While many people confine their grilling to weekends or their days off, your grill can be an ally in putting great food on the table fast any night of the week. An added bonus? Clean-up’s easier, too.
Whether you cook over charcoal or gas, it generally takes less than 15 minutes for your grill to come up to temperature—time you can use to give foods like chicken breast or shrimp a quick marinade in your favorite vinaigrette, or season simply with a rub. Other proteins that can be finished in minutes include pork tenderloin or chops, burgers, thinner cuts of steak, brats, lamb chops, or fish fillets. Prepare extra servings so you’ll have the makings for another meal.
In the meantime, these weeknight grilling recipes from our archives will help you get started:
7 Recipes for Weeknight Grilling
1. Grilled Blistered Tomato and Ricotta Bruschetta
Baby heirloom tomatoes really make this appetizer pop. Ready in minutes. A vegetable grilling basket is a help. Alternatively, you can skewer the tomatoes on bamboo skewers to keep them from falling through the grill grates.
2. Grilled Breadsticks
The grill was the original toaster, and it’s still the best way we know to prepare bread—a welcome accompaniment to almost any meal.
3. Maple Sriracha-Glazed Chicken Drumsticks
Though we call for brining the drumsticks for 4 to 6 hours (you can throw them in the refrigerator in the morning), feel free to skip this step and take the chicken directly to the grill. Sticky, spicy, and sweet, you’ll definitely want to add these to your rotation. (They make worthy party or tailgating food, too.)
4. Cajun Hobo Packs
Simple—they take only minutes to assemble and cook—and kid-friendly, hobo packs are familiar to nearly anyone with a scouting or camping history. They’re versatile, too. Feel free to vary the protein or vegetables to suit your family’s tastes.
5. Planked Salmon with Maple Mustard Glaze
Steven used to soak cedar planks in water before cooking on them. Now, he takes advantage of their flammability by lightly charring them over the fire before arranging the food on them. (Saves time, too.) The glaze calls for only four ingredients, all of which you likely have in your pantry.
6. Buffaque Broccoli with Blue Cheese Drizzle
This brilliant treatment of broccoli brings all the flavors of Buffalo-style chicken wings into play; it’s positively addictive.
7. Grilled Pound Cake with Fresh Berry Salsa and Tequila-Whipped Cream
This simple dessert showcases whatever berries are in season. And because it uses store-bought pound cake—we’ve found Sara Lee’s (find it in the frozen food section of your supermarket) holds up better on the grill than homemade—it’s incredibly easy to make and serve. Instead of pound cake, you can substitute angel food.
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