40+ Delicious Lazy Summer Dinner Ideas for When You’re Too Busy to Cook

Summertime is bringing us a variety of fresh fruits and vegetables. This inspired us to select the most delicious and lazy summer dinner ideas.

Just to give you some more time on the beach or relax on your cozy hammock.

It is time to recharge yourself with all the vitamins and minerals from the fresh products you can easily find on any farmer’s market.

Moreover, these lazy summer dinner ideas will make your family happy not only because of their taste, but because they do not take much time in the kitchen, so you can spend more time enjoying the family summer activities.

And do you know what is the best about summer dinners? You can share them with your friends along with the summer fresh drinks and cocktails, delicious appetizers, and tempting desserts. You can find below each photo the recipe and how to prepare these interesting summer recipes.

Do not forget to visit our Pinterest board where you can find even more mouth-watering meals.

Delicious Lazy Summer Dinner Ideas

  • BLT Pasta Salad
  • Avocado Pasta
  • BBQ Chicken Kabobs
  • Summer Grilled Cheese
  • Baked Sockeye Salmon
  • Lasagna Roll-Ups
  • Shrimp Tacos
  • Grilled Marinated Steak

1. Grilled Peach and Halloumi

recipe from Purewow

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2. Zucchini Pad Thai

Recipe from What’s Gabby Cooking

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3. Cauliflower Sweet Potato Burgers

Recipe from Purewow

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4. Sweet-and-Sour Pork Skewers With Pineapple

Recipe from Purewow

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5. Baked Caprese Chicken Skillet

Recipe from Skinny Taste

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6. One-Pot, 15-minute Pasta Limone

Recipe from Bon Appetit

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7. 20-Minute Sausage Pasta Skillet

Recipe from Eat Well101

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8. Summer Glow Bowls

recipe from Bojon Gourmet

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9. End Of Summer Cobb Salad

Recipe from North Carolina Charm

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10. Shredded Thai Salad With Avocado

Recipe fro Purewow

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11. Summer Caprese Salad

Recipe from Southern Soul

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12. Greek Lemon Chicken Skewers With Tzatziki Sauce

Recipe from Recipe Runner

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13. Stone Fruit Cucumber Salad With Ricotta

Recipe from Bojon Gourmet

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14. Baked Sesame-Ginger Salmon

Recipe from Pure wow

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15. Quinoa Taco Bowls with Beans

recipe from Yummy Mummy Kitchen

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16. Sheet Pan Garlic Butter Shrimps

Recipe from Damn Delicious

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17. Chicken and Sausage Jambalaya

Recipe from A Pinch of Healthy

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18. Cheeseburger Tater Tot Casserole

Recipe from My Baking Addiciton

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19. Classic Moules Frites

Recipe from Craft Beering

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20. Abundant Kale Salad

Recipe from Minimalist Baker

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21. Easy Citrus Shrimp Avocado Salad

Recipe from Add a Pinch

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22. Zucchini Basil Soup with Crème Fraîche and Pickled Corn

Recipe from Bojon Gourmet

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23. Coconut Shrimp Taco

Recipe from Taste and Tell Blog

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24. Sweet & Sour Stir-Fried Chicken With Pineapple

Recipe from Favor Quotient

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25. Grilled Salmon With Lemon Garlic Sauce

Recipe from Lemon Bowl

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26. Zoodles Stir and Fry

Recipe from Kikkoman

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27. Roasted Brussels Sprouts and Dried Cranberries

Recipe from Averie Cooks

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28. Summer Panzanella Salad

Recipe from Dishing out Health

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29. Grain-Free Coconut Wraps With Hummus

Recipe from Minimalist Baker

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30. Ranch Crispy Chicken Thighs

Recipe from This Lil Piglet

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31. Blackberry Bacon Grilled Cheese

Recipe from Lemon Tree Dwelling

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32. Beer Bratwursts with a Homemade Dijon Coleslaw

Recipe from Broma Bakery

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33. Easy Flatbread Artichoke Garden Pizza

Recipe from The Mediterranean Dish

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34. Crispy Baked Fish Tacos

Recipe from Gimme Some Oven

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35. Lobster BLTs with Mayo

Recipe from How Sweet Eats

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36. Spring Roll Bowls

Recipe from Pinch of Yum

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37. Honey Lime Chicken Kabobs

Recipe from A Dash of Megnut

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38. Kale Pasta Salad With Sun-Dried Tomatoes

Recipe from Walder Wellness

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39. Grilled Thai Chicken Lettuce Wraps

Recipe from Get Inspired Everyday

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40. Quick & Easy Creamy Cucumber Avocado Gazpacho

Recipe from Crowded Kitchen

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41. Italian Orzo Tuna Salad

Recipe from Gimme Some Oven

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42. Grilled Hawaiian Barbecue Chicken in Foil

Recipe from The Recipe Critic

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43. Simple Piri Piri Chicken

Recipe from The Iron You

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44. Corn Fritter Caprese with Peaches

Recipe from Purewow

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45. Slow Cooker Red Wine Braised Short Rib Pasta

Recipe from Half Baked Harvest

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Antoaneta's passion is healthy living, lifestyle, and sports. Her short stay in South France and USA is her wider source of inspiration. Interested in modern models of education, travel, and home interior.