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Summer Recipes
Budget-friendly and delicious recipes for summer highlighting all of the best summer ingredients!
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Popular Summer Recipes
Newest Summer Recipes
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Street Corn Salad
$3.51 recipe / $0.58 servingThis Street Corn Salad has all the tangy, creamy, spicy flavors of eloté but in an easy-to-eat snackable form. It's the perfect summer side!
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Grilled Cabbage
$3.74 recipe / $0.62 servingThis Grilled Cabbage recipe transforms a simple, budget-friendly veggie into a charred, smokey, and down-right delicious side dish!
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Zucchini Fritters
$3.23 recipe / $0.80 servingThese easy zucchini fritters include crispy brown edges, a tender inside, and they’re a super fun way to get your veggies in!
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Sweet Corn Risotto
$9.37 recipe / $2.34 servingThis Sweet Corn Risotto is infused with the flavors of summer! It's comforting, simple, and budget-friendly cooking at its finest.
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Grilled Vegetables
$7.64 recipe / $0.95 servingWith just a few ingredients and my easy grilling method, these grilled vegetables are the perfect side dish for any summer BBQ!
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Zucchini Bread
$4.96 recipe / $0.41 sliceThis Zucchini Bread recipe is super moist, flavorful, and the best way to use up extra zucchini during the summer or all year round!
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Zucchini Boats
$11.65 recipe / $2.91 servingZucchini Boats are the perfect mashup for meat and veggie lovers. An easy and fun way to switch up your weeknight dinner routine!
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Watermelon and Feta Salad
$8.04 recipe / $1.34 servingWatermelon and feta salad is sweet, juicy, salty, and tangy! This flavorful salad is always in my top 10 side dishes every summer!
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Watermelon Gazpacho
$8.10 recipe / $1.35 servingThis vibrant, savory-sweet Watermelon Gazpacho is a celebration of the summer season. Chilled soup? Yes, please!
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Grilled Corn On The Cob
$3.15 recipe / $0.78 servingNothing says summer to me quite like fresh, juicy Grilled Corn on the Cob. Steamed in the husk and slathered with butter and salt!
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Strawberry Sheet Cake
$11.72 recipe / $0.78 servingThis Strawberry Sheet Cake is fluffy, moist, and made with fresh strawberries and a simply irresistible strawberry cream cheese frosting.
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Fried Green Tomatoes
$6.57 recipe / $1.31 serving“TOWANDA!” These fried green tomatoes are crispy, crunchy, and so flavorful! Coated in crispy cornmeal and fried to golden perfection!