95 Great Grilling Recipes for All Your Outdoor Gatherings
From weeknight dinners to full-on cookouts, these grilling ideas will inspire!
Whether you're inviting a crowd to hang out in the backyard, or looking to get something interesting onto the table for dinner, it's worth breaking out your grill. Giving food that touch of flame and smoke is an easy way to impart a ton of flavor.
And you can grill far more than just burgers and chicken! Everything from fruit to seafood, and even some cheeses can be grilled.
Plus, if you've spent all that time getting your backyard looking great, you should spend some time out there, enjoying it! So put on a few tunes, crack open a cold can of something tasty, fire up the grill, and make some of these delicious recipes that can either be grilled, or go great with all your favorite outdoor food. Cheers!
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Grilled Pork Chops with Whole Pickled Peaches
You can quick-pickle a couple whole peaches a day or two (or more) before, then use them to top these tasty dry-rubbed chops. The flavor combo is absolutely unbeatable.
Get the recipe for Grilled Pork Chops with Whole Pickled Peaches.
Grilled Watermelon and Halloumi Kebabs
If you're not familiar with it, halloumi is a fresh cheese that, instead of melting, will sear on a grill. Paired with watermelon it makes a salty-sweet combo perfect as a side dish or starter on your plate.
Glazed Shrimp-and-Fig Skewers
Here's another sweet-savory kebab that will seriously impress family or guests. The balsamic honey glaze goes well both with tender shrimp and fresh figs.
Grilled Orange Old-Fashioned
If you're already grilling dinner, why not grill up a drink to go with it? Muddle a smoky orange into your old-fashioned, and get to sipping!
Grilled Apples with Prosciutto and Honey
You can pop these on and off the grill in about 5 minutes, then set them out for folks to munch on while you get the main course cooking.
Get the recipe for Grilled Apples with Prosciutto and Honey.
Fried Potato Salad Bites
Potato salad at a cookout is expected. But these little guys will blow everyone's minds!
Elotes (Mexican Street Corn)
Elotes, a general Central American term for corn, is also the word we use for Mexican style street corn — a highly flavorful grilled corn that's been covered in mayo, sour cream, spices, lime juice, and cheese.
Salt-and-Pepper BBQ Ribs
Real talk: You don't need a lot of crazy flavors to make high-quality ribs taste delicious.
Smoky Grilled Dry-Rub Pork Chops with Peach Relish
This may be, hands down, the best pork chop we've ever had.
Cucumber Salad
Problem: You want something green on the table, but lettuce wilts so quickly at a BBQ. Solution: This lime-mint salad, which holds up and tastes refreshingly good with all manner of proteins.
Smashed Potatoes with Paprika and Cumin
With all the flaky goodness of baked potatoes, all the crunchy deliciousness of fried, and a combo of spices that we sometimes dream about at night, this is a side dish that is sure to have guests and family alike asking for seconds.
Orzo Pasta Salad
Do yourself a favor and put this veggie-packed pasta salad on the menu — then watch as it's the first to disappear.
Jalapeño–Sour Cream Cornbread
This sweet-spicy cornbread is perfect for mopping up barbecue sauce!
Green Chile Pimento Cheese Burgers
This decadent summer burger is the ultimate cookout treat! Mild hatch chiles and creamy pimento cheese combine to make a flavorful burger that's just about as rich and delicious as you can get.
The Casa Wedge Salad
A wedge salad is a quick and easy side for any bbq! This Tex-Mex inspired version is full of flavor thanks to Mexican Cotija cheese and creamy avocado dressing!
Campfire-Grilled Pineapple Upside Down Cake
This five-ingredient grilled pineapple upside-down cake couldn't be any easier! The secret is to get an already-prepared poundcake. Grilled pineapples and an easy-to-make glaze come together quickly — and then whole deal gets well caramelized, either over hot coals or on the grill.
Get the recipe for Campfire-Grilled Pineapple Upside Down Cake.
Campfire Pear Crumbles
Grilled desserts certainly don't stop with marshmallows. If you're looking for something a little more fruit-forward, consider making a pear crumble. Cover it with foil and cook it on the grill at your next BBQ. The sweet, crunchy crisp makes a tasty meal-ender.
Toasted Seed Coleslaw
This crunchy bbq side dish gets a big burst of flavor from a bevy of toasted seeds.
Cherry Syrup and Rum Soda
If you've got a bag of fresh cherries that you aren't sure what to do with, consider using them to make some cherry syrup, and treat yourself to flavored seltzers, sodas, and cocktails this summer. They're the perfect addition to any bbq!
Four Great Grilling Sauces
Whether you're grilling steak, chicken, or pork, the meat tastes good cooked over a fire. But these sauces will make it even better. From Alabama's signature white barbecue sauce to a green steak sauce that can't be beat, it's worth keeping one (or more) of these in your fridge.
Get the recipe for Chimichurri Sauce.
Get the recipe for Meyer Lemon Relish.
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