I want to throw a BBQ but I can't decide which foods to include. Suggestions?!
I want to throw a BBQ but I can't decide which foods to include. Suggestions?
I've already got -- burgers, dogs, crabs, fish, chicken wings, corn on the cob, cut veggies and dip, and seafood salad on the menu (in addition to an array of beverages), but it seems to me that something is missing. I'm open to suggestions. Thx.
Answers:
potato and macaroni salad deviled eggs and(but make sure everything containing mayonnaise is kept cool you dont want to give any of your guests food poisoning. Also what about shiska bobs my mom always made those for our BBQ's with cubed steak green peppers onions shrimp and cherry tomatoes
Coleslaw?
Baked beans, and deviled eggs.
a green salad, and sauces for the burgers
You need a dessert, how about a fruit salad or ambrosia, and some tropical punch?
Salsa
Potato salad
chips
green salad
fruit
How about potato salad or a light pasta salad?
How could you have forgotten ribs and potato salad!!
Potato salad, coleslaw and apple pie!
how about, potato salad thats always good for a bbq. Also, i personally like kabobs, bbq chicken (sandwichs), ice tea, ice cream, pie.
Try putting some of your cut veggies on kabobs. Put veggies of the same consistency together so they have the same cook time, i.e. red & yellow peppers with onions or carrots & sweet potatoes together. Brush with olive oil, salt, pepper, garlic. Grilled pineapple rings are fun to.
potatoe salad, macaroni salad, garden salad, deviled eggs. these are always a hit at the bbqs. goodluck
Shishkabobs
How about a pasta salad and cool creamy Key Lime pie?
You're a bit top heavy with protein dishes! Here are some thoughts:
1. Chicken legs, thighs and breasts (marinate in Italian Dressing overnight and grill away from direct heat)
2. Sirloin Burgers (mix ground beef with herb and garlic dry soup mix, parmesan cheese, eggs and breadcrumbs, grill medium)
3. Polish Sausages (steam in beer before grilling)
4. Cole Slaw
5. Spinach or Green salad with Vinagrette
6. Red potato salad with onion, garlic, mayonaise, sour cream, crumbled bacon, salt and pepper
7. Pasta Salad
8. Vege platter with Ranch Dip
9. Corn on the cob (if you really don't think you have enough already!)
10. Baked beans
11. Cookies, brownies, cupcakes
Unless you're planning a crab feed, you really don't need fish and shrimp at a barbecue. However, you can also have prawns and dipping sauce, crab legs with drawn butter and teriyaki salmon if you want to go that route.
Baked beans......and bbq chicken is a must have!!! maybe even some corn on the cob and mac n cheese!
baked beans, coleslaw, potato and or macaroni salad do you have anything for desert? brownies, cookies, ice cream
I think potato salad, baked beans, mac & cheese, cheese dip..Also, cookies, cakes, or brownies??
Okay well if your having a BBQ you should have hot dogs hamburgers and soda, steak, chips with dip, if its summer lemon aid and yeah your party will be BOMB!!!!!!!
~good luck!
Potato Salad
Coleslaw
Cold pasta salad or cold macaroni salad
Baked Beans
Onion Rings
Buns
Lemonade
Fruit salad, fresh pineapple or watermelon
Green salad - lettuce/tomatoes/croutons/dres...
Chili (for the hot dogs or burgers?)
Condiments - mustard, ketchup, relish, sauerkraut or chopped onions
Ice cream?
Ribs?
Ice
baked beans sweet tea
do pork, or chicken chish kabob's they're really good for cookouts. Have a fruit platter. Its really delicious...
GRILLED VEGETABLES :
4 zuchini
2 eggplants
4 yellow zuchinis
olive oil
thyme, salt & pepper
In an aluminium foil, put all the vegetables that you would have sliced or diced, the salt, pepper, thyme and olive oil,
close the foil but leav a little opening, and cook on the barbecue.
Very simple and very tasty. In fact you can do the same proces with any vegetables.
Portobella or wild mushrooms are great like this.
SKEWERS :
Diced sirloins steaks
Diced chicken liver
Diced green or/and bell peppers
Sliced onions (thick)
Cherry tomatoes
On skewers, slide a piece of vegetable, one of meat, one of liver, etc. Salt and pepper and voilà
VEGETABLE SKEWERS :
Same as the grilled vegetables, but on skewers
MUSTARD SARDINS (or Macquerels) :
Cleaned sardins
Onions
French mustard (Maille is better (Walmart), but Grey Poupon will do)
Salt & pepper
Stuff the fish with sliced onions and spread them with the mustard. Salt & pepper. On the barbie they go
LAMB CHOPS or rack of lamb, or lamb leg (but for this one, spray some French mustard on it too): Spread some crushed garlic on the chops, some thyme & sage, salt & pepper
Have fun
Mouchie
Potato or macaroni Salad
Garlic Bread, freshly grilled on the bbq pit
chips
... u seem to have it all under control though!