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  4. 42 Easy Summer Dinner Ideas for When It's Too Hot for the Stovetop

42 Easy Summer Dinner Ideas for When It's Too Hot for the Stovetop

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By Southern Living Editors Updated May 16, 2022
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Credit: Antonis Achilleos; Food Styling: Emily Nabors Hall; Prop Styling: Heather Chadduck Hillegas

There's nothing more fun than summer in the South, but there's also nothing hotter. When the temperature starts to spike, the last thing you want to do is stand over a hot stovetop and heat up the entire kitchen at dinnertime. But sticky summers are inevitable, and dinner still needs to be made. To keep your house cool, your wallet safe from endless dinners out, and your life on track, we rounded up the best summertime dinner ideas for hotter-than-hot days.

These recipes take minimal effort, make use of time-saving kitchen hacks, and taste like a family favorite waiting to happen. There's twists on old classics and introductions to new recipes that are bursting with summer's best ingredients. With refreshing shrimp-topped salads, no-fuss pita sandwiches, slow-cooker spectaculars, and sheet-pan dupes for grill classics, you won't need to touch that stovetop. Dinner tonight? Done! Here are our favorite dinner ideas for hot summer days.

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Herbed Chicken-and-Rice Salad

Herbed Chicken-and-Rice Salad
Credit: Antonis Achilleos; Food Styling: Ali Ramee; Prop Styling: Christine Keely

Recipe: Herbed Chicken-and-Rice Salad

Microwaveable rice and rotisserie chicken are the helpful ingredients to help pull together this pretty salad without having to turn on the stove.

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Lemon Vinaigrette Pasta Salad with Field Peas

Lemon Vinaigrette Pasta Salad with Field Peas
Credit: Antonis Achilleos; Prop Styling: Claire Spollen; Food Styling: Rishon Hanners

Recipe: Lemon Vinaigrette Pasta Salad with Field Peas

Pick whichever pasta you prefer and combine with an easy honey-lemon vinaigrette and fresh veggies for a side dish that goes with anything. 

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Slow Cooker Chicken Tacos

Slow Cooker Chicken Tacos
Credit: Caitlin Bensel

Recipe: Slow Cooker Chicken Tacos

This taco night classic just got way easier by being able to make it all in your slow cooker, which leaves you ample time to savor the summertime breeze outside. 

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Chicken Caesar Salad Sandwiches

Chicken Caesar Salad Sandwiches
Credit: Jennifer Causey; Prop Styling: Christine Keely; Food Styling: Torie Cox

Recipe: Chicken Caesar Salad Sandwiches

Use that rotisserie chicken to the bone with these delicious sandwiches that are perfect for lunch or dinner. The chicken salad mixture can be made a day ahead for extra ease when assembling your sandwiches. 

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Steak-and-Bell Pepper Salad

Steak-and-Bell Pepper Salad
Credit: Victor Protasio; Prop Styling: Audrey Davis; Food Styling: Rishon Hanners

Recipe: Steak-and-Bell Pepper Salad

This savory salad is delicious and hearty enough to enjoy for a quick summer dinner on the patio. Toasted sourdough croutons and juicy steak take it from basic to super special.

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Slow-Cooker Pork Tacos with Fresh Tomato Salsa

Slow-Cooker Pork Tacos with Fresh Tomato Salsa
Credit: Greg Dupree

Recipe: Slow-Cooker Pork Tacos with Fresh Tomato Salsa

Let the slow cooker do the work on the pork, and throw the tacos together with a healthy salsa recipe when you get home for dinner.

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Tropical Chicken Lettuce Wraps

Tropical Chicken Lettuce Wraps
Credit: Photo: Jennifer Causey; Prop Styling: Christine Keely; Food Styling: Torie Cox

Recipe: Tropical Chicken Lettuce Wraps

These healthy lettuce wraps are no-cook and all good. The light chicken salad mixture brings both heat and sweet for a 15-minute recipe that's anything but boring. Serve in lettuce wraps, wheat wraps, or over a bed of greens.

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Easy Egg Salad

Easy Egg Salad
Credit: Victor Protasio; Prop Styling: Heather Chadduck Hillegas; Food Styling: Emily Nabors Hall

Recipe: Easy Egg Salad

Southerners do love to smear up an egg salad sandwich on the go, so pack up a basket of these to eat outside on your porch or at the park. 

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Watermelon Gazpacho

Watermelon Gazpacho
Credit: Greg DuPree; Prop Styling: Kay E. Clarke; Food Styling: Cat Steele

Recipe: Watermelon Gazpacho

We didn't know a five-ingredient recipe could look and taste fancy, but this chilled soup is proving otherwise. If watermelon is your favorite summer fruit, this recipe is a unique, fun, and delicious way to prepare it.

