If there's one thing our post-Memorial Day brains want this month, it's to do the least amount of cooking possible while still taking advantage of seasonal produce (looking at you, heirloom tomatoes) and warm weather. With these June dinner ideas, we can all spend a little less time in the kitchen and a little more time in the yard soaking up the summer sun—and sipping wine. Read on for 30 of our favorite meals to serve this time of year, including plenty of no-cook gems.
30 Lazy June Dinner Ideas to Make Every Night This Month
June 1: Green Goddess Pasta
June 3: Strawberry, Basil and Arugula Salad with Lots of Black Pepper
Make the most of strawberry season with this simple, ten-minute salad. The fruit is marinated in rice vinegar and honey, which releases all its juices and dresses the greens. Add grilled chicken or baked tofu for more protein.
June 4: Buffalo Chicken Wraps with Blue Cheese and Celery
With a store-bought rotisserie chicken on your side, the dinner options are endless. Here, it's tossed in bottled Buffalo sauce and blue cheese dressing for 20-minute wraps that don't require a moment of cooking (well, besides toasting the tortillas to make them pliable).
June 5: 15-Minute Cucumber-Avocado Blender Soup
Whoever said soup was reserved for cold weather never had the pleasure of eating this mind-blowingly simple meal that comes together in a blender. Don't skip the crusty, cheesy baguette on the side—it's the ultimate dippable pairing.
June 6: Sheet Pan Persian Lemon Chicken
June 7: Five-Minute Bean Salad
It's incredible what a difference fresh herbs and lemon zest can make. They're crucial for zhuzhing up this lightning-fast salad starring canned white beans. Smash the beans over toast, serve them atop greens or wash them down with white wine.
June 8: 20-Minute Shrimp Scampi Zoodles
It's buttery and bright like the O.G., but contains a fraction of the carbs, thanks to spiralized zucchini. Even better, you'll only need ten ingredients to pull off the dish, and most of them are likely in your kitchen right now.
June 9: Jalapeño Popper Omelet
When in doubt, breakfast for dinner is an easy win. Turn your favorite game day app into a cheesy, savory omelet that's low-carb, keto-friendly and downright delicious. Did we mention the recipe only requires eight ingredients?
June 11: Summer Vegetable Steak Salad with Cilantro Lime Dressing
Despite its gourmet appearance, this elegant dinner is only 25 minutes away. You can cook the skirt steak on the grill if the weather's right, but the recipe calls for charring it under your broiler instead for fuss-free prep.
June 12: Sheet Pan Pierogi with Caramelized Cabbage, Onions and Dill
It doesn't take much to transform store-bought pierogi into something spectacular. The trick is finishing it with fresh dill for an herbaceous kick, as well as dunking each bite in lemon-dill sour cream before indulging.
June 13: 15-Minute Herb-Crumbed Fish
Foolproof, fast and nutritious, this is arguably the most flexible weeknight dinner of all time. Prepare the herb crumb and store it in the fridge a few days ahead to save time, or swap in crumbled potato chips as a salty substitute for breadcrumbs.
June 14: Joanna Gaines’s Peach Caprese Salad
When summer's tastiest peaches are ripe for the taking, why worry about cooking? Simply slice, season and assemble them on a plate with fresh mozzarella and torn basil. Add heirloom tomatoes or prosciutto to the mix if you'd like.
June 15: Hoisin-Ginger Noodles
June 16: Bitter Greens Salad with Herby Ranch Dressing
No hate to kale Caesar, but we've been craving a new go-to salad to lean on when we're feeling lazy about dinner. This gem—made with radicchio, frisée, Granny Smith apples and pistachios—will be ready to eat in a flash if you prep the herby ranch dressing in advance. Serve it with a side of grilled chicken (or, even better, chicken sausages) for a complete meal.
June 17: Cheater’s Vegetarian Pizza with Zucchini and Bell Peppers
Thanks to store-bought flatbread (and any veggies hiding in your crisper drawer), the pizza goes from oven to table in about 15 minutes flat. The recipe calls for a summery mix of zucchini, bell peppers and cherry tomatoes, but you could add just about any produce you'd like.
June 18: Steak Skewers with Chimichurri Sauce
Happy Father's Day to all the dads out there, especially those who'll get to sink their teeth into these tender, juicy skewers. Don't let the meat intimidate you: These are practically foolproof (and the chimichurri is even simpler).
June 19: Fish Taco Salad
June 20: Cheater’s Whole Grilled Chicken and Vegetables
The spatchcocked bird cooks to perfection in an hour, you won't have to dirty your entire kitchen to make it (since it's cooked on the grill) and the leftovers will make a mean chicken salad. Any questions?
June 21: Slow Cooker Pulled Pork
It’s officially summer, meaning the weather is perpetually hot. Are you turning your oven on to make this barbecue essential? We think not. Let the Crockpot do all the heavy lifting, then serve the sammies with plenty of coleslaw and mac and cheese.
June 22: Baked Sesame-Ginger Salmon in Parchment
Want to know a secret? If you swap the parchment paper for foil, you can pop the salmon packets on the grill instead of in your oven. Your dinner will taste pleasantly smoky and you'll have minimal mess to clean up afterwards. Win-win.
June 24: Carrot-Ricotta Tart with Pesto and Pine Nuts
Savory pie is always invited to dinner at our place. Use multicolored heirloom carrots for a rustic look; they'll make the tart so pretty that your guests won't realize you started with store-bought puff pastry and jarred pesto.
June 25: Moules-Frites (Steamed Mussels and Fries)
It's a 30-minute meal that tastes like you're dining on the French Riviera, minus the hassle of a long flight. If that isn't très chic, we don't know what is. Pass the ketchup, s'il vous plaît.
June 26: Watermelon Poke Bowls
It’s hot and humid, so you’re craving something crisp and cool. Enter these fish-free poke bowls, which require zero cooking and are photogenic to boot. (You know, for your Instagram story.) And in case you need help cutting that watermelon, here's a step-by-step guide.
June 28: Summer Skillet Gnocchi with Grilled Corn and Burrata
This is a buttery, char-kissed dish that's best served with a glass of white wine on the patio. You can thank us once you taste it (or after your notoriously picky eater asks for a second helping).
June 29: 15-Minute Gazpacho with Cucumber, Red Pepper and Basil
We love all no-cook meals, but those that are ready to devour this quickly are hands-down our favorites. All you need is a blender (countertop or immersion) or food processor and a boatload of ripe summer produce to put this stunner on the table.
June 30: Skillet Salad Pizza
You made it to the end of June—congrats! Your reward? Homemade pizza that offers cheese, fluffy crust and garlic alongside crisp, peppery arugula, because balance. Pass the Parm, will you?
Taryn Pire is PureWow’s associate food editor. A former bartender and barista, she’s been writing about all things delicious since 2016, developing recipes, reviewing restaurants and investigating food trends at Food52, New Jersey Family Magazine and Taste Talks. When she isn’t testing TikTok’s latest viral recipe, she’s having popcorn for dinner and posting about it on Instagram @cookingwithpire.