Maximum flavor, minimum fuss: 17 flavor-packed summery dishes

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Don’t get stuck in the kitchen making meals when it’s hot outside! Check out this selection of easy, no-fuss meals that are brimming with flavor in every bite. These picks are easy, tasty, and are sure to please. From BBQs to weeknight dinners, there’s plenty here to please.

Salads are a natural pick when it’s hot outside, but salads can get boring! Try the Mexican Street Corn Salad which has a bit of a kick. Or, opt for Pork Belly Tacos with crispy pickled veggies. There’s so much to tempt you. The only question is, which will you try first?

Mexican Street Corn Salad in a bowl.
Mexican Street Corn Salad. Photo credit: Cook What You Love.

Smoked Chicken Enchiladas

These Smoked Chicken Enchiladas are creamy, meaty, and topped with an outrageous tomatillo sauce that’s packed with flavor!
Get the recipe: Smoked Chicken Enchiladas

Pot Roast with Bacon

Bacon might make everything better, but it REALLY does in this Pot Roast With Bacon! It adds so much smoky flavor, and that gravy? Pass the mashed cauliflower or mashed potatoes and pour it on – it’s so crazy good!
Get the recipe: Pot Roast with Bacon

Cheez-It Tostada

Cheez-It Tostada on a plate with hot sauce in a bottle.
Cheez-It Tostada. Photo credit: Cook What You Love.

This fun twist on a classic tostada features fabulous toppings piled high on a giant homemade Cheez-It. It just doesn’t get much better than this, and you’ll wow everyone with that giant Cheez-It!
Get the recipe: Cheez-It Tostada

Grilled Greek Chicken

Fire up your grill and infuse your meal with the sunny flavors of the Mediterranean! This Grilled Greek Chicken recipe is bright, bold, and sassy, and the moist flavorful chicken is perfect with any meal!
Get the recipe: Grilled Greek Chicken

Chicken Tinga

Chicken tinga in a blue bowl.
Chicken Tinga.Photo credit: Cook What You Love.

A quick fix in your IP, this meaty dish features chicken breast that’s cooked in some serious flavor! Enjoy the meat just like it is, or add it to tacos, on top of nachos, or stuff it into burritos.
Get the recipe: Chicken Tinga

Mexican Street Corn Salad (featured image)

There’s so much flavor in this dish, who cares about anything else on the table! This is an easy and impressive dish that pairs so well with – well, anything!
Get the recipe: Mexican Street Corn Salad

Slow Cooker Birria De Rez

Nothing says flavor quite like this slow-cooked meaty marvel. Birria de Rez is a Mexican stew – eat it like it is, or pile it onto nachos, into tacos, or even on pizza!
Get the recipe: Slow Cooker Birria de Rez

Grilled Bruschetta Chicken

Grilled Bruschetta Chicken on a white plate.
Grilled Bruschetta Chicken. Photo credit: Cook What You Love.

Imagine juicy, marinated chicken breasts topped with ooey gooey cheese and flavorful garlicky and basil-infused tomato bruschetta. That’s what this easy grilled recipe is all about, and with this much flavor in every bite, you’re sure to become a fan!
Get the recipe: Grilled Bruschetta Chicken

Vegetarian Birria Tacos

Who can resist these vegan Birria Tacos? Packed with flavor every bite is delicious, and these totally plant-based tacos are easier to make than you might think!
Get the recipe: Vegan Birria Tacos

Baked Spanish Rice

Baked Spanish Rice in two black baking dishes.
Baked Spanish Rice. Photo credit: Cook What You Love.

With a cheesy topping that few can resist, this baked Spanish rice dish can be a flavor-packed side dish, but it is also hearty enough to be the main attraction.
Get the recipe: Baked Spanish Rice

Chicken Tinga Tostadas

Crispy on the bottom and towering high with toppings, Chicken Tinga Tostadas are all bout big flavor and fun-to-eat-food!
Get the recipe: Chicken Tinga Tostadas

Birria Pizza

This fun fusion favorite features plenty of tender and flavor-packed birria de rez piled onto a zesty pizza that’s topped up with a spicy sauce. Once you’ve tried this pizza, you’ll never go back to a traditional kind!
Get the recipe: Birria Pizza

Texas Corn Succotash

Loaded with jalapenos, bacon, and oodles of flavor, this easy peasy side dish channels big and bold Southwestern flavors, making it the perfect side dish for so many meals. Serve it hot or cold and enjoy!
Get the recipe: Texas Corn Succotash

Smoked Pork Belly Tacos

Smoked pork belly tacos on a black plate.
Smoked Pork Belly Tacos. Photo credit: Cook What You Love.

Fire up the smoker and get ready for flavor! Melt-in-your-mouth pork belly and pickled veggies team up in these irresistible tacos that everyone will crave!
Get the recipe: Smoked Pork Belly Tacos

Birria Tacos

Loaded with flavor and plenty of cheese, these meaty marvels are all the rage! Made in a skillet and heated through till gooey, these crispy tacos are all about flavor!
Get the recipe: Birria Tacos

Tacos Dorados

It’s all about the buttery crunch with these tasty tacos. Filled with meat and cheese, flour tortillas are then skillet-cooked until golden brown and crispy.
Get the recipe: Tacos Dorados

Grilled Hanger Steaks with Chimichurri

Hanger steaks are the steaks no one wants you to know about! Super tender, beefy, and delish, they cook up hot and fast and are perfect with herby chimichurri on top.
Get the recipe: Grilled Hanger Steaks with Chimichurri

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