20 Go To Grilling Recipes For Summer

Are you tired of the same ol grilling recipes?  If so, you are in the right place. šŸ˜‰
Today I’m looking to branch beyond the ol trusty traditional burgs and dogs, for a lineup that is bursting with flavor and variety.
These grilling recipes come from the best food bloggers in the business, and you’ll quickly see why.
You’ll find the web’s best grilling recipes for chicken, shrimp, steak, burgers, sides, and even desserts!
The only thing left to do is make sure your outdoor spaces are looking amazing before your guests arrive.
Let’s get to it!

Grilling Recipes For Meaty Main Dishes

#1) Grilled BBQ Chicken Bacon Pineapple Kabobs

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What’s not to love about this combination?  Sweetness of the pineapple, tang of the BBQ, and tender juicy chicken that sizzles along side bacon.
It’s a sure crowd pleaser.  Head over to Butter With A Side of Bread for the recipe!

#2) Worlds Best Steak Marinade

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This delicious marinade from Sparkles To Sprinkles is one of the highest reviewed marinades on the internet.
It features savory notes of worcestershire, garlic, and soy sauce and a surprisingly rich balance of honey, black pepper and balsamic vinegar.
Follow the link the for the full recipe, you steak will thank you.

#3) Best Grilling Recipe for Chicken (w/ marinade)

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Similar to the marinade above, the Mom On Timout blog presents this to die for marinade.
She adds additional fresh notes of lemon and rosemary for unforgettable flavor!

#4) Best Grilling Recipe For Shrimp

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AllRecipes.com features this delicious shrimp recipe from BLONDIEPEREZ.
With over 4,000 people documenting making this recipe (and who knows how many others), it’s received a steady 5 star review rating and is going to be one you will want to try.
Fresh basil helps make this recipe surprisingly flavorful and ‘one of the best grilled shrimp recipes EVER!’ according to satisfied shrimp grillers.

#5) Grilled Sausage & Veggie Foil Packs

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Chelsea’s Messy Apron provides this tasty recipe tutorial.
They are easy to make, low carb, and will make cleaning up a breeze!  The fat in the sausages help cook the vegetables beautifully!

#6) Best Grilling Recipe For Pork Chops

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Pork chops?  Yes please!  The Plain Chicken serves up this insanely popular pork chop recipe.
Combine your favorite barbecue sauce with some flavorful spices you’ll probably all ready have on hand and you’re good to go.

#7) Grilled Balsamic Glazed Steak Rolls

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I love this recipe idea from tbsp.   Thin cut flank steak or sirloin makes these roll ups flavorful and fresh.
They are fun spin from the kabob, and the presentation is gorgeous.  Perfect for entertaining!

#8) Grilled Shrimp Tacos with Avocado Salsa

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What could be better than the awesome grilled shrimp recipe above?  Putting it into a taco of course.
The Girl Who Ate Everything offers this flavorful mexican spiced recipe with fresh salsa to boot.  Yum!

#9) Caprese Balsamic Grilled Chicken

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Thank you Closet Cooking for this gorgeous photo and recipe!
You’ll love how this balsamic reduction and fresh mozzarella elevates the ordinary grilled chicken breasts.  A perfect recipe to entertain with!

#10) Mouth Watering Grilled Burger Recipes

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How does a person include just ONE burger recipe?  That’s pretty much impossible if you ask me!
Joyful Healthy Eats is here to help though with her collection of 22 of the best burger recipes out there.
You’re welcome.

Grilling Recipes For Summer Side Dishes

#11) Grilled Baby Potatoes With Rosemary

Simple, seasoned, and perfect.  Some of the simplest recipes help showcase some of the most flavorful fresh ingredients.
This is definitely the case in the grilled potatoes recipe from A Virtual Vegan.

#12) Sweet Potato Grilling Recipe

The same goes for this delicious grilled sweet potato recipe from Simply Recipes.
The fresh cilantro and tart citrus are the perfect balance to the hearty sweet potatoes.  They are incredibly healthy too!

#13) Grilled Mexican Street Corn

The Recipe Critic here to help us master Mexican corn.  I love corn on the cob in any variety…but in late summer after you’ve been indulging in it for a number of meals it is fun to find new ways to mix it up.
This would pair really well with the grilled shrimp tacos above.  Mix up a margarita and let me know what time I should come over! šŸ˜‰

#14) Grilled Parmesan Garlic Asparagus

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The Recipe Critic provides us this simple, salty, flavorful perfection.
It’s so nice to be able to cook all meal courses on the grill, and these little babies will be ready in just a matter of minutes!

#15) Grilled Bacon Wrapped Asparagus

Slim Sanity shows you how to make these adorable little bundles.  One note on these, consider par cooking the bacon before grilling.
If you’re using a thick cut bacon it can be difficult to get the bacon crisp before the asparagus are tempted to burn.  šŸ™‚

#16) Balsamic Grilled Zucchini

Zucchini never had it so good in this recipe from Valerie’s Kitchen.  If you plant zucchini in your garden you know that it’s easy to become over run with it.
This surprisingly flavorful recipe will give you a new spin on the familiar flavor.

#17) Bacon & Brussel Sprout Skewers Grilling Recipe

Pop Sugar features this kabobs.  Again, par cooking the bacon will result in maximum crispness if you’re into that sort of thing.  You know I am! šŸ˜‰
These are so good…bursting with flavor.

Dessert Grilling Recipes

#18) Grilled Cinnamon Sugar Peaches

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There is nothing better than the flavor of fresh peaches in the summer time!
High Heels & Grills shows you how to simply season and perfectly grill these little beauties!  Add vanilla ice cream and you’re in heaven.

#19) Dessert Grilling Recipe: Bloomin’ Grilled Apples

The bloomin’ onion can step aside.  The Gunny Sack showcases this seriously tasty dessert.
Warm grilled apples, cinnamon, pecans, and ice cream.  How can that go wrong?

#20) Grilled Banana S’mores

Simple & Seasonal offers this awesome dessert.  It’s not just for the kids…though they are going to love it!
This recipe has all of the flavor of bananas foster with none of the work over the stovetop.  So good!

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