Mouthwatering Grilled Main Dishes
From juicy steaks and pork chops to perfectly charred salmon fillets, these main dish recipes are sure to inspire your inner grill master.
Grilled Rib Eye Steak with Romaine Marmalade and Watercress
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GZ’s Grilled Seafood Platter
Want to put on a show for your guests? Grill an impressive platter of scallops, shrimp and lobster, all of which are prepped and seasoned inside the kitchen — your guests will never see the behind-the-scenes action!
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Easy Grilled Pork Chops
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Swineapple
Before they even taste this salty-sweet mashup, your guests will be circling the grill thanks to the irresistible aroma of slow-cooking bacon and pineapple. The barbecue pork ribs tucked inside become tender as they braise in their own juices. Served sliced across the middle, the swineapple is a sight to behold.
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Sticky Ribs
Molly's easy ribs are extra sweet with a hint of smokiness, thanks to her simple spice rub. Bake them low and slow, then finish them on the grill for great char marks.
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Bobby's Bangin' Burgers
Burgers are a classic summertime main and there’s no one better than Bobby to show you a few tips and tricks. His Bangin’ Burgers course on the Food Network Kitchen app will walk you through everything you need to know to grill up the juiciest and most flavorful patties — and make your best-tasting burgers yet.
Grilled Thai Curry Beef Roll
Slicing this rolled flank steak — stuffed with a rainbow of fresh cilantro, tomato and scallion — reveals its inner beauty. Paired with a tangy Thai-inspired rice noodle salad and crisp lettuce leaves, it's perfect for a hot summer day.
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Grilled Thai Chicken with Nectarine Salad
Summer's sweet nectarines are the perfect complement for ginger-spiced grilled chicken.
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Beer-Marinated Grilled Skirt Steak
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Matambre with Chimichurri Sauce
This rolled flank steak, stuffed with piquant fillings and topped with garlicky chimichurri, is inspired by Argentinian matambre, which is usually fashioned from a cut of mature veal. It's no wonder that its name translates to "hunger killer." How could a great steak be more hearty than this one filled up with goodies?
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Grilled Lamb Chops
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Pizza With NY Strip, Blue Cheese and Balsamic Glaze
Try making pizza on the grill starting with Bobby's steak version, layered with flavor upon flavor.
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Grilled Seafood Salad
This simple salad is the perfect dinner on warm, summer nights. It’s light yet satisfying — and comes together in a matter of minutes.
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Grilled Skirt Steak Gyros
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Pastrami-Spiced Porterhouse Steaks
These ultra-flavorful steaks taste just like a pastrami sandwich! To give each steak a nice crust, coat them in a zesty mixture of pepper corn, mustard seed, coriander, paprika, brown sugar, allspice and garlic powder. Serve with a dollop of herby butter for a restaurant-quality touch right at home!
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Grilled Halibut with Olive Bagna Cauda
Whip up Giada's warm, buttery olive sauce in minutes to spoon atop grilled halibut fillets. Her Italian twist on grilled fish is easy enough for a weeknight but impressive enough to serve at an intimate dinner party.
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Pizza With Grilled Sausage, Peppers and Onions
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Very Peri Grilled Chicken
There's no denying that roasting, then boiling and simmering the vegetables and chiles for this sauce will give it a level of flavor unlike any other.
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Grilled Mahi Mahi with Summer Squash Salsa
In-season veggies, fresh citrusy flavors and quick-cooking fish — you’re going to be making this simple and delicious recipe all summer long.
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London Broil With Onion Marmalade
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Grilled Everything Pizza
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Rib Eye Steak with Onion Blue Cheese Sauce
Ree smothers her grilled rib eye with a creamy blue cheese sauce.
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Giada's Balsamic BBQ Chicken
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Fajitas in a Grill Basket
These grill basket fajitas keep all the ingredients separate so everyone can have their favorite combinations without creating extra mess, plus the grill adds a yummy char to everything.
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Grilled Pizza
Turn pizza night into an al fresco experience with do-it-yourself grilled pizzas. Best of all, this recipe makes enough dough for 3 pizzas, so everybody can have their favorite flavor!
