BBQ Makes Meals Easier

Answer 1

You may not have time to cook elaborate dinners for your family every evening, but no matter what, your family still needs to eat. On the nights when your family is crunched for time, but you still want to enjoy a delicious meal together, BBQ can be the answer. Here are some tips and tricks to make BBQ dinners your go to option on busy nights.

BBQ has many meanings, and in the South it is a noun, not a verb. For the rest of America, BBQ refers to a tangy sauce that can be used to flavor food that you grill. You can purchase BBQ sauce in a variety of flavors, so try out a bunch over the coming weeks to see which ones your family enjoys.

Grilled chicken with BBQ sauce is the fastest BBQ meal. For this under 20 minute meal, buy a package of Chicken tenders. These are chicken breasts that have already been halved so they cook faster. Fire up your grill, brush on your BBQ sauce with a spoon or a BBQ brush (look in your cooking aisle), and grill on both sides until they are cooked thoroughly.

You can do your entire meal on the grill, with a few modifications. Buy special wooden skewers designed for BBQ and use them to create kabobs of meat and vegetables. If you are making grilled chicken or another entree, you can make them entirely vegetables. Look for pre cut vegetables in your supermarket, like zucchini, peppers, onions, and mushrooms. Let your son or daughter serve as sous chef and assemble these kabobs. Then grill them for a few minutes on each side. You can grill them au natural, or brush them with a garlic or herb infused basting olive oil that you can find in your supermarket's gourmet foods section.

Shrimp are another easy entree to BBQ. They cook quickly, and are delicious when brushed with BBQ sauce. Put your shrimp on a skewer so they don't fall through the grill's bars!