One of my favorite foods growing up, oddly enough, were shish kabobs. My mom skewered meats and veggies and then marinated them for hours before firing up the grill. I don’t eat much meat anymore, and certainly not steak since it would destroy my stomach if I tried to eat it now, but that doesn’t mean I don’t still enjoy a good shish kabob.
My husband and I love using our grill, and veggie kabobs are a perfect reason to fire it up — even when the weather is less than ideal outside. These veggie kabobs are easy to make, they’re filling, and most importantly, they’re satisfying. What’s worse than a meal that’s filling but not satisfying?
Tasty Veggie Kabobs for All Seasons {gluten-free, vegan}
Ingredients
- 8 oz package whole mushrooms, lightly brushed
- 1-2 red bell peppers, cut into 1″ pieces
- 1-2 yellow bell peppers, cut into 1″ pieces
- 1 red onion, cut into 1″ chunks
- 1 bottle of your favorite Italian-style salad dressing
Directions
Skewer the veggies, alternating the order of each. Place all the skewers in a 9×13 pan (may need to use two, depending on how many you make). Pour dressing of choice on top of the kabobs. Cover tightly with foil or wrap and refrigerate 2 hours to overnight. After the kabobs are done marinating, heat up the grill to med high heat. Grill veggie kabobs in 3-minute rotations to avoid burning. Take care to turn so you don’t lose any of the veggies.
Veggie kabobs are done when the vegetables are tender, a little browned, and very fragrant. Serve and enjoy!
Veggie kabobs are versatile, too. If you don’t love the ingredients I listed, swap them out for your faves. I personally love putting tomatoes on mine but my husband is already on the fence about tomatoes — cooked tomatoes are a definite ‘no’ in his world. Get creative, too. If you’ve got eggplant, it would be delicious on a veggie kabob!
I love veggie kabobs in the summertime when it’s warm and green, but they are delicious any time of year. Plus they give us a flavor to look forward to in the warmer months!
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44 Comments
We make kabobs every once in awhile- they are so good! But we usually use chicken and/or steak. We tried making them for dinner in the winter but it was too dark out to be grilling. We do use the grill in the winter to make chicken that we use for lunches throughout the week.
Oh that’s a good idea! I wouldn’t have thought of that. But I also don’t meal prep so maybe that’s why. Lol!
I am so looking forward to grilling season! Grilled veggies are the best aren’t they?
They absolutely are. I LOVE grilled veggies.
These look awesome! I’m not much of a veggie eater (my bad), but I love peppers and onions. I usually glaze mine with melted butter, but the dressing would give them a little more “tang.” Love it!
We do grilled corn with butter which is fantastic!!
I LOVE kabobs. They just scream “summer” to me. We usually use chicken or steak with veggies for kabobs, but also love making them with shrimp.
Kabobs are the best, aren’t they? And they’re great for picnics with a lot of people!
Funny you should post this! I’ve got shish kabobs on the menu for tomorrow! Mine have pork tenderloin on them. The boys would hate me if it was just veggie.
Haha, my kids vocally protest but they aren’t big enough to make actual protest decisions yet. 🙂
I’ve always loved kebabs too! And, fun for families because everyone can choose what they want on it! Prob my favorite is the grilled zucchini
Grilled zucchini is amazing! I even like it grilled with no seasoning. I might be in the minority on that one. 🙂
Looks great! I eat mushrooms and bell peppers on a weekly basis. If only my husband and kids liked vegetables…….
We gave our gas grill away because we didn’t use it often enough. Now we have the George Foreman indoor/outdoor grill. It actually works pretty well.
I used to have a George Foreman countertop grill. I LOVED it. But now my husband likes to grill so that works for me. 🙂
We eat a lot of veggies. But my kids are anti-cooked veggies which makes dinner interesting at times.
Yum, looks delicious. I love veggie kabobs and usually serve them over some couscous. I’m a no to the cooked tomatoes too. I love them raw but not a fan of them cooked for some reason.
My husband doesn’t even like them raw. Whomp whomp.
Veggie kabobs over couscous sounds delicious!
these look great! thanks for sharing
Thanks!
I absolutely LOVE mushrooms and isn’t everything better when it’s skewered? We don’t use our grill near enough because it’s in the garage. We are hoping to build a deck this spring so maybe we’ll use it more!
It IS better when it’s skewered. And mushrooms are amazing. My son loathes mushrooms which just means more for me!
Love me some grilled veggies! Oh yes we grill year round!! Thanks for sharing!
I love grilling year round. It’s so fun!
Yum! Those looks delicious! I can’t wait for BBQ season.
It’s never too early to start. 😉
I love veggie kabobs! Grilled peppers and portobello mushrooms are probably my fave.
I’ve never made grilled portobellos. Why haven’t I done that yet? This summer!!
I love veggies kabobs and this warm weather is making me wanna grill! YUM!
I KNOW! I can’t wait for grilling, campfires, wine on the patio. It’s going to be amazing!
I love kabobs of all kinds. My hubby is a cooked tomato-phobe as well. What is up with that?
I don’t know! It’s a little sad, if you ask me. They don’t know what they’re missing.
These look great! And I love that they’re only 5 ingredients – hello, easy dinner!
So easy! I wish I had some now…
I love how easy kabobs are to make. And its such an easy way for everybody to be able to eat exactly what they want since its so easy to mix up what is put on each skewer.
Exactly. So versatile!
I have always wanted to grill the BIG portabella mushrooms that you can put on buns or use as like… steak replacements. They are so big and I bet if you marinate them in something delicious and then grill them it’d be so yum. We live in a condo, so our “grilling” is more of a “grill pan” we put on our stove. But hey, it’s close to the same thing!! 🙂
I’ve never made portobello mushrooms before. I totally need to step it up!
We don’t make these nearly enough. However BBQ season is upon us which means I’ll be grilling up something like this soon!
I love grilled/baked potatoes. And grilled corn. And grilled onions. Most other veggies, I would rather have roasted or raw. I’m weird that way. However, we do use our grill, often, and we play around with different kinds of kebabs, because they are easy and yummy!
I’m drooling over here because we got a few warm days and all I’ve wanted to do is grill all the veggies!
I hear that. It took me everything I had to stay on task with my grocery list today!
These kabobs looks so amazing! I can not wait until it warms up here in Maine to start grilling!!
I’m right there with you! I can’t wait for summer… 🙂 🙂 🙂
i dont have a grill so i dont make it that often..i love mushroom and zucchini with mine.
Yum! Sounds like a great addition.