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Shrimp Cobb Salad with Bacon Dressing

Shrimp Cobb Salad with Bacon Dressing
Credit: Photo: Antonis Achilleos; Prop Styling: Missie Neville Crawford; Food Styling: Torie Cox

Recipe: Shrimp Cobb Salad with Bacon Dressing

The only thing you have to prep for this salad is the bacon, and once you taste this dressing, you won't mind the few minutes you spent cooking it. This light recipe feels so much more indulgent than it is.

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Greek Grilled Chicken Pita

Greek Grilled Chicken Pita
Credit: Victor Protasio; Prop Styling: Audrey Davis; Food Styling: Emily Nabors Hall

Recipe: Greek Grilled Chicken Pita

This is worlds away from that boring deli chicken sandwich, while still being easy enough to whip up on the busiest of days. 

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Tuna Pasta Salad

Tuna Pasta Salad
Credit: Caitlin Bensel

Recipe: Tuna Pasta Salad

This isn't your great-aunt's tuna salad, and thank goodness for that. Packed with fresh arugula, cherry tomatoes, and some pickled peppers for a pop of heat and color, this tuna pasta salad is a crowd-pleaser. 

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Instant Pot Crack Chicken

Instant Pot Crack Chicken
Credit: Caitlin Bensel; Prop Styling: Audrey Davis; Food Styling: Rishon Hanners

Recipe: Instant Pot Crack Chicken

Made with a winning combination of pepper Jack cheese, sour cream, chicken, and bacon, this family-friendly recipe is what we turn to when we need something comforting and no-fuss. 

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Slow-Cooker Pork Roast with Carrots, Turnips, and Potatoes

Slow-Cooker Pork Roast with Carrots, Turnips, and Potatoes
Credit: Victor Protasio; Prop Styling: Mary Clayton Carl Jones; Food Styling: Emily Nabors Hall

Recipe: Slow-Cooker Pork Roast with Carrots, Turnips, and Potatoes

A boneless pork loin makes for an inexpensive and satisfying meal, especially when paired with all-time classic veggies like potatoes and carrots. Set the slow cooker and forget about it. 

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Salmon Bagel Sandwiches

Salmon Bagel Sandwiches
Credit: Photo: Victor Protasio; Food Styling: Torie Cox; Prop Styling: Kay E. Clarke

Recipe: Salmon Bagel Sandwiches

Stay cool with this recipe that you can eat from brunch to dinner. Cook the salmon ahead in the slow cooker and assemble the best bagel sandwich you've ever had.

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Slow-Cooker Carnitas Tacos

Slow-Cooker Carnitas Tacos
Credit: Greg DuPree; Prop Styling: Heather Chadduck Hillegas; Food Styling: Emily Nabors Hall

Recipe: Slow-Cooker Carnitas Tacos

Using this convenient shortcut to typically skillet-toasted carnitas, you can broil the meat on a sheet pan to brown and crisp the entire batch at once before popping in a slow cooker until oh-so tender. 

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Marinated Tomato-and-Herb Salad

Marinated Tomato-and-Herb Salad
Credit: Greg Dupree; Food Styling: Anna Hampton; Prop Styling: Ginny Branch

Recipe: Marinated Tomato-and-Herb Salad

When it's too hot to cook, we look to our farmers' market baskets and get creative. This chunky tomato salad will be your new favorite side dish to throw together.

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Chilled Radish-and-Avocado Soup

Chilled Radish-and-Avocado Soup
Credit: Antonis Achilleos; Prop Styling: Ginny Branch; Food Styling: Torie Cox

Recipe: Chilled Radish-and-Avocado Soup

This refreshing summer soup gets a peppery bite from radishes, hot sauce, and chile powder that is wonderfully balanced out by creamy avocados, tangy whole buttermilk, and a little honey for sweetness.

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Field Pea Fattoush Salad

Field Pea Fattoush Salad
Credit: Victor Protasio; Prop Styling: Audrey Davis; Food Styling: Rishon Hanners

Recipe: Field Pea Fattoush Salad

This salad makes the most of your summer peas. Bright and fresh in flavor from mint and lemon, it gets great added crunch from both the crisp romaine and toasted pita.

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Spiced Chicken and Veggie Kebabs with Grilled Pita Bread

Spiced Chicken and Veggie Kebabs with Grilled Pita Bread
Credit: Antonis Achilleos; Food Styling: Emily Nabors Hall; Prop Styling: Heather Chadduck Hillegas

Recipe: Spiced Chicken and Veggie Kebabs with Grilled Pita Bread

These 30-minute kebabs deliver big on flavor thanks to the dark meat of the chicken thighs. 

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Sheet Pan Hanger Steak and Vegetables

Sheet Pan Hanger Steak and Vegetables
Credit: Victor Protasio

Recipe: Sheet Pan Hanger Steak and Vegetables

When it's just too hot to fire up the grill outside, this sheet pan supper will satisfy your family's desire for steak.

