Although summer is in full swing, hosting a cookout is always exciting. We all have our favorite grilling specialties, but that’s no reason not to take advantage of the infinite options of all summer flavors! So let’s grab those grilling tongs and invite all our friends, our family or our neighbor, and keep celebrating this seasonal cooking tradition well into September. In preparation of these backyard barbecues and cocktail parties, we’ve rounded up five summer grilling recipes we can’t wait to mix up!
Easy Summer Grilling Recipes
1. Quick Cilantro Lime Grilled Chicken
Brightened with lime juice and served with a cilantro yogurt sauce, this is definitely one of the easiest and most delicious ways to prepare grilled chicken. So easy and so tasty!
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2. Honey Lime Grilled Chicken Salad
Everything about this grilled chicken salad is delicious and it uses the same honey lime mixture for the marinade and for drizzling over.
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3. Spicy Grilled Steak With Parsley Sauce
A tender, juicy, and flavorful grilled steak with a homemade marinade. The garlicky, spicy flavors of the marinade marry beautifully with the richness and fattiness of steak.
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4. Grilled Chicken Bruschetta
These grilled chicken bruschetta are so amazing–with fresh tomatoes, basil, pine nuts and a tangy sweet balsamic glaze on top, it is a winner for a summer cookout.
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5. Grilled Honey Chili Lime Cilantro Chicken
A savory and nourishing grilled chicken perfect recipe for your Summer cookouts. Chicken breasts seasoned in salty, sweet, sour, and spicy marinade (made with Cilantro,lemon juice, honey and Chili) are grilled to a tender finish.
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6. Cabbage Grilled Chicken Salad with Raspberry Balsamic Dressing
Who says summer ultimately says salads and grilling; and this grilled chicken salad brings them all together! This one-bowl meal is an amazing formula to keep you both refreshed and satisfied throughout hot summer days.
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7. Grilled Chicken Skewers with Strawberries
Crank up the heat on your grill and get ready to impress your family and friends with these spicy grilled chicken skewers! The sweet and savory association with cilantro pesto and strawberry salsa make them incredibly juicy and flavorful.
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8. Cilantro Lime Grilled Chicken Tenders
These indulgent cilantro lime grilled chicken tenders will literally melt in your mouth. This will be one of the best things you grill this summer!
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9. Lemon Garlic Butter Salmon Skewers
Lemon Garlic Butter Salmon Skewers are easy, healthy, and so fun to make. Cubed salmon is marinated with a tangy sweet honey lemon garlic butter sauce and threaded onto skewers before jumping right on the grill. It just feels like the most quintessential summer dish!
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