Summer Recipes

Budget-friendly and delicious recipes for summer highlighting all of the best summer ingredients!

Popular Summer Recipes

Creamy Cucumber Salad

$1.58 recipe / $0.39 serving

Fish tacos on a platter with toppings on the sides

Easy Fish Tacos with Cumin Lime Slaw

$10.93 recipe / $2.73 serving

close up of guacamole in the bowl with a chip.

Easy Guacamole

$6.70 recipe / $0.67 serving

Summer Vegetable Pasta Salad

$10.21 recipe / $1.02 serving

Overhead view of a sliced lemon cream pie with lemons on the sides

Easy Lemon Cream Pie

$4.26 recipe / $0.53 per slice

Delicious Summer Salads

Fresh Off the Grill

Grilled Chicken

$9.02 recipe / $2.25 serving

Grilled Cabbage

$4.67 recipe / $0.77 serving

Grilled Vegetables

$7.75 recipe / $0.97 serving

overhead view of 4 peeled ears of grilled corn with butter on a white plate.

Grilled Corn On The Cob

$3.15 recipe / $0.78 serving

Try These Zucchini Recipes!

Zucchini Boats

$9.93 recipe / $2.48 serving

Zucchini Slice

$5.60 recipe / $0.70 serving

Zucchini Muffins

$3.53 recipe / $0.44 each

One Zucchini Fry dipped into a dish of pizza sauce.

Baked Zucchini Fries

$3.81 recipe / $0.76 serving

Refreshing Drinks & Smoothies

Orange Julius

$1.87 recipe / $0.94 serving

Strawberry Rosé Slush

$2.76 each

Mixed Berry Smoothie

$6.92 recipe / $3.46 serving

Avocado Margarita

$4.07 recipe / $2.04 serving

Summery Sauces & Dips

Homemade BBQ Sauce

$1.46 recipe / $0.36 serving

Side view of a bowl of french dressing, with a spoon taking some.

French Dressing Recipe

$1.20 recipe / $0.12 serving

Fruit Dip

$2.28 recipe / $0.29 serving

Honey Mustard Sauce

$1.43 recipe / $0.24 serving

Newest Summer Recipes

Overhead view of grilled teriyaki skewers on a platter.

Grilled Teriyaki Chicken Kebabs

$6.60 recipe / $1.65 serving

Grilled Teriyaki Chicken Kebabs made easy with a quick homemade sauce, juicy chicken, and big flavor. Perfect with rice or grilled veggies!

Tomato Butter

$3.58 recipe / $0.18 serving

Use up your garden tomatoes with this budget-friendly Tomato Butter! It’s easy to make, packed with flavor, and perfect for meal prep.

Zucchini, Corn, and Toasted Almond Salad

$5.95 recipe / $0.99 serving

This Zucchini, Corn, and Toasted Almond Salad with a homemade lemon-mint dressing is a quick, refreshing side dish that celebrates summer's best produce!

Creamy Cucumber Salad

$1.58 recipe / $0.39 serving

This simple Creamy Cucumber Salad is the quintessential side dish of summer. It's light, fresh, and so quick to prepare!

Dry rubbed grilled chicken drumsticks and thighs on a grill.

Dry Rubbed Grilled Drumsticks and Thighs

$7.51 recipe / $1.07 serving

This easy Dry Rubbed Grilled Drumsticks and Thighs recipe makes flavorful grilled chicken with minimal effort. Great for cookouts or weeknight dinners!

Summer Vegetable Pasta Salad

$10.21 recipe / $1.02 serving

This light and fresh Summer Vegetable Pasta Salad is perfect for summer BBQs and potlucks, or your weekly meal prep.

Grilled Zucchini

$2.80 recipe / $0.70 serving

Make the most of summer squash with this easy Grilled Zucchini recipe! Ready in minutes with a delicious honey and balsamic vinegar marinade.

Sweet Corn Fritters

$3.52 recipe / $0.50 serving

Crispy, cheesy, and full of fresh corn, these Sweet Corn Fritters are an easy, budget-friendly summer side dish or snack you’ll want to make on repeat.