30 Grilling Recipes for Every Day of the Month

1. Meatless Monday: Smoky Vegetable Burgers

Whether you make them on Monday or not, these veggie burgers are sure to be a hit. The patties are made with a hearty blend of chopped walnuts, cremini mushrooms, sweet potatoes, breadcrumbs, and quinoa—you can have another burger… or two, guilt-free.

Recipe: Smoked Veggie Burgers

2. Corn with dressings

Corn is a summer staple. While we all love adding corn kernels to succotash and other salads, it's the whole cob that reminds us of days spent outdoors. When grilling corn, try one (or all) of these mouth-watering toppings. They're so delicious, they could easily outshine burgers and hot dogs.

Recipes:

• Roasted Corn with Ginger-Onion Butter
  
• Fried corn with bacon and black pepper
  
• Greek Roasted Corn with Feta

3. Unusual hot dogs

No barbecue would be complete without hot dogs. If you love ketchup and mustard but want to add some extra flavor to your hot dogs, try these recipes from Geoffrey Zakarian, Jeff Mauro, and Tyler Florence, adding delicious pineapple, avocado, or ground beef chili to every hot dog.

Recipes:

• Hot dogs with spicy pineapple relish
  
• Sonoran Mexican Hot Dogs
  
• Chili dog: a hot dog with ground beef

4. The Easiest Side Dish: Antipasto Salad with Grilled Broccolini

You've probably served salad at a barbecue or picnic before, but have you ever grilled it? This antipasto-style recipe pairs grilled broccolini with crispy salami, tender white beans, and tangy cherry tomatoes. Absolutely delicious!

Recipe: Antipasto Salad with Grilled Broccolini

5. Evening snack: Spiced nuts in foil

Looking for an appetizer that will please your guests and won't spoil their appetite before dinner? This spiced nut assortment is the perfect choice. They're grilled in foil, creating a crispy flavor and delicious char.

Recipe: Spiced nuts in foil on the grill

6. New Cheese Plate: Grilled Caprese with Prosciutto

Amateurs traditional caprese You won't be able to resist this grilled version of the salad. Traditional ingredients—soft mozzarella and juicy tomatoes—combine with slices of prosciutto for an incredible bouquet of flavors and textures. Serve as a side dish to grilled fish or place on slices of grilled bread to form crostini.

Recipe: Caprese with melting grilled mozzarella

7. Brunch Al Fresco: Fried Eggs with Mushrooms and Asparagus in a Grilled Skillet

If you want shakshukaIf you're having trouble with tomato sauce or fresh tomatoes, try this egg dish with mushrooms and asparagus. With a bright yellow, runny yolk, this scrambled egg is the perfect breakfast or dinner, and it cooks in just 30 minutes. Plus, you can eat it straight from the pan, so there's no need to wash up.

Recipe: Fried eggs with mushrooms and asparagus in a grilled pan

8. Meatless Monday: Grilled Tofu and Broccoli with Peanut Sauce

This tofu dish is sure to please both vegetarians and those looking to go meat-free for a couple of days. We love the peanut dipping sauce, a wonderful blend of coconut milk, soy sauce, ginger, brown sugar, and peanut butter.

Recipe: Grilled tofu and broccoli with peanut sauce

9. Taco Tuesday: Grilled Fish Tacos with Coleslaw

Tacos filled with grilled fish and crispy coleslaw are perfect for Taco Tuesday (or any day of the week): homemade comfort food that rivals restaurant fare. If you'd like, you can top them with grilled shrimp or shredded mahi-mahi.

Recipe: Grilled Fish Tacos with Lime Coleslaw

10. New Veggie Burger: Spicy Lentil and Brown Rice Patties in Pita

This recipe is very simple and can be made with pantry ingredients. The patties are made with dried lentils, brown rice, and carrots, while spices like cumin, allspice, and curry add extra flavor.

Recipe: Spicy lentil and brown rice patties in pita bread

11. Natural pork cutlets, 3 options

If you love grilling pork cutlets, you'll want to stick with this super-simple recipe. The various dry marinades use a combination of spices like Sichuan peppercorns, cumin seeds, ancho chili powder, fennel seeds, and coriander.

Recipe: Grilled natural pork cutlet

12. Friday's Foil Dish: Sausages Braised in Beer

Looking for a new summer recipe that's fuss-free? These beer-braised sausages are just the thing. Everything is cooked in a heavy-duty foil pouch, eliminating unnecessary cleanup. Plus, the ingredients—from the sausages to the onion slices—cook simultaneously, so you don't have to worry about part of the dish cooling down while you're grilling. And finally, who can resist beer-braised meat?

Recipe: Bratwurst sausages stewed in beer

13. Grilled Pie: Nectarine Pie in a Grilled Skillet

If you've never grilled dessert before, meet your new favorite recipe. This is a great way to bake a pie without heating up the kitchen, and you can use nectarines, peaches, strawberries, and any other fresh or frozen fruit you have on hand.

Recipe: Nectarine Pie in a Grilled Skillet

14. Barbecue Night: Lamb Kebabs

If you're craving street food but don't have a restaurant nearby that sells or delivers it, this recipe will help. The kebabs are coated in a zesty marinade of puréed onions, oregano, and cumin and then refrigerated overnight, where they will infuse with fresh Mediterranean flavor. Don't forget the fresh tzatziki sauce for serving - it is very important!

