Looking for some easy summer dinners that are healthy and light? I've rounded up 25 of the best quick summer dinner ideas for a healthy, fresh, and light meal. Recipes like salads, protein bowls, sandwiches, meat on the grill, and even chicken, pasta, and casseroles can make hot weather cooking tolerable!
When it's hot, sometimes the last thing we want to do is cook! Hot summer nights and days make me super lazy and no-cook, light summer dinner ideas are what I'm looking for.
On a hot day during the summer veggies and fruits are a light option to add to your meal (like this strawberry salad!) Fruits and veggies are at their best during the months of June, July, and August, making these fresh, seasonal foods an integral part of easy meals.
Bright And Light Summer Meals
Rather than eating out, making summer dinners for your family may be easier than you think! Also, it is generally easier to eat healthy on a budget when you can cook at home.
Whether it's grilling pork tenderloin or smoking bbq chicken, or breaking out the Instant Pot, Air Fryer or even the Crock Pot (yes summer crockpot recipes are a thing!), these 25 recipes will inspire you to cook summer dinners at home and eat a delicious meal without turning on the oven.
All of these ideas are great for easy weeknight dinners or summer holidays like Memorial Day, the 4th of July, BBQs, and Labor Day. They are a mix of unique and classic summer dinners including vegetarian meals, kid-friendly options, and even party menu ideas.
Light Summer Meals Perfect For Al Fresco Dining
Here are 25 simple and easy light summer dinner ideas that are delicious and refreshing! Best of all your family will love them!
The strawberry salad dressing is super refreshing and the perfect way to make use of the seasonal produce this summer. Eat the salad without meat for a vegetarian option or make it with chicken for additional protein.
The BEST juicy healthy turkey burger recipe that is quick to make and ready to grill in less than 10 minutes! Serve with corn on the cob for an easy and kid-friendly meal.
Summer Family Recipes
One of our favorite light summer dinner ideas with the most delicious spinach and feta turkey burger recipe you’ll find! Made with ground turkey (or use ground beef) and full of hidden veggies like spinach and zucchini!
This summer salad is full of Asian flavors and delicious textures. and colors that will help cool you down on a hot summer day.
One of my favorite summer dinner ideas that is light and easy to make is pasta salad! Seasonal veggies make this dish a summer delight.
Light Vegan Summer Recipes For Hot Days
If you're craving a grilled burger with a low-carb twist, this burger in a bowl is one of the easiest summer dinners.
Spinach quinoa salad can easily be made ahead for a week’s worth of summer dinners! Full of textures and fresh Mediterranean flavors and done in just 20 minutes!
The perfect easy slider that is bursting with flavor. Great for hot summer days when you want a make-ahead recipe you can put in the slow cooker.
Delicious Summer Dinner Recipes
Bursting with fresh flavor, these chicken pitas are one of the best simple and light summer dinners your entire family will devour.
Zucchini Lasagna Rolls are one of the easiest summer dinners to make using fresh zucchini! A low-carb replacement for pasta - but you won't even miss the noodles!
Pineapple and bbq sauce is a delicious summer combo (just like this summer crock pot meal - Hawaiian pulled pork)! These chicken burgers are a light recipe you can enjoy with delicious flavors.
Easy Summer Dinner Recipes
Grilling pizza is fun to do in the summer! This easy recipe can be done with homemade pizza crust or flatbread naan pizza.
It's so simple and so fast because you don't even have to boil the pasta! Just stir the ingredients together in one dish and pop it in the oven!
You can eat pasta in the summer! This easy and light summer dinner is filled with seasonal produce and with chicken for a family meal that is 100% kid-friendly.
Light & Refreshing Summer Meals
Making a homemade healthy burrito bowl with chicken will satisfy your Chipotle cravings - and make one of the easiest light summer meals you can find! These bowls are super easy and quick to make while being cheaper and more low-calorie than Chipotle.
These mouthwatering lettuce cups call for a topping of crisp cucumbers, juicy tomatoes, and a dollop of cooling tzatziki. The perfect Mediterranean meal.
