*Ingredients listed in bold are available at Bartell’s! Stock levels may vary by store.
Mains:

BBQ Grilled Chicken
This one can be done as simply as with your favorite BBQ sauce, or you can try making your own signature sauce from scratch! Some of our favorite BBQ sauces from Bartell’s are Sweet Baby Ray’s Honey Barbecue and Primal Kitchen Classic BBQ Sauce.
For your own BBQ sauce, try:
- 1 cup Heinz Tomato Ketchup
- 1/4 cup Heinz White Vinegar
- 1/4 cup C&H Brown Sugar
- 2 tablespoons Spice Classics Paprika
- 1 tablespoon Napoleon Olive Oil
- 1 tablespoon Spice Classics Chili Powder
- 2 teaspoons Spice Classics Garlic Powder
- 1/4 to 1/2 teaspoon cayenne powder
Recipe from: The Spruce Eats

BBQ Steak
Our mouths are watering just thinking about it. Grab that Ribeye, Tenderloin, Top Sirloin, or Filet Mignon for a delicious feast. Again, you can use your favorite BBQ sauce, or try a dry rub like Rub with Love Smoky Barbecue Rub. Rubs work great with steak as well as BBQ pork ribs. Rub with Love also makes a delicious Steak Rub with flavors of garlic, chili, rosemary, and cumin.

Portobello Burger
Looking for a veggie option? Gigantic portobello mushroom caps are super delicious on the grill! Brush the caps with a high heat oil. You can simply add salt and pepper to them, or you can easily add any of the BBQ rubs and sauces that you would use on meat. It gives them such a nice flavor! Top your veggie burger with all the fixings – Lettuce, tomato, red onion or grilled onions, cheese (we recommend Swiss!), avocado, and any other BBQ sauce or ketchup that you desire.
Sides:

Veggie Kabobs
So many veggies are made extra tasty with that slight char only the grill can make. Veggie kabobs are healthy, colorful, and are fun to assemble. Get your kiddos to help! (Maybe they’ll be more likely to eat their veggies? One can dream.) The options are endless, but for a fun rainbow-colored skewer, arrange slices in order:
- Red bell pepper
- Orange bell pepper
- Yellow squash
- Zucchini
- Red onion
- Whole mushroom

Traditional Coleslaw
Coleslaw can also be made several different ways, but here are two recipes: the first is the more traditional creamy kind, and the second one without mayo for a tangier (and healthier) kind.
- ½ cup Best Foods Mayonnaise
- 2 tablespoons C&H White cane sugar
- 1 ½ tablespoons lemon juice
- 1 tablespoon vinegar
- ½ teaspoon ground black pepper
- ¼ teaspoon salt
Recipe from: Allrecipes

Tangy Coleslaw
- 1/2 cup Bragg Organic Apple Cider Vinegar
- 2 tablespoons Napoleon Olive Oil
- 1 tablespoon Anna’s Honey
- 1 teaspoon sea salt
- 2 teaspoons cracked black pepper
Recipe from: Our Salty Kitchen

Mexican Grilled Corn
Sure, you could grill up some regular old corn, but why not try something different! Grilled Mexican corn, known as Elote, is coated with cotija, chili powder, mayo, sour cream, and lime.
- 8 ears corn, shucked
- 2 tablespoons oil
- Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper, to taste
- 1 cup crumbled cotija cheese, divided
- ½ cup Best Foods Mayonnaise
- ½ cup sour cream
- ½ cup cilantro leaves, minced, plus more for garnish
- 2 teaspoons lime zest
- 1 teaspoon ancho chili powder
Recipe modified from: Tasting Table

Baked Beans
Baked beans are a staple side when it’s comes to BBQs. There are tons of options out there, but our favorites come in the form of Bush’s Homestyle or Bush’s Honey Sweet Baked Beans.

