Whole Meal on a Grill Memorial Day Meal Plan

ByJanel
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I received a Sam’s Club gift card to purchase food supplies as well as a Sam’s Club membership in exchange for my shopping trip and cooking experience and this post. The opinions expressed are my own.

Do you have your meal plan in place for Memorial Day? Memorial Day weekend is next week so it’s the perfect time to start planning and thinking what great foods you can enjoy with your friends or family this Memorial Day! We had a trial run of our Memorial Day plans last night with a fun backyard barbecue with a few of our friends. We took on a challenge from Sam’s Club to create our whole meal on the grill. Here’s what we prepared:

Our “Whole Meal on a Grill” Meal Plan

Hamburgers & Hot Dogs
Grilled Pineapple
Grilled Corn on the Cob
Potato Salad

First, we headed off to Sam’s Club to pick up the needed ingredients. I love shopping at Sam’s Club as the store and aisles are so much more open then at grocery stores. That means when my little ones are along with me we aren’t taking up the whole aisle! I also really love buying in bulk! It saves me the effort of frequent store visits and I store and freeze what we can’t use right away. For $50 I was able to get a fresh pineapple, 8-ct package of sweet corn, romaine hearts, 6-ct tomatoes, hot dog and hamburger buns, large package of Ball Park hot dogs, 18-ct package of 1/3 lb Angus Burgers, and a tub of Red Potato Salad! This much food would have easily fed a good size group but we had just a few friends over and still have enough extra for another few meals! I was able to easily find everything I needed throughout the store for our Barbecue meal and picked up some other things we were in need of while there as well.

Sam's Club Meal on a Grill

When it was time to get the meal ready, we didn’t need to do too much prep work. My husband created up his own spice rub blend to put on the pineapple (see recipe below). Then, we sliced cheese, tomato, lettuce, and onion to top our burgers. We also brushed the corn lightly with olive oil before placing it on the barbecue. Other than that, it was as easy as adding the foods to the grill and waiting for them to cook.

The potato salad isn’t technically a “grill” item, but it doesn’t need to be cooked at all, so I included it to round out the meal. Everything turned out absolutely delicious! The pineapple served on top of the burgers with the bit of spice and kick to the pineapple really made the burgers fabulous and mouthwatering! It was so nice to use the frozen hamburger patties, too, as they took no effort at all to make and we didn’t have to worry about thick spots on a homemade patty that wouldn’t cook all the way through. Our grill meal turned out great and I’m glad we have some leftovers and extras so we can head out to the barbecue again for Memorial Day weekend!

Grilled Pineapple Recipe

Grilled Pineapple!

Cut off the peel and core 1 fresh pineapple. Slice the pineapple into 1/2 inch thick slices. Prepare the spice rub: 2 Tbls of each, crushed: Mustard Seed, Coriander Seed, Cumin Seed; 2 Tbls Hot Chili Pepper, 2 Tbls Garlic Powder, 1 Tbls Salt, 1 Tbls Pepper, 6 Tbls Brown Sugar. Combine spices and mix well. Sprinkle the pineapple slices with the rub. Lightly oil grate and then add pineapple rings to the grill. Grill 2-3 minutes per side.

Grilling Tips from a Barbecue Champion

Sam’s Club has some great barbecue tips to share form Barbecue Champion Troy Black! Check out these tips to help make a great grill cooked meal this upcoming Memorial Day weekend!

  • Start with Oil – Before heating up the grill, apply oil or nonstick cooking spray to the grates. This will help keep food from sticking and tearing, thereby losing its natural juices.
  • Trim the Fat – Guard against flare-ups by trimming asway excess fat from meats. Leaving only a 1/4-inch of fat will help retain the flavor.
  • Keep Vegetables Cool – Vegetables tend to burn more quickly than meats. To avoid burning and to prevent produce from losing its crunch, cook vegetables at the outer, cooler edges of the grill.
  • Let Steak Sit – All meat to rest for five minutes before serving so that natural juices reabsorb and lave steaks juicy.

You can find more great meal plans and suggestions for your own “Whole Meal on a Grill” challenge online at SamsClub.com/meals. Plus, Sam’s Club offers a 200% satisfaction guarantee on fresh meats, crisp produce, seafood, and gourmet-to-go bakery items, so you’ll know you will get good quality food you can count on! Be sure to stop by your local Sam’s Club to grab everything you need for your Memorial Day festivities!

Want something different, try our Grilled Pork Tenderloin Recipe!

pork tenderloin recipe
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116 Comments

  3. Thanks for the giveaway…we like grilling beef / chicken / vegetable kabobs !

  4. Kabobs are my favorite thing to grill. 聽We were going to grill on Memorial Day, but it rained all day here. 聽馃檨

  8. Memorial Day is past, and, no we didn’t grill that day. My favorite thing to grill are shrimp kebobs.

  9. I’m vegan, so I love to grill veggie shish kabobs and portabella mushroom caps

  12. My husband is the BBQ king. I would say meat of all kinds with assorted vegetables. He cooked cut up potatoes like big plank fries yesterday and I am surprised how well they turned out!

