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    Easy Summer Recipes

    When summer heats up it's time for cool salads, grilled meals and light, fresh recipes. These easy summer recipes are meant to make cooking as simple as possible, so you can kick back and enjoy the sunshine.

    A perfect meal on a hot summer day is a cold pasta salad, like orzo pesto salad. Looking for coleslaw to serve with burgers? Try creamy miso slaw. If you fire up the grill, make sure to try grilled Mediterranean chicken.

    • bowl of broccoli slaw with honey mustard dressing
      Broccolini Slaw with Honey Mustard Yogurt Dressing
    • A bright red watermelon popsicle in a homemade popsicle mold.
      Healthy Frozen Watermelon Lime Popsicles
    • Sliced steak surrounded by basil, orange slices and lime slices.
      Citrus Marinated Cast Iron Flank Steak
    • Orzo pesto salad with sun-dried tomatoes, olives, feta and basil.
      Orzo Pesto Salad
    • a bowl of salad with green goddess dressing
      Green Goddess Salad
    • Cold elbow macaroni with creamy basil dressing, feta and tomatoes.
      Greek Yogurt Pasta Salad with Creamy Basil Dressing
    • a bowl of purple cabbage slaw next to a wood serving spoon
      Simple Crunchy Purple Cabbage Slaw
    • A bowl of grated cabbage and carrot coleslaw.
      Miso Slaw
    • Blue plate with cooked Mediterranean Grilled Chicken thighs and a small bowl of Cucumber Yogurt Sauce
      Mediterranean Grilled Chicken with Cucumber Yogurt Sauce
    • a bowl of cold rice noodles cucumber, cabbage, carrots, green onion and tofu next to a small bowl of soy sauce dressing
      Cold Rice Noodle Salad
    • a bowl of yogurt with shredded cucumber, herbs and lemon
      Cucumber Yogurt Sauce
    • a bowl of sour cream with grated cucumber and fresh herbs
      Tzatziki Sauce with Sour Cream
    • an open-faced bacon, lettuce and tomato sandwich on a plate
      BLTs for Dinner
    • Cucumber Shrimp Salad
    • a bowl of orzo with canned tuna and herbs
      Tuna and Orzo Pasta Salad
    Kitchen Skip foodblogger and recipe developer Jenny Meier

    Hi, I'm Jenny!

    I'm a food blogger with a culinary degree and a busy Mama of two who now works full-time in education. I create easy dinner recipes for busy parents like you!

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