Grilled Lemon Rosemary Chicken

If you’ve been looking for one last recipe to grill this summer look no further. We’ve been grilling a lot all summer long and I wanted to get a new recipe on the menu since I felt that most of the ones we’d been making were getting tired. I wanted to base it on a lemon and pepper chicken since we’d been loving that this summer. I had some white wine left over in our fridge so I paired that with lemon juice, black and white pepper along with some rosemary to really make the flavors pop.Alex said this recipe was amazing! I actually wasn’t home the night he grilled it but he said that he very much enjoyed it and he thinks you will too. You can also easily double or even triple the recipe to feed a large crowd or a party. This recipe would also be wonderful over a bed of spinach with a light dressing for a really fun lunch.[amd-yrecipe-recipe:229]

Grilled Lemon-Pepper Chicken

A couple of months ago I made a lemon pepper chicken dish in the crockpot. It was good, but I figured I could do better with that type of recipe.  I decided that the chicken just wasn’t being done right in this recipe being cooked in the crockpot. I figured that grilling it would give it a wonderful smokey flavor in addition to the lemon and pepper flavors.This turned out incredible! Grilling is definitely the way to go with this recipe. The chicken isn’t soft like in the other recipe and the grill really makes the lemon flavor pop! I used lemon juice from a jar rather than fresh. I simply didn’t have any fresh on hand or I would have used it. I’m actually planning to revisit this recipe yet again with fresh lemon juice. I will of course post that recipe once I figure it out![amd-yrecipe-recipe:218]Source: Adapted from Food Network

Spicy Beef Kebabs

Recently I decided to try more dishes outside my comfort zone. This was definitely one of them. Alex loved it though and I think you will too! This is the perfect recipe for the hot summer nights when you don’t really want to turn on your oven. Since you put these on the grill you can easily have a great dinner without heating up your kitchen at all. This is a slightly spicy yet fantastically grilled dish. I’ve used green bell pepper, onion and mushrooms but you can use whatever veggies you prefer on your kebabs.You will need skewers for this recipe. I found a pack of 4 metal skewers at Target for 2.99. These worked  fantastically for exactly what I needed them for and held up nicely on the grill. Since they are reusable you’re investing in your kitchen and future recipes.I really wasn’t sure what to serve with this recipe so we ended up having some Mac Cheese, chips and fruit. It made it into a very light, summery meal. As I was reflecting on the meal though, I came to the conclusion that you could easily serve these kebabs with rice or some potatoes and baked beans. Really any summery food would go really well with these.[amd-yrecipe-recipe:213]Source: Adapted from The Food Network

Grilled Italian Chicken

This is one of our favorite grill meals to make. Not only is it really easy with just two ingredients, it is super tasty too. It is also a great meal for summer nights since you use the grill instead of the oven! I typically start with frozen chicken breasts, cover them with the dressing then let it marinate for about 24 hours. If you start with unfrozen chicken breasts you can marinate for about 4 hours before they’re ready.You need to make sure to use Zesty Italian Dressing. I’ve tried both types of dressing and the zesty really just kicks the recipe up a notch. If you use regular Italian Dressing the flavor isn’t quite as good. Don’t worry though, the zesty doesn’t make it spicy, it just give the flavor a more complex note.[amd-yrecipe-recipe:199]