Summer is the ideal time to cook dinner for and with your family! The tastiest fruits and veggies are in season, the weather is perfect for eating outdoors, and mealtime just gets a lot more casual. Bestow this once-a-year greatness upon your own household with one of these crowd-pleasing dinners: all easy, all seasonal, all delicious. And be sure to eat them outside with a glass of something chilly — you deserve it.
Since Summer is all about basking in the sunshine, handheld meals are all the more appealing. Kids and adults alike will love chowin' down on these cheesy taquitos, which can be adapted to include your favorite protein and veggies.
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Chilled pasta salad, swimming with juicy tomatoes and crispy bacon, practically begs to be eaten next to the pool. You can add extra greens for the lettuce lovers or serve as is for the pickier eaters.
Quick & Easy Summer Dinner Ideas
This blissfully creamy pasta combines the freshness of caprese salad with the gooey comfort of mac and cheese. It gets its texture from both goat cheese and mozzarella, while tart tomatoes cut through the richness.
Classic chicken salad gets a summery update with barbecue sauce, corn, cheddar cheese, and bacon bits. These sliders are perfect served poolside — with a cold beer for you and lemonade for the little ones.
This Summertime crostata means you can eat chicken pot pie without feeling like hibernating by a fireplace. Squash, green beans, and corn give the old-school dish a seasonal spin, while the crust is just too darn cute not to love.
Easy Summer Dinner Ideas
Summer squash, zucchini, and bell peppers show that quesadillas aren't limited to just tortillas and cheese. Plus, kids will love eating these with their hands after a day of playing outside!
Whichever side of the pineapple pizza debate you're on, you have to admit that this easy grilled cheese is truly inventive. Salty ham, juicy pineapple, and melty Swiss cheese make a perfect marriage between crispy, buttery bread.
These wraps provide just the kind of heartiness you need after long days of swimming and sporting, and the sweet potato fries in the middle guarantee approval from anyone in the family.
Summer Dinner Recipes
If you're craving cheeseburgers but don't feel like firing up the grill, this casserole is a fabulous option. Best part: the one-pan dish is done in 30 minutes, and the pasta cooks inside of the sauce.
Red peppers? Spinach? Carrots? Whatever veggies you have in the fridge, you can clean them out quick with this lo mein, complete with a sweet and salty sauce.
Fries might not be the most virtuous family dinner, but when they're made of sweet potatoes, baked, and topped with good-for-you foods like tomatoes and chickpeas, you can't feel guilty about it.
Easy Summer Dinner Recipes For Your Family
This meal is meant for days when you only have the patience for a sandwich, but you have the groceries for something a little more special. Enter this grilled cheese, spruced up with fresh mozzarella, tomatoes, and basil.
If you've been searching for a kid-friendly way to make seasonal zucchini, look no further than these easy zucchini boats, stuffed with ground sausage, mozzarella, and marinara sauce.
No shade intended toward Taco Tuesdau, but . . . sometimes it can feel a little tired. Thankfully, this cheesy casserole is here to reawaken your family's love for tacos. Use store-bought crust to cut down on prep time, and top it with your list of essential taco ingredients.
Veggie Packed Summer Dinner Recipes
Enjoy Summer corn in its prime in this rich, bacony soup. The secret to this flavorful chowder is to add both sweet and creamed corn and bacon, of course.
When all you need is beef, buns, a handful of condiments, staple seasonings, and 15 minutes of prep, it's hard to say no to a meal as wonderfully messy as sloppy joes.
Family Life The US Is Facing a Childcare Crisis — Here's What Needs to Be Done to Fix It by Ali Finney 11/02/23These 10 easy summer dinner ideas offer inspiration to keep dinnertime simple and stress-free, no recipe needed. Also includes tons of specific ideas for browsing.
Summer Dinner Ideas
It's my kids' last week of school and we are ready for summertime! I can't believe it's here, this year flew by so quickly, but bring it on!
Previously I’ve shared these 17 healthy pool dinners that are perfect for packing up and taking to the pool. It helps extend our afternoons so I don’t have to come home, shoo the kids into the shower, and then try and delve into making dinner.
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Nope, I can just prep it ahead and pack it with us. (Our concession stand is not the greatest, so I prefer to take our food with us.)
