Pizza on the Grill

I've heard so many great things about making pizza on the grill that I decided to finally make it! This was super easy to make and SO good! (Inspiration from this recipe).

Ingredients

* 1 tube pre-made pizza crust (we used Pillsbury)

* 2 cups shredded mozzarella cheese (we used a combo of italian cheese and parmesan cheese)

* 1 cup pizza sauce

* Meat and veggie toppings of your choice (Keith had turkey pepperoni and I had hot turkey sausage)

Directions

1. Preheat an outdoor grill for low heat and spray grate with cooking spray
2. Roll out prepared pizza dough to a size that will fit your grill (we used 1 tube of dough, cut in half, for 2 individual pizzas).

3. Place on grill for 5 minutes, or to desired doneness, and flip over. Now add the sauce, cheese, and other toppings.
4. Cover the grill and allow to cook over high heat for 5 to 10 minutes, or until cheese is melted and bubbly.

Honey Grilled Shrimp

Before I even start, I need to tell you something... this was the best shrimp I think I've ever had in my life. Not joking. The flavors were SO great, I could have eaten 50 of these things. So if you like shrimp, you absolutely need to make these. YUM! (Found on allrecipes.com)

Ingredients (makes 3 servings)

FOR MARINADE

* 1/2 tsp garlic powder
* 1/4 tbsp ground black pepper
* 1/3 cup Worcestershire sauce (I didn't have any so I used soy sauce.. delicious!)
* 2 tbsp dry white wine
* 2 tbsp Italian-style salad dressing

FOR BASTING SAUCE

* 1/4 cup honey
* 1/4 cup butter, melted
* 2 tbsp Worcestershire sauce (I omitted from basting sauce)

* 1 lb large shrimp, peeled and deveined with tails attached (I took tails off)
* Skewers

Directions

1. In a large bowl, mix together garlic powder, black pepper, 1/3 cup Worcestershire sauce, wine, and salad dressing; add shrimp, and toss to coat. Cover and marinate in the refrigerator for 1 hour.
2. Preheat grill for high heat. Thread shrimp onto skewers, piercing once near the tail and once near the head. Discard marinade.
3. In a small bowl, stir together honey, melted butter, and remaining 2 tablespoons Worcestershire sauce. Set aside for basting.
4. Lightly oil grill grate. Grill shrimp for 2 to 3 minutes per side, or until opaque. Baste occasionally with the honey-butter sauce while grilling.

Buffalo Turkey Burgers

We bought a bunch of ground turkey while our families were in town for Easter and totally forgot to eat it. So, we decided to use some of it up this weekend and make turkey burgers on the grill. These were delicious! (Recipe makes 4 burgers.)

Ingredients

* 1 lb lean ground turkey

* Blue cheese crumbles (I used gorgonzola)

* Frank's Buffalo Sauce (I tried their new kind - Sweet Heat BBQ. mmm it's really good, you should try it)

* Breadcrumbs (I used seasoned)

* Cayenne pepper

* Hamburger buns

Directions

1. Mix ground turkey, blue cheese to taste, buffalo sauce to taste, a little bit of breadcrumbs, and some cayenne pepper in a medium size bowl.

2. Form mixture into four burgers.

3. Put on the grill and leave on until cooked through.

4. Add hamburger buns onto top rack of grill at the end to toast them just a little bit.

We dipped in ranch dressing. Yum!

Shish Kabobs

The weather here was beautiful yesterday (75 and sunny!) so we decided to grill out. These were REALLY good! Even Keith loved the chicken even though he claims he doesn't like BBQ sauce. I couldn't get him to try the veggies though ;)

Ingredients

* Uncooked chicken breasts, cut into bite size pieces

* Red bell pepper, cut into 1 inch pieces

* Green bell pepper, cut into 1 inch pieces

* Sweet onion, cut into 1 inch pieces

* BBQ sauce marinade (I used Buffalo Wild Wings' Honey BBQ)

* Chicken seasoning to taste

Directions

1. Put chicken breast pieces into ziploc baggy, pour some bbq sauce in, zip and mix around. Let sit in fridge for a couple hours. Put all veggies into a different baggy and do the same thing. Sprinkle some seasoning into the baggy as well if you'd like.

2. Thread chicken on one skewer and veggies onto another.

3. Place skewers on the grill and cook for 10-15 min depending on how hot your grill is and until chicken is cooked through. The chicken will probably take a little longer than the veggies, so we put those on first.

4. Enjoy!

Amazing Filet Mignon

I think my most favorite food in the world is filet mignon... it's so freaking good that I can't even iamgine anything better than this. With it being Labor Day weekend and all, we decided to grill some steaks along with Shelly's Famous Potatoes. Yum!

Ingredients

* Pieces filet mignon, appx 6-8 oz. each (one for each of us)

* Steak seasoning (We used Weber's Chicago Steak Seasoning)

* Blue cheese crumbles

Directions

* Add seasoning to taste to uncooked steaks.
* Grill steaks @ 450 degrees for approximately 15 minutes (flip over halfway through).
* Add blue cheese crumbles on top of steaks. The more, the better!

Don't forget to pair with a yummy Wildberry Grape martini!!

Shelly's Famous Potatoes

I got this recipe from one of the most awesome knotties in the world - mcvay! (LovesToNom) This dish was delicious! We made a non-pepper/onion version for Keith and he loved it as well. Yum!

(Serves 4)

Ingredients

* 5 cups chopped red potatoes (about 5 large) (I used russet potatoes)

* 1/2 cup diced red bell pepper (I omitted b/c grocery store was out)

* 1/3 cup diced green bell pepper

* 1/2 cup diced sweet onion

* 1 teaspoon garlic salt

* 1/2 tablespoon montreal steak seasoning (I used chicken seasoning.. tastes the same)

* 4+ tablespoons butter or margarine

* (I also added bacon bits and sour cream)

* Aluminum foil

Directions

1. Lay out about 2 feet of non-stick foil or non-stick sprayed regular foil.
2. Wash & scrub red potatoes clean. Chop up potatoes into bite sized pieces and place in single layer onto center of foil.
3. Dice peppers and onion and sprinkle onto potatoes, toss with hands if necessary.

4. Place little chunks of butter or margarine over top, space out as necessary.
5. Sprinkle garlic salt and steak seasoning evenly over mixture (amount may be adjusted to taste).
6. Fold foil up over the mixture, covering everything. Take another piece of foil and wrap in opposite direction to make sure the packet is leak-proof.
7. Buy awesome new Kenmore grill :)

8. Place on grill at medium heat (about 350-400 degrees) for 35-45 minutes (flip over packet halfway through cooking), depending on your grill and your potato firmness preference.

9. Cut open foil pouch and serve, careful of the steam!
10. If desired, add additional toppings here (bacon bits, sour cream, etc.) Enjoy!
**Note: If there is not enough butter or you cook the potatoes too long they will stick/burn to the foil.

We served the taters with grilled chicken breast. So delicious!