Father’s Day Menus

Dad deserves the best, so for Father’s Day, we’ve covered the bases with crowd-pleasing menus featuring the best cocktails, grilled recipes, side dishes, desserts, and more!

Father’s Day and grilling go hand in hand, and for this year’s celebration we’ve put together some menus which honor the grill…and much, much more!

Relax, spend time with family, and eat a good meal. That’s our best recipe for a perfect Father’s Day.

This calls for some advance planning with the menu, but it need not be a big production. Putting together simple but well-constructed recipes can make the day run smoother – a reason for everyone to celebrate!

Father’s Day Dinner Menus
Though many of us may be heating up the grill, it isn’t the only way to prepare a Father’s Day meal this year. Check out the menu options below, and customize according to the preferences of the dads in your life.

• For the Steak Lover: Hanger Steak with Romesco Sauce or Grilled Flank Steak with Greeked-Out Gorgonzola and Tomato Salsa with Polenta Fries, and Everyday Green Salad.
• For the Chicken Lover: Honey Lime Grilled Chicken with Southwestern Rice Salad, and Avocado Watermelon Mint Salad
• For the Classic BBQ meal: Slow Grilled Baby Back Ribs (or this easy and equally delicious oven version) or Cornell Chicken (this is the recipe for classic roadside BBQ chicken), Easy Baked Beans, and Cumin Lime Coleslaw
• Pizza (or burgers) & Salad: Kale Pesto Pizza or Smash Burgers with a Classic Wedge Salad
• Tex-Mex Meal: Pork Carnitas Burrito Bowls with Classic Guacamole and Restaurant Style Salsa
• Seafood option 1: Maryland Crab Cakes with Roasted Potato Bites and Jack’s Favorite Cucumber and Tomato Salad
• Seafood option 2: Mix & Match Grilled Seafood Packets with Mediterranean Chickpea Salad or Balsamic Dijon Grilled Vegetables, and Amazing Garlic Bread
• Game Fare: Lancaster Cheesesteaks or Italian Hoagie Salads with Baked Potato Wedges, and Easy Refrigerator Pickled Vegetables
• Fun for a Big Family Gathering: Low Country Shrimp Boil and Southern (With a Twist) Cornbread
• For the vegetarian: Rainbow Bowls with Peanut Sauce and Easiest Steamed Edamame 

Choose one of these awesome desserts for the perfect ending: 

• Blueberry Crisp
• Strawberry Shortcake
• Salted Caramel Coffee Heath Bar Ice Cream Pie
• Easy Mud Pie, Brownie Ice Cream Sandwiches
• Hot Fudge Peanut Butter Ice Cream Pie
• M&M Cookie Cake
• Giant Chipwich Cake  
• Chipwich Bars
• Chocolate Coconut Milk Ice Cream (non-dairy)
• Strawberry Granitas
• Easy Fruit & Yogurt Popsicles

Appetizers & Snacks

Ease into the meal with one or more of these crowd-pleasing options:

• Soft Pretzels
• Spice Glazed Mixed Nuts & Pretzel Mix
• Baked Artichoke Dip 
• Black Bean Dip
• Cowboy Caviar
• Shishito Peppers
• Cheese Crisps
• Spanish-Style Marinated Olives
• Fruit Rainbow 
• Beer Boiled Peel & Eat Shrimp (or Roasted Peel & Eat Shrimp) with Homemade Speedy Cocktail Sauce

Cocktails & Mocktails

May I get anyone a drink? Festive beverages can be a fun way to add personality to the party:

• Beer Margaritas or Frozen Margaritas For a Crowd
• Summer Shandy
• Peach Iced Tea / Lemonade / Meadow Tea
• Guide to Non-Alcoholic Beers
• Summer Peach Sangria or Sangria Spritz (or Aperol Spritz!)

Father’s Day Breakfast / Brunch Menus

Though there may be no grill involved, a special breakfast or brunch is sure to start Father’s Day on a happy note.

• Sausage & Egg Casserole
• Egg Scramble in a Cheddar Hashbrown Crust
• The Best Egg Sandwiches or Open-Faced Egg Sandwiches
• Garden Skillet with Sausage and Eggs
• Chilaquiles
• Breakfast Burritos
• Egg, Lox, and Avocado Toast
• Peanut Butter & Jelly Oatmeal
• Peach Swirl Baked Oatmeal
• Banana Bread Pancakes (or waffles)

An extra 1-2 accompaniments will round out this meal, such as a side of fresh fruit (another opportunity for the Fruit Rainbow!), bacon, Sausage Patties, Cinnamon Toast, or Cornbread Muffins. And don’t forget about a hot cup (or cold brew!) of coffee. A dash of Homemade Vanilla Syrup or French Vanilla Creamer is a fun touch.

If a DIY food-related gift is more your style (or you’d simply like to add in something extra!) consider a jar of Homemade Hot Honey or Strawberry Jam!

Tell us below, which menu sounds most delicious to you? Happy Father’s Day!