As you prep for the busy month of July, you is likely to be trying to refresh your summer time menu, and we’re right here to assist! These dinner recipes, that includes tasty meals like BBQ Shrimp with Garlicky Kale & Parmesan-Herb Couscous or Bruschetta-Topped Crispy Baked Hen, are wholesome and scrumptious choices. With a yummy recipe for day by day of the month, let’s get cooking!
Heirloom Tomato Salad with Charred Corn & Pepper Salsa
The roasted pepper and corn salsa that tops this beautiful tomato salad has a kick from the tart sherry vinegar and reasonably spicy and fruity Aleppo pepper. Purple-wine vinegar and floor ancho chile are good options. Grill some hen, fish or different protein together with the corn for a simple summer time dinner.
BBQ Shrimp with Garlicky Kale & Parmesan-Herb Couscous
Within the U.S., dry whole-wheat couscous has been partially cooked, making it a quick-cooking (5 minutes!) whole-grain weeknight dinner champ. And whenever you purchase peeled shrimp, plus a bag of prechopped kale and bottled barbecue sauce, the financial savings in prep time helps to get this wholesome dinner finished in a jiff.
Quinoa, Hen & Broccoli Salad with Roasted Lemon Dressing
Roasting lemons mellows their tartness and creates a layer of caramelized taste that pairs properly with the uncooked broccoli and savory quinoa on this wholesome hen dinner salad. Even higher, the hen and lemons roast on one sheet pan, making cleanup a breeze.
Bruschetta-Topped Crispy Baked Hen
A recent tomato-and-basil topping on panko-crusted hen cutlets makes a simple meal for household or informal entertaining.
Cauliflower Gnocchi Caprese
This super-easy dish is ideal for summer time. Retailer-bought frozen cauliflower gnocchi are crisped up in a pan, then tossed with mozzarella cheese, loads of basil and balsamic vinegar for a hearty and wholesome spin on the basic caprese salad.
Strawberry Spinach Salad with Avocado & Walnuts
Serve this summery strawberry spinach salad alongside soup or a half sandwich, or prime with grilled hen or roasted salmon for an entire and simple wholesome meal.
One-Pot Hen & Broccoli Pasta
This creamy hen and broccoli pasta makes for a fast and simple weeknight dinner. We go for small shells on this recipe, however some other small pasta, like orecchiette, would work, too.
Sheet-Pan Harissa Hen & Greens
This one-pan dinner will get a success of flavorful warmth from harissa, the favored North African chile-and-garlic paste. We use harissa paste from a tube for this recipe. It is received a concentrated chile taste that makes a superb spice rub for hen and provides a delicate punch of warmth to a refreshing herbed yogurt sauce.
Zucchini Noodle Primavera
This primavera recipe cuts carbs by swapping out the pasta for zucchini “noodles.” This fast vegetarian dinner is chock-full of colourful greens smothered in a lightweight, creamy sauce. We like utilizing prepackaged spiralized zucchini noodles to maintain this recipe ultra-fast, however you probably have a spiralizer and zucchini available, you possibly can simply make your individual.
Chickpea Burgers
These chickpea burgers are just like falafel, however with the added whole-grain goodness of brown rice and wheat germ. Serving them on pita breads with thick slices of tomato and a dab of plain yogurt continues the Center Jap theme, or drizzle with slightly sauce made with minced garlic and tahini thinned with water and lemon juice.
Edamame Lettuce Wrap Burgers with Peanut Sauce
Edamame make these do-it-yourself veggie burgers imply, inexperienced protein machines. Peanut sauce, curry paste and quick-pickled carrots give them Thai-inspired aptitude.
Poached Salmon with Fennel & Lemon
This poached salmon recipe makes use of an fragrant broth to infuse the fish with taste whereas retaining it moist. Cook dinner it with the pores and skin on and hold the simmer light to make sure the fish stays intact. If you cannot discover a fennel bulb with its greens nonetheless hooked up, do not panic. Simply seize some dill to make use of as a substitute.
Combined Grill with Balsamic-Mustard Greens
This wholesome dinner recipe is ideal for utilizing up no matter recent greens you’ve gotten available. Simply take note of prepare dinner time: denser greens, reminiscent of peppers and onions, take a bit longer than softer ones like zucchini and squash. Smaller ones, like cherry tomatoes, could should be cooked in a grill basket.
Straightforward Hen Enchilada Casserole
Casseroles make good meal-prep dinners, and this enchilada model is not any exception. The entire casserole could be constructed and left to hang around within the fridge for as much as three days—simply bake it off on a busy evening and also you’ll have dinner on the desk very quickly.
