Here’s What to Cook Every Night This Week (May 22 – 28)

Memorial Day weekend will be here in a blink, meaning it’s almost officially summer. We’re ending spring on a delicious note with seven dinners that are designed to be eaten alfresco with family and friends. So, dust off the barbecue, fetch your largest lemonade (or cocktail…) pitcher and soak up every minute of mealtime in the sun this week—you won’t regret it.

Savor every last second of broccolini season with this easy-as-pie pasta. The dish comes together in a flash, but thanks to elegant add-ins like pine nuts, fresh basil and grated Parm, your guests will never know you barely lifted a finger to prepare it.

Complete with grilled pineapple salsa, cashew lime crema and all the fixings (pickled red onion! avocado! shredded cabbage!). Feel free to grill the salmon instead of roasting it if you want to maximize your time outdoors (and wrap the fish in foil packets to minimize mess).

Store-bought flatbread makes this alfresco pie a breeze to assemble—no sticky dough required. Top it with crispy shards of prosciutto or crumbled Italian sausage to boost the savory flavor and protein.

Whether you serve them with greens, warm pita or a glass of white wine, these flavorful skewers are bound to impress. The homemade tzatziki will wow your guests as well. Spiralize the cucumber instead of dicing it to give the sauce an unconventional look and texture.

How do we cook this Spanish classic in one hour, you ask? We limited the seafood to shrimp and littleneck clams for ease. Don’t sweat getting a special paella pan; this version can be made in any large, oven-safe skillet.

Invite your besties over to devour this crowd-pleasing assortment of pan con tomate, patatas bravas, Spanish cheeses, cured meats and all the accoutrements. (Hi, ever-so-trendy anchovies.) You can prep the pan and potatoes a day ahead to make assembly the day of a cinch.

If the grill is occupied by corn on the cob, watermelon-feta skewers and angel food cake (yes, you read that right), let the Crockpot take care of dinner. This main is as easy as piling all the ingredients into the slow cooker and leaving it for seven hours. Shred the meat for sandwiches and salads alike.

_{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.}