If you’re doing some summer grilling, these tasty grilled meat recipes are perfect for your next BBQ! Includes unique and easy grilling recipes for chicken, steak, pork, ribs, and more.
Fire up the grill!
Mmmmm…. grilled meat. It’s officially grilling season and the summertime is perfect for those outdoor grilling days – we fully intend to take advantage!
Pool days, beach parties, and backyard boogies are complete with a cookout, and a grill is necessary. Sure, we’ve all had standard grilled chicken drumsticks, chicken skewers, carne asada, and ribs, but these unique grilling ideas change the way we look at BBQ cooking!
What meats are good for grilling?
We’ve rounded up the best meats to grill for your next cookout. These BBQ meat ideas include grilling chicken, grilled steak recipes, burgers, grilled pork, and more. Here is a list of the best meats to grill:
- beef – steaks, carne asada, hamburger patties, short ribs, brisket, etc.
- chicken – thighs, drums, breasts, wings, go crazy!
- pork – hot dogs, bratwurst, pork chops
- seafood – fish, shrimp, lobster tails, scallops
18 Grilled Meat Recipes To Try At Your Next BBQ
Here are a bunch of tasty grilled meat recipes to try, and yes, a couple of seafood recipes are included. Pair these grilled meat ideas with salad, veggies, and plenty of other side dishes. Whether you use a gas or charcoal grill, you will love these amazing meats!
1. Honey Sriracha grilled chicken skewers – My Organized Chaos
This easy grilling recipe title says everything you need to know about the flavor of this chicken – what an amazing and unique grilled meat dish!
2. Tangy smoked BBQ ribs recipe – Dishing Delish
Ribs are easy meats to grill and these tender pork ribs are covered in rub and smoked slowly until they are falling off the bone perfect!
3. Grilled flank steak fajitas – Art From My Table
These fajitas are made with juicy flank steak and topped with all the fixings for a tasty outdoor grilled meal!
4. Grilled fiesta burgers recipe – Eat Move Make
Have a fiesta in your mouth with this fiesta burger recipe, grilled and seasoned to perfection and topped with your favorite taco-inspired flavors!
5. Mocha rub grilled chicken – The Bewitchin’ Kitchen
This chicken grilling recipe uses a coffee and cocoa rub before grilling for a smoky, sweet flavor. I am adding this to the arsenal of my favorite grilled meat recipes!
6. Grilled porterhouse steak with French onion green beans – Dizzy, Busy, and Hungry
This easy grilling recipe idea uses a tasty porterhouse steak and a foil pouch of French onion green beans, all made together on the grill!
7. Grilled Hawaiian beef kabobs – The Slow Roasted Italian
Thread sirloin steak cubes and veggies onto a skewer for this delicious grilled meat recipe. Baste your kabobs with a special marinade as they cook.
8. Sweet heat bacon wrapped grilled corn – For The Love Of Food
Wrap sweet corn cobs with bacon and jalapenos for this tasty and unique grilling idea. Also if you love corn, try this elote avocado corn dip at your next cookout.
9. Grilled shrimp stuffed avocado – Spaceships and Laserbeams
Combine the flavors of grilled shrimp, mango, and lime and stuff these grilled avocados with deliciousness!
10. Grilled ginger soy chicken recipe – About A Mom
Chicken is usually one of the best grilled meats and this Asian-inspired grilled chicken recipe has a ginger and garlic flavor to love! Stir up the sauce in a bowl and glaze this grilled meat to perfection.
11. Apple cider grilled pork chops – Art From My Table
If you need meat ideas for a BBQ, these tangy grilled pork chops get their flavor from apples and maple.
12. Grilled sausage and shrimp kabobs – Gimmie Some Grilling
These tasty grilled kabobs have jumbo shrimp and smoked sausage and are packed with flavor! Throw these on the grill at your next barbecue.
13. Sweet Hawaiian grilled BBQ chicken dish – Building Our Story
Fire up the grill and get started with this delicious grilled chicken recipe, packed with Hawaiian flavors!
14. BBQ Asian ribs recipe – My Boys And Their Toys
This grilled meat recipes uses a special Chinese herb blend on 2 lbs. of baby back ribs to achieve maximum flavor. That sauce looks pretty darn good!
15. Grilled garlic salmon steaks with vegetables in foil packets – Spaceships and Laserbeams
Throw a salmon steak and some veggies into a foil packet along with some seasonings and achieve the perfect result! See exactly what fresh herbs, spices, and how much garlic to use in this recipe. I’m thinking that a little butter, salt, and pepper wouldn’t hurt here, either!
16. Grilled turkey legs with a spiced marinade – Dining Delish
Watch out Disneyland, because these grilled turkey legs are giving theme parks a run for their money! This looks like a really good grilled meat recipe. Start by marinating these turkey legs and grill them to perfection.
17. Santa Maria BBQ Tri-Tip recipe – A Cork, Fork, and Passport
This is one of my favorite of all of the meat recipes for the grill. Grilled steak is delicious, but there’s nothing quite like a BBQ tri-tip; it’s the best meat!
18. Grilled Cilantro Lime Ribeye Steak – A Foodie Affair
Imagine a tender ribeye steak. grilled just the way you like it, topped with cilantro lime butter. Are you drooling yet?! This is such a great grill recipe idea.
Which easy grilling recipes will you try?
I sure hope you’re firing up the grill this summer, and when you do, these BBQ grilled meat recipes are great to try! Enjoy your summer with your loved ones and some good BBQ outdoors.
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- Grilled Piri Piri Chicken Skewers Recipe
- Elote Avocado Corn Dip – An Easy Mexican Street Corn Recipe
- 32 Summer Party Food Ideas: Memorial Day Weekend, 4th of July, Labor Day
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