These Easy Summer Meals make the most of summer’s bounty of fruits and vegetables. And our focus on simple preparation not only showcases the beautiful flavors of the foods, but also saves you time in the kitchen. Our family loves these delicious tried and true recipes and we hope yours will, too!
Vegetarian Easy Summer Meals
- Easy Basil Pesto Recipe– drizzle onto your favorite pasta or onto potatoes. Make sure to double the recipe to freeze some for later this year!
- Zucchini Tomato Gratin – Serve over pasta, with smashed potatoes, or with a simple risotto for an outstanding meal.
- Eggplant Puttanesca – Eat them on flatbread or pita, serve over pasta, or with simple risotto.
- Creamy Polenta & Summer Vegetables – simple, fast, delicious! My video will even show you how to make it.
- Salad with Watermelon- a Tajín twist!
We can’t stop eating this salad this summer. I also love the classic Watermelon Arugula Salad.
- Corn Salad Recipe
Serve with warm tortillas or over a bed of greens.
- Omelettes make a delicious, light, fast summer meal. Add a simple salad and Voila!
Gluten -Free Meals
Guess what? All of the meals on this page are gluten-free! We keep a gluten-free household due to our daughter’s food allergy, so I’ve adapted all our recipes to be gluten-free AND, of course, delicious.
One Pot Meals or Sheet Pan Dinners
You can substitute whatever garden vegetable is overflowing at the moment, but all of these recipes make delicious Easy Summer Meals. You can prepare all of them on a single sheet pan or in a single pot so there’s minimal cleanup. These are some of our family favorites.
- Easy Sheet Pan Fajitas
This is also great made with cherry tomatoes, zucchini, or corn.
- Easy Lemon Chicken
Don’t be afraid to throw in extra garden veggies like zucchini, tomatoes, Swiss chard, or green beans.
- Asian Chicken Salad Recipe
- Broccolini and Chicken Sausage Sheet Pan Dinner– sub whatever garden veggies you like!
- Sheet Pan Dinners | Easy Weeknight Meals
We hope you enjoy these recipes as much as we do! There are even more recipes to explore on our site. Happy cooking!