30 Minute Summer Dinner Ideas

Finding time to male delicious meals challenges working homeschool moms like you and me. Making a cheeseburger in an air fryer offers a quick and easy solution. Get the recipe and make it tonight.

Topped with fresh veggies, feta, and homemade tzatziki sauce, these light, juicy turkey burgers are perfect anytime you want a healthy, satisfying meal. Ready in less than 30 minutes!

You only need 20 minutes for this easy and delicious fish tacos recipe.  It's a healthy take on the traditional tacos that's perfect for summer.

Instant Pot taco pasta will be a hit with all of you, even the kids, this summertime.

This easy Caprese pasta salad is perfect for those summer evenings when you want to eat something quick, easy, and delicious! You'll make it in just 15 minutes.

Creamy polenta topped with soft cherry tomatoes and crispy halloumi make a dish packed with summer flavor. This dish is super easy to prepare and the perfect comfort food.

Seasoned tender steak, peppers and onions are cooked in one pan for mouthwatering steak fajitas everyone will love. A quick and easy 30-minute dinner!

This broccoli asparagus pasta combines fresh summer produce to make a creamy green pasta sauce that everyone will love. Easy to make, it's a simple meal that takes just 30 minutes!

Chicken salad sandwiches make a quick and easy summer dinner. This chicken salad recipe takes cooked, protein-rich chicken breast and combines it with crunchy celery and pecans, sweet grapes, and spicy onion and tosses it in a creamy dressing made with mayonnaise, greek yogurt, and spices for the tastiest chicken salad ever.

This easy Caprese gnocchi sheet pan dinner recipe is the perfect meal for summer. It's a simple and delicious way to feed a big family and dress up your weeknight dinner with minimal effort.

These quick and easy Air Fryer Pork Chops are breaded with panko breadcrumbs for extra crispiness yet tender and juicy on the inside.

Easy Mahi Mahi Recipe with Lemon Garlic Sauce. A simple and wildly delicious way to prepare and serve this tender, flakey, and popular white fish.

This instant pot vegetable beef soup is the perfect healthy end of summer soup recipe. This one pot meal is packed with savory flavor and is ready to serve in just 30 minutes.

These bison tacos have nearly the same flavor and texture as beef tacos but with leaner and healthier meat! They can be prepared in only 20 minutes so you can get to eating them pronto.

These air fryer frozen chicken patties are deliciously crunchy, crispy, and super easy to make! This chicken patty recipe is a great addition to your burgers, sandwiches, a wrap, or served on its own.

These Frozen Burgers (in Air Fryer) are super quick and easy! They are super juicy and basically foolproof. No grill or skillet needed so cleanup is an absolute breeze. Plus there is no thawing required so these burgers can be ready in less than 15 minutes!

These Air Fryer Shrimp Tacos are the perfect light, fresh, and easy Mexican dish. The shrimp are tossed in a sweet and smoky dry rub and take less than 10 minutes to cook in the air fryer. Serve them with warm tortillas and a simple slaw and dinner is served!

French Onions Pork Chops combine the flavors of french onion dip, crispy potato chips, and breaded pork chops into a 30-minute dinner that everyone will love.

BBQ Chicken Flatbread is a quick and easy recipe that is bright, fresh, and delicious!

Fire up the Blackstone and make a whole meal outside on your patio! This Chicken Fried Rice is a meal everyone will love - and it's easy to make, too!

Nothing screams New England summer than a lobster roll.

These Easy Vegan Maine Lobster Rolls are gluten-free, allergy-free, meatless, and fit for everyone to enjoy.

A simple, healthy, and delicious recipe that redefines this classic fast-food sandwich.

This quick and easy chicken quesadilla salad is perfect for hot summer days.

Ready in under a half hour, this Chicken and Bacon Caesar Pasta Salad is a perfect dish to have this Summer.

Using ingredients you probably already have on hand, this pasta salad is creamy, cheesy, and full of bacon!

Cream cheese pasta is a delicious vegetarian pasta recipe made with only 10 basic ingredients and gets ready in less than 20 minutes. A quick, easy, comforting dish that everyone loves.

Everything you love about everything bagels, schmear, and lox...in salad form! Easy, fresh, and delicious, it's the perfect summer meal.

