This is a delicious collection of 55+ Summer BBQ Food Ideas! Everything from drinks and salads to appetizers, great burgers, desserts and more! Enjoy!
One of the best things about summer is all the food! There’s just something so great about cooking and eating in the great outdoors. Burgers, salads, summery desserts and refreshing drinks…the best. So because I love all the summer food so much, I put together a round up of some delicious recipes that you can make for your next BBQ. I hope this list will help make your BBQ menu planning just a little easier!
20+ Summer BBQ Food Ideas
Just click on the ideas you like, and you’ll be taken to the recipe. Enjoy!
Burgers
- Best Ever Beef Hamburgers
- Smoked Gruyere & Bacon Stuffed Burgers with Balsamic Caramelized Onions
- Turkey Burgers with Cranberry Mayos
- Quinoa Burgers (a delicious vegetarian burger option)
BBQ Meats
Beef
- Horseradish & Herb Rubbed Rotisserie Prime Rib
- Beer & BBQ Sauce Flank Steak
- Horseradish Marinated Flank Steak
Chicken and Turkey
- All Dressed Lumberjack Turkey Burgers
- Sticky & Sweet BBQ Turkey Legs
- BBQ Turkey Breast with a Brown Sugar Rub and BBQ Sauce
- Whole BBQ Chicken
- Greek Chicken
- Pesto Chicken
- Grilled Chicken Cape Kabobs
Pork
Seafood
- Macadamia Nut & Maple Roasted Salmon
- Shack’s Shrimp with Prosciutto & Basil
- Grilled Coconut Lime Shrimp with Prosciutto and Mango
Pasta Salads
- Bruschetta Pasta Salad
- Creamy Cheddar Macaroni Salad
- Rainbow Pasta Salad
- Grilled Chicken Caprese Pasta Salad with Creamy Balsamic Dressing
- Chilled Noodle Salad with Ginger Wasabi Dressing
- Bowl of Bows Pasta Salad
Salads
- Classic Potato Salad
- Pea Salad
- Fresh Tomato Salad with Basil Balsamic Vinaigrette
- Strawberry Beet Salad
- Simple Green Summer Salad
- Caesar Salad
- Greek Salad
- Roasted Red Pepper & Potato Salad
- Bocconcini Salad
BBQ Side Dishes
- Roasted Asparagus
- Roasted Beets
- Zucchini & Tomato Skillet
- Zucchini Bake
- Zucchini Fritters with Tzatziki
- Grilled Corn on the Cob with Cilantro Butter and Lime
- Basil Butter Roasted Corn on the Cob
- BBQ Roasted Potatoes & Onions
- Basil Corn Cakes with Tomato Avocado Salsa
Desserts
- Strawberry Pie
- Summer Peach Pie
- Summer Galette Recipes
- Blueberry Cobbler
- Strawberry Jello Poke Cake
- Chocolate Chocolate Chip Cookie Ice Cream Sandwiches
- Peanut Butter Cookie Ice Cream Sandwiches
- No-Bake S’more Squares
- S’more Cheesecake Dip
- Grilled Pineapple with Cinnamon Sugar
- Jell-O Popsicles
- Pink Lemonade Popsicles
- 12 Juice Variety Popsicles
- Watermelon on a Stick
- Easy Ice Cream Sandwiches
Drinks
- Shirley Temples
- Lemonade
- Strawberry Lemonade
- Strawberry Granita Lemonade
- Frozen Lemonade
- Lavender Tea Lemonade
- Sparkling Pomegranate Cocktail
- Caesars
- Strawberry Sparkling Wine Slushie (with alcohol)
- Blackcurrant Drop (with alcohol)
- Sangria (with alcohol)
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Happy BBQing!
This post was originally published June 2013, but I updated it with many new BBQ recipe ideas!
15 Comments
Liz
June 27, 2013 at 9:30 AMHappy Canada Day! I love celebrating Canada Day…it’s one of my favorite holidays!
My Kids Guide
June 27, 2013 at 7:20 PMThese all look like great ideas! I’m drooling over the Best Ever Hamburgers and the Zucchini & Tomato Skillet!
Brandie (@ Home Cooking Memories)
June 28, 2013 at 4:26 AMOh, what a great round up! I love the idea of sticks on watermelon wedges and that grilled pineapple with cinnamon sugar…yum! Happy July Long Weekend!
dawn@joyfulscribblings
June 28, 2013 at 7:07 AMWhat a great round up. Pinning this one too! Have a great weekend.
Kristen Campbell
June 28, 2013 at 7:26 AMHappy Canada Day! Since I am actually in the US, this is very helpful for our Independence Day Celebration on July 4 – at which time I will have 8 out-of-town relatives in my home for the whole weekend 🙂 Thank you! Great ideas!
Kristen from The Road to Domestication
http://www.theroadtodomestication.com
Ann
June 28, 2013 at 8:50 AMWhat a great idea for a post! And best wishes to Alberta. My sister is there on slightly higher ground so she was ok, but she did have house guests for a while. I hope everyone manages to cheer themselves up a little with Stampede. (www.cookingdangerously.com #tgcbb)
Patricia
June 28, 2013 at 9:33 AMNow I am seriously hungry and have no need to go further that your post for my choices!
Although I am on the East Coast , my heart and those of my neighbors are with all of you during these horrific times. WE ARE CANADIAN and that means strong and resilient!!! Hugs{{ }} Happy Canada Day….come Hell or High Water!!!
Christine
June 28, 2013 at 12:43 PMHappy 1st Jo-Anna!! Great ideas for Monday!!!! Happy to be Canadian 🙂
Inspire Me Heather
June 29, 2013 at 6:55 AMThank you for the recipes – perfect for weekend picnics! Have a great Canada Day long weekend – enjoy!!
Abby @ Just a Girl and Her Blog
June 29, 2013 at 8:55 PMGreat picks, JoAnna! So many delicious-looking recipes! My heart goes out to Alberta as well…so tough. I’m visiting from I Heart Naptime–thanks so much for sharing.
~Abby =)
Leila
July 2, 2013 at 6:56 AMWell thanks for that post, it’s not even 9am and I’m so hungry from looking at all those recipe pictures you posted lol! #9 look quite delish! It’s so sad about Alberta and the affected areas. I really hope they are getting the help they need in a timely manner.
YashY
July 10, 2013 at 3:05 PMMust try those corn cakes.. we love BBQ daily during the summer though we’re having torrential rains Toronto now! Speedy recovery to our Alberta friends!
Jo-Anna
July 11, 2013 at 9:52 PMHi! I saw what was happening in Toronto and could hardly believe it! What a crazy summer this has been for Canada! I hope you didn’t get flooded!
Tanya
July 11, 2015 at 7:06 AMThese recipes look amazing. I am going to try a few. Thanks for sharing it on Small Victories Sunday Link Up!
Emma
March 9, 2021 at 7:33 AMHello!
Well thanks for that post, it’s not even 9am and I’m so hungry from looking at all those recipe pictures you posted lol! #9 look quite delish! It’s so sad about Alberta and the affected areas. I really hope they are getting the help they need in a timely manner.