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    Home » Recipe Roundups

    24 Best Recipes for Memorial Day Grilling

    By Emmeline Kemperyd on May 23, 2024, updated May 21, 2024 - Leave a Comment

    We gathered the 24 best recipes for Memorial Day grilling so you can create the perfect celebration for your family and friends. From juicy burgers to flavorful skewers, these dishes are sure to make your barbecue a hit.

    Grilled Lemon Basil Chicken

    Grilled lemon chicken.
    Photo credit: always use butter.

    Make the best Lemon Chicken Marinade in just a few minutes with simple, healthy, ingredients. It's great for grilling, pan frying and oven baking. With olive oil, lemon & basil the chicken comes out so juicy, tender and loaded with flavor.

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    Grilled Halloumi & Watermelon Salad

    Grilled Halloumi & Watermelon Salad
    Photo Credit: The Food Blog.

    This is a perfect summer meal on its own, or alongside any grilled meats, chicken, or fish.

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    Mexican Chicken Marinade

    Air fryer chicken legs.
    Photo credit: always use butter.

    This zesty Mexican Chicken Marinade recipe is a quick, flavor-packed addition to your dinner. Bursting with vibrant spices and tangy citrus, it will transform ordinary chicken into a super tender fiesta of flavors.

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    Spicy Grilled Pineapple Upside Down Cake

    GRILLED SPICY PINEAPPLE UPSIDE DOWN LIME-SCENTED CAKE.
    Photo credit: Eat the Love.

    Fresh grilled pineapple gives this lime-scented cake a hint of smoky upscale flavor. The sprinkling of spicy Korean pepper elevates the cake even further, making it an elegant and sophisticated take on the traditional upside down pineapple cake.

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    Ginger Honey Marinade

    A jar of honey ginger marinade or salad dressing.
    Photo credit: Bowl of Delicious.

    This fresh Ginger and Honey marinade is sweet, tangy, and loaded with the zesty, spicy taste of fresh ginger, and it’s one of the simplest and easiest marinades to make from scratch. You can also use it as a salad dressing, so why not serve your grilled ginger honey chicken with a salad dressed with the same!

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    Lemon Garlic Grilled Chicken

    Lemon garlic chicken.
    Photo credit: Two Healthy Kitchens.

    This super easy and wonderfully flavorful marinade for grilled chicken will become your go-to grilling recipe! Featuring ingredients you’ve already got in your pantry, dinner will be marinating in no time, and ready to grill when you are.

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    Grilled Rosemary Shrimp

    Grilled Rosemary Shrimp
    Photo Credit: What a Girl Eats.

    Grilled rosemary shrimp are so easy to make, and packed with flavor!

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    Grilled Chicken Drumsticks

    Grilled chicken drumsticks.
    Photo credit: Jamil Ghar.

    Are you looking for a tasty excuse to fire up the grill? Grilled chicken drumsticks are just what you’re looking for! These smoky, well-seasoned chicken legs are a healthy and delicious way to get a meal on the table that everyone will love. And the best part? They’re perfect for meal prep!

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    Umami Burgers

    Umami Burgers.
    Photo credit: Pups with Chopsticks.

    Juicy beef and pork burgers recipe, made with ground pork and beef, seasoned with miso and seasonings for some extra umami flavor.

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    Cajun Chicken Foil Packs

    Cajun Chicken Foil Packets.
    Photo credit: Camp Grill Eat.

    These foil packets are an easy grilling meal made with boneless chicken thighs and sliced peppers and onions that are gently infused with Cajun seasoning. They're a mess-free meal that's ready in 30 minutes!

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    Mango and Grilled Shrimp

    Mango and Grilled Shrimp Appetizers
    Photo Credit: The Flavor Bender.

    Juicy, delicious, and Asian-spiced with sweet mangos and crackers - this is an easy, flavourful dish, perfect for summer entertaining!

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    Balsamic Marinated Chicken

    Balsamic marinated chicken.
    Photo credit: Striped Spatula.

    Say goodbye to dry, “boring” chicken! This juicy, flavorful Balsamic Marinated Chicken is easy to make and prep ahead for weeknight dinners. Use it to make an impressive entree chicken salad, or serve it on its own with your favorite sides. This versatile balsamic chicken marinade is great for grilling, baking, or air frying!

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    Grilled Cheesy Tomatoes

    Grilled Tomatoes and Cheese
    Photo Credit: Sustainable Cooks.