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Air Fryer Coconut Shrimp

Air Fryer Coconut Shrimp
Credit: Caitlin Bensel

Recipe: Air Fryer Coconut Shrimp

Your frying skillet has no place here. Get all the crunch and crispiness of fried shrimp in just 30 minutes with this mess-free recipe that uses your air fryer. 

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Sheet Pan Fajitas

Sheet Pan Fajitas
Credit: Photography and Styling: Karen Rankin

Recipe: Sheet Pan Fajitas

Get all the fun of Taco Tuesday without having to tend to a hot skillet for an hour. Pop in the oven and you're ready to go in less than half an hour. Minimal hands-on time is always a plus. 

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Creamy Pesto-and-Shrimp Penne with Peas

Creamy Pesto-and-Shrimp Penne with Peas
Credit: Antonis Achilleos; Prop Styling: Kathleen Varner; Food Styling: Torie Cox

Recipe: Creamy Pesto-and-Shrimp Penne with Peas

Pre-peeled shrimp, frozen peas, and store-bought pesto makes this tasty pasta come together in a jiff. Just like that, you have a hearty summertime dinner up your sleeve.

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Turkey, Apple, and Brie Sandwich

Turkey, Apple, and Brie Sandwich
Credit: Photo: Victor Protasio; Prop Styling: Lindsey Lower; Food Styling: Chelsea Zimmer

Recipe: Turkey, Apple, and Brie Sandwich

You can snag all of these ingredients at the grocery at the start of each week and dole out these hearty sandwiches filled with turkey, hot pepper jelly, Dijon mustard, brie cheese, and more whenever you don't feel like cooking. Ask for thick-cut turkey to make it more filling! 

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Ham Salad

Cheese Puffs with Ham Salad
Credit: Alison Miksch; Prop Styling: Buffy Hargett Miller; Food Styling: Torie Cox

Recipe: Ham Salad

This retro Southern recipe is ideal for having on hand when you don't feel like cooking. Serve on a buttery croissant (or between two slices of whatever bread you have), with a side of crackers, or over leafy greens for a quick, comforting meal.

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Ham-and-Cheese Sliders

Ham-And-Cheese Sliders
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Recipe: Ham-and-Cheese Sliders

These sliders are a great crowd-pleasing dinner that's reminiscent of a croque monsieur.

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Slow Cooker Salsa Chicken

Slow-Cooker Salsa Chicken
Credit: Ryan Benyi; Styling: Gerri Williams for James Reps

Recipe: Slow Cooker Salsa Chicken

Serve this flavorful chicken over rice or as a base for tacos.

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Slow-cooked Barbecued Chicken

Slow-cooked Barbecued Chicken Sandwiches
Credit: Becky Luigart-Stayner; Styling: Mary Clayton Carl

Recipe: Slow-cooked Barbecued Chicken

This chicken recipe is prepped right in the slow cooker and then left to cook for five hours.

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Slow-Cooker Ginger, Sweet Tea, and Whiskey Short Ribs

Slow-Cooker Ginger, Sweet Tea, and Whiskey Short Ribs
Credit: Photo: Hector Manuel Sanchez; Prop Styling: Mindi Shapiro Levine; Food Styling: Torie Cox

Recipe: Slow-Cooker Ginger, Sweet Tea, and Whiskey Short Ribs

These ribs are covered in a tangy sauce that's inspired by spiked sweet tea and topped with parsley, scallions, and lemon zest.

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Shrimp-and-Corn Succotash

Shrimp-and-Corn Succotash
Credit: Johnny Autry; Prop and Food Styling: Charlotte L. Autry

Recipe: Shrimp-and-Corn Succotash

We served this succotash cold so it tastes as refreshing as can be on summer nights.

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Chicken Salad-Stuffed Tomatoes

Chicken Salad-Stuffed Tomatoes
Credit: Antonis Achilleos; Prop Styling: Kathleen Varner; Food Styling: Torie Cox

Recipe: Chicken Salad-Stuffed Tomatoes

Take advantage of in-season tomatoes and make this irresistible handheld chicken salad dish.

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Kale-and-Chicken Salad with Jalapeño-Lime Dressing

Kale-and-Chicken Salad with Jalapeño-Lime Dressing
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Recipe: Kale-and-Chicken Salad with Jalapeño-Lime Dressing

This salad is a cool and light dinner option that will keep you full thanks to the healthy greens and plentiful protein.

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Sun-Dried Tomato Pasta Salad

Sun-Dried Tomato Pasta Salad
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Recipe: Sun-Dried Tomato Pasta Salad

This easy pasta salad is full of fresh flavors like sun-dried tomatoes, pesto, feta cheese, and basil.

