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30 Best Grilling Recipes for the Best Barbecues

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A collection of 30 best grilling recipes to make the most of summer! From foil pack meals to kabobs and skewers, grilled chicken, salmon, shrimp, burgers and potatoes, you'll find the recipes you need to make the best barbecued dinner right here! All of these barbecue recipes are gluten-free.

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30 favourite grilling recipes for summer

I've rounded up my 30 favourite grilling recipes for you so they're all in one place. These are the best barbecue recipes I turn to again and again during the summer. They're all gluten-free, and some are keto and/or paleo approved, too.

From Kabobs and Skewers, Foil-Pack Recipes, Grilled Chicken, Chicken Salads and Shrimp Salads to Chicken Burgers, you'll find something perfect for your next barbecue!

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Best BBQ recipes for Kabobs or Skewers

Food on a stick is fun to eat! You can usually prepare kabobs or skewers ahead of time and have them ready to grill when it's time to eat. You'll find lots of choices here for chicken, shrimp or potato kabobs.

Greek Lemon Chicken Kabobs with Tzatziki

Chicken kabobs on skewers on a board with a bowl of tzatziki sauce.
Greek Lemon Chicken Kabobs with Tzatziki
Juicy Greek Lemon Chicken Kabobs make an easy, flavourful meal! Serve with homemade Tzatziki Sauce for an easy dinner with delicious Greek flavours.
Greek Lemon Chicken Kabobs with Tzatziki
Greek lemon chicken kabobs on skewers.

10-Minute Grilled Chimichurri Shrimp Skewers

Shrimp skewers with Chimichurri sauce on a white platter.
10 Minute Grilled Chimichurri Shrimp Skewers
These 10 Minute Grilled Chimichurri Shrimp Skewers are loaded with bright fresh herb flavours from easy-to-make chimichurri sauce. A low carb, keto and paleo-friendly recipe. 
10 Minute Grilled Chimichurri Shrimp Skewers
Appetizer size Chimichurri shrimp kabobs on a white platter.

Easy Thai Chicken Skewers

A platter of Thai-flavoured skewered chicken kabobs.
Easy Thai Chicken Skewers
These succulent spicy Easy Thai Chicken Skewers are quick to prepare, and they're paleo too!
Easy Thai Chicken Skewers
Easy Thai Chicken Skewers on a bed of rice.

Rosemary Honey Mustard Chicken Kabobs

Grilled rosemary mustard chicken kabobs on skewers.
Rosemary Honey Mustard Chicken Kabobs
These Grilled Rosemary Honey Mustard Chicken Kabobs are tender bites of juicy chicken, glazed with a delicious rosemary honey-mustard sauce.
Rosemary Honey Mustard Chicken Kabobs
Grilled rosemary mustard chicken kabobs on skewers.

Easy Japanese Chicken Yakitori Skewers

A platter of Japanese Yakitori Skewers.
Easy Japanese Chicken Yakitori Skewers
These Easy Japanese Chicken Yakitori Skewers are traditional Japanese food, grilled and basted with a sweet and savoury sauce and topped with a zesty sesame-lemon sprinkle.
Easy Japanese Chicken Yakitori Skewers
Easy Japanese Chicken Yakitori Skewers.

Korean Style Skewered Chicken Strips

Korean Ginger-Garlic Glazed Chicken Skewers ready to serve
Korean Style Skewered Chicken Strips
Sweet and spicy, salty and succulent, these Ginger-Garlic Glazed Korean Chicken Skewers need no special ingredients. They're fun to eat, grilled food-on-a-stick! This recipe is suitable for paleo diets.
Korean Style Skewered Chicken Strips
Ginger-Garlic Glazed Korean Chicken Skewers

Grilled Lemon Garlic Potato Kabobs

Potato Kabobs skewered with shallots
Grilled Lemon Garlic Potato Kabobs
Make these Lemon Garlic Potato Kabobs at any time of year! Cook potatoes until tender, toss in a marinade made with lemon, garlic and chives, thread on to skewers alternatively with shallots (or onions) and grill until skins are crispy.
Grilled Lemon Garlic Potato Kabobs
Grilled Lemon Garlic Potato Kabobs with shallots

Grilled Cajun Prawn Kabobs with Pineapple

Grilled Cajun Prawn Kabobs on skewers.
Grilled Cajun Prawn Kabobs with Pineapple
These grilled Cajun Prawn Kabobs are skewered with pineapple and cooked to perfection over high heat. They're packed with smoky, spicy flavours! An ideal appetizer or main dish year round. Gluten-free, paleo and low-carb!
Grilled Cajun Prawn Kabobs with Pineapple
Grilled Cajun Prawn or Shrimp Skewers with pineapple on a small white plate

Simple Chicken Satay with Peanut Sauce

Chicken satay skewers with a bowl of peanut sauce.
Simple Chicken Satay with Peanut Sauce
Chicken Satay with Peanut Sauce is an easy-to-make meal that's packed with flavour. Sizzling chicken skewers are grilled to perfection and served with a rich, creamy peanut sauce that will have you coming back for seconds!
Simple Chicken Satay with Peanut Sauce
Dipping a chicken satay skewer into a bowl of peanut dipping sauce.