    Full of flavor, these grilled tomatoes with cheese will be your new favorite appetizer or side dish. Juicy tomatoes and feta cheese are grilled on the BBQ, roasted in the oven, or baked in the air fryer.

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    Vietnamese Lemongrass Chicken

    Vietnamese Lemongrass Chicken
    Photo Credit: Pups With Chopsticks.

    This Grilled Vietnamese Lemongrass Chicken is incredibly quick and easy to prepare, loaded with flavor from a lemongrass chicken marinade and grilled to perfection to give you a delicious sweet and savory, juicy grilled chicken that can be served in many different ways.

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    Copycat Chiavetta's Marinade

    Grilled chicken.
    Photo credit: An Edible Mosaic.

    Chiavetta’s chicken marinade is a Buffalo, New York tradition that yields tender, moist, and juicy meat. It’s made from pantry staples that you probably have in your kitchen right now!

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    Grilled Thai Coconut Chicken Skewers

    ©Provided by Pups with Chopsticks

    These smoky grilled chicken skewers are marinated in ginger, garlic, coconut cream, and soy sauce, and finished with a sweet coconut cream glaze. Served with a simple peanut sauce, they are big on flavor and super easy to throw together!

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    Grilled Halloumi & Peaches

    Grilled halloumi and peaches.
    Photo credit: Coley Cooks.

    Here's a simple spring and summer meal that's fresh, healthy and absolutely delicious! Salty Halloumi cheese turns crispy and melty on the grill, making it a perfect pair for the jammy, sweet charred peaches. A hefty mound of arugula, spicy jalapeños and a sweet and tangy honey lemon vinaigrette bring it all together for an awesome salad that's great for dinner, lunch or even brunch!

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    Greek Chicken Souvlaki

    Chicken souvlaki.
    Photo credit: Recipes from Europe.

    Chicken Souvlaki is a classic Greek dish that often needs little introduction! Made from fresh chicken marinated in a simple blend of oil and spices, souvlaki is then placed on skewers and grilled to perfection.

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    Grilled Fish Tacos with Mango Salsa

    Fish tacos.
    Photo credit: Sweet Tea and Thyme.

    The combination of perfectly grilled flaky white fish and sweet 'n' spicy mango salsa is a match made in heaven - the flavors are so bold and vibrant that you'll be craving these tacos all week long.

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    Grilled Pork Tenderloin With Apples And Sage

    Grilled Pork Tenderloin With Apples And Sage
    Photo Credit: Just a Little Bit of Bacon.

    Grilling is at its best with this easy grilled pork tenderloin which is paired with grilled apple slices and fresh sage.

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    Grilled Salmon with Sour Cream

    Grilled Salmon with Sour Cream
    Photo Credit: Girl Gone Gourmet.

    This easy salmon recipe only takes 20 minutes but tastes like a restaurant dish. The sauce for the grilled salmon is a simple sour cream sauce with thyme that takes about a minute to make! It’s a simple and delicious dinner.

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    Flat Iron Steak with Creamy Peruvian Green Sauce (Aji Verde)

    Flat Iron Steak with Creamy Peruvian Green Sauce (Aji Verde)
    Photo Credit: Foodess.

    A juicy, flavourful flat iron steak recipe for the grill. Top it with a delicious creamy-spicy Peruvian green sauce, called Aji Verde.

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    The Best Chicken Street Tacos

    The Best Chicken Street Tacos Recipe
    Photo Credit: Midwest Foodie.

    With fewer than 10 ingredients, these chicken street tacos come together quickly and easily for a delicious weeknight meal. Marinate the chicken in my zesty, tangy marinade made with homemade chicken taco seasoning, grill the chicken breast, and dinner is done!

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    Shrimp Kabobs

    Shrimp Kabobs.
    Photo credit: Scarlati Family Kitchen.

    Fresh shrimp and vegetables are seasoned and grilled, then finished off with a banana pepper sauce for a light and fresh meal with zesty flavors.

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    About Emmeline Kemperyd

    Emmeline Kemperyd is a writer, food blogger, recipe creator and food photographer and the founder of alwaysusebutter.com. She has more than 20 years of experience creating and simplifying recipes so they taste good, and are quick, easy, and approachable. She is a regular contributor to MSN  and her work has been featured by The Guardian, Well+Good, Vulture, SheKnows, Good Men Project, Daily Kos, The Grio, The Asian Parent, and The Feed Feed, among others.

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