Looking for easy summer dinner recipes that the whole family will love? These simple, budget-friendly ideas are perfect for when you don’t want to spend hours of hot time in the kitchen.
From quick dinners to refreshing snacks and portable sides, this simple summer recipe list will satisfy your family (and your grocery bill!).
Easy Summer Dinner Recipe:
1. Simple tomato pie
This recipe is a delicious way to use excess tomatoes! To me, it tastes like ribless pizza.
2. Homemade grilled pizza
One of the secrets to making a truly great pizza is baking at extremely hot temperatures. A barbecue grill is the ideal solution for summer because it not only cooks at higher oven temperatures, but also heats the house at the same time.
3. Hawaiian Grilled Pizza
This pizza is a fun twist on classic homemade pizza! Instead of the usual tomato sauce, it is a rich barbecue sauce topped with sweet pineapple, salty ham and plenty of melted cheese.
4. Children’s Corn Dog Muffin Recipe
This recipe brings my world’s best honey cornbread recipe (listed below!) to make it a meal that kids will love. These are basically just a way to make corn dogs at home!
5. Mexican chopped chicken
Put 7 simple ingredients in a slow cooker and you will have delicious chopped chicken, the ideal foundation for taco nights, building your own burrito bowls, burritos, mexican salads and more!
6. Easy Egg Cakes with Leftovers
This quiche recipe is hearty and delicious and can be served for breakfast, brunch or dinner! Plus, it’s very versatile and you can include anything left in the refrigerator or storage room.
7. Pepperoni Roll
It’s not much better than a delicious homemade dough stuffed with salty pepperoni and slimy cheese! These pepperoni rolls are perfect for from after-school snacks to fast-food dinners.
8. Flat core Alfredo recipe
Who doesn’t like Alfredo? It’s very easy to make and absolutely delicious!
9. Burritos
This is a super easy dinner idea that can take advantage of that slow cooker that lasts so much! Homemade Pico de Gallo raises this recipe a notch, which is a great way to consume some amazing summer tomatoes.
10. Green Enchiladas
These creamy, cheesy enchiladas are easy to put together, freeze beautifully, and are one of our family’s favorite meals!
11. Homemade Chicken Salsa Pockets
This cheesy salsa chicken wrapped in thinly sliced homemade crust will soon be a meal your family requests! Eat warm or freeze them for a relaxing weekday meal.
12. Green rice casserole
This frugal, family-friendly casserole can be made as a side dish or main dish. You can also add some cooked chicken, sausage, vegetables to add a little bit of food. And, it froze miraculously!
13. Classic roasted chicken with spices and marinades
This basic chicken recipe is one of the easiest summer dinner recipes for the whole family! It uses pantry staples to make a delicious juicy chicken breast that is simple enough to attract children while being elegant enough to accompany them.
14. Burritos
This recipe was originally from my husband’s family – it has also become one of our family’s long-standing favorites. It’s very simple to make, freeze, use cheap ingredients, and is filling!
Easy Summer Recipes:
15. Grilled Vegetable Side Dishes
Baking is a delicious way to prepare vegetables and you can’t basically mess it up!
16. Layered taco dip
This simple cornflake dip is an excellent after-school snack, grilled side dishes, holiday appetizers or game day snacks. Use frugal ingredients to whip it quickly and everyone loves it!
17. Quick and easy basil pesto recipe
The basil pesto sauce is super simple and full of flavor. It perfectly throws pasta, sprinkle on sandwiches or drizzle over grilled veggies.
18. Creamy Rice
This creamy and cozy rice falls between the creamy mashed potatoes and the risotto, which is a delicious and frugal side.
19. Homemade bread
Whether you want to have cookies, bread sticks, muffins or English muffin bread, homemade bread is a frugal and delicious side. This post has 13 recipes you will love!
20. Taboo Hashbrown casserole
I love all the potatoes and this recipe is no exception. Simple, frugal, gluten-free…taste great!
twenty one. The best creamy coleslaw
This coleslaw is one of the easiest side dishes you can make, it makes Huge Batch, so perfect for summer Potlucks, backyard barbecue, etc! As an additional bonus, it can be given all day in advance, as it will actually be better overnight!
twenty two. The best honey cornbread in the world
If you like a sweet wet cornbread, there is get Try my Honey Cornbread Recipe! You know I’m not going to dubbing “The Best Things in the World” unless I believe it’s all.
twenty three. Honey-grilled Brussels sprouts
Even if you are sure you don’t like Brussels sprouts, I urge you to try this super easy recipe. Like me, you may find that you actually like Brussels sprouts when they are roasted with a little honey!
twenty four. The best macaroni and cheese recipes
It only took me about 57 different homemade Mac and cheese recipes to find this recipe, but it was worth it. I’m sure you will agree.
Other Summer Recipes Inspiration:
- 3 Summer Crockpot Frozen Meals – You will love these three recipes for sausage and chili, meatloaf and pull pork sandwiches that you can freeze in advance and pour into the crockpot.
- Meals for your crowd – Our meal plan with 28 people on vacation!
- Genius way to use extra zucchini – If your garden produces something extra, or you find a lot, you will appreciate this wonderful idea.
- How to Freeze Summer Herbs – Reduce waste and help you enjoy fresh herbs year-round.
Do your family like your favorite summer dinner recipes? Let us know in the comments below!
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