The perfect healthy base recipe lots of summer dinners like for a bowl, burger or salad when you don't feel like firing up the grill or oven!
Light Dinner Ideas For Summer
Lemon Garlic Shrimp Pasta is a light pasta dish mixing shrimp, fresh parsley, and a lemon garlic butter sauce. Pasta definitely has its spot in this list of light summer dinner ideas!
The perfect light and flaky fish for a variety of summer dinners such as fish tacos, a sandwich or chop up into bites and eat in a buddha bowl. Done in just 10 minutes!
Zucchini noodles are a great pasta alternative that is low-carb and can be used as a low-carb noodle recipe for a variety of summer dinners.
Light Summer Dinner Recipes
One of the best light summer dinner ideas for when it's rainy and you don't want to go outside to grill, use the air fryer to make this bbq chicken!
Another delicious protein that is a great base recipe for tons of summer dinners. Use this recipe in a bowl, on a slider bun or in a wrap!
This combo of a smoky salmon rub with sweet and spicy mango salsa is easy to make and ideal for summer parties, BBQs and potlucks!
Summer Dinners That Require Little To No Cooking
Summer is a great time to eat seasonal fruits and veggies. I generally like to stick to items I can grill like burgers or turkey burgers, lean cuts of meat, or air fry seafood like salmon or shrimp when making summer dinners.
On a hot day when you just want to be lazy and keep the oven and grill off, opt for a simple throw-together bowl like a healthy burrito bowl for easy summer dinners. You can also throw together a salad with some shrimp on top.
Hot days are great to utilize appliances like the slow cooker because you can set it and forget it! Hawaiian pulled pork is one of my favorite summer crockpot meals.
Light Summer Dinner Recipes For Seniors
Alternatively, go for items that require no heating at all - tuna salad is always a favorite for me when I'm looking for the easy route.
This list of 25 light and healthy meal ideas are some great examples of light dinners and popular summer foods. Some of the most popular summer foods include pasta salad, chicken salad, tacos, and other items that you can grill like lean meats, salmon, and veggies.
The Spruce Eats has a great resource for what fruits and veggies are in season during the different months. Eating what's in season is a great way to get the freshest flavors and not to mention, the best prices for your grocery budget!
Summer Special Light Meal Ideas From Across India
These healthy ground turkey burgers with zucchini are juicy, flavorful and so easy to make! Ready to grill, air fry, or cook in 10 minutes.Wow! Summer is passing by quickly. It’s been blazing hot outside, as to be expected in August here in Kansas City. I’ve rounded up a collection of seasonal tacos, salads and pastas for you. These recipes are light and fresh—exactly what I’m craving this time of year.
The only “trick, ” if you want to call it that, will be to eat enough to fill you up. I know you can do it. If you don’t see exactly what you’re craving below, be sure to check out my full summer recipe archives. Cheers to summertime!
“OH my goodness Kate, I have loved every recipe I’ve made from your site….but I have to say the Sushi Bowl is the best yet, YUM!!” – Charlene
One Pot Summer Dinner Recipes
“I’m not vegan but this is delicious. I used leftover beans and it turned out great. My aunt (who is vegan) has asked me make it two nights in a row. Thanks for the recipe it was the only one I found that I had all the ingredients in hand.” – Emma
“We are volume eaters in my household and we need large quantities of food to feel full! This pesto was a total hit, my kids were shovelling down the whole meal and begging for more. VEGETABLES. MORE VEGETABLES? That’s a first! THANK YOU!” – J Marie
“I just had to come here to say that my husband LOVES this recipe. He begs for it every week and even told me he loves it just as much as pizza! haha :) Of course I love it too – so easy and delicious!” – Erin
Our 15+ Best Vegetarian Summer Dinner Recipes
“I made this salad for our family and they LOVED it!!! I’m making it again this week on their request!” – Deb
“I loved this pasta! It was so easy and fast to make, and so fresh even when I heated it up the next couple of days. I’ll definitely be making this again.” – Rachel
“Wow – This dish is amazing! The smoky rice and colorful veggies make this recipe pop both in flavor and aesthetically. My first
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