Foil-Pack Grilled Meals

Prepare foil-packed meals ahead of time, refrigerate and dinner's a breeze! These meals are easy to clean-up, making them perfect for camping trips, too.

Wild Salmon and Veggies in Foil Packets

Wild salmon and vegetables cooked in a foil packet.
Wild Salmon and Veggies in Foil Packets
Make a healthy dinner of baked or grilled salmon and veggies in foil packets in less than 30 minutes!
Wild Salmon and Veggies in Foil Packets
Wild salmon and vegetables cooked in a foil packet.

Easy Chicken Fajitas in Foil Packets

Easy Chicken Fajitas in Foil Packets.
Easy Chicken Fajitas in Foil Packets
Relax and enjoy your day, knowing that dinner is ready with these easy make-ahead meals of juicy chicken fajitas in foil packets. Grill, then load them up with your favourite fajita fixings! Easy prep, easy clean-up.
Easy Chicken Fajitas in Foil Packets
cooked chicken breast fajitas in foil packet

Honey Dijon Glazed Salmon in Foil

Honey Dijon Glazed Salmon in Foil.
Honey Dijon Glazed Salmon in Foil
This Honey Dijon Glazed Salmon recipe has been a family favourite for years. It's quick and easy to make. Cooked in foil, you can grill it or bake it. Paleo and gluten-free.
Honey Dijon Glazed Salmon in Foil
Honey Mustard Glazed Salmon made with grainy mustard on a plate with broccoli florets.

Crispy Grilled Potatoes with Blue Cheese, Chives and Bacon

Close up view of grilled potatoes with cheese.
Crispy Grilled Potatoes with Blue Cheese, Chives and Bacon
There's nothing not to love about these Crispy Grilled Potatoes with Blue Cheese, Chives and Bacon. Cooked in foil on the grill, they're easy to make!
Crispy Grilled Potatoes with Blue Cheese, Chives and Bacon
grilled blue cheese potatoes in foil.

Grilled Chicken Recipes

These recipes showcase the versatility of grilled chicken. Whether you're looking for a quick and easy weeknight meal or planning a backyard barbecue, these recipes provide delicious and succulent grilled chicken dishes that are sure to become family favourites.

Lots of flavour in these three favourite barbecued chicken dishes! Serve with a salad or sides to round out your meal.

Blackberry Glazed Chicken Thighs

Close-up view of Blackberry Glazed Chicken Thighs.
Blackberry Glazed Chicken Thighs
These oven-baked, one-pan Blackberry Glazed Chicken Thighs are glazed with a delicious slightly sweet, slightly tangy sauce made with fresh or frozen blackberries.
Blackberry Glazed Chicken Thighs
Blackberry Glazed Chicken Thighs in a white round serving dish sprinkled with fresh parsley

Cajun Chicken Thighs with Zesty Quinoa

A serving dish full of barbecued Cajun chicken thighs on quinoa.
Cajun Chicken Thighs with Zesty Quinoa
These Cajun Chicken Thighs with Zesty Quinoa are quick enough for a weeknight meal, and delicious enough for a dinner party or backyard BBQ. Made with a simple rub of Cajun seasoning and served on a bed of fluffy quinoa, they're smoky spicy flavours are perfectly balanced.
Cajun Chicken Thighs with Zesty Quinoa
Cajun Chicken Thighs on quinoa with salad in the background

Caribbean Jerk Chicken Breasts

A sliced jerk chicken breast on a cauliflower couscous salad.
Caribbean Jerk Chicken Breasts
Savour hot and fiery flavours with these Caribbean Jerk Chicken Breasts. Make grilled, Instant Pot or oven-baked jerk chicken with this jerk sauce recipe.
Caribbean Jerk Chicken Breasts
Sliced Caribbean jerk chicken breast on a mango couscous salad.

Grilled Chicken Salads and Shrimp Salads

Grilled chicken salads make dinner time seem casual, and yet they're a great way to pack in lots of veggies, too!

These grilled chicken salads and shrimp salads are perfect for light lunches or satisfying dinners. From the smoky charred taste of grilled chicken to succulent grilled shrimp, these salads showcase the perfect combination of grilled proteins with crisp greens, assorted vegetables, and delicious dressings.

