On a lighter note, need easy recipe ideas for my birthday BBQ next week

I am the "chef" of the bunch and don't want to do the same old burgers and dogs (even though I will still have them)

Easy to make recipe ideas, because, you know, I shouldn't be doing anything!!!!

Re: On a lighter note, need easy recipe ideas for my birthday BBQ next week

flank steaks in the Jack Daniels Terriaki Marinade packs are delicious.

Re: On a lighter note, need easy recipe ideas for my birthday BBQ next week

Definitely do some snooping on the recipe boards.
Kristen's recipes are YUMMY!

Re: On a lighter note, need easy recipe ideas for my birthday BBQ next week

One thing that always goes over well at my BBQs and is super easy is to marinate chicken tenders in Jack Daniels BBQ sauce. I start it the night before and they are always so tender and flavorful after BBQing them.

To jazz up my burgers I make homemade pattys and put worsteshire sauce, garlic salt and pepper in my burgers.

You can offer tons of "fixings" for the burgers....raw red onions, carmilized onions, cooked mushrooms, bacon, avacado, different cheeses, etc. Like a make your own awesome burger bar!

Re: On a lighter note, need easy recipe ideas for my birthday BBQ next week

do a huge ceasar salad and marinade some steaks, shrimp and chicken, throw it on the grill then slice and have people put over the salad portion then make some garlic bread.

for appetizers, you can do a veggie plater with hummus dip, chips and good salsa (from tarder joes), moozarella w. tomato and basil and may blue cheese and nice crackers or something

Re: On a lighter note, need easy recipe ideas for my birthday BBQ next week

What about grilled steak or fish??
Veggies on the grill taste awesome too such as Corn or Eggplant

Salt and pepper the corn to taste
wrap it in foil and grill it

Salt & pepper the Eggplant
lighlty pour on olive oil
grill

Re: On a lighter note, need easy recipe ideas for my birthday BBQ next week

There are some great bbq recipes at realsimple.com.

Re: On a lighter note, need easy recipe ideas for my birthday BBQ next week

I made these kabobs (sp?) all the time and they go over very well
Take chicken and cut it up in cubes (1 inch peices) and marinate in saucy susan peach/apricot marinade --buy in any supermarket

then wrap chicken pieces with uncooked bacon---i normally cut the bacon slices in half so half a piece of bacon gets wrapped around each peice of chicken.

then you just place them on a skewer with cherry tomatoes, slice of onion and slice of pepper then piece of chicken and keep repeating till you have filled the skewer.

I do the same thing with shrimp but do not wrap it in bacon (because i am vegeterian) but I am sure it would taste good if you did!

Message edited 8/11/2006 11:03:24 AM.

Re: On a lighter note, need easy recipe ideas for my birthday BBQ next week

If you like seafood - you can make a simple shrimp salad, it's very refreshing.

Shrimp
EVOO
Some chopped garlic (or garlic powder)
Lemon Juice
some fresh basil
salt & pepper

Re: On a lighter note, need easy recipe ideas for my birthday BBQ next week

for some grilled shrimp, I marinate them in fresh lemon juice, olive oil, butter, garlic and salt and pepper. Put them on skewers and grilled 4-5 mins on each side (oh save some marinade on the side too)