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These stuffed red peppers are one of our favorite healthy summer dinner ideas!

Summer Dinner Ideas: Stuffed Peppers

red bell peppers

Extra-virgin olive oil (for drizzling)

white cheddar cheese

Avocado slices or guacamole (for serving)

Lime wedges (for serving)

Sea salt and black pepper

olive oil

garlic

jalapeños (diced, more for topping, if desired)

scallions (chopped)

lime zest

lime juice

cumin

coriander

cayenne

sea salt

cilantro

white jasmine rice

black beans

corn kernels

Preheat the oven to 450°F and line a baking sheet with parchment paper. Slice the peppers in half lengthwise, remove the seeds and membranes, and place on the baking sheet, cut side up. Drizzle with olive oil, salt, and pepper and bake 10 minutes. Tip out and discard any liquid that pools inside the peppers. Set the peppers aside.

Make the filling. In a large bowl, mix together the olive oil, garlic, jalapeños, scallions, lime zest, lime juice, cumin, coriander, cayenne, salt, and cilantro. Fold in the rice, black beans, and corn.

Scoop the filling into the pepper halves and top them with the cheese. Broil for 2 to 5 minutes or until the cheese is bubbling and browned. Alternatively, continue baking at 450°F for 10 to 15 minutes until the cheese is melted. Serve with the avocado slices, lime wedges, and extra jalapenos, if desired.

Over 60 best quick and easy summer dinner ideas from summer pastas, seafood, summer grill recipes, summer salads, Mexican fiesta menu, and more.

60+ Summer Dinner Mains

Make ahead instructions. You can make some of these summer dinners ahead of time and store in the refrigerator for a few days or even in the freezer for up to 3 months. You can also prep the ingredients in advance and store in the refrigerator until ready to use.

How to store: Store any leftovers in airtight containers in the refrigerator or possible even in the freezer. Check the individual recipe for complete storing instructions and to see if the recipe is freezer-friendly.

How to reheat: Most of the leftovers can be reheated on the stovetop over medium to low heat for about 5-10 minutes until warmed through, in the air fryer or the oven at 300F for 10-15 minutes until warmed through, or in the microwave in 20-second increments until warmed through. If heating from frozen, let it thaw first and then reheat.

Great compilation of summer dishes! Can't wait to use this all summer long

What an incredible collection of summer dinner ideas! I'm drooling on my keyboard. Thank you SO MUCH for sharing these. I'll be working my way down this page all summer long.

Enjoy the taste of summer all year long with these sensational summer dinner ideas! From ranch burgers to lobster rolls, these 24 dishes are like taking a mini-vacation in your own kitchen.

24 Easy Summer Dinner Recipe Collection

Corn Dogs

Ranch Burgers

Quesadillas

Shrimp Zoodles

Cobb Salad

Steak Kabobs

Lettuce Wraps

Fried Chicken

Margherita Pizza

Grilled Shrimp Boil

Lobster Rolls

Stuffed Zucchini

Ribs

Pulled Pork Sandwiches

Beef Stir Fry

Ham and Cheese Sliders

Chicken Wraps

Tacos

Stuffed Peppers

Chicken Fajitas

Chicken Pot Pie

Pork Chops

Beef Enchiladas

Chicken Broccoli Casserole

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Summer is the perfect time to enjoy the incredibly fresh tomato, zucchini, peppers, and berries you&#039;ll find at the farmers&#039; market. Here are 50+ easy summer dinner ideas that are incredibly simple to put together and will leave you time to chill! Here I am going to share my delicious Mediterranean Quinoa Salad recipe.

50+ Easy Summer Dinners

quinoa

water

tsp salt

chickpeas (rinsed and drained (15 ounces))

red onion

yellow bell pepper

cucumber

cherry tomatoes (halved)

kalamata olives (cut

The juice of 1 large lemon

tbsp apple cider vinegar

Salt and Pepper to taste

basil leaves

One-Pan Mexican Quinoa

Vegetarian Paella

No-Cook Tomato Pasta

Chickpea Buddha Bowl

Panzanella

Chipotle Inspired Burrito Bowl

Vegan Poke Bowl

Rinse the quinoa in a fine-mesh colander. Combine it with 2 cups of water in a saucepan. Add half a teaspoon of salt. Bring the mixture to a boil over medium-high heat. Reduce the heat to a gentle simmer and let it cook for about 15 minutes until the quinoa has absorbed all the water. Remove from the heat, cover, and let it rest for 5 minutes to make it soft and fluffy.