 Avocado, Grilled Peach and Chipotle Shrimp Salad with Bacon

Avocado Grilled Peach and Chipotle Shrimp Salad overhead view.
 Avocado, Grilled Peach and Chipotle Shrimp Salad with Bacon
This Avocado, Grilled Peach and Chipotle Shrimp Salad combines grilled sweet peaches, creamy avocado, spicy shrimp and smoky bacon, all on a bed of garden fresh greens. Topped with a peach dressing, this makes a complete dinner salad.
 Avocado, Grilled Peach and Chipotle Shrimp Salad with Bacon
Avocado Grilled Peach and Chipotle Shrimp Salad overhead view

Blackberry Balsamic Grilled Chicken Salad

Close up view of a bowl of blackberry balsamic grilled chicken salad with barbecued chicken.
Blackberry Balsamic Grilled Chicken Salad
This Blackberry Balsamic Grilled Chicken Salad has an appetizing blend of sweet and savory flavours. Tossed with a dressing made with rich balsamic vinegar and sweet blackberries, this is an ideal summertime dinner salad. Keto and Paleo.
Blackberry Balsamic Grilled Chicken Salad
Blackberry Balsamic Grilled Chicken Salad

Chimichurri Chicken Dinner Salad

Close up view of chimichurri chicken salad.
Chimichurri Chicken Dinner Salad
This Chimichurri Chicken Dinner Salad has bold flavours from easy-to-make Chimichurri dressing. Boneless chicken, avocado and mixed greens make this a quick dinner. 
Chimichurri Chicken Dinner Salad
A bowl of chimichurri chicken salad with a sliced chicken breast, avocado and fresh veggies.

Marinated Lemon Chicken Greek Salad with Mint

Close-up overhead view of a shallow bowl of Greek Chicken Salad with grilled chicken and colourful vegetables.
Marinated Lemon Chicken Greek Salad with Mint
A skinny dinner salad with a dressing that doubles as a marinade!  Before marinating the chicken, set aside half the marinade to use as dressing. Add a teaspoon of honey to the dressing. A colourful, crunchy marinated lemon chicken Greek salad with fresh mint and herbs.
Marinated Lemon Chicken Greek Salad with Mint
Overhead view of a round shallow bowl with Greek Chicken Salad with Mint leaves.

Caribbean Shredded Jerk Chicken Salad

Adding dressing to Caribbean Shredded Jerk Chicken Salad.
Caribbean Shredded Jerk Chicken Salad
Caribbean Shredded Jerk Chicken Salad with Mango, Oranges, Avocado and Citrus Vinaigrette. Perfectly balanced flavours in a healthy tropical salad. 
Caribbean Shredded Jerk Chicken Salad
Pouring Citrus Vinaigrette on Caribbean Shredded Jerk Chicken Salad_

Greek Chicken Cobb Salad

Overhead view of Greek Chicken Cobb Salad on a large rectangular serving platter with ingredients in rows.
Greek Chicken Cobb Salad--Family Style
Enjoy this nutritious Greek Chicken Cobb Salad recipe! Packed with veggies, protein and Mediterranean flavours, it's an easy family meal.
Greek Chicken Cobb Salad--Family Style
Greek chicken Cobb Salad ingredients in rows on a large white platter.

Skinny Greek Chicken Bowl with Watermelon and Feta

Pouring-dressing-on-skinny-Greek-chicken-bowl.
Skinny Greek Chicken Bowl with Watermelon and Feta
This Skinny Greek Chicken Bowl with Watermelon and Feta, drizzled with Balsamic dressing features succulent chicken marinated with lemon and herbs, sweet watermelon, feta cheese and Kalamata olives.
Skinny Greek Chicken Bowl with Watermelon and Feta
Greek chicken salad with watermelon and feta cheese.

Best BBQ Recipes for Chicken Burgers

Enjoy delicious and budget-friendly chicken burgers with this collection of recipes made with ground chicken.

These recipes prove that you don't need to break the bank to indulge in a satisfying burger experience. From classic herb-infused patties to bold and spicy seasonings, these budget-friendly chicken burgers offer a variety of options to suit different tastes.

Serve with a gluten-free bun, or serve open-faced! Your choice. Casual, easy and full of incredible flavours from around the world.

Open Faced Harissa Chicken Burgers 

Harissa chicken burger topped with tomato and red onion.
Open Faced Harissa Chicken Burgers with Yogurt Sauce
Get grilling and enjoy these unique and tasty Moroccan Harissa Chicken Burgers for dinner tonight. Slight spicy lean chicken burgers topped with a cool creamy sauce flavoured with garlic, lemon and mint bring the flavours of North Africa to your kitchen table. Ready in less than 30 minutes! Low carb and keto-friendly. 
Open Faced Harissa Chicken Burgers with Yogurt Sauce
An open-faced harissa flavoured chicken burger with lettuce tomato and red onion.

