25 Easy Weeknight Dinners for June
June is when weeknight cooking starts to feel a little easier. The farmers market is overflowing, the grill is back in rotation, and dinner can often come together with little more than a pile of peak-season produce and a quick-cooking protein. Whether you’re looking for easy weeknight dinners to get through a busy workweek or simple summer meals to enjoy outside on a warm evening, these recipes have you covered.
This month’s collection leans into the flavors that define early summer. We added recipes built around corn, squash, tomatoes, fresh herbs, and seafood, while retiring some of the colder-weather dishes that made more sense earlier in the spring. You’ll find quick fish tacos, weeknight-friendly salmon recipes, hearty dinner salads, cold noodles for hot nights, and pasta dishes packed with seasonal produce. There are one-pot dinners, make-ahead favorites, and plenty of recipes that come together in 30 minutes or less. From grilled steak and smash burgers to chickpea melts and vegetable-packed pasta, these June weeknight dinner ideas make the most of the season without demanding too much of your time.
Photo by Travis Rainey, Food Styling by Rebecca Jurkevich, Prop Styling by Christine Keely1/25Cashew Chicken and Asparagus Stir-Fry
Alex Lau2/25Pork Cutlets With Cantaloupe Salad
You can use any type of melon in this Vietnamese-style salad. It’s equally delicious with grilled pork chops, salmon, or shrimp skewers.
Photograph by Isa Zapata, food styling by Thu Buser, prop styling by Christina Allen4/25Smoky Chicken and Avocado Kale Salad
Photograph by Isa Zapata, Food Styling by Rosanna Anil, Prop Styling by Paola Andrea5/2515-Minute Teriyaki Chicken
Photograph by Isa Zapata, Food Styling by Taneka Morris, Prop Styling by Catherine Campbell Pearson6/25Easy Fish Tacos With Spicy Sauce
Photograph by Elliott Jerome Brown Jr., Food Styling by Drew Aichele, and Prop Styling by Adrian Ababović7/25Hot Honey–Glazed Salmon
Broiled, lacquered, and glistening, this weeknight-friendly salmon recipe is a staff favorite. Reviewers report that it also works great in the air fryer.
Photograph by Isa Zapata, Food Styling by Taneka Morris, Prop Styling by Gerri K. Williams8/25Grilled Halibut With Basil-Shallot Butter
This grilled fish dinner comes together in 10 minutes and pairs well with grilled asparagus or quick coleslaw. Don’t want to break out the food processor? Chop the herbs and shallot finely, then mash into room-temperature butter.
Photo by Travis Rainey, Food Styling by Stevie Stewart, Prop Styling by Gerri Williams9/25Thai-Style Fish Curry
Photograph by Isa Zapata, food styling by Emilie Fosnocht, prop styling by Christina Allen10/25Roast Cod With Chorizo Crisp
Pair this mostly hands-off, company-worthy dinner with a simple green salad and a big bottle of Albariño. Eating on the back deck strongly encouraged.
Photograph by Isa Zapata, Food Styling by Emilie Fosnocht11/25Spicy Salmon Roll Bowl
Using your broiler for this salmon recipe keeps the cooking time low—and eliminates the need to seek out pricey sushi-grade fish.
Photograph by Isa Zapata, Food Styling by Micah Morton, Prop Styling by Sean Dooley12/25Lemony Grilled Scallops and Blistered Long Beans
Photo by Travis Rainey, Food Styling by Liberty Fennell, Prop Styling by Gerri Williams13/25Corn Furikake Fried Rice
Photograph by Travis Rainey, Food Styling by Mieko Takahashi14/25Cold Noodles With Tomatoes and Peanut Sauce
Photo by Travis Rainey, Food Styling by Rebecca Jurkevich, Prop Styling by Linden Elstran15/25One-Pot Summer Vegetable Pasta
Photo by Travis Rainey, Food Styling by Thu Buser, Prop Styling by Gerri Williams16/25Lemon-Chile Calamari Pasta
Photograph by Elliott Jerome Brown Jr., Food Styling by Mieko Takahashi, Prop Styling by Gerri Williams19/25Buttermilk Corn Pasta
Photo by Alex Lau, food styling by Rebecca Jurkevich, prop styling by Kalen Kaminski21/25Smash Burger Alfresco
Take your cast-iron pan or griddle outside for this grilled double-stacked smash burger. And don’t forget the Aperol Spritz.
Photograph by Isa Zapata, food styling by Emilie Fosnocht, prop styling by Gerri Williams22/25Halal Cart Chicken Salad
Use store-bought rotisserie chicken (or leftover grilled chicken) to make this salad inspired by a street cart staple.
Photograph by Isa Zapata, Food Styling by Sean Dooley, Prop Styling by Beth Pakradooni23/25Cheesy Chickpea Salad Toast
In this vegetarian riff on a tuna melt, canned chickpeas and melted sharp cheddar create an open-face sandwich worthy of the weeknight dinner table.
Photo by Travis Rainey, Food Styling by Rebecca Jurkevich, Prop Styling by Alexandra Massillon24/25Kimchi Tuna Melts
Photograph by Isa Zapata, food styling by Pearl Jones and Thu Buser, prop styling by Sean Dooley25/25Lemon Pepper Chicken Salad