Wash all the veggies, chop the red onion, cucumber, and yellow bell pepper into small chunks. Cut the cherry tomatoes and black olives in half. Drain the chickpeas and rinse them well. If using cooked chickpeas, you&#39;ll need around 1 1/2 cups.

While the quinoa cools a bit, prepare the dressing. Squeeze one lemon and finely chop the basil leaves. In a small bowl or a small jar, combine the extra-virgin olive oil, salt, pepper, basil, the juice of one lemon, and apple cider vinegar. Whisk or shake well until blended.

Add the quinoa to a serving bowl, then add the chickpeas, cherry tomatoes, red onions, cucumber, yellow bell pepper, and black olives and drizzle the dressing on top. Mix well, taste, and add more salt and pepper if needed.

If you have time, let it rest for 10 minutes before serving to allow the dressing to infuse the salad with its fresh summery taste.

This salad is great served at room temperature, or you can prepare it in advance and serve it chilled.

Here are 25 recipes for easy summer dinners that the family will love. Our featured recipe is made up of fresh zucchini cut into long curly noodles and then tossed with home-made pesto and olive oil. They are topped with summer fresh tomatoes.

25 Summer Dinner Ideas

zucchini

salt

pesto

large ripe heirloom tomato, chopped or 1 cup chopped cherry tomatoes

pepper

parmesan

Morton kosher salt

Cut zucchini into long strands with a spiralizer. Set noodles in a large colander. Sprinkle ½ teaspoon salt on top and toss to coat. Let sit 10 minutes. Rinse and drain well, gently squeezing out the excess moisture.

Transfer the zucchini to a large bowl and drizzle with olive oil; toss to coat. Add pesto and toss to coat evenly. Divide zucchini among 4 pasta bowls. Top with a scattering of chopped tomato. Top with Parmesan, pepper and Morton sea salt.

These Peruvian Grilled Chicken Skewers with Avocado Aji Verde Sauce are my favorite, so flavorful and great for summer grilling!

Peruvian Grilled Chicken Skewers with Avocado Aji Verde Sauce

chicken thighs

light beer (I used Corona light)

Sazon (homemade

white vinegar

garlic powder

oregano

avocado

jalapeños (stemmed, with seeds*)

tbsp fresh cilantro

extra virgin olive oil

tbsp white vinegar

kosher salt (plus 1/8 teaspoon)

Cut chicken into long strips. Place in a large bowl and marinade with beer, vinegar, sazon, salt, garlic powder, cumin and oregano. Marinate 3 to 4 hours or overnight.

After it’s marinated thread onto 6 small metal skewers.

For the Avocado Aji Verde Sauce, place all ingredients in a mini blender and puree until smooth, adding enough water so it’s pourable over the chicken. Refrigerate until ready to eat. Can be refrigerated up to 4 days.

To grill the chicken, preheat the grill to medium and oil the grates. Cook chicken about 5 minutes on each side. Serve drizzled with sauce.

This one was a home run. Leftovers would be great in a wrap! We served with canned black beans and grilled summer squash.

Flavorful, moist, easy to make ... there is nothing not to love about this chicken! Will be keeping the recipe on a short list of to do again recipes!

This recipe was fantastic !  I didn’t have chicken thighs so I used chicken breasts. It was tender, tangy and delicious. My husband - who has a limited palate and I struggle to find things he likes, cleaned his plate and took leftovers for lunch. Will definitely be in our rotation.

Adding to the rotation, for sure. This recipe is a 10! Full of flavor in visually appealing

Incredibly delicious!  The sauce is very versatile—great on the chicken, of course, but it could serve as a dressing for salad/veggies as well.

Love this recipe! I put the sauce on everything (especially eggs!). Yum

Delicious!  Can the sauce be put in the freezer?

This was a huge hit. Made it for company and everyone loved it. The only thing I did differently was served the chicken thighs whole not cut up and skewered.   Will be making this again!

My whole family loves this dish, especially the Aji Verde sauce.  So yummy!!

Great chicken, great sauce.  I cooked chicken using air fryer instructions.

Company worthy dish! This recipe has been a go to all summer. We serve it with cilantro lime rice, quick black beans and Mexican corn salad. Perfect for entertaining and a big hit.

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Peruvian-inspired Grilled Chicken Skewers with Avocado Aji Verde Sauce


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Peruvian-inspired Grilled Chicken Skewers with Avocado Aji Verde Sauce

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