BBQ main dish recipes are the star of any summer cookout, bringing flavors and smoky tender meat to the table. Try saucy BBQ grilled chicken, tender fall-off-the-bone ribs or smoky pulled pork for main dishes that are guaranteed crowd-pleasers. Whether you're firing up the grill for a casual weekday dinner, or a weekend celebration with family and friends- BBQ dishes will always satisfy. Many of these recipes are easy to prep—just plan time to marinate. Get ready to impress with these smoky and saucy recipes!
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Smoked Boston Butt Pulled Pork

This Smoked Boston Butt Pulled Pork is a simple, tasty, and better yet, easy meal that comes out flavorful and tender. The perfect option to make, and it works in so many meals. You have to try this!
Get the recipe: Smoked Boston Butt {Pulled Pork}
Grilled BBQ Boneless Chicken Thighs
These Grilled BBQ Boneless Chicken Thighs are perfectly sweet and smoky and are the ultimate way to enjoy chicken during grilling season! Marinated and glazed in a simple BBQ marinade, they are a simple and delicious dish to enjoy!
Get the recipe: Grilled BBQ Boneless Chicken Thighs {Quick & Easy}
BBQ Ribs
These BBQ Ribs are saucy, flavorful, fall-of-the-bone tender, and are easily prepared ahead of time. They are oven-baked, achieving a perfect tenderness that’s impossible to get from grilling alone. Yum!
Get the recipe: BBQ Ribs (Oven Baked, Extra Tender)
Grilled Steak
This Grilled Steak is quick and easy to make with just 4 simple ingredients. Whether you choose the BBQ/Grill, the oven, stove top, or even the air fryer or Instant Pot, you can have perfectly cooked steak every time.
Get the recipe: Easy Grilled Steak – How To Grill Steak (Griddle, BBQ, Instant Pot, Air Fryer)
Grilled Chicken Kabobs
This Grilled Chicken Kabobs recipe with pineapple, onions, and peppers is packed with flavor and so easy to prepare. This light and flavorful meal is perfect for summer grilling, camping, and backyard parties.
Get the recipe: Grilled Chicken Kabobs
Grilled BBQ Chicken
This Grilled BBQ Chicken is the easiest summer dinner recipe! Made with just 5 ingredients you grill the chicken on the bone for flavorsome and juiciness. Crispy skin and served with a BBQ sauce you can't go wrong!
Get the recipe: Grilled BBQ Chicken
Tuna Steaks On The Grill
This Tuna Steaks on the Grill Recipe is so easy to make and packed full of flavour, down to the delicious homemade marinade. They cook in under 8 minutes and can be done on an indoor or outdoor grill.
Get the recipe: Tuna Steaks On The Grill
Italian Steak
This Italian Steak is made with skirt steak and flavored with Italian seasoning, garlic, and balsamic vinegar, and served with a herby salsa verde, or green sauce. Although it’s simple to make, the flavors are intense. You have to try this!
Get the recipe: Italian Steak
BBQ Pork Fillet
This BBQ Pork Fillet is marinated for hours, then grilled and glazed on high heat, which transforms into a smoky succulent piece of meat. Glazing the meat every time you turn it is a top tip. Yum!
Get the recipe: BBQ Pork Filet (Grilled Tenderloin Recipe)
Sriracha Grilled Shrimp
This Sriracha Grilled Shrimp is one of the best options for summer. Full of spice and flavor, the tender shrimp is marinated in a flavorful sriracha and garlic marinade and grilled to juicy perfection. Yum!
Get the recipe: Sriracha Grilled Shrimp
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