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16 Easy Grilling Recipes – from pizza to breakfast!

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By: Rachel GurkPosted: 06/05/2020Updated: 05/24/2021

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Get fired up about this collection of sixteen delicious grilling recipes! Also included are 8 great marinades for chicken and a versatile BBQ rub that will take your grilling up a few notches.

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Are you finding that your meals on the grill are a little ho-hum? Maybe it’s burgers, brats, and hotdogs every time. Easy, but not exactly exciting. Rev up your grill and get ready for some grilling excitement!

About these easy grilling recipes

From grilled pizzas to kabobs, from delicious potatoes on the grill to grilled stuffed French toast (!), you’ll find an exciting variety of recipes here. I promise you, none of them are complicated. They won’t take the whole day to make because that sort of defeats the purpose of grilling, right? You want an easy meal that’s prepared outside so you don’t have to spend the day sweating in your hot kitchen.

Want an easy recipe for grilled salmon? Got it! Like the taste of wood-fired pizza? Try making pizza on the grill. It may not be a wood-fired oven but it sure tastes like it. I have a few easy grilled pizza recipes for you to try. Once you get the hang of grilling pizza, you’ll want to try it with all your favorite toppings. 

Wish you could make dessert on the grill, too? Try grilled fresh pineapple served over your favorite ice cream, topped with bourbon caramel sauce, a fabulous ending to a summer time dinner! A homemade pudding pop would be perfect, too!

And chicken! There’s nothing like marinated chicken done on the grill–so juicy and flavorful! Whether it’s drumsticks, thighs, or boneless skinless chicken breasts, a quick soak in an easy marinade will do wonders! I have a collection of eight great marinades for chicken, including tequila lime (think Qdoba!), ginger garlic soy, and an easy beer marinade.

More of a dry rub kind of cook? Try this versatile BBQ rub on pork chops or ribs, chicken, or salmon. Make a jar of dry rub to keep in your pantry and it’s ready when you are. Just sprinkle the BBQ rub on the meat of your choice, rub it in and let it do its magic while the grill preheats. You’ll get loads of flavor and a nice crispy coating on your meat. 

Make a bowl of creamy coleslaw in the morning or this easy orzo pasta salad to round out the meal. Throw some garlic bread on the grill and you’re good to go. 

So kick back! Get a tall glass of your favorite beverage (maybe this berry mint granita), fire up the grill, sit in the sun, and enjoy outdoor summer cooking! 

Happy grilling!

Easy Grilling Recipes

Get fired up about this collection of sixteen delicious grilling recipes! Also included are 8 great marinades for chicken and a versatile BBQ rub that will take your grilling up a few notches.

Best Grilled Salmon Recipe and Marinade

This is the best grilled salmon recipe! The marinade makes the fish so flavorful and it's ridiculously easy to make! It's going to become your go-to salmon recipe!

Shish Tawook (Lebanese Marinated Chicken Skewers)

Make this Lebanese favorite at home! Shish Tawook will soon be your go-to chicken recipe.

Grilled Pork Kabobs with Apples

 Smoky grilled apples, tender pork chunks, and sweet red onions, with a lemony apricot glaze, make grilled pork kabobs a feast for the tastebuds. 

Grilled Pizza with Arugula Pesto, Corn, and Ham (VIDEO)

This pizza with arugula pesto is basically summer on a perfectly grilled pizza. It's sweet, salty, tangy, chewy, crunchy, subtly spicy (thanks, arugula!), and topped with creamy cheese. It's everything you need in your life.

Seasoned Grilled Potatoes

Complete your barbecued meal with these easy and flavorful seasoned grilled potatoes. They have the perfect amount of spice and can cook on your grill with your other food.

Grilled Chicken Shawarma Drumsticks

These flavorful grilled chicken shawarma drumsticks are going to become a summertime favorite! With the flavors of chicken shawarma that you know and love, you'll want to plan on putting this recipe into regular rotation!

Pizza Quesadilla on the Grill

I love to throw a pizza quesadilla on the grill for the kids when I'm grilling other things, but this pizza quesadilla makes a great quick lunch too!

Bruschetta Chicken Recipe

This bruschetta chicken is the perfect summer chicken recipe and it's made in one pan! Browse all the adaptations to make it your own.

Grilled Shrimp Salad with Garlic Parmesan Italian Vinaigrette

This Grilled Shrimp Salad with Garlic Parmesan Italian Vinaigrette is summer perfection. You'll be full and satisfied without feeling like you need a nap!

Grilled Pizza with Ricotta, Asparagus, and Sausage

Don't reserve the grill for just burgers! Once you try this grilled pizza with ricotta, asparagus, and sausage, you'll never want to make pizza any other way!

BBQ Bourbon Grilled Chicken Stuffed with Peppers and Onions

Summer at its best, this BBQ bourbon grilled chicken is marinated until flavorful and tender and then stuffed with peppers, onions and cheese.

Grilled Pineapple with Caramel Toffee Crunch Ice Cream

This grilled pineapple with caramel toffee crunch ice cream is the perfect simple summer dessert. Everyone loves it, you can make it in about 10 minutes, and it cooks on the grill so you don't have to heat up the house!

Grilled Portobella Mushrooms with Spinach and Cheese

Even if grilling season is over in your nook of the woods *moment of silence*, you can enjoy these Grilled Portobella Mushrooms with Spinach and Cheese made in the oven!

5-ingredient Grilled Pesto Pizza

You’re only 5 ingredients and a hot grill away from a mouthwatering grilled pizza with pesto and tomatoes.

Grilled French Toast Stuffed with Strawberry Basil Cream Cheese

Take your brunch to the grill! This grilled french toast and its strawberry basil cream cheese stuffing will be the perfect brunch centerpiece.

Easy Chicken Cordon Bleu Kabobs with Swiss Cheese Dipping Sauce

These easy chicken cordon bleu kabobs are a super fun take on the traditional combination of chicken with ham. The Swiss cheese dipping sauce will keep you coming back for more.

Bacon Wrapped Chicken Breast Stuffed with Avocado and Cheddar

Bacon wrapped chicken breast stuffed with avocado and cheddar…do I really need to say more than that? This mouthwatering combination is served up on the grill – this recipe will become a summertime favorite!

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  1. Beatrice says

    August 18, 2020 at 7:43 am

    I really enjoyed making the grilled pizza recipe on my new electric grill. Thank you for the innovative idea.

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    • Rachel Gurk says

      August 19, 2020 at 9:00 pm

      You are most welcome! Glad you liked it!

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  2. Jessie Ober says

    June 9, 2020 at 12:24 pm

    Thanks for this round-up, Rachel! I love the grilled salmon recipes. It feels like grilling brings out the flavor of the fish so much more than other cooking techniques. I’ve been bulk ordering really sustainable, well-sourced salmon recently, and so dressing down the recipe has been super important. These were delicious!

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    • Rachel Gurk says

      June 10, 2020 at 4:36 pm

      Glad you like it! And I agree, good salmon doesn’t need much else!

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