Healthy Grilling Recipes Just In Time For Memorial Day Weekend
Think grilling season is going to kill your beach bod? Not with these recipes! (courtesy of Delish)
Pineapple Bun Burgers:
Ingredients:
- 1 lb. ground beef
- 1 tbsp. Worcestershire
- kosher salt
- Freshly ground black pepper
- 8 pineapple rings
- 1 large red onion, sliced into rings
- 4 slices pepper jack
- 4 pieces romaine
- 8 slices cooked bacon
Directions:
- 1 lb. ground beef
- 1 tbsp. Worcestershire
- kosher salt
- Freshly ground black pepper
- 8 pineapple rings
- 1 large red onion, sliced into rings
- 4 slices pepper jack
- 4 pieces romaine
- 8 slices cooked bacon
Ingredients:
- 4 chicken thighs and 4 drumsticks
- extra-virgin olive oil
- kosher salt
- Freshly ground black pepper
- 3 tbsp. orange marmalade
- 1 Juice of 1/2 orange plus 1 tsp. zest
- 1 Juice of 1/2 lemon plus 1 tsp. zest
- Sea salt
- 2 green zucchini, cut in half lengthwise and into 1/4" slices
- 2 yellow zucchini, cut in half lengthwise and into 1/4" slices
- 2 tbsp. chopped fresh parsley
Directions:
- Preheat the oven to 400° and preheat a cast-iron grill pan over high heat. Prepare rimmed sheet pan lined with parchment paper and set aside.
- Rinse chicken and dry thoroughly, then drizzle with olive oil and season with salt and pepper. Sear chicken skin side down for 5 minutes.
- Meanwhile, in a small saucepan over medium-high heat, combine orange marmalade, orange juice and zest, and lemon juice and zest. Bring to a boil and simmer for 5 minutes. Transfer chicken to sheet pan skin side up and brush citrus glaze all over. Roast for 20 minutes. For crispy skin, finish under the broiler for 1 to 2 minutes. Sprinkle with sea salt.
- In a mixing bowl, toss zucchini with drizzle of olive oil and season with salt and pepper. Using same grill pan, cook zucchini in a single layer over medium-high heat, about 4 minutes per side. Cook in two batches.
- Serve chicken on bed of grilled zucchini. Garnish with parsley and serve.