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If you are a frequent reader of my blog, no doubt you are aware…. I’m moving. I’ve been grumbling about it for weeks now. Alas, I’m finding that putting my life into a box is quite the challenge. Not to mention trying to figure out how to live in a house that’s packed up. And then there’s the cooking. With pots and pans packed, there’s one thing I’ve come to rely on…. the grill.
Grilling has saved my life this week. Easy prep and cleanup is a cinch. Plus, you can grill almost anything. Trust me, I’ve tried. This week, the grill was taken beyond it’s typical hot dog and burger fare. We’ve even gone beyond the steaks and the chicken. With the help of Harris Teeter, the grill has become a full-service meal prep station: from appetizer to dessert it’s cranked out some darn tasty treats.
Even if you aren’t moving, allow me to let you in on a little secret… It’s Father’s Day on Sunday. Select a few grill tools and accessories for Dad at your local Harris Teeter and wrap ’em up. Then, grab a few cold ones and light up the grill! You’ll be sure to wow him with a few of these recipes, and he’ll appreciate the chance to sit back and watch mamma at the grill!
Appetizer
Grilled Shrimp on Rosemary Skewers with Herb Salsa: Tastes great, and looks super-impressive. Plus, it smells amazing on the grill!
For the shrimp:
Toss one pound of tail-on (but shelled and deveined shrimp, you can get them this way at the Harris Teeter seafood counter), in 1/2 cup of the herb salsa. Marinate for a few hours or overnight. Skewer shrimp onto rosemary branches (remove leaves from lower 2/3 of the branch. Allow 3-4 shrimp per skewer. Season with salt and pepper and grill over medium to high fire until just pink, flipping once. It only takes about three-five minutes total! Serve with remaining herb salsa.
For the Salsa:
Puree three to four cups of mixed herbs (you can use parsley, the rosemary you pull from the branches, tarragon, basil, sage, chives or whatever you prefer), with two cloves of garlic, two tablespoons of capers, two tablespoons of white wine vinegar, one tablespoon of lemon juice, and salt and pepper to taste in food processor. With machine running, drizzle in olive oil until the sauce emulsifies, approximately 1/3 to 1/2 cups of oil total.
Main Course
Grilled Gnocchi Marinara: The easiest pasta dinner you will ever make!
Ingredients: 17 ounces of vacuum packed gnocchi (I used whole wheat), 1 1/2 cups of your favorite HT Traders marinara sauce, 1/4 cups of thinly sliced basil, 1/2 cups of shredded mozzerella
Directions: On a large piece of greased foil, layer gnocchi, basil, marinara, and cheese. Seal the foil and place over medium-high heat on grill until bubbly and the cheese has melted, approximately 15-18 minutes.
Grilled Pizza: You’ll never want to make it another way! Especially, if you love a crispy crust!
Ingredients: Pizza dough (I used the Harris Teeter fresh pizza dough available in the prepared foods section), pizza sauce, olive oil, shredded cheese, and your favorite pizza toppings
Directions : Prep all of the ingredients and get them ready grill-side.
Cut dough in half and roll out into rough-shaped circles on a floured surface. brush both sides with oil and drape over a grill heated on high. Allow to cook on one side until you get good grill marks, then flip and spoon pizza sauce and toppings on the pizza. Cook until the crust is golden and the cheese is ooey-gooey, approximately 5-6 more minutes with the grill lid down.
Grilled Garlic Shrimp: So easy, so yummy, perfect for company!
Using two large pieces of foil, place on each: 1/2 pound of unpeeled shrimp, 1 1/2 tablespoons of butter, a sprinkling of parsley, salt, pepper, juice of 1/2 lemon, 1 chopped garlic clove, and a pinch of red pepper flakes. Seal each packet and grill over high heat, 7-9 minutes, or until shrimp are just pink.
Sides
Grilled Potato and Green Beans: My favorite part is the darker “burned” parts, but if you are not a fan of crispy-cooked veggies, turn down the heat on your grill a tad!
Using one foil packet per person, layer sliced red potatoes, trimmed green beans, and sliced mushrooms. Add one clove of chopped garlic per packet, and drizzle with olive oil and salt and pepper to taste. Grill over medium high heat 20-25 minutes until potatoes are tender.
Grilled Romaine Salad: You’ll love this unexpected twist on the typical “wedge.”
Trim base of romaine hearts and halve length-wise, leaving enough to keep leaves intact at the base. Drizzle with olive oil and sprinkle each half with salt and pepper. Place over high heat and grill until you get light charred marks. Drizzle with vinaigrette and sprinkle with Parmesan cheese.
Dessert
Grilled Banana Splits: It’s fruit, so it’s gotta be healthy. Right?
