50 Healthy Grilling Recipes (2024)

50 Healthy Grilling Recipes are unique for a picnic, BBQ, or meal prepping! A ton of Healthy BBQ Ideas and Easy Outdoor Grill Recipes! Skip the boring burgers and hot dogs for these nutritious, yummy recipes! There’s everything from grilled chicken recipes to grilled seafood – these low calorie recipes are perfect for weight loss!

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We all know what it’s like to get to a cookout and be utterly disappointed by the lack of healthy or tasty options. I mean, really… who wants a lame hamburger or hot dog that’s been sitting out in the sun for far too long?

These healthy grilling recipes taste amazing and are actually good for you! Impress your guests with one of these healthy grilling recipes that are easy AND delicious!

We’ve got you covered with all the best healthy BBQ ideas.

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Healthy Grilled Chicken Recipes

Grilled chicken often gets a bad rep for being dry or lacking in flavor. This isnot the case for these healthy grilled chicken recipes!

Healthy Maple Mustard Chicken is one of our favorite grilling marinades. Paleo, gluten free & ready in under 30 minutes – it’s great for meal prep or a quick meal!

Caribbean Grilled Chicken with Pineapple Salsa is a yummy, healthy Summer dinner! It’s paleo, gluten free, and easy to make.

Teriyaki Chicken gets grilled to perfection for a healthy, easy dinner! Perfectly sweet and tangy!

Pineapple Grilled Chicken is delicious and easy to make! A simple Hawaiian Chicken recipe that’s healthy and tasty!

Pineapple Chicken Kabobs (Paleo) These Pineapple Chicken Kebabs are delicious. I love the combo of the sweet juicy pineapple with the chicken and veggies!

Easy Greek Chicken Kabobs are healthy, paleo, whole30 & delicious! Learn how to make the best grilled greek chicken.

Grilled Chicken Thighs Recipe you can make in no time! Chicken thighs on grill are delicious, healthy, and quick to make!

Thai Chicken Wings are the ultimate appetizer. Baked or grilled until crispy and tossed in a sweet and savory glaze for maximum flavor! Healthy & yummy!

Parmesan Chicken Wings are an easy, delicious keto appetizer! Keep them paleo/Whole30 without the cheese. Either way, they’re crispy, healthy, and flavorful!

Balsamic Grilled Chicken (Paleo, Whole30) is a favorite of ours. We love to serve it over a salad and always meal prep a big batch of it!

5 Healthy Chicken Marinades! Quick, easy, and made with minimal ingredients – they’re paleo, keto, Whole30, and delicious!

Lemon Rosemary Chicken Thighs is a perfect quick meal! Made with only 10 simple ingredients, it’s absolutely delicious, paleo + whole30.

Spicy Honey Citrus Chicken is the perfect healthy grilling recipe! Made with simple ingredients and full of flavor, this easy chicken marinade is delicious!

Easy Grilled Chicken Drumsticks are a great way to cook drumsticks. Drumsticks often get overlooked when grilling, but the grilling bone-in cuts of meat give them even more flavor!

Spicy BBQ Chicken Thighs look amazing! We love anything with BBQ sauce!

Healthy Grilled Vegetable Recipes

If you’ve ever thought veggies were boring or flavorless.. you have to try grilling them! Grilling gives such a nice depth of flavor to veggies. We love that you can customize grilled vegetables with pretty much any marinade. Here are some delicious grilled veggie recipes we think you’ll love

Grilled Vegetables in Foil are super versatile! You can use any veggies you like. The marinade is made with simple ingredients and tastes amazing.

Vegetable Kebabs are probably my all time favorite healthy grilling recipe. In the summer we make these at least once a week. SO good!

Garlic Parmesan Corn is seriously the BEST grilled corn you will ever eat. It’s loaded with flavor and anything but boring!

Balsamic Mushrooms can be made in foil packets, on skewers, in the oven, or on the stove. They’re delicious!

Grilled Veggie Fajitas are SO good. We typically just make these fajitas but after trying these, I’m for sure adding more veggies!

Grilled Bacon Wrapped Asparagus is delicious and easy! Everything is better wrapped in bacon!

Grilled Cabbage Steaks are such a fun way to cook cabbage. Cabbage is pretty boring and tasteless on its own, but this recipe is SO yummy!

Grilled Potatoesare perfectly crispy and delicious. Yukon gold potatoes are cut into thin slices then covered in a simple seasoning and grilled. An easy and healthy recipe that’s gluten free and Whole30 compliant.

Healthy Grilled Beef Recipes

I don’t know about you, but when I think about grilling.. my mind automatically goes to burgers and steaks! Here are some creative recipes beyond just the regular BBQ favorites.

Lettuce Wrap Burgers are so good! They have the best special sauce!

Garlic Lime Flank Steak is quick, easy, and delicious! You can serve it on a salad, in fajitas – however you like!

Burger Salad with Dill Pickle Vinaigrette is one of our fav ways to enjoy a burger. If you’re not paleo/whole30 – melted pepper jack cheese on top is the best!

Marinated Beef Kebabs are the perfect BBQ recipe.

Carne Asada looks absolutely amazing and easy!

5 Ingredient Flank Steak is so flavorful. Paired with grilled veggies or on a salad… it’s so delicious!

Easy Chimichurri Steak looks like the perfect way to cook steak! We love chimichurri sauce on all the things!

Healthy Grilled Pork Recipes

Pork can be a little more challenging to grill because it does tend to try out. The key is cooking it lower and slower! Any of these recipes will come out perfect.

One Hour Grilled Pork Chops is a delicious, healthy meal. Perfect for summer – this simple grilling recipe has protein, veggies, potatoes + fruit!

Citrus Grilled Pork Tenderloin is super flavorful. Fresh citrus juices, zests, and a little bit of honey give it such a nice flavor and help the pork really get caramelized on the outside!

Basil Lemon Grilled Pork Chops are the best way to cook pork chops on the grill. I absolutely LOVE the marinade on these!

Grilled Pork Chops with Peach Salsa look so light and fresh. We love fruit salsas!

Grilled Pork Chops & Peaches is the perfect way to use up summer peaches!

Grilled Pork Tenderloin is rubbed with a blend of smoky spices like chipotle powder, ground cumin, and smoked paprika, this recipe makes unbelievably juicy pork every single time.

Healthy Grilled Seafood Recipes

The grill isn’t just for chicken and meat.. seafood is great grilled too! Here are some of our favorite seafood recipes to grill.

Asian Salmon is super quick and easy to make. We love to grill it or even bake it in the oven for a quick meal.

Chili Lime Shrimp are SO easy. They only take about 15 minutes from start to finish. Great for tacos, salads, or as an appetizer.

Citrus Marinated Shrimp Skewers have such a nice light, bright marinade on them!

Grilled Salmon with Tomato Caper Vinaigrette looks amazing. We can’t wait to try that tomato caper vinaigrette!

Tandoori Salmon Kebabs are such a fun twist on the regular standard salmon. The tandoori sauce is filled with flavor!

Shrimp Foil Packets are super quick and simple. We love the foil packets for easy clean up!