Summer is just about here and with it comes warm (or HOT!) weather, longer days, outdoor cooking and dining. No one wants to be a slave to the stove on days like this, so salads, easy pastas and sandwiches are my go-tos during the warm summer months. These family friendly recipes will have everyone excited about summer dinners, and they’re perfect for dining al fresco, too. Add these light summer meals to your weekly menu this season.
Beat the heat with these simple simple summer dinners. I’ve collected a bunch of easy options from salads and sandwiches to full meal pasta salads. These light, fresh summer dinners will leaving you feeling full and satisfied without weighing you down.
Summer is finally here! And with is comes the need for some simple, quick and light summer meal ideas to feed your family so you can spend less time slaving in the kitchen and more time soaking up the summer sun with them.
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Enjoy all that summer has to offer by indulging in these simple dinners, filled with the best grilled recipes like Grilled Chicken Kabobs and Grilled Peaches, delicious full meal salads and even a few summer desserts. These are some of our favorite family friendly dinners that are super simple, quick and most of them pull double duty and make great leftovers, too. Finish off the meal with a few of our best summer cocktails that are perfect for back porch sipping!
Ranch Chicken Taco Salad – This is my all-time favorite summer meal! It’s super versatile, using the same meat form the tacos above, or any leftover chicken you have on hand. Tossed with a spicy, creamy dressing and all your favorite taco toppings, this salad is a sure winner!
Teriyaki Turkey Lettuce Wraps – this Teriyaki Turkey is super versatile, and wrapped in crunchy lettuce leaves this dish is perfect for al fresco dining.
Light & Refreshing Summer Meals
Teriyaki Chicken Lettuce Wraps – Quick and easy, these lettuce wraps come together in about 20 minutes! Grill your chicken and use a bottled teriyaki sauce to make it even easier!
Tuna Salad with Lemon, Dill and Black Pepper Mayo – This crazy easy recipe takes old school tuna salad to the next level with tons of fresh flavor.
Creamy Chicken, Apple & Grape Salad – A super crunchy and flavorful step up from your typical chicken salad, this salad is delicious on it’s own or wrapped in lettuce leaves.
Healthy And Light Gluten And Dairy Free Summer Recipes
Creamy Taco Pasta Salad – Pasta Salads are a favorite for summer, because they’re light and easy and full of fresh ingredients!
Bacon Ranch Chicken Pasta Salad – We love this pasta salad because of the fresh Ranch flavor, but it’s got lots of other goodies in it too!
Grilled Barbecue Chicken Foil Packets – Everything you need for a delicious summer meal wrapped in foil and grilled outdoors! From Life in the Lofthouse.
Healthy Summer Recipes
Slow Cooker Ranch Chicken Tacos – Slow Cooker food is the best come summer. Flavorful chicken in crunchy shells filled with lettuce, cheese and all your favorite taco toppings.
Blue Cheese BLT Sandwich with Lemon Dill Mayo – Your favorite, classic sandwich enhanced with sophisticated flavors, making this a sandwich you’ll want to take your time with.
Air Fryer Chicken Tenders – skip the drive thru and make some crispy chicken tenders at home without turning on your oven…in your air fryer!
Light Dinner Ideas For When You're Just A Little Hungry
Kristin Maxwell is the creator and main recipe developer, writer, and photographer of Yellow Bliss Road. A self-taught cook and self-appointed foodie, she specializes in easy, flavorful and approachable recipes for any home cook.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 healthy summer 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!) Fresh produce like fruits and veggies are at their best during June, July, and August, making these fresh, seasonal foods an integral part of easy meals.
Dinner Ideas For Hot Summer Nights
Rather than eating out on busy weeknights, 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, 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.
Easy Summer Dinners
Here are 25 simple and easy light summer dinner ideas that are delicious and refreshing! They have simple ingredients, and 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 fresh corn on the cob for an easy and kid-friendly meal.
Easy Summer Dinner 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! Summer vegetables like cherry tomatoes, make this dish a summer delight.
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For the ranch dressing, you can either use a homemade version or just use the bottled kind. Top it with red onion and creamy avocado.
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! Topped with a delicious vinaigrette made with lemon juice and olive oil, this recipe is full of textures and fresh Mediterranean flavors! Done in just 20 minutes!
Summer Berry Salad
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.
Bursting with fresh flavor, these chicken pitas are one of the best simple and light summer dinners your entire family will devour.
This chicken can be used for pitas, in salads, or simply as grilled chicken with couscous or rice. So many ways to incorporate this recipe into many summer dinner ideas!
Best Healthy Summer Recipes
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.
Grilling pizza is fun to do in the summer! This easy recipe can be done with homemade pizza crust or flatbread naan pizza.
Light And Easy Summer Dinner Recipes
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 chicken for a family meal that is 100% kid-friendly.
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.
Cheap And Easy Party Food Ideas
Perfect for meal prepping making summer weeknight meals so quick and painless! Who doesn't love summer dinner ideas that are this easy?
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!
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Lemon Garlic Shrimp Pasta is a light pasta dish mixing shrimp, fresh herbs like parsley, and a lemon garlic butter sauce. Pasta definitely has its spot in this list of light and easy 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
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