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Beef and Sausage Kebabs With Salsa and Chimichurri
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Grilled Glazed Ham
This method of grilling and glazing ham can be used with any glaze. Just make sure to heat your ham up over medium indirect heat before brushing it on.
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Grilled Pork Chops
An easy coriander-spiced rub turns into a beautiful and delicious crust after you give the pork chops a quick sear on the grill.
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Smoky Grilled Pork Chops and Zucchini Noodles
Savor summer’s flavors with Michael’s veggie-packed dinner. While the pork chops are grilling until tender and flavorful, he whips up a side dish with zucchini noodles, fresh corn and cherry tomatoes.
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Grilled Korean-Style Skirt Steak
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Build-Your-Own Shish Kabobs
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Orange Grilled Shrimp with Cocoa Nib Gremolata
Calabrian chili paste, fresh citrus and herbs and crunchy cocoa nibs give these grilled shrimp skewers a balanced flavor that’s sweet, savory and smoky.
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Grilled Vietnamese Chicken Sandwiches
If sandwiches don't sound like dinner fare to you, prepare to be swayed. This salty-sweet marinade, made with rice wine, soy sauce and finely chopped lemongrass, elevates grilled chicken thighs into a dinner party-worthy dish.
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Lomo al Trapo
The secret to this traditional Colombian beef dish is its charred preparation. A wine-soaked cloth is covered in salt and wrapped around a whole tenderloin. After it roasts directly on hot coals, the salt and cloth are cracked off to reveal a perfectly cooked and well-seasoned piece of meat.
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Grilled Meats and Vegetables Over Saffron Orzo
Giada grills chicken and shrimp along with summer vegetables and serves them over saffron orzo.
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Grilled Pork Chops
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Grilled Florentine-Style Steaks
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Marinated Grilled Flank Steak with BLT Smashed Potatoes
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Grilled Bratwurst with Brie and Spiral Apple Slaw
Thought brats were just for game day and Oktoberfest? These grilled sausages offer everything you love about backyard barbecue hot dogs — and more. They’re nestled in a pretzel bun and topped with sweet, crunchy slaw!
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Rosemary-Mustard Pork With Peaches
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Grilled Clambake
Though you'll grill the shrimp, clams, and sausage for this clambake in batches, the end result is so worth it. Make it for your next summer picnic or pool party to wow all your guests.
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Kalua Buried Pork Shoulder
With this genius grill hack, you can serve tender, juicy Hawaiian-style pork for a crowd, minus the hassle of digging a hole in your backyard as traditional recipes demand.
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BBQ Beef Brisket
Trisha’s advice? To ensure even cooking, let the brisket come to room temperature before grilling.
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Flank Steak with Salsa Verde
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Pork Tenderloin with Prickly Pear Tequila BBQ Sauce
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Grilled Chicken and Sweet Potatoes with Strawberry Salsa
Succulent strawberries, spicy bell peppers and fiery jalapenos are combined and seasoned with lime juice to make the dreamy (and colorful) salsa for this hearty chicken dish.
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Marinated Grilled Hanger Steak
Anne shares her secret to delicious hanger steak: a garlicky rub-marinade to add big flavor and proper grilling for tender meat.
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Rack-o-Ribs Hero
This is a reimagining of those fast-food rib sandwiches — but when you make one yourself with excellent ingredients, it's even better than your drive-thru memories.
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Flat Iron Steak with Red Wine Sauce
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Grilled Steak Salad Nicoise
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Grilled Lamb Sandwiches
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Rib-Eye Steak with Caponata
This main takes some time to make — you'll start the caponata a day ahead of time — but is worth the wait.
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Pork Chops With Smashed Potatoes and Chimichurri Sauce
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Steak-Spinach Salad With Sour-Cream Potatoes
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Grilled Baby Back Ribs
Who doesn’t love a finger-licking good rack of barbecued ribs? Just marinate, grill and brush with a honey glaze.
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Grilled Steak and Zucchini
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Turkey Cutlets With Plum Salad
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Spice-Rubbed Grilled Chicken
Raid your spice cabinet to make Bobby's flavorful chicken breasts. The spice rub and pepper-vinegar sauce take everyday chicken breasts to delicious new heights.
