Lots of folks default to chicken at barbecues. If you don’t eat red meat but you aren’t a vegetarian, it’s probably your go-to. But unless you or your grilling friends are gourmands, there’s a good chance that chicken is just covered in barbecue sauce and slapped on the grill.
It might be what you’re used to, but you deserve better! With one of the biggest grilling weekends of the year coming up, we wanted to arm you for cookouts with better, low-carb dishes that are tasty and different.
As far as we’re concerned, the best thing to come from recent culinary crazes is the explosion of buffalo chicken dip recipes. Sure, buffalo chicken dip isn’t new. But there have been new takes and twists in the last fifteen years that have taken it to new heights. This recipe combines the ingredients of buffalo chicken dip into something you cook on the grill. It takes it out of the realm of football game watch parties, and we are thrilled to welcome it to the barbecue! A serving has 161 calories, zero grams of carbs and four grams of fat. Get the recipe.
We love wings! Fried, air-fried, baked or grilled, we are here for them! Some people want the flats, others like the drumettes. When you grill them, drumettes are best. Often, flats have too little meat to hold up to direct heat cooking methods. These are wonderful wings made with a delicious marinade glaze that has a broiled flavor from cooking. They are amazing! A serving has 141 calories, three grams of carbs and nine grams of fat. Get the recipe.
You rarely see recipes for chicken thighs. You can use thigh in almost every recipe that calls for chicken breast, but it’s nice to have one tailored to thighs. Thigh meat holds up to higher heat. It’s juicier, has more flavor and it’s often cheaper at the store! The marinade has a bright taste, and the cream sauce is easy to throw together. We love that this dish has a different flavor profile than the other food than most foods you find at a cookout, making it a perfect addition to your party! A serving has 379 calories, five grams of carbs, two grams of fiber and 19 grams of fat. Get the recipe.
This is a showstopper of a dish. It’s visually stunning, delicious and surprisingly easy to make! The recipe includes instructions for a tasty side of roasted sweet potatoes. They increase the carb count dramatically. For other recipes of hasselback chicken, we’ve seen a carb count of nine grams. But we are including this recipe because it’s easier and we like it more. You can remove the side and recalculate the nutritional value. But, even with the higher carb count, the dish remains low carb for a full meal! A serving of the chicken and sweet potatoes has 484 calories, 25 grams of carbs, four grams of fiber and 18 grams of fat. Get the recipe.
So, chicken lovers rejoice! You can enjoy delicious and out-of-the-box recipes at the cookout too! It doesn’t have to be the same ol’ same ol’ at your next party.
