77 Super-Simple Spring Dinners You'll Be Making Again & Again
Spend your free time in the sunshine, not stressing in the kitchen.
What better way to celebrate spring with quick and easy dinner recipes? Let's be real: longer days of spring = more time outside and less time in the kitchen. Now that we're solidly out of sweater weather, we like to do a bit of spring cleaning in the kitchen, so to speak (swapping those casseroles and bakes for lighter grain bowls and salads). Join us, and brighten up your dinner routine too with 75 of these weeknight dinner recipes for the best spring ever.
With all the sunshine we're enjoying, we thought we'd bring some of that sunshine to our cooking game too. Spring brings so many of our favorite colorful seasonal fruits and vegetables (our spring Cobb salad, our pasta primavera, and our rainbow collard wraps are packed with many of our MVPs).
Of course, spring can be a bit of a trickster, too. On those less-than-warm days, we have a few lighter, yet still super comforting meals that are the perfect middle ground between winter and spring. To help you ease out of the heavy meals of winter (and into light, fresher produce again), we snuck in some seasonal faves into our fave dinner stand-bys, like in our recipes for creamy asparagus bacon gnocchi, our one-pot Greek chicken chili, and our vegetable curry.
Bonus: We've included tons more one-skillet meals here, so you can skip the sink of dishes and get back outside for a pickle-ball game/gardening/bike ride. You're so welcome.
Chicken Broccoli Alfredo Pizza
Chicken Alfredo and pizza are two kings of the comfort food realm, so when they join forces, you get something truly magical. Creamy Alfredo sauce is topped with sliced chicken, broccoli, and oodles of gooey mozz for a rich, saucy pizza that will revolutionize your weeknight dinner routine.
Low-Carb Turkey Gyro Bowls
Love a gyro, but don't love the idea of eating a boring ole sandwich for dinner? With tender spiced ground turkey, crunchy fresh veggies, tzatziki, and cauliflower rice, it's not hard to imagine this spin on the famed Greek sandwich becoming a staple in your dinner rotation.
Get the Low-Carb Turkey Gyro Bowl recipe.
Burrata, Pea, & Prosciutto Tortellini
After a quick cook with aromatics in olive oil, sliced sugar snap peas are tossed with toasted tortellini, then topped with salty, tender prosciutto and a ball of creamy burrata. Despite all of the rich and decadent ingredients in this pasta, the sweet green peas take center stage and keep it light and springy.
Sushi Bowls
Not ready to make your own California roll or shrimp tempura roll at home quite yet but craving all of the classic sushi flavors? These homemade sushi bowls are a great place to start.
Get the Sushi Bowls recipe.
Pasta Primavera
Few dishes mean “spring” like pasta primavera. Primavera in the name alone brings to mind fresh veggies, like zucchini, English peas, leeks, and peppers, all of the things beginning to bloom for a vibrant season of produce ahead. Feel free to swap in whatever you can find at the farmer's market.Get the Pasta Primavera recipe.
One-Pan Lemon Chicken & Orzo
Having easy, one-pan dinners in your back pocket is the key to looking like a hero come mealtime, especially on busy days. This dish is the perfect example: Chicken, orzo, spinach, and feta come together into a complete meal that’s quick enough for a weeknight, but beautiful enough to serve to friends at a dinner party.
Get the One-Pan Lemon Chicken & Orzo recipe.
Vegetable Curry
When you want something comforting, savory, and just a little spicy, you can’t go wrong with some form of curry. In this recipe, a variety of vegetables takes center stage alongside a creamy Thai-style curry. We promise you won’t even miss the meat.
Get the Vegetable Curry recipe.
Miso Salmon & Farro Bowl
Salmon always calls for a sidekick, and in this case, we turned to our current obsession: farro. The dense, chewy grains have a more interesting texture than rice or quinoa—when paired with miso and blistered scallions, they add an instant layer of fun to your meal.
