25 Healthy Traeger Recipes

We all know the Traeger is great for smoking juicy briskets and pulled pork shoulder or grilling steaks and burgers. But it’s also a great tool for making a ton of healthy Traeger recipes like smoked pork tenderloin, grilled chicken breast, steaks with veggie sides, pot roast, and sides like smoked charro beans and BBQ cauliflower florets. Get the grill ready!

1. Grilled Chicken Breast

We couldn’t put together a list of healthy Traeger recipes without a classic grilled chicken breast recipe, right? This base recipe uses a great Tex-Mex inspired chipotle citrus marinade, but you can use this grilling method with any of your favorite chicken marinades.

• Calories: 130
• Protein: 26g
• Carbs: 2g
• Fat: 2g

Recipe: Traeger Grilled Chicken

2. Smoked Chicken Salad

Perfect for serving on leaf lettuce or with lower calorie crackers, this low and slow smoked citrus herb chicken breast and chopped bacon in a low fat creamy dijon sauce is a must-have item this summer.

• Calories: 220
• Protein: 30g
• Carbs: 3g
• Fat: 9g

Recipe: Traeger Smoked Chicken Salad

3. Slow Smoked Chicken Breast

Smoking low and slow on the Traeger allows meat to pick up more smoke flavor and stay tender and moist. We like to slice this chicken almost like pork tenderloin and serve with veggie sides. It’s also great sliced thin for sandwiches or tortas.

• Calories: 180
• Protein: 26g
• Carbs: 8g
• Fat: 4g

Recipe: Tex-Mex Smoked Chicken Breast

4. BBQ Pork Tenderloin

Speaking of pork tenderloin, next to chicken breast this is about as lean as it gets in the proteins department. And just like chicken breast, smoking it on the Traeger is one of the best ways to prepare it. Feel free to marinate and brine, but this recipe calls for a rub right before going on the smoker. That’s it!

• Calories: 190
• Protein: 29g
• Carbs: 11g
• Fat: 3g

Recipe: Traeger BBQ Pork Tenderloin

5. Tex-Mex Pork Tenderloin

And for another seasoning option, check out our Tex-Mex spin that’s brushed with a sweet and spicy hot sauce glaze at the end of the cook. It’s perfect for smoking alongside the next recipe on the list—charro beans.

• Calories: 175
• Protein: 29g
• Carbs: 7g
• Fat: 3g

Recipe: Tex-Mex Smoked Pork Tenderloin

6. Charro Beans (Frijoles Charros)

When it comes to healthy Traeger side dishes, it’s hard to beat beans with all their filling protein and fiber. This recipe pairs canned beans with center cut bacon, poblano pepper, fire roasted tomatoes, and spices to make an easy side that goes with all things Tex-Mex and Mexican on your Traeger.

• Calories: 130
• Protein: 8g
• Carbs: 21g
• Fat: 2g

Recipe: Traeger Smoked Charro Beans

7. Tex-Mex Stuffed Poblano Peppers

Extra lean taco beef, fire roasted corn and tomatoes, and cauliflower rice are stuffed inside poblano peppers, topped with cheese, and smoked to perfection.

• Calories: 220
• Protein: 18g
• Carbs: 15g
• Fat: 9g

Recipe: Stuffed and Smoked Peppers

8. Reverse Seared Tri Tip

If you’re unfamiliar with tri tip, this is a great introduction to the lean beef cut. It’s also a great introduction to the cooking method of reverse searing, or smoking to a desired internal temperature before searing over high heat either directly on the Traeger grill or in a hot pan.

• Calories: 265
• Protein: 38g
• Carbs: 0g
• Fat: 14g

Recipe: How to Reverse Sear Tri Tip on a Traeger

9. Brisket Style Traeger Smoked Tri Tip

Another way to cook tri tip on a Traeger grill is to smoke it low and slow like you would a brisket. This recipe uses a homemade central Texas style brisket rub to make tender, crusty barked tri tip that’s an awesome protein option.

• Calories: 280
• Protein: 36g
• Carbs: 3g
• Fat: 13g

Recipe: How to Smoke Tri Tip on a Traeger

10. Reverse Seared Ribeyes with Sweet Potatoes and Broccolini

When it comes to cooking steak on a Traeger, reverse searing is THE way to do it. This recipe shows you how to smoke ribeyes low and slow before searing right on the Traeger for a perfect medium-rare finish. It also shows you how to make Traeger baked sweet potatoes and grilled broccolini at the same time as the steaks.

• Calories: 785
• Protein: 70g
• Carbs: 40g
• Fat: 36g

Recipe: Traeger Ribeye Steaks with Veggies

11. Ribeye Tacos

While you CAN sear steak on the Traeger, it’s hard to beat a cast iron skillet. These steak tacos smoke a Mexican seasoned ribeye alongside peppers and onions low and slow before searing in a hot skillet. As you can imagine, the steak and peppers on a tortilla are a dream come true.

• Calories: 300
• Protein: 20g
• Carbs: 16g
• Fat:18g

Recipe: Traeger Steak Tacos

12. Healthy Traeger Smoked Pot Roast

Did you know it’s possible to make a low fat pot roast using chuck tender roast or bottom round roast that’s still fall apart tender? It totally is, and it’s even better smoked on the Traeger. The meat is smoked low and slow before it’s added to a tray with veggies and a braising liquid.

• Calories: 305
• Protein: 34g
• Carbs: 22g
• Fat: 8g

Recipe: Smoked Pot Roast

Nutrition facts note: You can also make this roast lower carb by switching potatoes for other root vegetables like in my pressure cooker pot roast.