Chicken Fajita Burgers with Tomatillo Guacamole

Chicken Fajita Burgers with tomatillo guacamole.
Chicken Fajita Burgers with Tomatillo Guacamole
A 30-minute meal with pizzazz! Spicy Southwestern flavours in juicy paleo chicken fajita burgers, topped with seared peppers and onions and served with tomatillo guacamole!
A fajita chicken burger on a bun topped with peppers.

Chipotle Chicken Burgers with Fresh Peach Salsa

Overhead view of chipotle chicken burger on a plate with peach salsa, greens, red onion and a red pepper ring
Chipotle Chicken Burgers with Fresh Peach Salsa
Heat up the grill and relax with this easy meal of Chipotle Chicken Burgers with Fresh Peach Salsa. Great for lazy summer days or for busy week nights!
Chipotle Chicken Burgers with Fresh Peach Salsa
Chipotle Chicken Burger with a slice of red onion and red pepper with greens and peach salsa

Greek Chicken Burgers with Spinach and Feta

Greek Chicken Burger with spinach and feta on a brioche bun with lemon-garlic feta spread, sliced tomato, pickled red onions and lettuce leaves.
Greek Chicken Burgers with Spinach and Feta
Air Fry or grill these Greek Chicken Burgers with Spinach and Feta Cheese, then serve them with this delicious Lemon-Garlic Feta Spread. A taste of the Mediterranean, right in your backyard! These juicy burgers are made with ground chicken, spinach, feta cheese and herbs. Serve open-faced or with a bun, they're delicious either way!
Greek Chicken Burgers with Spinach and Feta
Greek Chicken Burger with spinach and feta on a brioche bun with lemon-garlic feta spread, sliced tomato, pickled red onions and lettuce leaves.

Grilled Sides, Desserts and Drinks!

And more! Grilling time doesn't always involve protein! Here are a few more favourite recipes to try at your next barbecue.

Grilled Halloumi Peach and Tomato Salad

Grilled Halloumi Peach and Tomato Salad overhead view
Grilled Halloumi, Peach and Tomato Salad with Croutons
This delicious heirloom tomato salad has sweet grilled peaches, crisp croutons and grilled halloumi cheese. It's topped with fresh basil and a simple balsamic dressing.
Grilled Halloumi, Peach and Tomato Salad with Croutons
Overhead square image of grilled Halloumi Peach and Tomato Salad on a white background

Homemade cherry barbecue sauce

Homemade cherry barbecue sauce on chicken thighs.
Homemade Cherry Barbecue Sauce without Ketchup
This homemade cherry barbecue sauce is made without ketchup! Made with naturally sweetened fruit, it has no added sugar. Use either fresh or frozen cherries or plums.
Homemade Cherry Barbecue Sauce without Ketchup
a small bowl of cherry barbecue sauce near grilled chicken.

Grilled Peaches with Honey-Lemon Drizzle

Grilled Peaches with honey-lemon drizzle.
Grilled Peaches with Honey-Lemon Drizzle
Grilled peaches make a decadent and delicious dessert. Flavoured with honey, lemon, vanilla and a hint of cinnamon, they're quick and easy to make. Serve with coconut whip, whipped cream or ice cream for a summertime dessert.
Grilled Peaches with Honey-Lemon Drizzle
Close up view of grilled peaches topped with whipped cream

Pineapple Strawberry Sangria with Grilled Pineapple

Tall glasses of pineapple sangria with strawberries and lime.
Grilled Pineapple Strawberry Sangria
Try this white wine Grilled Pineapple Strawberry Sangria at your next outdoor party! Grilling the pineapple brings out its natural sweetness and adds flavour to this fruity, bubbly Sangria.
Grilled Pineapple Strawberry Sangria
Two glasses of Grilled Pineapple Strawberry Sangria with lime slices, strawberries, pineapple and mint leaves

Round out your barbecue with extras!

Start your barbecue dinner off with a fun appetizer. You'll find oodles of ideas for appetizers and dips in my Appetizers index.

Summer Drinks? Check for great ideas in my Drinks and Cocktails index. Looking for mocktails: Here's a collection of Easy Fruity Mocktail Recipes for kids and adults alike!

Short on healthy salad ideas? Have a look in my Salads and Dressings index.

Looking for casual desserts to go with your grilled dinner ideas? Try these: 12 Gluten-Free Mini Desserts in Jars

Time to clean your grill and enjoy the season!

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