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Home › Recipe Index › Summer

Summer

When school is out and the sun is shining it’s time to turn to this collection of Summer recipes. Everything off the grill, lots of fresh fruit and vibrant summer vegetables, and quick and easy is the name of the game!

Grilled Greek Chicken is loaded with Mediterranean flavor and is my idea of the perfect summer meal.

You don’t even have to turn on the oven to create this totally crave-worthy Easy Chicken Cobb Salad.

Craving cheesecake but don’t want to go to the trouble? Give these easy Lemon Blueberry Cheesecake Bars a try. A fabulous summer dessert!

Three chili dogs topped with shredded cheddar cheese, diced onion, and chopped pickled jalapeños on red checkered paper.

Soups + Stews

Hot Dog Chili

Fresh cherry cobbler topped with vanilla ice cream, a cherry half, and fresh mint in a white bowl.

Fruit Desserts

Fresh Cherry Cobbler

Tex-Mex Rice and Bean Salad with basmati rice, black beans, kidney beans, corn, red bell pepper, and green onions in a wooden bowl.

Salads

Tex-Mex Rice and Bean Salad

Creamy cold corn dip topped with cilantro and served with Fritos Scoops on a wooden board.

Dips

Corn Dip

Smoked beef back ribs with a dark, flavorful bark on a wooden cutting board with sliced ribs, barbecue sauce, and fresh parsley.

Grilling

Smoked Beef Ribs

A ladle resting in a Dutch oven filled with Italian sausage zucchini soup.

Soups + Stews

Italian Sausage and Zucchini Soup

Mexican bean salad with three types of beans, corn, and bell peppers in a large wood bowl next to an orange kitchen cloth.

Salads

Mexican Bean Salad

A crudite platter with assorted vegetables and two dips in small bowls.

Cold Appetizers

Crudité Platter

Stuffed endive with balsamic glaze on a white plate.

Cold Appetizers

Endive Appetizer with Goat Cheese and Pear

Grilled steak kabobs with peppers and onions on a baking sheet surrounded my lemons and limes.

Grilling

Grilled Steak Kabobs

Peanut noodles with chicken in a large white bowl next to a small bowl of sesame seeds.

Salads

Peanut Noodles with Chicken

Grilled chicken thighs on a white plate.

Grilling

Grilled Chicken Thighs

A serving spoon resting in a wood bowl filled with broccoli grape salad.

Salads

Broccoli Grape Salad

A fruit platter with melon balls, grapes, and other fruit and two fruit dips.

Side Dish

How to Make a Fruit Platter

A salad with greens, strawberries, ramen noodles, and goat cheese in a large round white bowl.

Salads

Strawberry Crunch Salad

A wood bowl filled with pizza pasta salad.

Salads

Pizza Pasta Salad

A black serving bowl filled with three bean salad next to a blue kitchen cloth.

Salads

Three Bean Salad Recipe

Two green salads in white bowls next to salad ingredients in small bowls.

Salads

Salad Bar Ideas

A bowl of apple coleslaw on a counter next to a small bowl of crumbled bacon and a halved apple.

Salads

Apple Coleslaw with Blue Cheese and Bacon

Mango corn salsa with black beans in a large serving bowl surrounded by tortilla chips.

Dips

Mango Corn Salsa with Black Beans

Chimichurri chicken tacos with corn, tomatoes, avocado, and cabbage on a white plate.

Tacos

Grilled Chimichurri Chicken Tacos

Forks resting on a blue plate with steak topped with corn black bean salsa.

Grilling

Grilled Steak with Corn and Black Bean Salsa

Chicken bacon ranch wraps sliced in half and stacked on a piece of parchment paper.

Sandwiches

Chicken Bacon Ranch Wraps

A spoon resting in a serving bowl filled with tortellini broccoli salad.

Salads

Tortellini Broccoli Salad

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