Too hot to cook? These recipes will keep you cool as a cucumber. And your house too!
Even when it’s hot outside, everyone still needs to eat, so let’s explore some dinners that you can serve cold. Or make from components you can pick up at the store. No need to get hot and bothered when making dinner with these recipes!
Crispy Buffalo Chicken Salad
Start with pre-cooked crispy chicken OR spicy chicken. Pro tip when it’s hot outside use precooked spicy chicken from your stores deli cases. Lay it on top of a bed of fresh greens, add blue cheese and dressing, and of course, more buffalo sauce!
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Club Sandwich Salad
Everything you love in a club sandwich but in a salad!! perfect for hot summer days when you don’t want to cook! Everything comes out of the fridge and keeps you cool in the kitchen.
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Cobb Salad
Too hot to cook?? Try this easy-to-make Cobb Salad. You can buy everything for this salad in your grocery store’s deli or deli section. That makes it an instant winner for a hot day dinner.
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Instant Pot Hawaiian Meatballs
Hawaiian Meatballs cook up easily in the Instant Pot for a filling and tasty dinner! Instant pots don’t heat up much on the outside so they’re perfect for those hot days. And you can even plug it in outside if you want to!
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Wendy’s Jalapeno Popper Salad
Love a good spicy salad AND jalapeno poppers?? You have to try this “almost Wendy’s Jalapeno Popper Salad” Another “shop the deli section of your store” recipe and it’s oh so good!
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Antipasto Salad
Cool and refreshing this salad makes everyone happy! YES, even kids! it’s got all the things a great antipasto platter has PLUS a big salad underneath. Perfect for hot days.
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Reuben Sandwich Salad
This Reuben Sandwich Salad has everything from a good Reuben. Like swiss cheese, corned beef, thousand island dressing, rye bread, and sauerkraut all in one big dinner-sized salad.
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Blackened Shrimp
Quick and easy, these blackened shrimp will make everyone happy! Don’t like it spicy? Reduce these cayenne pepper and enjoy the delicious flavor. When you make these in the air fryer your house stays a lot cooler that using a burner on the stove!
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Instant Pot Sausage and Peppers
Easy and delicious, this instant pot dinner is almost too good to be true. And again using the IP means your house stays cooler in hot weather.
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Chickpea Kale Salad with Tahini Dressing
A nourishing and refreshing chickpea kale salad with a creamy tahini dressing.
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Crock Pot Chicken Cordon Bleu
The easiest dinner you’ll ever make. When it’s too hot to cook pull out the slow cooker and make this easy tasty casserole.
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