Using aluminum foil, make banana “boats” to hold each banana upright on the grill. Cut a slit, length-wise down the middle of a ripe banana, careful not to cut through the bottom of the peel. Gently pull apart the banana and stuff with mini chocolate chips and mini marshmallows. Grill over high heat until marshmallows puff up and chocolate chips melt. The banana peel will darken on the grill. That’s ok! Top with ice cream and sprinkles if you wanna go all out!
Now, I gotta ask… What are you most excited to try? Let us know and enter the giveaway for a $100 Harris Teeter gift card!Sponsored by:
*Harris Teeter provided me with the supplies for the picnic and compensated me for my time. All opinions are my own.
Grilled banana split?? Yes please!!
Grilled Banana Split
Grilled gnocchi. I so need to make this!
Love Love Love grilled romaine but, those shrimp dishes look awesome – definitely going to try!
The shrimp were fantastic!
Fried chicken & prepared potato salad.
I would make the grilled banana split.
They were so easy!
Those grilled pizzas look divine! My mouth is watering-:)
Great new recipes to try for summer! The Shrimp Skewers are first to make on my list!
All of these look so tasty! I should probably make them for Father’s Day, but we all know that’s not going to happen.
Shrimp skewers look good 🙂
Way too excited to grill up that banana!
I love grilling corn on the cob!
garlic shrimp looks awesome. I am doing that asap! Love the simple quick ingredients.
I’m making banana boats next!
Hello
Grilled Rosemary Shrimp Skewers look so yummy!
Wow! Grilled salad? I had never thought of that before. It sounds great!!
That Rosemary Shrimp looks heavenly!!
I love these ideas. We’re breaking out the grill tomorrow to try of a few of these recipes. We could eat pizza almost every day of the week at our house, so I’m going to have to try this recipe out, although I make my own dough, so I’m wondering if you have to ever freeze the dough before you put it on the grill so it will keep it’s shape or does the TJ dough not have any problems with going through the slots?
i would make the grilled pizzas, but the grilled banana splits also look like a cool dessert idea!
I have to make the Stoplight Pasta Salad with Charred Scallion Vinaigrette recipe, plus the Grilled Banana Split at my next cook out 🙂
I will be making the Grilled Gnocchi Marinara 🙂
Love the grilling idea. My favorite are the shrimp and banana splits
Grilled gnocchi sounds amazing. Pasta on the grill? Sign me up.
Love rosemary anything! The shrimp skewers are next on my list!
I want to try grilled pizza!
The grilled pizza looks great!
I’m going to give the Grilled Romaine Salad a try.
My husband and I camp all summer long – those banana boats MUST be on our list for the next trip!
Rosemary shrimp skewers for sure!!
I absolutly shared this post with my husband to let him choose what to make. He runs the grill over here.
The Romaine Wedges or the pizza both look fantastic!
I’d love to try my hand at grilling pizza and the romaine salad!
Grilled pizza!
Grilled bananas! yum!
the Grilled Gnocchi Marinara: !
I’ve wanted to try the grilled pizza and grilled romaine…both look amazing.
Not sure about the bananas, but can’t wait to try the pizza on the grill! Sure would save me from having to heat my oven up! Thanks for the idea!!!
The cooking in foil reminds me of camping days. Love that you can toss in a variety of foods and how good they taste cooked together.
I have SO been wanting to try those banana splits ever since I saw them on Pinterest!
Can’t wait to try a Pinterest idea – S’mores in a sugar cone (place marshmallows. chocolate chips, etc.. in a sugar cone and loosely wrap in foil – grill to melt).
I can’t eat any of these recipes, but my kids can. I know they would love to try the banana split!
The grilled romaine salad looks amazing! Will be making that for sure 🙂
The grilled potatoes and green beans with mushrooms look amazing!
Grilled Banana Splits…Yummy
These are some great recipes. Even I would enjoy them!!
The grilled pizzas look delicious!
Grilled pizza!
Grilled Banana Splits
Will be grilling veggies and veggie burgers.
Grilled potatoes and onions
Grilled romaine salad sounds fantastic!
Rosemary Shrimp Skewers fa sho!
I had never thought to do gnocchi on the grill. Easy dinner + easy cleanup = a win for me.
i’d love to try grilling romaine! never though to do that!
I’d love to make grilled pizza!
Chicken on a stick and corn of the cobb is next at my house!!
Waffle pizza sound tasty!
mmm…. grilled pizza then for dessert grilled banana split!!!
I really want to try the grilled banana splits!
Ummm…without a doubt-the banana splits! Good gracious they look good!
We like Balsamic Glazed chicken. TGIF Copycat variety.
Pineapple burgers with teriakkie sauce
Steak and chicken. Tilapia is always a hit as well with grilled veggies. Yum!
I woud love to try grilling a pizza – have thought about it for a few years but have never done it!
Looks yummy!
Gotta try the Grilled Potato and Green Beans!
Would love to try the shrimp with some rosemary from our garden
You guys are making me hungry lol! I think I’ll try all the recipes but I think I’ll try Grilled Shrimp on Rosemary Skewers with Herb Salsa first.