Summer Recipes, Cooking Without Using The Oven
This is for the days when you want to pull together dinner quickly but don’t know what to make and don’t feel like a big production. Or exploring a new recipe.
Nope, just a list of easy ideas that are endlessly customizable and versatile, allowing you to use what you have on hand. And what your family will actually eat.
Oh, and if your family is like mine and seems to survive summer with all-day snacking, check out these 20+ healthy summer snacks. It’s got both sweet and savory ideas.
Best Healthy Summer Recipes
Below are the 10 easy no-recipe summer dinner ideas, each one with suggestions and specific recipes to browse in case you want more guidance.
(Some days it can be freeing not to follow a recipe. Other days I’m like, “Just tell me exactly what to do so I don’t have to think about it myself.” Anyone else?)
And feel free to pin one of the collages or photos from this post so you can come back to this list and these ideas another time.
Minute Family Friendly Summer Dinner Recipes
Just sauté some veggies and rotisserie chicken (with onion and garlic and any other veggies, such as zucchini, that you’d like to include), add in some canned beans (black, pinto, cannellini, etc.) and then wilt in some baby spinach. Season however you like and serve with any cheese or any toppings you desire.
Recipes: Our original family version of this is this leftover chicken with field peas and spinach. I also have made a turkey and white bean skillet with leftover Thanksgiving turkey. And of course you could do a southwest or Mexican style version as well. This southwest chicken skillet is along the same lines.
Arrange some cheese and crackers, fresh veggies, nuts and fruit on a board. Add dips and snacks like hummus, chicken salad, veggie salads, chicken or veggie roll-ups, etc. Ta-da! A meal is made.
Spring & Summer Dinner Menu (with Free Printable)
If you want to spruce it up, include some spring rolls or stuffed mushrooms or satay skewers, any of your favorite apps. You could even just get some frozen apps from the store to use.
Recipes you could consider including on your board:Healthy chicken salad for some protein, black bean and mango salad for some color and freshness (goes great with tortilla chips), healthy homemade hummus or a cold chili cheese dip for scooping with tortilla chips or veggie spears.
Start with your favorite green - spring mix, baby spinach, arugula, kale, etc. - and then add on a protein, maybe some beans, some fresh veggies and serve with a delicious dressing.
Summer Family Recipes
Also, feel free to swap grains as the base of your salad instead of greens if you want to bulk it up a bit.
Recipes: Southwest chopped salad with chicken and a creamy cilantro lime dressing is a family recipe I’ve been making and devouring for years. Sooo good.
Mediterranean chopped salad is a light and fresh favorite, and you can definitely add some chicken or chickpeas to make it a full meal.
Easy Summer Meal Ideas For The Family
Healthier 7-layer salad is one of my faves and the presentation is just killer. I add rotisserie chicken or leftover grilled chicken to make it a main dish.
Make your own burgers at home - beef, turkey, chicken, pork or veggie - or buy some fresh or frozen burgers at the store to use.
Pick up your favorite type of frozen fries - classic, wedge, sweet potato, etc. - and throw those in the oven while the burgers are on the grill.
Of The Best Easy Summer Dinner Recipes
Also, you can make this same meal and use kabobs instead of burgers. Food on a stick is always fun, whether it's summer or not.
Recipes: BBQ turkey burgers with slaw, fiesta turkey burgers (with ALL the toppings), spicy pork burgers with mango salsa and cheddar chicken burgers are some of our favorites.
Or go vegetarian with these easy chickpea burgers or easy veggie burgers. Or make this veggie burger scramble for a deconstructed burger in a skillet.
Easy Summer Dinner Recipes For The Family
Add your favorite protein - leftover grilled or some rotisserie chicken works great here. Add some beans and rice, if desired. Layer in some veggies - fresh greens, sautéed onions and peppers, diced zucchini - as well as some salsa and cheese. Add sour cream or Greek yogurt, guac or avocado and any other favorite toppings.
Recipes: Bean and rice burritos are our vegetarian fave. (You could also add chicken to those.) You can also make homemade salsa and pickled red onions for your burritos.
Pasta salads and pasta-veggie-chicken mixes are great ways to throw something together last minute and using what you have in your pantry.
The Best Weeknight Summer Meals, Many Ready In 30 Minutes Or Less
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