Simply grilled meats and veggies is probably the easiest in terms of
cleanup. Straight from the store package to the grill. No dishes except
the serving plates and the spatula or tongs.

Also, kebabs on wooden skewers are easy. You'll use a chopping board
and knife, but the skewers are cheap and you toss them when finished.
You may even be able to find pork "city chicken" that is already cut
up. Shrimp and scallops can go right on without cutting, so you can
avoid the meat/veggie combo on the cutting board. Use grape or cherry
tomatoes, mushrooms, and you can avoid chopping anything except the
onions and peppers. You can cut those on a paper plate with a single
paring knife.

Grilled quesadillas are good. Plop a tortilla on the grill, fill one
side with cheese, peppers, onions, whatever, avoid the edges (or cheese
will leak into the grill). Fold unfilled side of tortilla over. Flip
when is starts to brown. If you have asbestos hands, plates aren't even
required for this one. Use store bought salsa and/or sour cream to go
with it. If you want meat inside, grill it first, then make the
quesadilla. Note from experience, bacon is a bite to grill. It flares
up worse the a greasy burger.

Baked potatoes can be done on the grill, but they still take a long
time. Corn is great on the drill. Soak it, cook it till the husk browns
and maybe even gets a bit black, then peel it and eat. Asparagus is
good grilled.

Cast Iron pots and pans can be put on a grill if the grill is large
enough for them.

If you really must do a chili or pasta dish, put everything in one pot.
Add the pasta directly to the sauce when ready. You can always add more
liquid to the sauce if needed, but the pasta will absorb the sauce
better this way, and it is great if you like thick sauces.

Many things can also be done in foil packets. The key is to use heavy
duty foil. You may also need to ventilate the packets a bit if you seal
them too well. I've done many kinds of potatoes and veggies like this.
It is easy to burn these things because you can't see them, so cook
slowly. A potato gratin type thing can be done if you are careful.

Dean G.