These delicious and healthy vegan roasted stuffed bell peppers are veggie packed with zucchini, eggplant and kale.

With a protein kick from quinoa and soy crumbles.

Great for a sidedish, dinner and even better for leftover lunch.

Easy 30-minute weeknight dinner? Check. Let’s try something different tonight: Seasoned chicken tenders meet a cool & confident salsa in this recipe for Skillet Chicken Tenders with Artichoke Avocado Salsa.

This Sweet Corn & Zucchini Gnocchi Skillet is the perfect summer skillet with fresh zucchini and sweet corn in a light creamy lime sauce with fresh basil.

Sprouted buckwheat is combined with Mediterranean vegetables and a creamy basil pesto sauce for a healthy quick & easy rainbow salad, made in just 15 minutes.

Perfect for dinner and BBQs.

It’s gluten-free, dairy-free, soy-free, oil-free, and vegan.

This Creamy Lemon Broccoli Pasta with Shrimp is bright, flavorful, and only takes 30 minutes.

Garlic butter shrimp, fresh broccoli, and an easy lemon cream sauce - with only eight ingredients!

These Shrimp Tacos with Avocado Crema are the best summer dish.

This easy dinner recipe requires minimal cooking and is filled with fresh ingredients, including spicy shrimp, cabbage cole slaw mix, cilantro, and avocado crema.

This easy chicken and mango lettuce wrap recipe is perfect for a quick summertime meal.

Light, fresh, high in protein, and delicious.

These 20 Minute Air Fryer Fish Tacos are easy to make, no breading required, and are paired with slaw and creamy chipotle sauce for the win!

This easy Summer Gnocchi with corn, tomatoes and pesto tastes like summer on a plate.

Super easy to make in just 15 minutes, but packed with so much flavor thanks to sweet corn, cherry tomatoes, and homemade basil pesto!

These pan-seared chicken breasts with tomatoes and basil are so tasty, you'd never guess they're so easy to make. Ready in just 20 minutes, it's the perfect meal for a busy day.

This simple recipe is the perfect dinner for the end of summer when fresh garden produce is abundant! Ready in as little as 20 minutes, it is the best way to enjoy fresh veggies without turning on the oven.

A budget-friendly, delicious & nutritious one-pot vegan recipe that will be ready to eat in under 20 minutes! This zesty & hearty chili is the perfect meal for a camp-out or when you’re hungry & just need something quick to fill your tummy and warm your soul.

This beetroot salad makes for a fresh addition to your summer menu. Perfect for a BBQ or when you need something light and easy.

This lemon pasta dish is quick and easy to make with light and bright flavor. Ready in about 20 minutes!

Chicken schnitzel made from scratch in just 12 minutes!!! All the flavor, most of the crunch, and a fraction of the calories of deep-fried schnitzel. Learn how easy it is to make this!

This chicken and veggie stir fry is quick and easy to make. Chicken and vegetables cooking together with a delicious stir fry sauce in just one pan!

This Italian Sub Giardiniera Sandwich on Ciabatta is the ultimate sandwich lover’s weeknight dinner! A crusty toasted ciabatta roll is piled high with prosciutto, cheese, tomato, avocado, greens and quick homemade giardiniera with marinated fresh veggies!

Pan-Seared Salmon with Lemon Tarragon Sauce. Restaurant quality crispy salmon made in the comfort of your home.

Noodles for days! This Udon with Spicy Tofu & Greens recipe will hit all the right spots. Salty, spicy and beyond comforting!

Leftover Salmon Teriyaki Wraps. Easy summer lunch or dinner ready in 20 mins or less and a great way to use up your salmon leftovers!

Blackened Chicken Salad with Avocado.  No more boring salads. This hearty blackened chicken salad is ready in 25 minutes or less.

Cooking Corn in the air fryer is one of the simplest ways to indulge in Summer's sweet local corn on the cob. It is fantastic when you want some grilled corn but don't want to go throw the hassle of BBQing just for that!

This sautéed shrimp with zucchini is so quick and easy to make. Great for a quick hassle-free summer dinner.

This oven-baked cod recipe is made with white cod fish filets smothered in an easy and flavorful cajun butter sauce, then baked until perfectly tender and flaky.