Our 10 Most Popular Grilling Recipes For Epic Canada Day Feasts

From juicy chicken to saucy ribs.

Updated April 28, 2025

Our 10 Most Popular Grilling Recipes For Epic Canada Day Feasts

Lemon-garlic grilled chicken. Photo, Erik Putz.

We checked the numbers: From BBQ chicken to saucy ribs and even pizza, these are our best grilling recipes—according to you.

Lemon-garlic chicken

Meet an all-time Chatelaine favourite! What could be better than lemony, garlicky chicken on the grill? Get this lemon-garlic grilled chicken recipe.

Photo, Erik Putz.

Memphis-Style Pork Side Ribs

Take a trip down south with these saucy, lip-smacking ribs. Get this Memphis-style pork ribs recipe.

(Photo: John Cullen)

Grilled Pizza

If you’ve never barbecued pizza, it’s time to try it! Feel free to switch up the toppings for your favourites. Get this grilled pizza recipe.

Photo, Erik Putz.

Grilled portobello-quinoa salad

Meaty portobello mushroom caps stuffed with quinoa make for a hearty grilled vegetarian main. Get this grilled portobello-quinoa salad recipe.

Grilled portobello mushroom stuffed with quinoa and red peppers, with a zucchini ribbon and spinach salad

Saucy BBQ chicken

Homemade BBQ sauce makes this grilled chicken a barbecue star. Get this saucy BBQ chicken recipe.

Photo, Roberto Caruso.

Warm grilled potato salad

By grilling potatoes, you can take this classic salad to new heights. Get this grilled potato salad recipe.

(Photo: Erik Putz)

Classic pork back ribs

All you need is good-quality BBQ sauce and a rack of ribs for this grilling season fave! Get this pork back ribs recipe.

Pork back ribs being cut into riblets on a wooden cutting board

Photo, John Cullen.

Grilled hoisin-peanut chicken

Pull this flavourful chicken dish together in just 25 minutes, thanks to a delicious topping. Get this grilled hoisin-peanut chicken recipe.

Photo, Erik Putz.

Cedar-Plank Salmon

Cedar planks give salmon a delicious, woodsy flavour (and also make for a beautiful rustic presentation). Get this cedar-plank salmon recipe.

centre-cut, skin-on salmon fillets on a cedar plank cut into slices and grilled and then topped with onions and sprigs of fresh dill for a post on an easy, delicious cedar-plank salmon recipe for the grill

Barbecued eggplant Parmesan

This grilled eggplant Parmesan works as both a side dish or a vegetarian main dish. Get this barbecued eggplant Parmesan recipe.

BBQ eggplant parmesan layered with tomato slices and grated cheese on a plate

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