30 Summer Dinners You Can Make in 30 Minutes or Less

30 Easy Summer Dinners You Can Make in 30 Minutes or Less

The Modern Proper

Look outside. Do you really want to spend tonight cooking in a hot kitchen? (Nope, we didn’t think so.) These 30 summer meals will be on the table in 30 minutes or less. Done. Any other problems you’d like us to solve?

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Baked Caprese Chicken Skillet

Why should salads have all the fun?

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Spicy Shrimp Tacos with Mango Salsa

Best paired with a cold glass of white wine.

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Healthy Nibbles and Bits

3/30

Pineapple Fried Rice

Ten times better when you make it yourself.

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4/30

Poblano and Mushroom Tacos with Tomatoes and Goat Cheese

Ooo, the colors.

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5/30

Sesame Ginger Salmon in Parchment

No dishes for you tonight.

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Catching Seeds

6/30

Sheet-Pan Chinese Cashew Tofu

Perfect for Meatless Monday.

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7/30

Thai Beef Bowls with Rice Noodles

Cool and refreshing.

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The Minimalist Baker

8/30

Penne Pasta Salad

Let’s make every dinner a picnic until August.

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9/30

Shrimp with Cauliflower “Grits” and Arugula

If you like spicy, this is for you.

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The Minimalist Baker

10/30

Grilled Corn and Zucchini Salad

Cut it right off the cob.

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11/30

Baking Sheet Quesadillas

File this under “genius.”

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12/30

Chickpea and Vegetable Coconut Curry

So easy, so flavorful.

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Carlsbad Cravings

13/30

Korean Beef Bowls with Veggies

Chopsticks mandatory.

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14/30

Zoodles with Tomato Sauce and Mozzarella

Let’s get your spiralizer in on the action.

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Sweet Peas and Saffron

15/30

Baked Salmon with Avocado Salsa

Oh, and bonus: it’s Paleo-friendly.

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Greek Turkey Meatball Gyro with Tzatziki Sauce

Joyful Healthy Eats

16/30

Greek Turkey Meatball Gyro with Tzatziki Sauce

Save the extra sauce for a salad tomorrow.

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Quinoa Spring Rolls with Cashew Dipping Sauce

The Minimalist Baker

17/30

Quinoa Spring Rolls with Cashew Dipping Sauce

Vegan, but packed with protein. Win-win.

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18/30

Huevos Rancheros

Breakfast for dinner? Don’t mind if we do.

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Half Baked Harvest

19/30

Basil Cashew Chicken

Surprise: this gorgeous bowl is actually ready in 20 minutes.

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20/30

Cacio E Pepe Pasta

The one pasta recipe you need to know.

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Garlic Butter Pasta with Herbed Pork Bolognese

Half Baked Harvest

21/30

Garlic Butter Pasta with Herbed Pork Bolognese

Ditch that jar of tomato sauce.

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Buddha Bowl with Kale, Avocado, Orange and Wild Ride

Healthy, filling and totally Instagrammable.

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shrimp scampi zoodles summer dinners under 30 minutes

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23/30

20-Minute Shrimp Scampi Zoodles

Pretty much just like the original, only minus the carbs.

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roasted chicken and carrots 30 minute summer meals

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24/30

Roasted Chicken with Carrots

One pan, 30 minutes, can’t lose.

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sesame chicken noodle stir fry 30 minute meals

Gimme Some Oven

25/30

Sesame Chicken Noodle Stir-Fry

Twirl, eat, repeat.

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avocado tomato chickpea pasta salad 30 minute summer meals

Ambitious Kitchen

26/30

Avocado Tomato Chickpea Pasta Salad

More lemon basil vinaigrette, please.

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30 minute summer meals cheaters prosciutto pizza

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Cheater’s Prosciutto Hawaiian Pizza

This is a must-try combo.

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30 minute summer meals buffalo chicken sliders

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28/30

Buffalo Chicken Sliders

Mini means you can eat more of them, right?

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30 minute summer meals Saucy Pineapple BBQ Chicken Bowls

Half baked Harvest

29/30

Saucy Pineapple Bbq Chicken Bowls

Proof that that you can actually create summer in a bowl.

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blackened salmon caprese skewers 30 minute summer meals

How Sweet Eats

30/30

Blackened Salmon Caprese Skeweres

Because everything tastes better when you eat it on a skewer.

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30 Easy Summer Dinners You Can Make in 30 Minutes or Less

Baked Caprese Chicken Skillet

Spicy Shrimp Tacos with Mango Salsa

Pineapple Fried Rice

Poblano and Mushroom Tacos with Tomatoes and Goat Cheese

Sesame Ginger Salmon in Parchment

Sheet-Pan Chinese Cashew Tofu

Thai Beef Bowls with Rice Noodles

Penne Pasta Salad

Shrimp with Cauliflower “Grits” and Arugula

Grilled Corn and Zucchini Salad

Baking Sheet Quesadillas

Chickpea and Vegetable Coconut Curry

Korean Beef Bowls with Veggies

Zoodles with Tomato Sauce and Mozzarella

Baked Salmon with Avocado Salsa

Greek Turkey Meatball Gyro with Tzatziki Sauce

Quinoa Spring Rolls with Cashew Dipping Sauce

Huevos Rancheros

Basil Cashew Chicken

Cacio E Pepe Pasta

Garlic Butter Pasta with Herbed Pork Bolognese

Buddha Bowl with Kale, Avocado, Orange and Wild Ride

20-Minute Shrimp Scampi Zoodles

Roasted Chicken with Carrots

Sesame Chicken Noodle Stir-Fry

Avocado Tomato Chickpea Pasta Salad

Cheater’s Prosciutto Hawaiian Pizza

Buffalo Chicken Sliders

Saucy Pineapple Bbq Chicken Bowls

Blackened Salmon Caprese Skeweres

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30 Easy Summer Dinners You Can Make in 30 Minutes or Less

Baked Caprese Chicken Skillet

Spicy Shrimp Tacos with Mango Salsa

Pineapple Fried Rice

Poblano and Mushroom Tacos with Tomatoes and Goat Cheese

Sesame Ginger Salmon in Parchment

Sheet-Pan Chinese Cashew Tofu

Thai Beef Bowls with Rice Noodles

Penne Pasta Salad

Shrimp with Cauliflower “Grits” and Arugula

Grilled Corn and Zucchini Salad

Baking Sheet Quesadillas

Chickpea and Vegetable Coconut Curry

Korean Beef Bowls with Veggies

Zoodles with Tomato Sauce and Mozzarella

Baked Salmon with Avocado Salsa

Greek Turkey Meatball Gyro with Tzatziki Sauce

Quinoa Spring Rolls with Cashew Dipping Sauce

Huevos Rancheros

Basil Cashew Chicken

Cacio E Pepe Pasta

Garlic Butter Pasta with Herbed Pork Bolognese

Buddha Bowl with Kale, Avocado, Orange and Wild Ride

20-Minute Shrimp Scampi Zoodles

Roasted Chicken with Carrots

Sesame Chicken Noodle Stir-Fry

Avocado Tomato Chickpea Pasta Salad

Cheater’s Prosciutto Hawaiian Pizza

Buffalo Chicken Sliders

Saucy Pineapple Bbq Chicken Bowls

Blackened Salmon Caprese Skeweres

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