13. Traeger Smoked Buffalo Chicken Meatballs

If I had to choose a go-to Traeger meal prep recipe, chicken meatballs would be high on my list. You can easily make huge batches that are great reheated. This buffalo version packs gorgonzola inside every meatball, but the flavor combos for smoked meatballs are endless.

• Calories: 65
• Protein: 10g
• Carbs: 2g
• Fat: 2g

Recipe: Traeger Buffalo Chicken Meatballs

14. Spicy BBQ Chicken Smoked Meatballs

Like sriracha BBQ, for example. This variation is a great example of working seasoning into the meatballs AND incorporating a BBQ sauce glaze while on the Traeger. Between these two recipes, you should be ready to go out and make smoked meatballs of all kinds.

• Calories: 75
• Protein: 10g
• Carbs: 5g
• Fat: 2g

Recipe: BBQ Chicken Smoked Meatballs

15. Smoked Cauliflower Florets

I know, cauliflower can be a little boring. But smoking cauliflower florets on the Traeger is a great way to spruce them up. This recipe goes on the Traeger at 300ºF for about an hour. So if you have a protein smoking in that temperature range, now you have a healthy side dish to cook beside it.

• Calories: 105
• Protein: 4g
• Carbs: 9g
• Fat: 7g

Recipe: Traeger Smoked Cauliflower

16. Smoked Chicken Thighs with Alabama White Sauce

If you’ve never had Alabama white sauce, good, because you won’t even notice that this is a healthy version that’s a bit lower fat than the original. The tangy sauce goes perfectly with bbq smoked chicken. The recipe calls for boneless skinless chicken thighs, but any chicken works here.

• Calories: 230
• Protein: 22g
• Carbs: 8g
• Fat: 13g

Recipe: BBQ Smoked Boneless Chicken Thighs

17. Bacon Wrapped Jalapeño Poppers with Chorizo

Reduced fat cream cheese and lean chorizo come together inside center cut bacon wrapped jalapeño peppers to make one of my favorite healthy snacks on the Traeger. Serve with some lower fat ranch and you have a crowd pleaser that nobody will think twice about being a “lightened up” dish.

• Calories: 80
• Protein: 8g
• Carbs: 5g
• Fat: 3g

Recipe: Healthy Traeger Smoked Jalapeño Poppers

18. Twice Traeger Smoked Potatoes

One of my favorite recipes of all time, these twice baked potatoes are a must make if you have a Traeger. A creamy fat free Greek yogurt based filling provides all the tang of sour cream but with a major protein boost. Whether you need a side dish or healthy appetizer, you can’t go wrong here.

• Calories: 200
• Protein: 12g
• Carbs: 22g
• Fat: 8g

Recipe: Traeger Twice Baked Potatoes

19. Beef Jerky

Beef jerky is one of the best healthy snack options out there, but a lot of beef jerky options are loaded with sugar. Not this one. It’s keto friendly, totally sugar free, and definitely deserves a spot on this list of healthy Traeger recipes.

• Calories: 85
• Protein: 15g
• Carbs: 1g
• Fat: 2g

Recipe: Keto Beef Jerky

20. Spicy Bison Chili

If you’ve never made chili on your Traeger, you’re in for a treat. This chili is made by smoking ground bison over the top of non-alcoholic beer and onions before going into a pot with smoked peppers and broth to make an amazing no-bean chili.

• Calories: 370
• Protein: 29g
• Carbs: 12g
• Fat: 22g

Recipe: Over the Top Smoked Chili

21. Traeger Smoked Turkey Breast

This Traeger smoked turkey breast recipe is perfect for when you don’t want to smoke an entire turkey. The turkey breast comes out moist, flavorful, and delicious every time.

• Calories: 265
• Protein: 34g
• Carbs: 7g
• Fat: 13g

Recipe: Smoked Turkey Breast

22. Pulled Pork Loin

They say it’s a bad idea to make pulled pork with anything but pork shoulder, but we really love this pulled pork loin. It’s still tender and because it’s partially smoked and partially braised in a BBQ sauce, it stays moist.

• Calories: 145
• Protein: 21g
• Carbs: 7g
• Fat: 4g

Recipe: Traeger Smoked BBQ Pulled Pork Loin

23. Chocolate Chip Protein Cookies

These cookies start with smoked candied walnuts and end with chocolate chip cookie dough that’s baked right on the Traeger. The original recipe is for the full-fat, full-calorie cookies, but I’ve included a note for using our DoubleTree protein cookies recipe to adapt for a lower carb, higher protein cookie.

• Calories: 170
• Protein: 5g
• Carbs: 11g
• Fat: 12g

Recipe: Smoked Chocolate Chip Cookies

24. Buffalo Chicken Stuffed Peppers

Stuffed peppers must be in any favorite healthy recipes roundup. I mean, you’re eating a vegetable in every bite, right? These buffalo chicken stuffed peppers can easily be modified with reduced fat or fat free cream cheese to become low fat, high protein superstars.

• Calories: 245
• Protein: 19g
• Carbs: 11g
• Fat: 14g

Recipe: Traeger Smoked Stuffed Peppers

25. Smoked Asparagus

This healthy side would be perfect for anything smoking in the 225ºF range. It takes about an hour and is super easy to put together.

• Calories: 110
• Protein: 5g
• Carbs: 9g
• Fat: 7g

Recipe: Traeger Smoked Asparagus

Wrapping Up

We eat plenty of meat around these parts. If you’re looking for more vegetable options, check out the vegetarian recipes section of Traeger’s site. And if you have any go-to healthy Traeger recipes we need to try, vegetarian or otherwise, let us know in the comments below!

And if you enjoyed this post, you may also enjoy my other roundups like 25 high protein meal prep recipes or 25 easy ground chicken recipes.