BBQ ideas

Geeps2

Ok Ladies, you helped me out for Easter and now I need some recipe ideas for yummy BBQ recipes .  I am sick of serving the same things.  We are having a big BBQ next weekend and I am looking for some inspiration.  

Any help is much appreciated  

Guennie

I am going to sleep on this and get back to you tomorrow!

shelley1002

What do you normally do? What do you not want to do? This way I can think of ideas.

mwhipple77

Are you looking for side dish recipes?  Or apps?  I have lots of recipes, just let me know what you're looking for!  My potatoes won at Easter!  :-)

Geeps2

Whipple I was hoping you'd chime in  

I typically do plain old burgers and dogs for the kids, sometimes ribs and then the usual potato salad that is just ..meh and noodle salad (elbows, some celery or pepper and mayo) again...meh and people usually bring stuff.  If you have a seafood something or even if you have no fail sides I'll take any suggestions.  The only recipe that I always make and enjoy is my pasta salad other than that it's just lackluster city.  Was thinking of trying crockpot baked beans but would just be searching the web for a recipe and hoping for the best.  

I love to cook and am a good cook (or so I have been told) but I am always looking for new recipes.  I have a great BBQ sauce recipe for ribs (they cook right in the sauce and fall off the bone) but the hubs doesn't want to make them that way this year but has offered no suggestions for what he does want.  

Aps and sides would be great.  Some of the things I have done in the past are:

Mexican layered dip

Crab stuffed mushrooms

veggies and dip

chips 

Ho hum stuff.  My other problem is I don't eat seafood or things with bones in them lol.  I am allergic to seafood and anything with a bone in it skeeves me out so I will cook it but not eat it so have no idea if it is good or not until people try it.  

BeckyP005

Lurking lol. Baked beans from the Dinosaur Bar-B-Que cookbook is awesome! Google. Don't let the steps scare you

I made it for my boss for her snooty tooty cookout and they were a hit!

Guennie

What about doing shrimp kabobs? There are several flavor varieties to choose from. Also, I absolutely love fried green tomatoes. I'll think about this some more and post more suggestions when I have some time.

Guennie

Oh, and hot artichoke dip is always a huge hit for me!

MommyAtty

I'm having a BBQ in a couple of weeks. Along with pulled pork in the crockpot, baked beans (add BBQ sauce and yellow mustard to canned baked beans and put them in oven until hot), potato salad and cole slaw, I'm making this. https://www.101cookbooks.com/archives/feta-oregano-salad-recipe.html. Also looking for other appetizer ideas! I make a fabo spinach dip but it has to be eaten while hot or it gets gross fast!

shelley1002

BeckyP005 said:

Lurking lol. Baked beans from the Dinosaur Bar-B-Que cookbook is awesome! Google. Don't let the steps scare you I made it for my boss for her snooty tooty cookout and they were a hit!

@BeckyP005 I LOVE LOVE LOVE Dinosaur Bar-B-Que.  I miss it.  We have one here but its an hour away.   And I doubt the same as the one in Syracuse.

shelley1002

Pulled pork, bbq chicken, shrimp kebobs.

I normally do pasta salad (tricolor pasta, peppers, tomatoes, cucumbers, cheese, pepperoni in italian dressing), macaroni salad (same as above except with shells or elbows, no cheese, no pepperoni, and with mayo instead of italian dressing), and potato salad. so i am no help there.

BeckyP005

shelley1002 said:

BeckyP005 said:

Lurking lol. Baked beans from the Dinosaur Bar-B-Que cookbook is awesome! Google. Don't let the steps scare you

I made it for my boss for her snooty tooty cookout and they were a hit!

@BeckyP005 I LOVE LOVE LOVE Dinosaur Bar-B-Que.  I miss it.  We have one here but its an hour away.   And I doubt the same as the one in Syracuse.

I've never been but my boss has. She has the cookbook so I've tried some of the recipes. My grocery store just started selling some of the BBQ sauces!!

Guennie

@MommyAtty‌ I have a great cucumber dip recipe that is very simple.

A few other things that came to mind today are corn with jalapeño butter, prosciutto wrapped cantaloupe and grilled pizza.

mwhipple77

Ugh, I suck.  My life has been a mess lately and I completely forgot to check back over here.  I think I missed your BBQ, so my suggestions wouldn't be helpful at this point.  Sorry!  But I'm sure it was amazing!

Geeps2

I am going to try the baked beans Thanks so much!!!!  Glad you came out of lurking to share  

Guennie- I also am making shrimp skewers so thanks for that suggestion.  

Whipple- sorry things are so crazy for you right now.  Hope everything is ok.  The BBQ but when things calm down for you I am always looking for new recipes for down the road.

Thanks everyone for your input I appreciate it!