Healthy Summer Grilling Recipes

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Summer is all about spending time outside enjoying the wonderful weather. Try these 15 Best Healthy Summer Grilling Recipes to spice up your summer BBQs and dinners!

Happy Summer! Summer is my favorite time of year. Everything is a little easier and a little breezier. The breezy summer nights on our back porches, picnics, nights at Shakespeare in the Park are all part of the summer fun. We spend more time with friends and family. We go to more neighborhood parties, family BBQs, summer holiday parties, and host more weeknight dinner parties. Food is a huge part of summer.

And, summer food is the best. The veggies and the fruit are all so fresh and delicious this time of year. Putting that produce on the grill is absolutely amazing. Grilling also keeps your kitchen cool in the summer. So why not grill all of your meals this summer?

These 15 Healthy Summer Grilling Recipes will help you do just that. They are so delicious, fun, and healthy. They will have you grilling all summer long. I’m doing my best to fulfill that pledge!

So get cooking outside!

The 15 Best Healthy Summer Grilling Recipes

Thai Chicken Skewers on a plate next to peanut satay sauce and cucumber salad

Thai Chicken Skewers Recipe

Enjoy the taste of that at home with these easy and flavorful grilled Thai chicken skewers. Juicy marinated chicken is grilled to perfection and then served with a creamy peanut satay sauce and cucumber salad. It's a delicious complete meal, and it's ready in just 30 minutes!

4.92 stars (24 ratings)

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Grilled Potato Salad Recipe

This mayo-free grilled potato salad is tossed in a homemade scallion pesto. It's herby, full of flavor, and perfect for the summer grilling season. It's easy to make and it's ready in just 45 minutes!

4.96 stars (22 ratings)

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salad tongs scooping some Grilled Corn Salad from a bowl

Grilled Corn Salad Recipe with BBQ Sausage

This grilled corn salad with farmer's sausage is an easy and summer delicious side dish. It's fresh crunchy veggies, grilled corn, smoky sausage, and creamy avocado all tossed in a tangy dressing. It's perfect for BBQ parties and picnics, and it's ready in just 20 minutes!

4.99 stars (50 ratings)

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A close up of juicy grilled pork chops on a plate.

Juicy Grilled Pork Chops Recipe

These grilled pork chops are THE BEST ever. They're easy to make, flavorful, and always juicy. Coat them with a wet rub made from pantry-staple spices then pop them on the BBQ for 14 minutes and dinner is ready!

4.72 stars (102 ratings)

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Chili Lime Grilled Corn on the Cob Recipe

When corn makes its short seasonal appearance, you'll find us in our backyard making this chili lime grilled corn on the cob on repeat. It's smoky and sweet, with a little heat, and dripping with the flavors of chili-infused butter, fresh lime, and cilantro. It's easy, delicious, and takes only 20 minutes to make!

5 stars (34 ratings)

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4 juicy grilled chicken breast on a plate with tasty grill marks all over them.

Grilled Chicken Breast Recipe

This is the BEST grilled chicken breast recipe! The chicken breasts are marinated in an easy to make wet rub using pantry staple spices then grilled until juicy and crazy delicious. With a few tips, learn how to grill chicken breast so it is juicy and delicious every time.

4.98 stars (39 ratings)

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Grilled Fish Tacos Recipe

These healthy grilled fish tacos are a fresh and flavorful anytime meal. Flaky white fish, crunchy cabbage, and pico de gallo are tucked into a warm corn tortilla, then topped with a creamy chipotle-lime sauce. They're easy to make and ready in just 40 minutes!

4.86 stars (21 ratings)

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grilled mini peppers with mint tzatziki on a plate.

Grilled Mini Peppers Recipe

These grilled mini peppers are a quick and easy BBQ side dish. Next time you have a party, serve them as an appetizer. We promise that they’ll disappear fast!

4.96 stars (22 ratings)

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A grilled chicken wing being dipped into sauce.

Grilled Chicken Wings Recipe

Grilled Chicken Wings are the best chicken wings ever! The smoky flavor from the grill is totally crave-worthy. Whether you eat them hot off the grill or dipped in one of my three favorite chicken wing sauces, you will love them.

4.95 stars (36 ratings)

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A grilled peach salad with blueberries and arugula on a large platter with wooden salad tongs.

Grilled Peach Salad Recipe

Grilled peach salad is the ultimate summer side dish recipe. The peaches are grilled until smoky and extra sweet and served with arugula, blueberries, candied curry pecans, and a honey vinaigrette. Add some goat cheese or diced avocado and you've just made the best salad ever.

4.87 stars (51 ratings)

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Lemongrass Chicken Recipe

Savory and citrusy with just a hint of sweetness, this lemongrass chicken is a pure delight. Grilled chicken thighs are super tender and the perfect thing to dip in a semi-spicy sriracha mayo! Yum-my!

5 stars (28 ratings)

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Grilled Zucchini Salad Recipe

This Grilled Zucchini Salad recipe is THE BEST salad ever. It's loaded with summertime favorites like grilled zucchini and corn, alfalfa sprouts, purple cabbage, and healthy chickpeas and tossed in a super creamy and easy to make sunflower seed dressing.