25 Summer Grilling Recipes
You’re going to love these easy summer grilling recipes. From fun and delicious main dishes, like grilled chicken and fish to easy sides and even a tasty summer dessert, you don’t want to miss this list of mouthwatering easy grill recipes.
You don’t want to miss this list of summer grilling recipes! From fun and delicious main dishes, like grilled chicken and fish to easy sides and even a tasty summer dessert.
These easy grill recipes are great for warm nights when you don’t want to heat your house with large appliances. And if you need some appetizers to cook without heating your house, we have a big list of delicious Air Fryer Appetizers you can make while your grill is warming up.
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Why You’ll Love These Summer Grilling Recipes
- There quick, easy and delicious recipes you’ll enjoy all summer long. And they can be made on busy weeknights.
- You don’t have to use your oven or stove to heat your kitchen and cleanup is soooo easy.
- There’s something about that on the grill taste that just adds a special mouthwatering flavor to dishes. You’ll want that all summer.
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Easy Grill Ideas for Summer
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Grilled Steak is quick and easy to make with just 4 simple ingredients. This post includes an easy foolproof guide with grilling times and tips for delicious crispy on the outside and juicy on the inside steak that everyone will love. Let’s get grilling!
6 simple ingredients make up this full of flavor whole grilled chicken dish!! So, so, so good.
Grilled Baked Potatoes are creamy and fluffy inside, with delicious crispy skin on the outside and a hint of smoky flavor. The perfect side dish for all your BBQs, summer cookouts, entertaining, and more!
Easy Grilled Shrimp Skewers are ready in less than 15 minutes and are packed full of tangy, savory, sweet, and spicy flavors thanks to a unique Korean gochujang marinade.
Grilled Shrimp Salad is a nice, healthy, light meal for the summertime. This Moroccan Grilled Shrimp Salad Recipe is super flavorful and is ready to serve in just 15 minutes!
Grilled Mackerel with Green Goddess Dressing is a super quick and simple, yet an incredibly flavorful meal. You probably have everything on hand already for this no-fuss, easy recipe.
I’ve got a rather fun veggie BBQ recipe for you here. Yeap, let me introduce you to this delicious grilled avocado stuffed with veggie quinoa.
Asian Grilled Chicken Tenders are flavorful and cook fast so they are perfect for serving as a weeknight dinner. Serve these grilled chicken strips with rice and stir-fried veggies or on a salad to make it a complete, family-friendly meal.
If you are looking for a sweet summer treat, try grilled peaches. Grilling peaches brings out their natural sweetness and turns them into a tasty seasonal side dish or dessert.
These make-ahead Shrimp Foil Packs are full of juicy shrimp, quick-cook veggies, and everyday spices. The bonus is that they require minimal prep and no cleanup.
Tender, juicy grilled-to-perfection marinated lamb, wrapped in warm tortillas and served with as many (or as few) toppings as you like. Sooooo incredibly good.
These grilled Lamb Kabobs are marinated in an aromatic and easy Mediterranean marinade before being grilled, barbequed, or cooked over a campfire and served with fresh-cut veggies for a light and healthy meal.
This Grilled Chicken Salad is the perfect summertime meal. The whole family will love this colorful salad topped with juicy, moist coconut lime chicken and a tangy Asian salad dressing.
Grilled Chicken Thighs are coated in a delicious homemade sweet and salty honey bourbon barbeque sauce, grilled to golden brown perfection, and are a finger-licking good summertime quick dinner must.
Chicken Skewers are an easy and convenient way to make dinner, especially during the summer. And you can’t beat the subtle coconut and lime flavors that help bring a nice Asian flair to your meal. Besides, eating anything off a stick is always a good time.
You'll love this simple Grilled Broccoli recipe that's healthy, quick, tender and deliciously charred. It's a great side dish for grilling but also weeknight suppers.
You have got juicy scallops mixed with slightly tart but sweet balsamic grilled peaches with peppery greens in a salad. This perfect summer salad.
These easy vegetable skewers are suuuuuch a great recipe. The fact that they are easy to make and healthy too, and look stunning with little or no effort, is only a bonus right?
Sweet, colorful, and fresh Grilled Watermelon Salad with feta and blueberries is ready in under 20 minutes and makes an easy side dish for warm summer days or every day.
Huli Huli chicken coated with a delightfully sticky sweet pineapple glaze that is seriously crave-worthy.
These 4 ingredient Foil Pack Grilled Red Potatoes are a pantry staple, minimal prep side dish that can be made on the grill or oven. You can prep them ahead and cook them easily on the campfire.
Raise your hand if you want grilled wings that have crispy skin on the outside and juicy on the inside. Fire up the grill, because this grilled chicken wings recipe is worth getting fired up for!
This all-purpose Grilled Buffalo Chicken recipe is perfect for grilling outside or on a stovetop grill pan and has all the flavor of your favorite chicken wings.
This grilled chicken kabobs recipe with pineapple, onions, and peppers are packed with flavor and so easy to prepare.
Easy campfire foil packets dessert recipe lovers, this one is for you. We have Campfire Apple Crisp Foil Packs full of sweet juicy apples, cinnamon and granola. These grilled apple foil packets can be made on the campfire, grill or simply baked in the oven.
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Tips for Summer Meals
- Choose in-season ingredients: many foods are at their peak in summer, so plan your menu to include the freshest and most flavorful ingredients.
- Keep it cool: using your grill, relying on small appliances like your air fryer and Instant Pot, and preparing no-cook recipes help keep your kitchen cool during the summer heat.
- Remember food safety: it’s important to keep hot foods hot and cold food cold, especially when eating outdoors. Use a thermometer to ensure food stays at the correct temperature.
Recommended Tools
- These grilling tongs are a must for summer grilling.
- Store any leftovers in these glass and oven-safe storage containers for easy reheating.
- Be sure you’re using a good foil for wrapping food for the grill. We want to keep cleanup easy and don’t want any tears.
- For the best tools to help make your recipe even easier and more successful, check out my collection of the Best Kitchen Tools on Amazon!
More Recipes You May Like
- If you’re looking for more summer recipes, I have a list of 33 Instant Pot Summer Recipes you’ll love.
- If you appreciate a great summer cocktail with your meal, you don’t want to miss these Summer Vodka Cocktails.
- And if cocktails aren’t your thing, you’ll definitely love this Ginger Beer Hibiscus Mocktail. It’s perfect for a hot summer day.
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25 Summer Grilling Recipes
Ingredients
- Easy Grilled Steak
- Grilled Whole Chicken
- Baked Potato on the Grill
- Grilled Shrimp Skewers
- Easy Grilled Shrimp Salad
- Grilled Mackerel
- Grilled Avocado Stuffed with Veggie Quinoa
- Grilled Chicken Tenders
- Easy Grilled Peaches
- Shrimp Foil Packets With Zucchini
- Lamb Tacos (Grilled)
- Grilled Lamb Kabobs
- Grilled Chicken Salad Recipe
- Grilled Chicken Thighs
- Grilled Chicken Kabobs Skewers
- Grilled Broccoli
- Grilled Scallop And Balsamic Grilled Peach Salad
- Grilled Vegetable Kabobs
- Grilled Watermelon Salad
- Grilled Huli Huli Chicken
- Foil Pack Grilled Red Potatoes
- Grilled Chicken Wings
- Grilled Buffalo Chicken
- Grilled Chicken Kabobs
- Campfire Apple Crisp Foil Packets
Instructions
- Choose which recipe you want to make.
- Make sure you have the ingredients or plan your grocery list.
- Make your easy grill recipes and enjoy.
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