summer dinner recipe

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

olive oil

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.

Juicy grilled teriyaki chicken, bright gingery peaches, and a rich sesame drench all over top! My go-to dinner when I want something fresh!

Teriyaki Chicken with Ginger Peaches and Sesame Drench

teriyaki sauce (I use Soy Vay)

garlic

chicken breasts

avocado oil

peaches

ginger

lime juice (from 1-2 limes)

sugar

soy sauce

sesame oil

brown sugar

chili crisp

water (as needed, to thin it out)

white rice

Green beans (optional)

Prep Chicken

Slice the chicken breast into thinner pieces, or pound them out to be thinner.

Marinate Chicken

Marinate the chicken in the sauce and garlic for 2-12 hours. (Optional &#8211; more time = better flavor, but it will work even with a shorter 15-30 minute marinate time!)

Make Rice

Start cooking your rice according to package directions.

Make Sauce

Whisk the sesame drench ingredients together and set aside. 

Make Gingery Peaches

When you&#8217;re close to being ready to eat, toss peaches, scallions, ginger, salt, and sugar together. Usually the peaches will release some juices and it will become slightly saucy, but you can add a bit of honey to help it along if it seems too dry.

Cook Chicken

Heat the avocado oil in a large skillet over medium heat. Let any excess marinade drip off the chicken, then add to the pan and sauté for 3-4 minutes per side, until the chicken reaches an internal temperature of 165 degrees.

Serve

Serve the chicken over rice, with a scoop of the peaches, and a drench of the sesame sauce! Add green beans if you&#8217;d like! So super fresh!

This was delicious. I’ve been trying to make and eat recipes as presented. Yummy!

Made this for dinner the same day I got the email newsletter highlighting it. THIS WAS AN ABSOLUTE BANGER! 
Pinch of Yum recipes never let me down. 

I subbed chicken thighs for breasts because that’s what we like, and we grilled them instead of pan sautéing. I also subbed miso sugar for regular sugar in the peaches and it added a nice umami sweetness. 

We served with rice and cilantro lime corn on the cob. 

Make this. You won’t regret it.

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