grill chicken breasts and grilled veggies

[smokelahoma]

i am doing a catering job this weekend, doing a santa maria style dinner with tri tip and grilled garlic bread and ceaser salad and mac and cheese.

i got an email from the host of the party saying that the menu seemed too "heavy" for the women and could we cook some grilled veggies and grilled chicken as well.

i am wondering what you guys do when you do grilled veggies and chicken

i usually do zuchinni, squash, onion, mushroom with some kind of oil and vinegar marinade

pretty much same for the chiken

does this sound alright or do you guys kick it up a notch somehow?
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[RodinBangkok]

Tuscan roast vegetables

red yellow and green peppers in strips

roma tomatoes quartered

eggplant strips

zucchini slices/strips

summer squash

red onion

marinade
red wine/olive oil equal parts
fresh sage and rosmary
fresh garlic
black pepper coarse fresh grind
orange zest

prep the veggies and toss in the marinade, you can do this the day before and refrigerate.

put the veggies on a clam shell type basket in one layer and onto the grill, when roasted toss with balsamic vinegar.

I sometimes grill some portabellas separate and if doing chicken breasts serve the chicken on a slice of grilled portabella with the veg on the side, or place the veg in a whole grilled portabella cap for a veg entree

the marinade works with chicken also
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[Geronimo]

I have done similar to RodinBangkok except I didn't grill them. I put them in large disposable pans, covered with foil and cooked until tender (about an hour) then remove the foil for about 20-30 mins to get some "smoke" flavor, stir/toss and serve with tongs...pretty darn good!
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[Harry Nutczak]

Zucchini & yellow squash sliced lengthwise and thin. (a Bron Mandoline would be the suggested tool to do this)
Red onion cut in thick rings
Asparagus left in whole length with bottom snapped off, not cut!
Portobello Mushroom caps
tomato slabs
Toss raw prepped veggies in olive oil, grill on charcoal grill just enough to get some color, and place in large foil pans, season with salt & pepper and finish in pit to desired doneness.

If the ladies like a little sweet treat with their dinner, may I suggest grilled pineapple brushed with honey for dessert?
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[frankncali]

I made something similar to the Tuscan recipe once and cooked in small foil pouches.

I only had to make 25 so labor wasn't an issue but it was still pretty easy.
I used fresh green beans, red, yellow and orange sweet peppers, red onion, eggplant.... i might have had some squash but I cant remember.
Used Italian dressing for a marinade and seasoned.

I like the Portobello strips idea.