Want to try the pizza!
I really want to give grilled pizza a try.
The pizza or the shrimp both looked so good
I definitely need to try the grilled banana splits next!
Family loves grilling corn and oysters!
We are grillin’ ribs tonight! Hubby comes home after a week in the field and I wanted to do something sort of special! 🙂
We are making kabobs tonight!!!! (as long as the rain holds off…..) Beef, peppers, zucchini, onions and squash.
Grilled pizza and grilled peaches.
We love banana boats, thanks for reminding me! I love gnocchi, so on the grill would be fantastic, I’m sure!
My kids would love for me to make the Grilled Banana Splits
putting food on a stick would make my kids happy
Fried chicken was at our last picnic and am sure it will be at our next.
The grilled pizzas look fun and delish!
I love to eat pork chops right off the grill
garlic potatoes and green beans ..made me smile!
I’ve gotta try it all. The shrimp, pizza and bananas look so good!
Grilled flaming pineapple
I love steak on the grill with shrimp!
I am going to try the grilled pizzas. I have never done this before, so I am excited to give it a try!
I got a great deal on Filet Mignon today–just in time for a weekend birthday–yea!
my hubby does all the grilling so it is mostly steaks, hot dogs, hamburgers, sometimes pork, and pineapple. Would love to try the stuffed bananas.
Grilled Romaine Salad looks AMMMMAZING!
The grilled potatoes and green beans look like a great dish to try.
I’ll take all of the grilled food, it looks amazing
love grilled pizzas! great post!
Garlic shrimp looks great!
Grilled Pizza!
Love cooking out on the grill and love Harris Teeter!
Grilled pizza! It looks amazing, but I think I will use family my pizza dough recipe 😉
banana splits!
Grilled banana splits, brillant! I’ve done grilled peaches, but it never crossed my mind to do bananas. This is a definite for this weekend.
Great ideas for grilling. Very unique ideas!
Love the dessert. My family has been doing them for years we just call them banana boats! The kids love them!
I would do the grilled pizza. Its definitely something you wouldnt have thought of
shrimp look yummy
Grilled potatoes
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Really interesting post! We grill as a family often, but rarely are we more adventurous than the hot dog/burger/sausages/chicken thing. This gave me several great (and easy) ideas! The gnocchi blew my mind! And the pizzas look easier than I thought they’d be. (and easy to customize for picky kids.. cheaper and better than pizza hut!) Thanks!
Bananas
The grilled banana splits are fun!
After reading your blog…..I’m starving!!!
These looked great! So glad i managed my way here!
The shrimp looks amazing! We also grill pineapple! So tasty!
can not wait to try the grilled pizza! thanks for sharing this recieps.
I made grilled pizzas but I cheated and bought them from Papa Murphy’s.
im going with the banana splits!
We’ve had “foil-packet” meals before, but never pizza on the grill, so I’m looking forward to trying that.
I have never thought of grilled pizza. Sounds good.
The shrimp!
I’m going to have to try the shrimp & rosemary!
I’ve always wanted to try grilling pizza
Grilled garlic potatoes and green beans-yes please!
Grilled veggies are the best!
Yummy who is going to cook for me!!!!
Rosemary shrimp looks amazing and easy to do. That banana split is so creative!
The Romaine Salad looks awesome!
the grilled smores bannanas, my daughter would love these!
Grilled banana splits sound yummy!
YUM!! The kids will love the pizzas on the grill! So fun!!!!
those grilled banana splits look awesome!
We will probably be trying the grilled pizza. We love pizza and grilling out, what a great combo!
Grilled Romaine Salad
Grilled shrimp sounds yummy!
grilled pizza! great the next time the power goes out for sure. never thought about that!~
grilled shrimp
The grilled veggies!!!
I love grilled foods! My hubby does the grilling at our house —and I get to do the prep work! 🙂 We grill chicken (w/ pretty Chicken Marinade), Salmon w/ lemon pepper & fresh herbs, and of course burgers! I keep wanting to try grilled corn on the cob—but I never think of it when we have fresh corn! 🙁
Another cooking possibility for you : Have you thought about your crockpot? You could plug that in anywhere…even on the front porch of your new place! Lots of good easy ideas! If nothing else, throw chicken in crockpot and cook on low all day or until done. Later, drain & save broth. Chop chicken (kitchenaid mixers are GREAT at this!!) and add mayo and whatever else you like for chicken salad! 🙂 Hope MOVE day is a success & life returns to normal for you soon! 🙂
The Grilled Rosemary Shrimp Skewers look so yummy
Grilled Gnocchi Marinara – what a unique and wonderful idea!
I don’t even like bananas but these look delicious! My kids would definitely love them, may have to give it a try!!
Love avoiding the stove/oven during the summer!
Love it
I want to try the grilled pizzas.