Summer Dinner Ideas

A collection of delicious recipes including salads, main dishes, appetizers, desserts and drinks, as well as summer party dinner ideas and menus.
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13 Family-Style Sharing Platters That Make Summer Dinners Easy
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12 Tasty Sides to Serve with Burgers (Other Than Fries!)
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30 Bell Pepper Recipes That Are Colorful and Delicious
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What's for Dinner This Week: One-Pot Shrimp and Rice, Pork and Pineapple Tacos, and Ravioli With Roasted Eggplant
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11 of Our Favorite Zucchini Casserole Recipes
How to Smoke Fish
How to Smoke Fish
2 hrs 30 mins
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Potato Salad
What's for dinner menu 9.2.22
What's for Dinner This Week: Rotisserie Chicken, Gnocchi with Sausage and Tomato, and Other Fast Meals
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What's for Dinner This Week: Grilled Eggplant Parm, Barbecued Chicken Salad, and Lots of Tomatoes!
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What's for Dinner This Week: No-Bake Lasagna, Swordfish Skewers, and a Must-Make Chowder
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What's for Dinner This Week: Our Favorite Grilled Chicken, a Wedge Salad, and More Easy Summer Recipes
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What's for Dinner This Week: Summer Salads, Fresh Corn and Zucchini, and More Easy Recipes
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5 Fresh Spins on Niçoise Salad That You'll Want to Make for Dinner
Poached-chicken cups with ginger-scallion oil
26 Cold Dinner Recipes for Quick Weeknight Meals
Creamy Corn-and-Spinach Pasta
15 Summer Pasta Recipes That Make the Most of Fresh, In-Season Produce
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3 Strategies for Making Quick Dinners That Maximize Fresh Summer Produce, According to a Chef
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Grilled Eggplant Parm Is the Weeknight Dinner We'll Be Making on Repeat All Summer
Grilled Buttermilk Chicken Tenders with Dipping Sauces
Use These Summer Menus to Inspire a Season of Fabulous Warm-Weather Meals
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One-Pot Meals That Are Perfect for Summer Dinners
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5 Vegetarian Entrées That Make the Most of Peak Summer Produce
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26 Vegetarian Grilling Recipes for Your Next Cookout
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What's for Dinner? 22 Weeknight Recipes Just Right for June
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Key Lime Pie
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Pasta With Fresh Tomato Sauce
25 mins
Strawberry Cream Cake
Strawberry Cream Cake
1 hr
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Potato and Green Bean Salad
25 mins
rhubarb pie
Rhubarb Pie
2 hrs
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Crab Sandwich
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Ratatouille
1 hr 15 mins
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Chicago Dog
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Sautéed Cucumbers
25 mins
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Grilled Spatchcocked Chicken
8 hrs
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Cucumber Salad with Sour Cream and Dill Dressing
15 mins
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Shredded Beet and Carrot Salad
15 mins
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One-Pot Shrimp Boil with Corn and Potatoes
40 mins
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Grilled Chicken Breasts with BBQ Sauce
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Sauteed Red Snapper
15 mins
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Succotash
Blueberry Tart
Blueberry Tart
1 hr 45 mins
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Salmon Pasta with Spicy Tomato Sauce
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Summer Sangria
crispiest fried chicken
Crispiest Fried Chicken
45 mins
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Grilled Whole Chicken with Barbecue Sauce
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Grilled Butterflied Leg of Lamb
2 hrs
Favorite Turkey Burger
Our Favorite Turkey Burger Recipe
35 mins
vegetarian gumbo
Vegetarian Gumbo
1 hr 15 mins
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Pork Ribs With Barbecue Sauce
1 hr 45 mins
Strawberry Tart
Strawberry Tart
2 hrs 30 mins
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Best Coconut Cream Pie
5 hrs 30 mins
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Plum Oatmeal Crisp
1 hr
Steamed Spinach with Lemon
Steamed Spinach with Lemon
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Grilled Lamb Shoulder Chops with Herb Aioli
25 mins
Green Salad with Hard-Cooked Eggs
Green Salad with Hard-Cooked Eggs
20 mins
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Peach Crumble Pie
3 hrs 15 mins
German potato salad
Traditional German Potato Salad
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Lobster Salad with Greens and Citrus Vinaigrette
30 mins
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Bluefin Tuna with Olive, Cucumber, and Cilantro Relish
35 mins
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Barbecued Baby-Back Ribs
eggplant involtini with fresh tomato sauce topped with fresh basil leaves
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Blueberry-Lemon Bundt Cake
Blueberry-Lemon Bundt Cake
1 hr 50 mins
rotisserie chicken with yogurt sauce and herb relish
Four Ways to Transform a Rotisserie Chicken Into a No-Cook Summer Dinner
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Bottarga Pasta
Zucchini Pasta with Tomatoes and Walnuts
6 Best Ways to Make Dinner Without Turning on the Stove