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    Home » Recipes

    Easy Summer Recipes

    These summer recipes are perfect for warm weather cooking, featuring easy meals, cookout favorites, and refreshing desserts that are great for sharing with family and friends.

    Serve the comforting Shrimp Spaghetti with Marinara, enjoy the bold Cajun flavors of Easy Crawfish Etouffee, or bring a crowd-pleasing dessert like Mississippi Mud Cake…because summer meals should be simple, flavorful, and meant to share.

    • baked chicken and potatoes on sheet pan
      Easy Greek Yogurt Marinated Chicken
    • fried green tomatoes stacked on white plate with shrimp creole sauce poured on top
      Fried Green Tomatoes with Shrimp Cajun Sauce
    • Broccoli and cauliflower salad in a white serving bowl.
      Easy Broccoli and Cauliflower Salad
    • A square slice of blueberry lemon coffee cake with a sprinkling of powdered sugar. On a white plate with a fork.
      Blueberry Lemon Coffee Cake
    • A slice of cake topped with two of mandarin orange segments and mint leaves on a square white plate with a fork.
      Mandarin Orange Cake
    • Frosted strawberry brownie topped with a fresh strawberry half.
      Strawberry Brownies
    • Baked and frosted cookies with sprinkles on a white plate.
      Strawberry Cake Mix Cookies
    • Frosted cupcakes on light blue serving platter with lemon slices as garnish.
      Lemon Poppy Seed Cup Cakes
    • stuffed peppers with cauliflower rice
      Keto Stuffed Bell Peppers
    • baked cobber in cast iron skillet
      Cast Iron Peach Cobbler
    • Instant Pot Asparagus Soup
    • finished salad in white bowl
      Asian Ramen Noodle Salad
    • baked and glazed cake with slice on cake server
      Easy Apricot Nectar Cake with Glaze
    • baked casserole in cast iron skillet
      Keto Squash Casserole
    • cheesy stuffed burger topped with bacon and pimento cheese and lettuce and tomato on white plate
      Easy Stuffed Cheeseburgers
    • Easy BLT Dip with Cream Cheese
    • corn salad in white serving dish
      Creamy Shoe Peg Corn Salad
    • Four BBQ Grilled Salmon Fillets on white platter with grilled zucchini slices on the side
      Easy Grilled Salmon with BBQ Sauce
    • whole baked squash pie on round wooden pie plate
      Cheesy Savory Zucchini Pie
    • salad in white bowl on white serving tray with small white bowl of chopped parsley
      Southern English Pea Salad
    • slice of pie on white plate. Topped with whipped cream and banana slice.
      Gluten-Free Banana Cream Pie
    • Five ears of grilled corn on white square platter with hamburger in background
      Southern Grilled Corn on the Cob
    • overhead view of baked cake. Cake on white cake holder with fresh blueberries scattered around.
      The Best Blueberry Pound Cake
    • Baked cake on wooden cake pedestal.
      Pineapple Pound Cake
    • baked pie with lemon peel decoration on top
      Southern Lemon Chess Pie
    • baked and frosted cake cut into squares topped with orange zest on blue serving platter with orange slice and whipped cream garnish
      Easy Chocolate Orange Cake
    • Cooked penne pasta with asparagus and sweet peas tossed in lemon garlic sauce and topped with parmesan cheese. In a white bowl with fork. French bread, extra cheese, and extra crushed red pepper in the background.
      Lemon Garlic Pasta
    • Tossed broccoli bacon salad in white bowl.
      Broccoli Bacon Salad
    • Two baked potato halves on brown plate with roll and side salad.
      Shrimp Stuffed Baked Potatoes
    • Finished salad topped with mandarin oranges in oval shaped white bowl sitting on bamboo placemat.
      Asian Cabbage Salad
    • Baked muffin on white plate with a slice of fresh orange on the side.
      Blueberry Orange Muffins
    • Two baked avocado egg boats on white plate.
      Avocado Egg Boats
    • Baked chicken wings on white platter with lemon wedges.
      Baked Lemon Pepper Chicken Wings
    • Finished cake topped with peaches and glaze in a rimmed cake platter with glaze running down the cake and into the platter.
      Peach Cobbler Pound Cake
    • Cooked soup in black bowl with silver spoon on the side.
      Thai Coconut Shrimp Soup
    • baked beans in white bowl
      Easy Baked Beans with Ground Beef
    • Baked salmon fillet on white plate with three lemon slices.
      Cajun Baked Salmon
    • Three chicken quesadillas on white rectangular plate garnished with cilantro flakes.
      Rotisserie Chicken Quesadillas
    • Two tall clear glasses with a granola crust at the bottom, two layers of yogurt and two layers of strawberries and blueberries.
      Mixed Berry Parfaits
    • Shrimp Marinara spaghetti on a brown plate with a dinner roll on the side.
      Shrimp Spaghetti with Marinara
    • Cooked macaroni and tomatoes in white serving bowl.
      Macaroni and Tomatoes
    • Chocolate covered strawberries with white chocolate drizzle and chopped pecans on a rectangular white serving platter.
      Chocolate Covered Strawberries with White Chocolate Drizzle

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    Hi, I’m Anne! I love sharing easy, family-friendly recipes made for real life. After 30 years of cooking for my family, my passion is creating simple, flavorful meals for you to enjoy at home. If you have any questions, email me at Anne@mykitchenserenity.com. I’d love to hear from you!

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