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Fun and Easy recipes for your summertime celebrations! Not to worry, we cut a few calories from these traditional classics. Here are some of our FAVORITE summer holiday dishes.

Key Takeaways

  • Enjoy fun and easy summer recipes for your celebrations with lower calories.
  • Try a delicious potato salad with low-fat mayo and sour cream to feel guilt-free.
  • Explore refreshing side salads, including pasta and creamy broccoli dishes, perfect for summer BBQs.
  • Grill cheesy stuffed mushrooms and other essential summer recipes to delight your guests.
  • Spend time outdoors with loved ones while enjoying these delightful Easy Summer Recipes.

1. Potato Salad

What's a BBQ without Potato Salad??? I LOVE potato salad and these recipes use a mix of low-fat mayo and low-fat sour cream (trust me, you won't miss the full-fat mayo, I promise) so I don't feel as guilty having that second helping.

Spicy Potato Salad
Spicy Potato Salad is everything you crave in a good potato salad.  It's creamy, spicy, crunchy AND it's lower in fat and calories than a "traditional salad"
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Spicy potato salad
Grilled Potato Salad: The Ultimate Summer Side Dish
Grilled Potato Salad is the perfect summer side dish for any occasion: light, tangy, and full of flavor! Try this classic summer dish.
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Grandma's Dill Pickle Potato Salad
Tantalize your taste buds with this Dill Pickle Potato Salad recipe, perfect for events and special occasions. Enjoy the tangy flavor!
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2. Side Salads

Side salads are always perfect for the summer recipe collection! From a pasta salad recipe to a creamy broccoli dish, these summer recipes will have all your guests asking for seconds.

Tuna Pasta Salad
This classic Tuna Pasta Salad recipe will be a great addition to your summer BBQ parties. It's lower in calories and full of flavor.
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Spicy Grilled Caesar Salad
Spicy Grilled Caesar Salad with this Habanero Pepper salad dressing is so refreshing and is a great side dish for a big juicy grilled steak. Plus, it has a nice zip!!
Classic Broccoli Salad with Bacon
Broccoli Salad that is crunchy flavorful and topped with bacon. This is a lower calorie version of classic broccoli salad. Yes 50% less calories with 100% more flavor!
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3. Grilled Mushrooms

If you fire up the grill why not throw on some of these stuffed cheesy mushrooms? Our summer menu always includes some of these.

Cheesy Grilled Portobello Mushrooms with Salami
Juicy Grilled Portobello Mushrooms pair perfectly with the cheesy spicy filling topped with crispy grilled salami for added crunch.
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Gouda Stuffed Grilled Mushrooms
These grilled mushrooms with gouda cheese will make a steak lover happy. They are low in calories and high in flavor and spice
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Ultimate Mushroom Pizza
Unforgettable Cheesy Pizza Stuffed Portobello mushrooms with roasted garlic, and fresh tomatoes, topped with cheesy mozzarella and parmesan.
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Blue Cheese Mushrooms
Creamy, cheesy portobello mushrooms will put a smile on your face and are easy to build for a party.
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Blue cheese portobello mushrooms

4. Grilled! Essential Summer recipes.

Recipes for the grill! If you're getting the grill out, we use a charcoal grill, but any outside cooking is fun, try some of these. They are easy and delicious AND you can spend time with your guests while you grill.

Easy Grilled Stuffed Pork Chop Recipe
This Easy Grilled Stuffed Pork Chop will be your new favorite way to make Pork Chops. Perfect char on the outside with creamy cheesy goodness on the inside
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Grilled Salmon and Lemon Dill Sauce
Easy elegant dinner that takes less than 30 minutes from start to finish. The Lemon Dill Sauce is a bright fresh addition to the grilled salmon or even Chicken!
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Grilled Salmon topped with sauce and dill.
Fajitas
Juicy Grilled Steak Fajitas with homemade Guacamole and Pico de Gallo. So much fun to make for a party or to enjoy a nice quiet dinner. Oh, and the Steak and Pico de Gallo are delicious for breakfast- just add scrambled eggs!!!
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Grilled steak tacos with guacamole and cheese
Grilled Shrimp Tacos: A Taste of Tangy Lime and Tequila
Grilled shrimp tacos with flavors of tequila, lime, guacamole, & spicy-sour cream sauce.
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Shrimp with limes
An Unconventional Summer Pizza: Tuna and Corn
Forget the pepperoni! Tuna and Corn Grilled Pizza delivers a delectable mix of corn, tuna, cheese, and a dash of crushed red peppers.
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Grilled corn and Tuna Pizza
Grilled Flank Steak Stuffed with Blue Cheese
Rolled flank steak stuffed with blue cheese and cream cheese mixture.
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If you're like us, you love to spend as much time outside on those beautiful 76-degree days! There's nothing more fun than coming up with new recipes for this time of year. As long as it's not too hot (we do love our cooler weather) you will find us outside spending time with our dogs and enjoying a glass of wine.... or sangria. Our dog Roscoe is allergic to bees so most of the time we're keeping an eye out for any reactions. Yes, we have Benadryl on ALL summer long. Check out some of these fun summer recipes and let us know what you think. Happy Summer!

Hope you have a wonderful summer!!

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