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Pork Tenderloin With Melon Salad
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Grilled Salmon with Foil-Pack Sesame Broccoli
Looking for a quick and easy dinner? Salmon grills in just a few minutes and, thanks to foil-packed veggies, clean-up is an absolute breeze.
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Steak With Olive Salsa
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Grilled Surf And Turf Salad
Yes, this amazing main course is incredibly easy. Jumbo shrimp and flank steak cook in next to no time on the grill, so you’ll have dinner on the table in less than an hour.
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Marinated Tri-Tip in Red Wine and Herbs
Valerie’s secret to perfect flavor? Before slicing her grilled tri-tip, she seasons the cutting board with a clove of garlic and flaky sea salt.
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Pork Tenderloins with Pineapple-Mint Chutney
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Grilled Pork Chops With Plum-Ginger Chutney
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Grilled Pork With Charred Corn Slaw
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Grilled Steak With Barley Salad
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Carne Asada Torta (Poc Chuc Torta)
Carne asada literally means “grilled meat” in Spanish, and Marcela marinates her beef in fresh orange juice and herbs to give it a nice tang. Marcela stuffs the grilled meat in toasted bolillo rolls for a tasty Mexican-inspired torta, or sandwich.
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Open-Faced Pitas with Rotisserie Lamb with Pomegranate and Mint, Grilled Tomatoes and Greek Slaw
Before setting it on the rotisserie, Bobby makes little incisions in the lamb and inserts garlic for a fully infused flavor. Wrapping it all up with twine helps the lamb cook evenly and achieve a nice, caramelized char.
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Sweet-and-Spicy Chicken and Steak Taco Bar
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Grilled Pierogies and Kielbasa
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Grilled Pork Chops
Grilled Hawaiian Pizza
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Spice-Rubbed Lamb Rack with Yogurt and Fresh Herbs
Curtis Stone draws on Mediterranean flavors for this grilled lamb dish. Carve the rack before plating for simpler serving.
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Grilled Steak Tostadas
Grill coffee-chili-marinated steak and thick sliced onion for these bold tostadas.
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Grilled Pork Chops with Roasted Garlic Gremolata
Grilling pork chops gives the typically sweet meat an outdoors-y smoky flavor.
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Grilled Steak With Tapenade
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Grilled Steak with Rosemary and Garlic
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Barbecued Short Ribs of Beef - Tira de Asado
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New Jack City Burgers
These juicy burgers are Michael Symon's signature go-to for a weekend gathering with friends and family. To give his burgers an unexpected flavor, Michael uses ground chorizo and tops them with a spicy red onion and jalapeno salsa verde.
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Barbecue Grilled Chicken
This molasses-sweetened barbecue sauce can be made up to a week in advance and kept in the fridge. That's reason enough for us to always keep a batch on hand!
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Filipino Grilled Pork Chops
Marinate bone-in chops in a simple mixture featuring apple cider vinegar, soy sauce, sugar, garlic, and just a touch of fish sauce and red pepper flakes. You'll be surprised how such an easy recipe can have so much flavor.
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Grilled Beef Fajitas
Lime-and-cumin steaks are grilled alongside a foil pouch of peppers and onions and served with warm tortillas.
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Grilled Rack of Pork With Cabbage
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Grilled Lasagna
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Tuscan Grilled Cornish Hens
You can always count on Ina for an elegant main course that’s fit for entertaining. For extra citrus flavor, she marinates the hens in lemon zest and juice, then serves the dish with smoky-sweet grilled fruit.
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Pellet Grill Smoked Pork Shoulder al Pastor
We love an authentic spit-fired al pastor recipe but sometimes you want the payoff without all the work. Using our favorite pellet grill, we created this easy take that's just as flavorful and possibly even more juicy from the low and slow cooking time. If you like your pastor extra crispy, crank up the grill at the end and throw some of the slices on before cutting them into strips.
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Carne Asada
This traditional Mexican dish is made by marinating skirt steak in a spicy, citrusy puree, charring it on the grill and then thinly slicing the meat. We suggest serving carne asada as a main dish with rice and beans, but you could also add it to tacos, burritos, tostadas and more.
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