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Easy Summer BBQ & Grilling Recipes Your Family will Love

June 6, 2017 by Tiffany King 1 Comment

When it comes to favorite foods, barbecue seems to be the answer to a variety of dinner menu dilemmas. Needing a quick dinner? BBQ! Hankerin’ for comfort foods? BBQ! Feeding a crowd without breaking the budget? BBQ! Perfect meal for a grill or even the slow cooker that won’t heat up the kitchen? BBQ! You get the idea! Not only is it the answer to #AllTheQuestions, there are as many recipes for BBQ as there are occasions to enjoy it. And that’s precisely why I’ve gathered up the quintessential list of BBQ & Grilling recipes that your family is sure to love!

BBQ & Grilling Recipes for the Perfect Backyard Gatherings

For the Surf Lovers…

Grilled Fish Sandwiches with homemade tartar sauce? Yes, please!
Asian Salmon on the Grill, because grilled salmon is always a good idea!

Carribean Citrus Grilled Fish with a side of Caribbean slaw makes for a healthy and classic grilled dinner!

And the Turf Lovers…

When it comes to grilling it’s not even considered rude to lick your chops or gnaw the bone with these Lick Your Chops, Gnaw the Bone BBQ Ribs!
Grilled New York Strip Steaks are both tender and full of flavor, and a great option for pan-frying when a random summer storm interrupts your grilling plans.
Three ingredients, a few minutes of hands-on time and you’ve got Grilled Round Steaks to satisfy any appetite.

There’s no need to be intimidated by charcoal grilling with this Steak on a charcoal grill recipe!
When you have the best meatloaf recipe ever, why not make an adjustment or two and create the 50s Prime Time Burgers?! Yum!
Now you can grill up the World’s Best Burger in your very own backyard.

And we can’t forget Chicken …

Kabobs are always such a fun way to grill and these Sweet and Sour Chicken Kabobs have a wonderful little fruit twist to bring out the sweet and sour. Try them. You’ll love them!
Hawaiian Grilled Chicken! Because if you’re going to grill, why not make it taste like you’re on the big island?!
Grilled Chicken with Summer veggies are even tastier when you grill the chicken and the veggies and have less dishes to clean up!
This Easy Soy Marinade Grilled Chicken is quick, simple and has a classic grilled flavor.

A few years ago, Kim shared this recipe for Chicken and Veggies Foil Packets on the Grill. Simple, tasty and virtually no cleanup!
For those of you who prefer a little kick, this BBQ Pepper Jack Chicken uses Sweet Baby Ray’s BBQ sauce, our family favorite, and pepper jack for a quick 4-ingredient grilled dinner.
These BBQ Chicken Fajitas start with a great idea like Chicken Fajitas and take it up a few notches with grilling and BBQ. Yum!

If you’re looking for the secret to the perfect grilled chicken legs, you’ll find it in my BBQ Chicken Legs recipe. Shhh!

And then there’s Pork … and Pizza …

Move over chicken, there’s a new meat in town … Honey Mustard Pork Chops
Ginger-Peach Pork Tenderloin! Grilled ginger and peaches and pork, Oh My!
If you’ve never been to a panini party, then might I suggest you throw your own with a few ideas for Grilled Sandwiches. It’s a fun way for everyone to get the exact sandwich they want!

The flavor of this Easy Grilled Pizza is hard to beat, and it’s a perfect assemble-yourself dinner for each family member or guest while enjoying some together time outdoors.

No Grill? No problem! How about some awesome BBQ flavors in your slow cooker or instant pot?

For all you coffee lovers, these Red Eye BBQ Ribs will absolutely make your day!
My Chili Sauce Chicken Legs are a wonderful blend of sweet and spicy.
Zingy BBQ Chicken packs a powerful flavor punch by combining two classic marinades in one recipe. Check it out!
Peach Pulled Pork Sliders are a delicious combination of pulled pork, peach salsa and Hawaiian rolls, and it includes a perfect side recipe of Apple Cole Slaw.I’m not really sure why I decided to combine the ingredients I did for these

I’m not really sure why I decided to combine the ingredients I did for these Teriyaki BBQ Chicken Legs , but I sure am glad I did. And the family agreed!
Slow Cooker Beer Brats that you can start in the morning and they’re ready and waiting the moment you walk in the door
Don’t forget to check out these other recipes for Traditional Summer Barbecue that you can make in the slow cooker.