Potato Salad
It’s quick and easy to buy a bucket of potato salad from the grocery store. But it’s actually not that complicated to make your own. Then you can make it as creamy or un-creamy as you like and add spices to taste. Try this delicious recipe from Foodie Crush.
- 6 medium white potatoes or Yukon golds about 2 1/2 to 3 pounds, skin on and quartered
- 3 tablespoons Heinz White Vinegar
- 2 celery stalks (ribs) diced
- 6 green onions diced
- 5 hardboiled eggs peeled
- 1 1/2 cups Best Foods Mayonnaise
- 1 tablespoon French’s Classic Yellow Mustard
- 1 1/2 teaspoons celery seed
- 3/4 teaspoon kosher salt
- 3/4 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
- Spice Classics Paprika
Recipe modified from: FoodieCrush
Dessert

Grilled Peaches
If you’ve never tried a grilled peach, trust us – it might be your new favorite dessert! Mouthwatering and tender, take it to the next level with a scoop of ice cream.
- Ripe peaches, halved
- Oil
- Spice Classics Ground Cinnamon
- Anna’s Honey
- Edy’s Vanilla Ice cream
Recipe from: Gimme Some Grilling

Classic Cherry Pie
It’s cherry season! But rather than make you pit a ton of cherries, this recipe calls for canned cherries, thereby eliminating a large portion of your afternoon. You can eliminate even more time with a store-bought pie crust.
- 3 cups Gold Medal All-Purpose Flour, sifted
- 3/4 cup Pure Wesson Vegetable Oil
- 6 tablespoons milk
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 3 cans Oregon Specialty Fruit Red Tart Cherries
- 1 cup + 2 teaspoons C&H White cane sugar
- 1/4 cup cornstarch
- 2 tablespoons unsalted butter, cut into small cubes
Pie Filling: To make the filling, drain the cherries from the cans using a fine mesh strainer, reserving 1 cup of cherry juice. Combine the reserved cherry juice, sugar and cornstarch in a medium saucepan on the stove over medium heat. Bring to a boil over medium heat, stirring constantly until thick, about 15 minutes. Once the mixture is thick, remove it from the heat and add the drained cherries to the saucepan. Stir to combine.
Cherry Pie: Preheat the oven to 450°F. Pour the homemade cherry filling into the prepared pie crust. Top with the lattice crust by carefully weaving the strips of dough over the filling. Lay 4 of the longest strips of dough side-by-side in the middle of the pie, each about 1/2 inch apart. Weave 4 more long strips of dough in the opposite direction, up and under the other pieces of dough. Continue with shorter pieces of dough as you work your way to the outside edges of the pie until the entire pie is covered. Use a sharp knife to trim any excess dough from the edges of the pie crust. Crimp the pie crust by pressing the top edge of the pie dough into the pie plate using your fingers. Place small cubes of butter across the top of the pie and sprinkle 2 teaspoons granulated sugar evenly over the pie. Place the pie on a rack in the lower half of a preheated 450°F oven for 10 minutes. Reduce the heat on the oven to 350°F and bake for 45 minutes, or until the crust is golden brown. After removing the pie from the oven, allow it to cool for at least 1 hour (preferably 2-3 hours) so that the pie comes out clean when it’s sliced into.

Peanut Butter Chocolate Chip Cookies
This recipe has become one of our teammate’s all-time favorite cookie recipe. Soft and chocolatey, these are best when eaten on the same day they were baked. (Even better when fresh out of the oven and still warm!)
- 1 cup Gold Medal All-Purpose Flour
- 1/2 teaspoon Arm & Hammer Baking Soda
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 cup unsalted butter softened to room temperature
- 1 cup packed C&H Brown Sugar
- 1 cup Adam’s 100% Natural Peanut Butter
- 1 large egg at room temperature
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 cup Guittard semi-sweet chocolate chips
Pro Tip: Double or triple the batch and refrigerate the remaining dough for a few hours until it is firm enough to hold shape but not hard. Roll cookie dough into balls and place them in a freezer bag. Store them in the freezer to enjoy freshly baked cookies any time! To bake from frozen, add a few minutes to their bake time (but keep an eye on them).