Keep things quick and cool in the kitchen with these summer main dish recipes—some broiled, some grilled, and some requiring no real cooking at all.
Overhead view of yogurt- and mint-marinated chicken thighs, served on a white plate with quick-pickled nectarine segments.
Yogurt- and Mint-Marinated Chicken Thighs With Pickled Nectarines Recipe
Overhead view of a lobster boil arranged on a square white porcelain platter.
Lobster Boil
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Pasta With Burst Cherry Tomatoes and XO Sauce Recipe
Two pieces of grilled chicken cutlet plated with lemon, rosemary and garlic
Five-Minute Grilled Chicken Cutlets With Rosemary, Garlic, and Lemon Recipe
Two halves of a BLT stacked on top of each other
The Best BLT Sandwich
Greek bifteki on a plate with tomato slices, red onion slices, mint leaves, and tzatziki.
Bifteki Recipe
A bowl of mazemen ramen topped with an egg, snap peas, and sprouts
XO Mazemen (Broth-less Ramen With XO Sauce) Recipe
Grilled sardines seasoned with lemon, parsley, garlic, and paprika on a white plate.
Grilled Sardines With Lemon, Garlic, and Paprika
A grilled octopus tentacle, plated with frisée and liberally drizzled with chile-herb oil.
Grilled Octopus With Chile-Herb Oil
A bowl of mazemen with sugar snap peas, and chopsticks are breaking the yolk of the poached egg on top.
XO Mazemen: Mix It Up With a Broth-less Ramen
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Homemade Burger King Whopper-Style Cheeseburgers
Chicken sandwich served on a plate
The Best Grilled Chicken Sandwich Ever
Overhead view of a finished batch of grilled Italian sausage with peppers and onions, piled in a disposable aluminum pan on a grill.
Grilled Italian Sausage With Sweet-and-Sour Peppers and Onions Recipe
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Hot or Cold Creamy Lettuce Soup
Closeup of Memphis-style dry ribs.
Memphis-Style Dry Ribs
Sliced grilled tuna, cooked rare, on a black plate, seasoned with salt and freshly ground black pepper and drizzled with olive oil.
Grilled Tuna Steaks
Platter of grilled jerk chicken
Spicy Grilled Jerk Chicken
Overhead view of hiyashi chuka, served in a black bowl with toppings artfully arranged like spokes on a wheel.
Hiyashi Chuka (Cold Ramen) With Shrimp, Ham, and Vegetables Recipe
A t-bone (porterhouse) steak on a white plate, with the sliced meat placed around the bone. On the lefthand side of the image are several metal forks stacked on top of each other.
Perfectly Grilled T-Bone Steak
Low-and-slow pulled pork, sandwiched in a bun and served with wavy potato chips.
Low-and-Slow Pulled Pork (Smoked Pork Shoulder)
A Low Country boil, served on a picnic table covered in newspaper with cocktail sauce, lemon wedges, hot sauce, and beer.
Low Country Boil
Four soft shell crab resting on a serving platter
Sautéed Soft-Shell Crabs With Lemon-Butter Pan Sauce
Chicken satay skewers resting on a plate
Thai Chicken Satay
Three skewers of pork souvlaki on a plate with pita bread and tzatziki.
Pork Souvlaki With Pita and Tzatziki
Overhead shot of a bowl of vermicelli noodles topped with grilled pork chops, carrot-daikon pickles, cucumbers, perilla/shiso, mint, cilantro, crushed peanuts, and a few stray flowering chives. A small bowl of nuoc cham is close at hand, as well as a perilla-leaf-lined plate piled with more of the grilled pork chops and a bowl of sliced cucumbers and lime wedges.
Vietnamese Grilled Pork Chops With Chilled Rice Noodles Recipe
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Grilled Italian-Style Lamb Skewers (Arrosticini Abruzzesi) Recipe
A bowl of Andalusian gazpacho in a ceramic bowl set on a plate. On the right hand periphery are another bowl of soup and a couple of pieces of torn bread.
Andalusian Gazpacho
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Real-Deal Pulled Pork: Easy Enough for Novices, Big Enough for a Crowd
Closeup of steakhouse kebabs, charring on a grill.
Steakhouse Kebabs
Classic cold soba noodles
Classic Cold Soba Recipe
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Grilled Squid With Olive Oil and Lemon
Overhead view of crunchy fish taco
Crunchy Fried Fish Tacos Recipe
Side view of a Balsamic Marinated Portobello Burger, served in a bun with lettuce, tomato, and red onion.
Balsamic Marinated Portobello Burgers
A close up of vegetable and halloumi skewers with zucchini, tomatoes, and red onion.
Halloumi and Vegetable Skewers
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This Icy Korean Cucumber Soup Is Just What Your Summer Needs
Side view of 3 ultimate McRib sandwiches.
The Ultimate Homemade McRib (Smoked Rib Sandwich)
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Grilled Bratwurst With Beer, Mustard, and Sauerkraut Recipe
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The Food Lab's Perfect Grilled Steaks Recipe
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Competition Barbecue Pork Shoulder Recipe
Two lobster rolls overflowing with lobster
Connecticut-Style Warm Buttered Lobster Rolls
Vietnamese Pork with Vermicelli Noodles and Nuoc Cham Recipe | Grilling
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Steakhouse-Style Grilled Marinated Flank Steak Recipe
Finished dish of pasta with blistered cherry tomato sauce, next to a block of cheese, basil sprig, garlic, and tomatoes
Fast and Easy Pasta With Blistered Cherry Tomato Sauce Recipe
A shallow earthenware bowl of pressure cooker corn risotto, lightly sprinkled with thyme leaves.
Pressure Cooker Corn Risotto Recipe
Skewers served with salad, pita, and tzatziki sauce
Chicken Souvlaki With Tzatziki Sauce and Greek Salad Recipe
Grilled blackened-fish sandwich on a plate with potato chips, creamy coleslaw, and a pickle spear
Grilled Blackened Fish Sandwiches
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Sheftalia (Cypriot Lamb and Pork Sausage) Recipe
Side view of a fried fish sandwich
Fried Fish Sandwiches With Creamy Slaw and Tartar Sauce
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Negima Yakitori (Japanese Chicken Skewers With Scallion) Recipe
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Coffee-Rubbed Ribs Recipe
A round white platter holding a whole grilled chicken which has been cut into individual pieces. Also in the image on the right periphery are a glass holding a carbonated beverage and a green plate with a metal utensil on it.
Grilled Butterflied Chicken
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Grilled Korean-Style Bulgogi Burgers With Kimchi Mayo and Pickled Daikon Recipe
platter of Cambodian grilled lemongrass beef skewers
Cambodian Grilled Lemongrass Beef Skewers Recipe
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Grilled Cornish Hens with Lemon and Rosemary Recipe
Closeup of grilled shrimp with garlic and lemon.
Grilled Shrimp with Garlic and Lemon
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Lechon Liempo (Filipino-Style Roasted Pork Belly) Recipe
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Thai-Style Marinated Flank Steak and Herb Salad Recipe
Slice of lasagna served on a small plate, with casserole dish holding lasagna peeking into the frame
Summer Vegetable Lasagna With Zucchini, Squash, Eggplant, and Tomato