Summer Meal Plan Week 3: Fresh Recipes & Prep Guide

Continuing our Summer Meal Plans series: Week 3 features bright, seasonal dinners including Grilled Harissa Chicken, Arugula Pesto, Kofta Wraps, Watermelon Cucumber Feta Salad, Macerated Strawberries and more.

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Collage of recipes including grilled chicken skewers, pesto pasta, beef Bolognese, turkey kofta pitas, baked fish, watermelon salad and strawberries.

What’s Included in Each Meal Plan

5 mains (a mix of meat, vegetarian, seafood and at least one hearty salad)
Side salad tailored to seasonal produce
Baking recipe (bread, focaccia or similar)
Dessert or sweet snack that can double as breakfast or a treat
Printable meal plan with all recipes to use as a shopping list

These weekly meal plans are designed to remove the guesswork from dinnertime. You’ll get a simple, balanced set of recipes that streamline shopping and prep so you can spend less time planning and more time enjoying meals. I add new weekly plans regularly.

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Meal Plan Recipes

Below are the recipes included in this week’s plan. Click each title to view the full recipe and details.

A platter with rice, chopped salad, sumac onions and harissa chicken skewers.

Monday: Harissa Chicken Skewers

Harissa Chicken Skewers are spicy, smoky and easy to prepare. The chicken marinates well ahead of time to save you evening prep. Serve with vermicelli rice, sumac onions and a chopped salad for a satisfying dinner.

Harissa Chicken Skewers Recipe

Arugula pesto in a class jar on a wooden tray.

Tuesday: Arugula Pesto

This arugula pesto is bright, peppery and lemony. It comes together in minutes and is versatile—toss with pasta, spread on crostini, add to a cheese board or whisk into a dressing.

Arugula Pesto Recipe

Plated bowl of beef Bolognese with pasta, parsley and parmesan cheese.

Wednesday: Beef Bolognese

An easy, comforting beef Bolognese that improves the next day. Use with your favorite pasta or in lasagna. This is a personal, non-traditional take on the classic.

Beef Bolognese Recipe

Plate with three turkey kofta wraps garnished with tahini sauce, pickled onions and chopped salad with cherry tomatoes and cucumbers.

Thursday: Turkey Kofta Wraps

Turkey Kofta Pita Wraps deliver Eastern Mediterranean flavors in under 45 minutes. They’re easy to customize and make for a flavorful weeknight meal.

Turkey Kofta Wraps Recipe

Baked cod in puttanesca sauce with cherry tomatoes, olives, capers and garnished with parsley.

Friday: Baked Cod in Puttanesca

This baked cod in puttanesca sauce is bold, briny and easy to prepare. Made with pantry ingredients like olives and capers, it feels special while being weeknight-friendly.

Baked Cod in Puttanesca Recipe

Watermelon blueberry feta salad with fresh mint and cucumber in a serving bowl.

Salad: Watermelon Cucumber Feta Salad

Juicy, refreshing and just a bit salty and herbaceous, this watermelon cucumber feta salad comes together in under 15 minutes and is perfect for summer lunches or BBQs.

Watermelon Cucumber Feta Salad Recipe

A loaf of no knead white bread sliced on a wooden board.

Baking Recipe: No Knead White Bread

This no-knead white bread is a great recipe for beginner bakers. It yields a crisp crust and a tender crumb with mostly hands-off rising time—worth the wait for a homemade loaf.

No Knead White Bread Recipe

A spoonful of macerated strawberries with sliced basil.

Dessert: Macerated Strawberries

Macerated strawberries are sweet, juicy and an ideal topping for ice cream, yogurt or cake. A little sugar, a pinch of salt and creative flavorings amplify ripe summer berries.

Macerated Strawberries Recipe

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