loves, I mean LOVES pickles? If pickles are your jam, wait til you try them smoked! Kissing your veggies with smoke before turning them into pickles makes for an EPIC, I mean EPIC pickle! I originally developed this recipe for my cookbook, Healthy Electric...

Fire Roasted Poblano Queso Dip

Fire Roasted Poblano Queso Dip

This queso recipe is so darn easy, yet yields amazing results! By fire roasting the poblano and tomato first, you add a nice smoky flavor to this queso dip which is made entirely on your pellet grill or smoker. The key to this queso dip is using Velveeta so it melts...

Pimento Cheese Jalapeno Poppers (Atomic Buffalo Turds)

Pimento Cheese Jalapeno Poppers (Atomic Buffalo Turds)

Jalapeno Poppers are just about my favorite thing on the planet. Other than Flamingos. But that's another story. I like to make a big batch of Jalapeno Poppers and just eat a bunch of them for dinner because I love them so much. And they are the perfect appetizer for...

Alabama White Sauce Chicken Wings

Alabama White Sauce Chicken Wings

If you’ve never had Alabama White BBQ Sauce, you’re missing out because it is excellent on chicken and pork! White BBQ sauce originated in Alabama from Big Bob Gibson’s BBQ Restaurant in Decatur, Alabama. If you’ve ever heard of Chris Lilly, he’s the badass Pit Master...

Smoked Garlic Bacon Kale Oysters

Smoked Garlic Bacon Kale Oysters

Oysters on the grill and smoker have been something I tried early on in my grilling career. Most people were like- You can grill oysters? Well yes you can! And you can smoke them too! This recipe is from my cookbook, Healthy Electric Smoker, but you can smoke oysters...

Chipotle Cherry Beef Jerky (Paleo and Whole30 approved)

Chipotle Cherry Beef Jerky (Paleo and Whole30 approved)

Chipotle Pepper and Cherries make for a slightly sweet smoky bite in beef jerky. Most commercially available Beef Jerky is loaded in MSG and nitrates, but this recipe is junk free with no weird ingredients and calls for Tamari or Coconut Aminos instead of soy sauce...

Top 5 Keto Friendly Apps for the Super Bowl

Top 5 Keto Friendly Apps for the Super Bowl

Just as you are hitting your healthy eating goals for the new year, the Super Bowl comes around and shoves a big plate of chips and dip in your face! But don't despair; it's super easy to eat low carb during the Super Bowl with these tried and true favorite...

Grilled Pizza on Cedar Planks

Grilled Pizza on Cedar Planks

I have grilled pizza about a million ways, but my new favorite way to grill pizza is cedar plank pizza on the grill. The cedar plank adds nice smoky flavor to the crust—similar to a wood fired pizza oven—while also protecting the dough from the grill. It also makes...

Lemongrass, Cilantro & Garlic Grilled Chicken Wings

Lemongrass, Cilantro & Garlic Grilled Chicken Wings

This recipe, inspired by Sri Lankan cuisine, combines the flavors of lemongrass, cilantro, garlic, and turmeric to make for a fragrant spice paste that is an awesome combination on smoked/grilled chicken wings. Simply pulse all the ingredients together in the food...

Rosemary Lemon Shrimp Skewers

Rosemary Lemon Shrimp Skewers

Rosemary Lemon is an out of this world flavor combination that works really well on both seafood and poultry. For this Rosemary Lemon Shrimp Skewers recipe, the rosemary serves as both a source of herbaceous smoke flavor, an herb in the marinade, as well as the actual...

Smoked Watermelon Gazpacho

Smoked Watermelon Gazpacho

Smoked Gazpacho has been a longtime favorite of mine, smoking the veggies before making them into this classic chilled soup takes it to a whole new level of flavor. So what about Watermelon Gazpacho? Believe it or not, the flavors of watermelon, the crispness of the...

Lionfish Ceviche (“Eat ‘Em to Beat ‘Em”)

Lionfish Ceviche (“Eat ‘Em to Beat ‘Em”)

This Lionfish Ceviche is a great and unique appetizer or side dish that is light and refreshing, but also full of flavor! If you can't find Lionfish or don't like Lionfish, any Florida whitefish can be substituted for this recipe. I like my Ceviche with a little kick...

Low Carb Drop Biscuits (That Don't Taste Low Carb!)

Low Carb Drop Biscuits (That Don't Taste Low Carb!)

I love biscuits so much. In fact, growing up in the South, I didn’t realize it was even a thing. But until I got out of the South, I didn’t realize how blessed we are with our awesome food. These days, Southern food can be found almost anywhere because of its growing...

Sunshine State of Mind Craft BBQ Rub & Cocktail Rimmer

Accentuates proteins and veggies with notes of Kaffir lime, orange peel, Himalayan salt, granulated honey and coriander and is equally at home on the rim of your favorite cocktail!

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