And a little more Grilling and Barbecue goodness

Did you know that you can make these EASY Freezer Marinades, pour them over frozen meat and pop them back in the freezer until you’re ready to pull them out and toss them on the grill? It’s true. Simple. Tasty. Everybody wins!

And while your meat is marinating and grilling, here are a few perfect Barbeque sides to add to the table.
Before you shut the grill down, toss some pineapple slices on for this wonderfully sweet and light Grilled Pineapple Dessert.

Granted, June is designated as National Barbecue Month and that’s a good enough reason to bust out your favorite barbecue sauce and try some of the recipes above. But let’s be honest, BBQ & grilling isn’t just for June or even summer for that matter. Is there a better way to brighten up a cold winter day than a slow cooker barbecue dinner? Let’s hear it for menus that are tasty problem-solvers all year round!

Happy grilling!

50s Prime Time Burgers

October 4, 2016 by Tiffany King 1 Comment

A couple of weeks ago I printed off an Eat at Home Meal Plan that included 50s Prime Time Meatloaf. I love that meatloaf, but I really wanted to grill out instead.

Thankfully, I realized that the meatloaf recipe would make fantastic burgers! I adapted it by skipping the bread crumbs and eggs, but using the rest of the ingredients. It made wonderful burgers that had lots of flavor and were very moist.

I chose to top the burgers with white American cheese. That was really good, but I think next time I’ll try cheddar instead.

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Ginger Peach Pork Tenderloin

June 24, 2015 by Tiffany King 5 Comments

One of my goals for this summer is to increase my grilling skills. I’ve been wanting a ceramic grill for a while, but now is not the time for us to buy. So I’m committed to really learning to use the gas grill.

I’ve cooked on a gas grill for years, but I’ve never really tried to learn any techniques. But this year, I’ve really been working on seeking out good grilling methods.

Enter this 7-6-5 Method for grilling pork tenderloins. This is so easy and so full of flavor! I’ve done this multiple times already. The process involves brining the pork for about 45 minutes. Brining just means pouring cool water mixed with kosher salt and sugar over the pork and letting it sit in the fridge. It couldn’t be simpler.

After the brine, I pat the meat dry and usually give it a generous sprinkle of McCormick Montreal Steak Seasoning or McCormick Maple Smokehouse Seasoning. But this time I decided to give it an extra summery flare and use peaches.

I pureed a couple of peaches, added McCormick ground ginger and rubbed the meat down with the peach sauce. The sugar in the peaches gave the pork a nice char on the outside.

To serve along with the meat, I added a teaspoon each of brown sugar and soy sauce to the remaining puree and warmed it in the microwave for a minute. The ginger, peach and pork make a wonderful combination!

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Easy Grilled Pizza

May 16, 2013 by KateS 3 Comments

Grilled pizza is one of my favorite summer meals. It’s easy, involves almost no planning and it’s super quick. The first time I tried this I was thinking, there’s no way this is going to work! But it works and it works really well.

The ingredients for grilled pizza are the same as you’d use for a traditional pizza:

I like to prep everything inside and lay it out on a cutting board to take outside. This seems to keep things contained a little better, and it’s easier than carrying a million things back and forth to the kitchen. It’s also a great idea to have everything prepped before you start – these cook quickly!

In a nutshell, you plop your dough onto the preheated grill. When the bottom is firm and has grill lines (after about a minute on the grill), you flip it over. [Read more…] about Easy Grilled Pizza

23 Grill Recipes for Weeknight Dinners

June 15, 2012 by Tiffany King 1 Comment

I love using grill recipes to get dinner on the table. It’s quick. There are no pans to clean. And it doesn’t heat up the kitchen.

Although I like to grill chicken legs or other cuts of meat with bones, I usually stick with quicker-to-cook foods for our weeknight fare. I’m a lazy griller. I like to throw the meat on, walk away to finish the side dishes and come back to flip the meat to the other side. I know this isn’t the way the experts do it, but it works for getting dinner on the table fast.

(I do have a fantastic BBQ Rib recipe that requires a bit more babysitting. It is so worth it though!)

One of my favorite time savers is to grill a lot of boneless chicken and store it in the freezer for quick meals.