30 Tasty Summer BBQ Recipes
Summer is the perfect time to fire up the grill and enjoy delicious meals outdoors. These tasty summer BBQ recipes are perfect for backyard cookouts, family gatherings, and sunny weekends.
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From flavorful mains to crowd-pleasing sides, there’s something here everyone will love. Get ready to make your summer BBQs even more delicious!
Spicy Grilled Shrimp
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Indulge in the vibrant flavors of summer with this Spicy Grilled Shrimp recipe. This dish brings together succulent shrimp, fresh vegetables, and a bold, zesty Zhoug sauce. It’s a perfect blend of heat, freshness, and oceanic delight, creating a memorable meal that’s sure to tantalize your taste buds.
BBQ Rib Recipe
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Tender, juicy and delicious this BBQ Rib Recipe is baked and then grilled to finish them off creating a delicious and addictive recipe that you will keep on making.
Set them in the oven to bake and get them nice and tender, then finish them off on the grill with BBQ sauce.
Grilled Italian Chicken Breasts
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Grilled Italian chicken breasts have a marinade recipe that’s flavorful, easy and is a staple in our house especially in the spring and summer. You’ll love this technique for grilling juicy chicken breast every time, and the marinade flavor goes with so many other flavors.
BBQ Chicken Skewers
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If you’re looking to spice up your next grilled skewers, try these dry rub BBQ Chicken Skewers with peppers and onions. An easy recipe ready in about 40 minutes.
Use your favorite veggies on the skewers and have this healthy dinner recipe in no time.
Smoked Baby Back Ribs
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These smoked baby back ribs come out really tender, sweet, smoky, and perfect for summer BBQs or cookouts paired with your preferred sides.Bold, juicy and packed with smoky flavor, these smoked baby back ribs are the ultimate summer BBQ centerpiece.
Grilled Chicken Drumsticks
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This easy recipe uses simple ingredients like olive oil, apple cider vinegar, and a homemade spice mix to create a juicy chicken with crispy skin—perfect for summer potlucks, BBQ parties.
Slow Cooker BBQ Ranch Chicken Sandwiches
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Slow-cooker BBQ Ranch Chicken Sandwiches are the perfect weeknight dinner! Only 5 minutes of hands-on work are required before the crockpot finishes this meal for you.
Burger Hobo Packets
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These delicious and easy to make campfire foil packet dinners are the perfect weeknight family meal. Make Burger Hobo Packets in the oven, over a campfire, on the grill or in a smoker. The best part is that cleaning up is a breeze.
Slow Cooker Root Beer Pulled Pork
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This Slow Cooker Pulled Pork with Root Beer will be an absolute hit at your next BBQ. No oven, no fuss, just cooking it low and slow in the crockpot. The pork is cooked in a rich sauce of root beer, BBQ sauce, and the perfect combination of seasonings for extra flavor until it is fall-apart tender.
Slow Cooker BBQ Beef Brisket
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This Slow Cooker BBQ Beef Brisket is the easiest way to make tender, flavorful brisket. It takes just 5 ingredients and 5 minutes of prep perfect for busy days when you want a no-fuss dinner that still tastes like you spent all day in the kitchen.
BBQ Ribs
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Get ready to embark on a culinary journey that will leave your taste buds tingling with delight. This BBQ Ribs Pork recipe is your ticket to a sublime feast that brings together mouthwatering flavors and textures in perfect harmony.
Cherry Chipotle Barbecue Cheeseburger
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This Cherry Chipotle Barbecue Cheeseburger combines fantastic flavors for one of my best burgers yet. Creamy cheese, flavorful Cherry Chipotle Barbecue sauce, and fresh onion highlight this absolutely delicious burger.
BBQ Pork Chops
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These BBQ pork chops are bone-in pork chops brined in garlic and spices, then grilled to perfection and basted with barbecue sauce. An easy dinner option that’s perfect for summer entertaining.
Pineapple Chicken Kabobs
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These pineapple chicken kabobs are a simple grilled dinner made with marinated chicken, sweet pineapple, bell peppers, and red onion. The combination of soy sauce, honey, garlic, and ginger creates a savory-sweet marinade that pairs perfectly with juicy grilled chicken.
Bison Kebabs for Summer BBQ
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Fire up the grill with these juicy Bison Kebabs for Summer BBQ, a healthy, flavorful twist on classic kabobs. Made with tender bison, fresh veggies, and bold seasonings, these kebabs are perfect for easy summer dinners, backyard cookouts, and outdoor parties.