Meal-Prep Falafel Bowls with Tahini Sauce
These fast couscous bowls come collectively in 20 minutes because of wholesome comfort objects like frozen falafel and steam-in-bag recent inexperienced beans. Whisk collectively the easy tahini sauce whereas the opposite substances prepare dinner.
Smoky Gradual-Cooker BBQ Brisket Sandwiches
Making brisket within the gradual cooker ensures it’s tender, scrumptious, and stuffed with taste. Serve this BBQ Brisket on hamburger buns for a tasty and satisfying meal.
Elote-Impressed Pasta Salad
Photographer: Greg DuPree, Meals Stylist: Anna Kelly, Prop Stylist: Christina Brockman
This zesty pasta salad attracts inspiration from the flavors of elote—Mexican grilled corn on the cob that is smothered in a creamy mayo-based sauce and sprinkled with chili powder, cotija cheese and lime. Corn kernels blister within the scorching pan and a sprinkle of smoked paprika brings out the flavour. If you cannot discover cotija cheese, grated Parmesan is an effective substitute
Herby Cod with Roasted Tomatoes
Oregano, thyme and paprika taste the cod on this 15-minute, Mediterranean-inspired meal. Olives, capers and roasted cherry tomatoes add colour and zest to every chew.
Black Bean & Chipotle Tostadas with Crème Fraîche
In case you love breakfast burritos or huevos rancheros, you will love this tostada with seasoned black beans on crispy tortillas with scrambled eggs on prime. Go salsa or scorching sauce to go together with it.
Tomato & Smoked Mozzarella Sandwiches
Take a basic mixture like recent tomatoes and mozzarella, add a pair flavor-packed substances like olives and sun-dried tomatoes, put it between two items of crusty bread and you will have a satisfying weekend lunch or a simple warm-weather supper.
Mushroom Orzo with Lemon & Parmesan
This mushroom orzo with lemon and Parmesan is a creamy dish wealthy with taste because of mushrooms and a velvety easy sauce.
Chipotle-Lime Cauliflower Tacos
On this vegetarian taco recipe, cauliflower is tossed with a smoky-tangy sauce made with honey, lime juice and chipotles in adobo sauce earlier than being roasted. Serve with extra scorching sauce, if desired.
Chickpea & Roasted Purple Pepper Lettuce Wraps with Tahini
A tangy, nutty tahini dressing brings collectively no-cook substances like canned chickpeas and roasted purple peppers for these straightforward meal-prep lettuce wraps. Make these wraps forward of time for a grab-and-go lunch or dinner. A number of wedges of heat pita end off the meal completely.
Vegetarian Quinoa & Feta Stuffed Zucchini
These vegetarian stuffed zucchinis are completely tender and recent with the flavors of the Mediterranean. Olives and feta cheese ship a pleasant salty chew, whereas quinoa provides a nutty taste, together with protein and fiber.
Basil-Tomato Hen Skillet
Fast cooking hen tenderloins and packaged spinach make this aromatic dinner come collectively in simply 25 minutes.
Purple Lentil Fritters with Ginger-Yogurt Sauce
Right here we soak lentils as a substitute of absolutely cooking them, which supplies them simply sufficient added moisture to be whirred up right into a fritter with out being too moist. Serve these curry-spiced fritters on prime of a inexperienced salad or tucked right into a pita.
Tandoori Grilled Tofu with Purple Peppers & Broccolini
Spiced yogurt does two jobs right here as each the marinade and the sauce for this grilled tofu recipe.
Salmon with Solar-Dried Tomato Cream Sauce
Photographer: Antonis Achilleos, Prop Stylist: Meals Stylist:Chelsea Zimmer
A jar of sun-dried tomatoes does double obligation for this wholesome dinner recipe—the flavorful oil they’re packed in is used to sauté the shallots and the precise tomatoes assist so as to add scrumptious taste to the creamy sauce. Served with completely cooked salmon, you actually cannot go unsuitable with this straightforward 20-minute weeknight meal.
Massive Stunning Summer season Salad
This beautiful and wholesome summer time vegetable salad is loaded with fairly produce, together with golden beets, avocado, corn, microgreens and radishes. Chickpeas and edamame add substance, and an herb-filled buttermilk-avocado dressing makes this salad actually particular. Serve it by itself for a lightweight vegetarian meal or add grilled hen for a simple weeknight dinner.
Cucumber, Tomato & Avocado Salad
This vibrant cucumber, tomato and avocado salad is ideal for BBQs and yard events. The dressing is whisked collectively proper within the salad bowl earlier than you add the greens, so it is also extremely straightforward to make. Select a reasonably agency avocado so it holds its form within the salad.
Grilled Blackened Shrimp Tacos
Give juicy shrimp tacos a Cajun taste spin with spices and a fast sear on a scorching grill. A simple avocado mash provides creaminess to chill off the spicy kick.