Below you'll find “Sides & Such” recipes and tips
Brown Sugar Bourbon Chicken Skewers This recipe is great for your summertime get togethers. You can do all the prep ahead of time so when you’re ready to fire up the grill, the cooking will be fast. I use boneless skinless thighs for this cook. Trim any excess fat and slice the thighs into 2” strips. Place a couple strips …
Fully-Loaded BBQ Potatoes with Pulled Pork Smoked BBQ Potato with Pulled Pork and Cheese on Traeger Grill This is one Kicked up Baked Potato right here! I start with jumbo size baker potatoes and coat the outside with bacon grease and Killer Hogs Hot Rub. They go on the pit at 350°F for about 1 1/2 hours or until I …
Bonafide White Chicken Chili Recipe We held a friendly Chili contest at our new headquarters last week. I agreed to turn the 1st place recipe into a video… so this is Chell’s Bonafide White Chicken Chili. You can use any chicken for this recipe. You can boil a chicken, roast a chicken or even use a rotisserie chicken from the …
Smoked Au Jus This smoked au jus will take your whole smoked ribeye (prime rib) to another level. I take the bones from a whole ribeye and smoke them with some of my TX seasoning on the outside to form a bark. The ribs go on the pit at 275° using post oak wood for smoke flavor. Once the bark …
How To Boil Crawfish I love Springtime in Mississippi! BBQ season kicks off, plants and trees come back to life, crappie start biting, and Crawfish prices drop! These delicious little mud bugs are a delicacy in the South, and if you don’t live down here you can easily have them shipped overnight right to your front door. I know it’s …
Barbecue Baked Beans Recipe My mom was always in charge of making the beans for our family barbecues, and this recipe reminds of the barbecue baked beans she made. There isn’t anything fancy about this recipe, and I can’t recall her ever measuring the ingredients. My mom tasted as she went (I’m sure that’s why she’s such a good cook); …
Southern Cole Slaw Recipe This Southern Style Cole Slaw has been a staple at our BBQ gatherings for as long as I can remember. Whether it’s pilled high on a pulled pork sandwich on the side with BBQ Chicken or Ribs; this traditional Southern side goes with just about anything that comes off the pit. I start with a large …
Bacon Burnt Ends Recipe Bacon Burnt Ends just sounds delicious – and I promise you, they are. These are sticky little cubes of heaven. I first tried Bacon Burnt Ends at Heim Bbq in Fort Worth Texas. After that first bite, I fell in love with these sinfully, delicious morsels. Skip ahead a few years and several pork bellies later; …
BBQ Rub Recipe – How to Make your own Barbecue Rub Really great bbq starts with a great BBQ Rub Recipe. These combinations of spices build flavor on the outside as it cooks. Think of that wonderful bark on a properly smoked pork butt or slab or ribs…that all comes from the rub. Now there’s plenty of great BBQ Rubs …
Spicy Sausage & Cheese Balls Recipe Every Christmas we have Sausage & Cheese Balls around my house. They are a stable on Christmas Eve Morning – but also make a great appetizer. It combines some of my favorite things! But with this recipe I took a standard Sausage & Cheese Balls recipe and kicked it up to a whole, new …
Creole Shrimp Dip Recipe This Creole Shrimp Dip recipe is a hit around the holidays. It’s always more fun cooking outside – and Holiday Appetizers are not excluded from that… that’s why I’m sharing my Creole Shrimp Dip cooked with a PK 360 Grill that has been setup for 2-zone cooking. But you could get really creative with this creole shrimp …
White Chocolate Bread Pudding Recipe In the South Bread Pudding is a sweet dessert served with just about any meal. We eat it for brunch, lunch, dinner, or even a late night snack! This version was given to me by my friend Mrs Rheada an accomplished bbq judge. She’s famous for bringing her White Chocolate Bread Pudding to bbq gatherings …
Bacon Candy Chicken Bites Recipe This “football food” Bacon Candy Chicken Bites Recipe will quickly become a crowd favorite. It’s simple to prep ahead of time and only takes 30-45 minutes to cook on the grill. You want be missing any of the action cooking this recipe! I start with boneless chunks of chicken (I prefer the thighs but you …
Cheesy Jalapeño Skillet Dip Recipe This Cheesy Jalapeño Skillet Dip recipe is perfect for tailgating or Game Day parties. You can put it together the night before, and cook it right on the grill before everyone arrives. Fresh jalapeno’s give it nice kick and be sure to omit the seeds if you don’t want it spicy. For those who like …
Blue Cheese Biscuits Recipe I may be a little biased but my Mom makes the best southern buttermilk biscuits in the world! She taught me her recipe years ago, and I changed things up just a little bit to create this savory, blue cheese version of her biscuits. Her biscuits are always cooked in an oven but since I prefer …