30-Minute (or Less) Summer Suppers
These weeknight meals are simple, fresh, and on the table in a flash.
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This twist on gazpacho is bursting with garden-fresh flavor; creamy avocado slices and corn bread croutons add delicious texture.
Turkey, sliced pears, and provolone cheese top peppery arugula. Honey mustard and cider vinegar create a tasty pan sauce.
For a quick dinner, layer spinach mayonnaise, goat cheese, zucchini, and tomato on sourdough bread, and then toast until golden.
For a meatless dinner idea or simple side dish, toss garbanzo beans with tomatoes, feta, mint, and an easy vinaigrette and serve with warm pita wedges.
Basil mayonnaise and grilled lemon slices brighten this quick and easy trout sandwich.
For a quick, flavorful dinner, cook chicken tenders in a mixture of cinnamon applesauce, orange juice, and cardamom.
This steak dinner is flavorful and hearty. Cannellini beans with butter and parsley make a fresh and easy side dish.
A spicy-sweet spread of cream cheese and Asian chili sauce adds a kick to these easy pita sandwiches.
This fish dish is so simple to make. A basic frying method ensures crispy, golden fish every time. Buttermilk helps the Cajun-seasoned breading stick to the fish.
Fold cheesy flatbread around hand-formed patties of garbanzo beans, carrots, and peas for a delicious, meatless meal.
For a budget-friendly meal, cook chorizo sausage with cherry tomatoes and tomato sauce, and then spoon over potato- and onion-filled pierogies.
For a summery twist on pork, grill chops alongside zucchini and summer squash. Stir chopped oranges into chipotle salsa for a flavorful topping.
Spicy jerk chicken is served alongside an easy-to-make slaw of pineapple, baby bok choy, and red cabbage.
French bread is toasted and topped with shrimp, cherry tomatoes, Italian parsley, and Asian sweet red chili sauce.
This salad features all the goodness of your favorite buffalo wings, right down to the homemade blue cheese dressing.
Top baby spinach with grapes, bacon, dilled Havarti cheese, and pecans, then drizzle with warm bacon-raspberry vinaigrette.
With marinated artichokes, cantaloupe, salami, and fresh mozzarella, this pasta salad offers all the goodness of a classic antipasti platter.
Blend cannellini beans with light Alfredo sauce, and then serve with spaghetti and broccoli for a creamy, guilt-free pasta dish.
For a hearty meal the whole family will love, drizzle hot pesto over sliced steak, large rigatoni, roma tomatoes, and fresh mozzarella.
A lemon-garlic-butter sauce adds delicious flavor to cheese ravioli topped with salmon and baby spinach.
Cornmeal-crusted tofu is layered with sweet corn, green tomatoes, and sweet bell pepper for a summery dinner.
A mixture of sweet peppers, basil, Parmesan cheese, and Kalamata olives adds bold flavor to this easy egg dish.
For a flavorful 30-minute supper, serve spice-rubbed pork with a fresh salad of green onions, mango, English cucumber, and jalapeno pepper.
Warm tortillas are filled with grilled portobello mushrooms and sweet peppers. Sliced avocado, avocado mayo, salsa verde, cilantro, and lime wedges add zip.
For a quick dinner idea, bake panko-coated fish in the oven, and then serve with wasabi-lime-flavored mayo and crispy green beans.
Top couscous with grilled zucchini, yellow squash, red onion, and cauliflower. Lime zest brightens the dish.
Fresh spinach, crumbled goat cheese, artichoke hearts, and fresh tomato top crispy whole wheat flatbreads.
A tangy, five-ingredient dressing adds delicious flavor to this healthy salmon recipe--and it's ready in 20 minutes.





Can there be a place to find quick recipes for 4 servings or less?? The recipes look/sound delicious, but servings are 6 - 8 to 10+.
2/13/2012 10:50:14 PM Report AbuseMy wife has high blood pressure , bad heart, she tries to eat very heathly. But I'm a truck driver and I'm never home much. You need to make recipes that are for people like my wife. That just cook for herself. Alot of times she just eats soup. Can you try and put together some recipes for her. Thank you!
10/15/2011 08:26:55 AM Report AbuseFor the recipe you click on the name of it just above the star rating! People give up too easy on the computer, like they don't even want to think for themselves, whew!
8/23/2011 09:39:16 PM Report AbuseI have decided to just give up on seeing your recipes. Just not worth the frustration
8/23/2011 06:49:22 PM Report AbuseI find this site is not at all user friendly. Far too many clicks to find the recipe you are looking for and it is so busy it's difficult to find things.
8/23/2011 01:55:28 PM Report Abuseso yummy
7/26/2011 04:24:41 PM Report AbuseThese recipes all look so good. I've bookmarked this page in StumbleUpon, so I can find it again.
7/12/2011 03:04:52 PM Report AbuseTokeefe2, check out our Low-Cholesterol section for lots of delicious recipes that I hope will meet your needs: http://www.bhg.com/recipes/healthy/low-cholesterol/ Please let me know if I can help with anything else! --Catie Bielecki, Digital Assistant Food Editor
6/28/2011 02:28:43 PM Report AbuseHi, Yentlp. I'm sorry you're having a difficult time finding the recipes. On each slide, you'll find a teal link with the recipe name below the caption and above the star rating. Clicking on that will take you to the full recipe. Beginning July 1st, this will be underlined to make it even easier to find. I hope this helps, and thank you for your feedback. --Catie Bielecki, Digital Assistant Food Editor
6/28/2011 02:23:56 PM Report AbuseWhat would be helpful would be a recipes for folks fighting cholesterol. This is a big problem inthis country and what I have found thus far are recipes that are bland.
6/15/2011 06:28:17 AM Report AbuseHi, everyone! Thank you so much for your feedback. We apologize for your frustrations with the site. Please know that we are working to revise our slideshow template and are taking all your comments into consideration. Let us know if there's anything we can do to help in the meantime. --Catie Bielecki, Digital Assistant Food Editor, Better Homes and Gardens
12/16/2010 12:07:34 PM Report AbuseI know my teenager will not touch alot of these recipes that are included...could you put some 30 minute meal ideas focusing more on teenagers..and family oriented
8/11/2010 04:12:24 PM Report AbuseI think the site is great, with wonderful recipes, beautiful and useful decorating tips, which surely make up for some (little) trouble clicking and searching... need we be in such a rush all the time? Take it easy....
8/10/2010 10:21:50 AM Report AbuseI like the slid shows. Great pictures and easy recipes. Keep up the good work.
8/2/2010 02:01:24 PM Report Abusethe fish and green beans looks AMAZING! i will be making it next week!
7/21/2010 03:35:23 PM Report AbuseThe fish and wasabi mayo was excellent - will make it again and again.
6/22/2010 02:22:04 PM Report AbuseBarbeque sauce Barbeque Sauce
5/14/2010 02:57:59 PM Report Abuse