Easy summer dinner recipes?

Question

I need some easy but different summer recipe ideas. Nothing that uses the oven! I am so tired of all the stuff we usually eat......any suggestions?

Answer 1

Buy a caesar salad kit. Grill some chicken breasts. Slice the chicken after cooked and place it on top of the salad. It's quick, easy, and healthy.

Answer 2

My family loves this one and its really quick.

Ingredients:
1 package Polska kielbasa, cut into bite sized pieces- I prefer the turkey kind but any will do
1 package Rotini noodles- the tri-colored ones makes this dish pretty
1 can Italian Stewed Tomatoes- if you can't find Italian stewed, regular stewed tomatoes will work and you can add some Italian seasoning
1 can Italian cut green beans (regular cut or French will also work); DRAINED

Lightly brown the Kielbasa in frying pan- no oil needed. Drain if necessary. Add the tomatoes and let it simmer while the noodles are cooking (cook according to package directions). I usually add some crushed red pepper flakes because my family likes it hot. Just before the noodles are ready, add the green beans to the pan but DO NOT STIR THEM IN. You just want them to warm.
To serve- place noodles on individual serving plates and top with the Kielbasa mixture. My son likes to sprinkle grated Parmesan cheese on top. Serve with a small salad and some bread sticks.

Answer 3

Back away from the oven! Check out these summer salad recipes http://home.ivillage.com/cooking/cookcon/0,,rori_93l00lhh,00.html
that are cool, refreshing, and really easy to make.

I did the BBQ chicken salad last week for a party, and it was a huge hit!

Answer 4

Take one small box of that Mac and cheese mix. Boil the Macaroni and throw away the cheese mix! Run under cold water to cool down and drain. Add 1 can tuna, drained, 1/4 cup chopped sweet pickles, 3/4 - 1 cup cubed Cheddar Cheese, 1/2 cup chopped Onion, 1/2 - 3/4 cup Mayonnaise, and salt and pepper to taste. Combine all ingredients, chill and enjoy. Great with crackers.

Answer 5

You could try sloppy Joe's. I don't know if you've already done that or even if you like it, but you could go to the store & buy sloppy joes in a can, warm it up & put it on some hamburger buns for you family. Or you could try making it yourself, but that requires useing the stove, which is sometimes just as bad as the oven. Anyway, here's how my grandma makes it:
put some hamburger meat in a pot & let it brown. Meanwhile chop up some celery & onions. Put them in with the hamburger as soon as your done chopping them. Add some tomato sauce. Let it heat up a little, put on hamburger buns & serve.

Answer 6

not to my knowledge. its very easy to get your daily nutrients through a vegetarian diet though, don't believe all of those meat eaters who say you'll miss out on nutrition! take a multi vitamin in the morning tho. just balance fat, carbs, and protein for each meal. and make sure to get atleast 30 grams of protein a day (tofu, tempeh, beans, nuts, and seitan are all great). fortified foods like certain tofu's and soymilks are also a great tool. really, a vegetarian diet is only a regular diet, excluding only 4 foods (a.k.a. animal corpses) hope i helped!

Answer 7

BLTs are always good you just toast bread fry bacon cut tomatoe and but lettuce on the toast and the bacon and tomatoe. Also you can add mayo if you want. Have that as the main course and then have fruit and veggies for a side. Potato sald is good as a side with BLTs too!

Answer 8

grill pork tenderloin
grill potato's
grill onion, squash, red bell pepper medley
grill corn on the cobb
pasta salad
grilled keilbasa, cubed hot pepper jack cheese, cubed mild cheddar cheese, olives, pickles, pepperocini peppers, and crackers with spicy mustard and regular mustard on the side!

Answer 9

CORN CHIP SALAD
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1 HEAD OF LETTUCE 1 CHOPPED ONION
1 CAN RANCH STYLE BEANS, DRAINED
1 BAG OF CORN CHIPS{10 OZ.}
1 BOTTLE OF cATALINA DRESSING
GRATED CHEESE
1 LARGE DICED TOMATOE
MIX LETTUCE, ONION,BEANS AND CORN CHIPS. wHEN READY SERVE, ADD DRESSING, CHEESE AND TOMATO.

Answer 10

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