Recipe: Lamb kebabs in onion marinade

15. Meatless Monday: Shiitake Mushroom Slider Sandwiches

We love traditional sliders like everyone else, but sometimes you need a break from beef. We suggest this recipe with shiitake mushrooms. For a deeper flavor, top the mushroom caps with a mixture of baby spinach and gooey cheese, or make your own version using cheddar, mozzarella, or Swiss cheese. Of course, these sandwiches can be served as an appetizer, but they also make a delicious and compact dinner!

Recipe: Shiitake Mushroom Slider Sandwiches

16. Simple side dishes from chefs

Give side dishes the attention they deserve with these grilled sweet potato, avocado, and zucchini recipes from Valerie Bertinelli, Trisha Yearwood, and Robert Irvine. They're delicious on their own or as a topping for veggie burgers or hamburgers.

Recipes:

• Grilled Sweet Potato Wedges
  
• Grilled avocado
  
• Grilled Zucchini with Feta

17. Burgers with a Boldness: Burgers with a Patty Stuffed with Spicy Oil

Burgers are undoubtedly the unofficial staple of summer. To perfect your beef patties, follow this recipe and stuff them with a flavorful compound butter. It's made with a vibrant blend of parsley, lemon juice, garlic, and Worcestershire sauce—just one bite is enough to awaken your taste buds.

Recipe: Chicken Kiev for burgers

18. Fruit on a Stick: Mango Skewers with Lime and Chili

Part snack, part dessert, these fruit kebabs are perfect when you're craving something sweet, but not so sweet that you'd want cake or cookies. If you don't like the chili-lime flavor, substitute a generous pinch of paprika.

Recipe: Mango Skewers with Chili and Lime

19. Pizza Night: 15 Grilled Pizza Recipes

You don't need a brick oven in your backyard to make delicious pizza with these recipes. Just fire up the grill or grab a grill pan and get cooking. We'd love to try a slice of each of these 15 pies, including the peach and burrata or zucchini and corn ones.

Collection: 15 Delicious Grilled Pizza Recipes

20. Unusual Sangria: Sangria with Grilled Fruit

Grilled plums, peaches, and apricots are paired with coconut rum for a light, fruity, and very refreshing sangria. Whether you're making a big pitcher for a picnic or enjoying a glass while relaxing, this is sure to become your new signature cocktail.

Recipe: Summer Sangria with Grilled Plums

21. Comfort Dinner: Grilled Orange-Glazed Ribs

Bobby Flay coats beef ribs with a citrus glaze of orange juice, tamari, ginger, and star anise for a woodsy, warm, and spicy flavor.

Recipe: Grilled Beef Ribs with Orange-Ginger Glaze

22. Meatless Monday: Hot Cheese Sandwich with Corn

If a hot cheese sandwich is your favorite "soul food," you'll love this vegetable-heavy version. It's loaded with zucchini, corn, green onions, and cherry tomatoes—a great way to add more veggies to the menu, for both kids and adults.

Recipe: Hot sandwich with cheese and corn

23. Grilled green vegetables

You've probably never eaten a Caesar salad, Greek salad, or lettuce wedge salad quite like this. But once you try them, you'll want to make them again and again. Coat green vegetables with olive oil and grill over medium-high heat until crisp. Then toss with traditional toppings like croutons, crumbled blue cheese, feta or Parmesan, chopped tomatoes, or onions. Make a different salad each week, or prepare all three in one evening to create your own salad bar.

Recipes:

• Iceberg lettuce appetizer with blue cheese dressing
  
• Grilled Greek Salad
  
• Caesar Salad with Grilled Kale

24. Upgraded Chicken Sandwich: BLT with Grilled Chicken and Green Sauce

Add more protein to the traditional BLT sandwich with this fried chicken twist. It features bacon, crispy Boston lettuce, chicken tenders, and a luxurious dressing of sour cream, parsley, chives, and mayonnaise—all the best of both the old and new versions of the sandwich.

Recipe: BLT sandwich with fried chicken and Green Goddess sauce

25. Cooling Treat: Grilled Pound Cake with Ice Cream

Everyone raves about this treat, which resembles a deconstructed ice cream cake. The recipe calls for strawberry ice cream, but you can use vanilla, chocolate, or a combination of the three.

Recipe: Grilled Ice Cream Cakes

26. Fajita Friday: Steak and Chicken Fajita

These chicken and steak fajitas are sure to make a wonderful dinner, whether you're serving a large group of guests, a small family dinner, or a get-together with friends or roommates.

Recipe: Beef Steak and Chicken Fajitas

27. S'mores for everyone

You can make all three versions of this chocolate marshmallow dessert, or just choose one—either way, you'll be craving more after just one bite. We can't wait to make the peanut butter chocolate s'mores—who can resist such a flavor combination?!

Recipes:

• Banana Caramel S'mores
  
• Strawberry S'mores
  
• Chocolate Peanut Butter S'mores

28. Brunch on Skewers: French Toast Skewers with Blueberry Sauce

If you're craving French toast but don't want to spend hours standing in front of a hot stove, try these challah skewers. Slices of challah are coated in a luxurious blend of vanilla, cinnamon, nutmeg, milk, and cream, and served with a tart blackberry dipping sauce.

Recipe: French toast skewers with blackberry sauce

29. Meatless Monday: Korean-Style Grilled Salmon

This one-hour dish is perfect for Lenten Monday, Fish Friday, or any other day. If you've never cooked salmon before, cook it skin-side up to create beautiful markings.

Recipe: Korean-style grilled salmon

30. A well-deserved drink: Campari with tonic and fried oranges

Grilled orange slices are the star of this refreshing sparkling cocktail that combines Campari and tonic.

Recipe: Campari Tonic with Fried Orange