Get the Miso Salmon & Farro Bowl recipe.
Creamy Feta-Lemon Penne With Asparagus
The secret to this springy pasta’s success? A tangy “cream” sauce made with rich Greek yogurt and salty feta that provides a bright contrast for the earthy, vegetal flavors of pan-fried asparagus.
Cauliflower Tacos
Looking to spice up taco night? Call in the roasted cauliflower. Loaded with crisp cabbage slaw and drizzled with a tangy lime crema, these richly spiced meatless tacos promise to shake up your weeknight dinner routine for good this spring.
Get the Cauliflower Tacos recipe.
Chicken Fajitas
Minimal prep and minimal cook time means these can be on your dining room table FAST. Top them off with sour cream, pico de gallo, and guac and for an extra special treat go ahead and make your own flour tortillas! If you like a little extra spice on your fajitas go ahead and add some chili powder, cayenne, or paprika!
Get the Chicken Fajitas recipe.
Shrimp & Mango Salad
This quick and easy salad is pleasantly crunchy and loaded with fresh ingredients–just what we crave when we want something satisfying that won’t weigh us down. With a bright, savory dressing inspired by June’s miso ginger dressing, this might be our new favorite way to get in our serving of veggies.
Get the Shrimp & Mango Salad recipe.
Flatbread Pizza
Homemade pizza is super-delicious, but it takes a bit of time and special attention. These flatbread pizzas come together MUCH faster, and they're just as cheesy and flavorful.
Get the Flatbread Pizza recipe.
Sesame Tofu & Broccoli
In this vegetarian version of a Chinese-American favorite, oven-baked tofu gets tossed in a savory, sweet, and slightly spicy sauce along with crisp-tender broccoli, then topped with toasty sesame seeds and scallions. With a side of white rice, you’ll be on your way to a saucy, crowd-pleasing weeknight dinner.
Get the Sesame Tofu & Broccoli recipe.
Nashville Hot Cauliflower
Nashville hot chicken may be king in the land of regional American food, but Nashville hot cauliflower is coming to steal the crown. Coated in hot sauce-spiked buttermilk batter, fried to golden brown perfection, and drizzled with the iconic spicy oil, this vegetarian dinner is crispy, flavorful, and so delicious that its status as a “vegetarian entrée” is almost beside the point.
Get the Nashville Hot Cauliflower recipe.
Cottage Cheese Alfredo
Dreaming of a big bowl of your favorite creamy pasta with less fat and more protein but with all of the flavor and texture you’re looking for in a good Alfredo? We've got you! Add meat, à la classic chicken Alfredo, or keep it simple—it's guaranteed to impress no matter what.
Get the Cottage Cheese Alfredo recipe.
Sopes
One of the greatest pleasures of Mexican street food are sopes: round bundles of masa lightly fried and piled with refried beans, shredded chicken, salsa roja or salsa verde, and cotija cheese. Best part? They're endlessly versatile so you can make them again and again.
Get the Sopes recipe.
Whipped Ricotta Pasta
If you’ve ever had whipped ricotta toast, you know how the simple ingredient can elevate even something mundane to new heights. The same goes for pasta. In fact, whipped ricotta might just be one of the best pasta upgrades, especially when it’s paired with a sun-dried tomato sauce and spinach like we did here.
Get the Whipped Ricotta Pasta recipe.
Crispy Sheet-Pan Black Bean Tacos
Tacos always bring party vibes, but when they’re rimmed with crunchy cheesy frico, it’s an all-out fiesta. Featuring refried black beans stuffed inside a crunchy corn tortilla, this irresistible cross between a taco and a sheet-pan quesadilla will make any weeknight into a celebration.
Smash Burgers
Super-thin patties and crispy edges are the draw of a smash burger. Hot tip: Using an un-greased skillet or griddle is important, as it gives the ground beef a chance to really stick to the surface and form an irresistible crust.
Get the Smash Burgers recipe.
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