Muffaletta Cheeseburger
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Juicy Muffaletta Cheeseburgers loaded with savory olive salad, melty cheese, and bold Italian flavors make the ultimate twist on a classic burger. Perfect for quick weeknight dinners, backyard grilling, or game day.
Best Grilled BBQ Chicken Legs Recipe
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This chicken drumsticks recipe is a major crowd-pleaser. It features a perfect blend of spices and a smoky, caramelized BBQ sauce. This recipe is super easy to make and uses simple ingredients you probably already have in your pantry.
Mediterranean Grilled Salmon Kabobs Recipe
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These Mediterranean Grilled Salmon Kabobs are simple, healthy and ready quickly for the perfect summer family dinner or outdoor BBQ. Paired with fresh veggies and tzatziki sauce for the perfect finish.
Grilled Pineapple and Swordfish Kebabs With Cilantro Lime Rice
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Grilled Pineapple and Swordfish Kebabs may sound a bit exotic but they are incredibly easy, nutritious, and delicious. For great results, after marinating the swordfish in garlic and lime, BBQ grill it, before adding it to the skewers along with pineapple and peppers.
Backyard Burgers
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Fire up the grill for juicy, flavor-packed backyard burgers that are perfect for summer cookouts, family dinners, and weekend gatherings. This easy burger recipe delivers tender, mouthwatering patties with simple ingredients and bold taste.
Smoked Salmon Sliders
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These smoked salmon sliders deliver both in style. Made with juicy, seasoned Pacific salmon filets and topped with tangy pickled onions and zippy wasabi aioli, they’re a guaranteed hit at any cookout. Pretzel buns add a satisfying chew, while fresh arugula gives a peppery kick.
Chicken Fajita Burgers
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Juicy Chicken Fajita Burgers packed with bold Tex-Mex flavor, sautéed peppers, onions, and perfectly seasoned chicken. This easy burger recipe is perfect for quick weeknight dinners, backyard grilling, and family-friendly meals.
Grilled Pineapple Chicken Skewers with Polynesian Glaze
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Grilled pineapple chicken skewers with a sweet and tangy Polynesian glaze are perfect for an easy family dinner option or for serving at your next BBQ. This easy chicken and pineapple skewer recipe is sure to quickly become a favorite with your family.
Grilled Peach Salad
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Imagine a salad that’s a perfect blend of sweet, tangy, and savory flavors. That’s what you get with this Grilled Peach Salad. It’s not just any salad; it’s a colorful mix of grilled peaches, crisp arugula, juicy blueberries, and creamy feta cheese.
Grilled Lamb Chops
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These grilled lamb chops are coated in a savory garlic and herb marinade, then cooked to tender perfection. A quick and easy dinner option that’s both easy and elegant.These grilled lamb chops are one of the best ways to enjoy this cut of meat and they take just minutes to put together.
Shrimp Foil Packets
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Shrimp Foil Packets are a super simple dinner dish that is low-carb but filled with flavor. With delicious, succulent shrimp, and tender asparagus, these foil packs are perfect for an easy weeknight dinner or weekend cookout option.
Grilled Hawaiian Beef Kabobs
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Grilled Hawaiian Beef Kabobs are such an amazing yet simple recipe, you will be making them all year long. Your favorite island flavors come together with tender beef in a glorious kabob marinade along with juicy pineapple and a rainbow of perfectly cooked vegetables.
Grilled Chicken Club Sandwich Recipe
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This Grilled Chicken Club Sandwich is perfect for summer grilling, or a weeknight family dinner with the family. A play on the classic BLT with the addition of juicy grilled chicken.
This Grilled Chicken Club Sandwich recipe is simple to make and perfect for an outdoor BBQ, weeknight family dinner or meal prep.
BBQ Sausage-Stuffed Grilled Jalapenos
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BBQ Sausage-Stuffed Grilled Jalapenos. Sweet and tangy barbecue sauce and sausage stuffing, stuffed in spicy delicious jalapenos, then wrapped in bacon and grilled. Kick up your next tailgate, your next summer party, your next gathering with this fun and tasty nibble.
Easy Grilled Veggie Skewers
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Veggie skewers made with zucchini, red onion, and bell peppers are grilled to perfection and drizzled with tangy balsamic vinegar and brushed with a fresh garlic herb sauce.
