Summer Grilling Recipes to Elevate Your Backyard Cookouts
From kabobs to BBQ classics and seasonal veggies, these easy grilling recipes are perfect for quick weeknight dinners or summer cookouts! Whip up a batch of BBQ pineapple chicken kabobs, carne asada tacos, or even some grilled zucchini for a quick, smoky side dish.
Summer Grilling Recipes to Elevate Your Backyard Cookouts
1. Grilled BBQ Chicken
Seriously the easiest, most delicious marinade ever!! Thanks for coming through with this recipe. It was a hit at our pool party! -Jackie C. Get The Recipe
2. Rosemary Chicken and Peach Salad
Wow! Made this salad tonight! We especially liked the chicken marinade. The perfect summer salad. -Kae Get The Recipe
3. Carne Asada
This was so easy and so good! Made a black bean and corn salad to go with it. Perfect healthy meal! -Angela Get The Recipe
4. Grilled Honey Mustard Chicken Tenders
Made this tonight exactly as posted – so delicious! I feel like a lot of chicken start to seem similar but NOT this one. Very different and unique flavors that tasted amazing. Not overpowering with mustard, just enough. The rosemary added an awesome flavor. -Renee Get The Recipe
5. Grilled Garlic Herb Zucchini
This was absolutely delicious! The zucchini was cooked perfectly and not mushy and the herb dressing was out of this world!! My daughter, who says zucchini is her least favorite veggie, loved it! Can’t wait to make it again! -Mimi Get The Recipe
6. Chicken Satay with Peanut Sauce
Holy moly, this was so good! My husband devoured it and went back for seconds. Actually, I went back for more too! -Jennifer Get The Recipe
7. Grilled Chicken Kabobs
This recipe was a breeze! It came together quickly and had great flavor. Looking forward to the leftovers tonight. I served it with some tumeric rice and I’m thinking tonight over some fresh pitas to mix it up. 5/5! -LME Get The Recipe
8. Thai Chicken Thighs
SO DELICIOUS!! I hardly ever leave reviews, but I had to in this case. Marinated appx 5-6 hours and grilled. I forgot to zest my lime, but it was seriously still SO flavorful!! Thank you for sharing this fabulous recipe!! -Tina Get The Recipe
9. Grilled Steak Salad with Balsamic Vinaigrette
We have made this salad several times for friends to rave reviews! Thank you for introducing us to flank steak. It is a new favorite! -Debi Get The Recipe
10. BBQ Chicken Breasts
OMG! Another winner, I made this for dinner tonight and this is going in my fav folder! Absolutely delish!!! Plan on shredding the leftovers and adding leftover sauce and making sandwiches tomorrow for lunch with some homemade fries!! -Rachael Get The Recipe
11. Grilled Corn with Cilantro Lime Butter
Best corn I’ve ever had!!! I’m not a great cook and I couldn’t mess this up! Thanks for the amazing recipe that I will be using over and over again. It’s a great way for me to use that fresh cilantro from my garden. -Sarah Get The Recipe