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12 Easy Summer Dinners

When it's summertime and the temperatures are rising and your calendar is exploding and you feel like you might just lose your mind, you need to keep it easy peasy when it comes to dinnertime. Here are some of our favorite easy summer dinners!

Juicy Lucy

A delicious hamburger stuffed with molten, bubbly, waterfalling cheese, all piled on a buttery toasted bun with all the fixings. The BEST.

Roasted Cauliflower Lettuce Wraps with Korean BBQ-Inspired Sauce

Roasted Cauliflower Lettuce Wraps with Korean BBQ-Inspired Sauce! Roasted cauliflower tossed in a sweet and sticky sauce, all topped with chives, peanuts, and spicy mayo.

A sandwich with fried chicken.

Summertime Fried Chicken Sandwiches with Tangy Slaw

All my friends raved about these fried chicken sandwiches! This recipe for fried chicken is surprisingly easy and SO GOOD. Just soak, dredge, and fry!

Couscous Salad with Lime Basil Vinaigrette

A bright, zippy, unexpectedly delicious couscous salad that’s packed with sweet potatoes, black beans, spinach, feta, and more – all tossed with a life-changing lime basil vinaigrette!

BLT Panzanella

BLT Panzanella! The best salad of summer. Fried bread, arugula, tomatoes, bacon, and an easy balsamic dressing. YUM!

Olives, chickpeas, tomatoes, greens, herbs, and cheese on a thin crust flatbread pizza on a white plate.

Chopped Salad Pizza

A tangy Italian chopped salad on a crispy flatbread pizza with tomato and mozzarella, aka Chopped Salad Pizza. My favorite food this summer!

Instant Pot Summer Soup in bowls with Greek yogurt.

Clean Eating Instant Pot Summer Soup

Clean Eating Instant Pot Summer Soup! The perfect blend of comforting and fresh for the season. Packed with all the fresh summer produce and super customizable to whatever you have on hand!

Summer Bliss Bowls with Sweet Potato Fritters and Jalapeño Ranch

Summer Bliss Bowls made with delicious sweet potato fritters, fresh summer veg, quinoa, fresh herbs, and the best jalapeño ranch ever.

Loaded Caprese Grilled Cheese

This Caprese Grilled Cheese is loaded with basil pesto, a thick and chunky garlic butter tomato sauce, and fresh mozzarella cheese, all on grilled sourdough bread. The perfect taste of summer.

Spicy Cauliflower Burgers

Recipe for Spicy Cauliflower Burgers with avocado sauce, cilantro lime slaw, and chipotle mayo! Meatless, filling, and delicious!

Buffalo Cauliflower Tacos on table in a row.

Buffalo Cauliflower Tacos with Avocado Crema

OKAY THESE TACOS ARE SO GOOD. Buffalo Cauliflower Tacos with Avocado Crema!! Baked, not fried, and breaded in a two-ingredient batter. Crispy, tangy, fiery taco perfection.

5 Ingredient Spicy Pork

5 Ingredient Spicy Pork! A fancy-feeling dinner recipe that actually comes together in snap. Serve it in bowls, stir-fry it with some veggies, or add it to burritos!

One More Thing!

Looking for even more warm weather meals? Check out a list of all of our summer recipes!

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