  16. Hot dogs are my favorite thing to grill and no, we didn’t grill on Memorial Day, unfortunately.

  18. burgers are my favorite thing to grill! And yes, we grilled for Memorial Day.

  25. Our聽favorite thing to grill is steaks and聽we grilled them聽over the聽Memorial Day weekend.

  26. I love grilled mushrooms the best– we grille for shure!

    a marie hj saver

  27. 聽https://twitter.com/Quantmlife/status/208309945895092224 is the correct tweet ~ I also love grilled corn on the cob

  28. We didn’t grill out for memorial day but my favorite thing to grill is definitely a nice new york strip ~ thanks

  30. MEMORIAL DAY AND GRILLING GO HAND IN HAND.聽 TURKEY BURGERS AND SQUASH ARE FAVORITES OF OURS ON THE GRILL.

  31. We did grill on Memorial Day and I wish that I had had that cool thing to put vegetables in because half of them fell into the fire!

    The Rafflecopter calls me ‘Margot’ since it is accessing my facebook where I am ‘Margot Core’ and is connected to this email:

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  33. Favorite thing to grill is BBQ chicken! We didn’t grill on Memorial Day but I did make bbq chicken sandwichs!

  38. My favorite things to grill are beef ribs, steaks and fresh garden vegetables.

    聽jweezie43[at]gmail[dot]com

  39. I love grilled veggies! It just changes the taste in such a pleasant way

  45. I love to grill veggie burgers with corn on the cob!

    jennylovesjeff (at) hotmail (dot) com

  47. We usually grill chicken or shrimp. This Memorial Day we’re grilling turkey burgers.

  54. I bought baby back ribs from Sam’s Club & we grilled them yesterday- delicious!

  56. corn and steak both are my favorites and will do grilling this memorial day for sure

  57. We will be grilling steak this Memorial Day! Steak is my favorite food to grill, yum! Thanks for the giveaway!

  59. We will be grilling for Memorial Day-we’re having our annual pig roast. 聽My聽favorite聽thing to grill is brautwaursts. 聽
    hendymartin1 at yahoo dot com

  60. We like grilling chicken and veggies for kabobs. 聽We still haven’t finalized our plans for Memorial Day, but wherever we go for sure someone will be grilling!

  64. We love to grill any/every thing! 聽This basket would be perfect for shrimp and veggies. 聽We won’t be grilling this Memorial weekend, though. *mom brag alert!* 聽I’ll be travelling to see my son graduate medical school!聽
    bethelderton59 at gmail dot com

  66. I will be grilling Steaks and Shrimp this weekend! We will be picking up all of our food from Sam’s Club.

  67. I love to grill and eat Burnt Hot dogs!聽 We are grilling this weekend!

  72. I like to grill shrimp. My husband will be grilling for Memorial Day.

  77. Hamburgers are my favorite grilling food and no we aren’t grilling for Memorial Day.

  79. we like to grill steaks and chicken, and yes we will be grilling for memorial day!

  82. Yes we will be grilling the whole Memorial Day Weekend and we love grilling ribs, burgers, vegetables and fish.

  86. My favorite is when my hubby grills ribs! But this year, we won’t be grilling for Memorial Day (which is fine…here in FL, we can pretty much grill year-round).

  87. We love to grill steaks and for Memorial Day we will we grilling chicken.

  88. I love Soy Burgers grilled and Sam’s Sweet
    Corn would be delicious to grill, also…
    My husband will most likely be grilling on
    Memorial Day.聽 It is our anniversary!
    Many thanks,聽 Cindi

  90. Lamb kebobs are my favorite! 聽along with your traditional hamburgers & hot dogs 馃檪 Unfortunately this Memorial day I will not be grilling 馃檨聽

  91. i love to grill kebobs and fruit, and i definitely will be doing that on memorial day! 馃檪聽

  92. I will grill chicken and corn. I always barbecue and grill on memorial day.

  95. I love to grill kabobs and corn on the cob!

    I am sure we will be grilling at some point for memorial day weekend, but we don’t have any plans yet.

  97. I love grilled chicken and corn on the cob and yes, we will grill on Memorial day.

  99. I love steak, corn on the cob, pineapple slices and Romaine lettuce…all grilled on the grill.

  100. Favorite thing to grill is hamburgers and hotdogs…just love em. Gonna get some corn on the grill too this Memorial Day weekend. Oh and some pineapple

  103. Hamburgers and Hot Dogs! My brother-in-law wil be the one doing the bar-b-que. Thanks for the giveaway!

  104. Our favorite thing to grill is Hobo dinners(hambuger, veggies, potato slices all wrapped in tinfoil) 聽 We will be grilling Memorial Day

  105. Visit Sam’s Club and leave a comment telling me your favorite thing to grill and if you will be grilling for Memorial Day weekend!

    hamburgers baby!

  108. I love to grill steaks and hamburgers! 聽I’m not sure yet what our plans are for Memorial Day!

  110. Will be grilling like聽 crazy on Memorial Day and will grill some Johnsonville Brats, hotdogs, burgers too

  115. My favorite thing to grill is hamburgers and we will probably be grilling them for Memorial Day.

  116. My favorite thing on the grill is shrimp!! Yes, we will most likely be grilling something up for the Memorial Day Weekend.

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