Hamburgers and Hot Dogs

Tonight for dinner we had hamburgers, hot dogs and grilled zucchini and yellow squash. For the hamburgers, we buy ground beef and make our own patties. It's a lot cheaper and they taste better too! For the zucchini and squash, we just sprinkled them with olive oil, salt and pepper. It was a simple and delicious dinner!

Grilled Vegetable Pasta

Grilled Vegetable Pasta

Ingredients
4 tomatoes, cut into 1-inch slices
1 onion, cut into slices
1 zucchini, cut in half lengthwise
1 yellow squash, cut in half lengthwise
2 garlic cloves, minced
2 tablespoons olive oil
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon freshly ground pepper
8 ounces penne, cooked
1/4 cup chopped fresh basil
1/2 cup freshly grated Parmesan cheese

Preparation
Toss together first 8 ingredients in a large bowl.
Grill vegetables, covered with grill lid, over medium-high heat (350° to 400°), turning occasionally, 6 minutes or until they are tender.
Cut zucchini and squash halves into thin slices, and place in a large bowl. Add remaining grilled vegetables, pasta, and basil, tossing gently; sprinkle with cheese.

We really enjoyed this pasta dish. I chose not to grill the tomatoes. I like them better not cooked. We also didn't have basil so we left that out. The zucchini, yellow squash and onions were delicious. We liked all the different flavors of the vegetables with the pasta and will definitely make this again. We served the pasta salad with a grilled steak.

Grilled Steak

Grilled Steak

1 top round london broil

olive oil

adobo

pepper

salt

First, sprinkle olive oil onto steak. Then, sprinkle adobo, salt and pepper to taste. Cook to your liking.

We love a grilled steak! A steak doesn't need more than the above ingredients to have a nice flavor.

Grilled Pork Chops Marinade

Grilled Pork Chops Marinade
1 1/2 teaspoons garlic powder
3/4 teaspoon oregano

1/2 cup olive oil
3/8 cup soy sauce

2 tablespoons brown sugar

pepper
3 pork chops

Combine all ingredients and pour over pork chops. Marinate overnight. Grill!

We have been using our grill every night this week for dinner. We decided to grill pork chops and marinate them. My husband really likes a teryaki flavor so he enjoyed this marinade. I thought it was a little too salty (and I really like salt). We're going to experiment with other spices for pork chops. We served the pork chops with rice and corn. (We love rice and could eat it everyday!)