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The SL BLT

The SL BLT
Credit: Alison Miksch

Recipe: The SL BLT

Nothing hits the spot like a BLT on a hot day.

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Broccoli, Grape, and Pasta Salad

Broccoli, Grape, and Pasta Salad
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Recipe: Broccoli, Grape, and Pasta Salad

This salad does it all. Broccoli and bacon add crunch, while grapes add a burst of juicy summer fun.

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Spaghetti with Marinated Tomatoes and Mozzarella

Spaghetti with Marinated Tomatoes and Mozzarella
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Recipe: Spaghetti with Marinated Tomatoes and Mozzarella

Just a few minutes of stove time is required to cook the spaghetti in this recipe. The rest comes together after the pasta cooks.

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Brisket Tacos with Summer Salsa

Brisket Tacos with Summer Salsa
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Recipe: Brisket Tacos with Summer Salsa

Flavorful tacos are a favorite summer meal, and we love the bright salsa on these ones.

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Four-Ingredient Slow-Cooker Pot Roast

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Recipe: Four-Ingredient Slow-Cooker Pot Roast

Let this pot roast cook in your slow cooker while you enjoy your summer vacation.

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Grilled Shrimp and Squash Skewers with Herbed Couscous

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Recipe: Grilled Shrimp and Squash Skewers with Herbed Couscous

These summertime grilled shrimp skewers are made for al fresco dining.

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One-Pan Garlic-Butter Shrimp with Orzo

One-Pan Garlic-Butter Shrimp with Orzo
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Recipe: One-Pan Garlic-Butter Shrimp with Orzo

In this speedy 30-minute recipe, you can cook your shrimp directly over the orzo, making cleanup a breeze.

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Grilled Shrimp Lettuce Wraps

Grilled Shrimp Lettuce Wraps
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Recipe: Grilled Shrimp Lettuce Wraps

This recipe tucks grilled shrimp, cilantro, and quick pickled veggies into lettuce leaves for a light lunch or appetizer that's sure to cool you off. 

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    1 of 42 Herbed Chicken-and-Rice Salad
    2 of 42 Lemon Vinaigrette Pasta Salad with Field Peas
    3 of 42 Slow Cooker Chicken Tacos
    4 of 42 Chicken Caesar Salad Sandwiches
    5 of 42 Steak-and-Bell Pepper Salad
    6 of 42 Slow-Cooker Pork Tacos with Fresh Tomato Salsa
    7 of 42 Tropical Chicken Lettuce Wraps
    8 of 42 Easy Egg Salad
    9 of 42 Watermelon Gazpacho
    10 of 42 Shrimp Cobb Salad with Bacon Dressing
    11 of 42 Greek Grilled Chicken Pita
    12 of 42 Tuna Pasta Salad
    13 of 42 Instant Pot Crack Chicken
    14 of 42 Slow-Cooker Pork Roast with Carrots, Turnips, and Potatoes
    15 of 42 Salmon Bagel Sandwiches
    16 of 42 Slow-Cooker Carnitas Tacos
    17 of 42 Marinated Tomato-and-Herb Salad
    18 of 42 Chilled Radish-and-Avocado Soup
    19 of 42 Field Pea Fattoush Salad
    20 of 42 Spiced Chicken and Veggie Kebabs with Grilled Pita Bread
    21 of 42 Sheet Pan Hanger Steak and Vegetables
    22 of 42 Air Fryer Coconut Shrimp
    23 of 42 Sheet Pan Fajitas
    24 of 42 Creamy Pesto-and-Shrimp Penne with Peas
    25 of 42 Turkey, Apple, and Brie Sandwich
    26 of 42 Ham Salad
    27 of 42 Ham-and-Cheese Sliders
    28 of 42 Slow Cooker Salsa Chicken
    29 of 42 Slow-cooked Barbecued Chicken
    30 of 42 Slow-Cooker Ginger, Sweet Tea, and Whiskey Short Ribs
    31 of 42 Shrimp-and-Corn Succotash
    32 of 42 Chicken Salad-Stuffed Tomatoes
    33 of 42 Kale-and-Chicken Salad with Jalapeño-Lime Dressing
    34 of 42 Sun-Dried Tomato Pasta Salad
    35 of 42 The SL BLT
    36 of 42 Broccoli, Grape, and Pasta Salad
    37 of 42 Spaghetti with Marinated Tomatoes and Mozzarella
    38 of 42 Brisket Tacos with Summer Salsa
    39 of 42 Four-Ingredient Slow-Cooker Pot Roast
    40 of 42 Grilled Shrimp and Squash Skewers with Herbed Couscous
    41 of 42 One-Pan Garlic-Butter Shrimp with Orzo
    42 of 42 Grilled Shrimp Lettuce Wraps

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