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    Home » Recipe Roundups

    25 Easy Spring Dinners That Will Make You Love Cooking Again

    By Emmeline Kemperyd on April 18, 2025, updated March 21, 2025 - Leave a Comment

    Spring is the perfect time to refresh your dinner routine with light and vibrant meals. These 25 easy recipes are not only simple to prepare but also celebrate the fresh flavors of the season. From colorful salads to quick seafood dishes, you'll find plenty of inspiration to make cooking enjoyable again.

    Lemon Pepper Salmon

    Baked lemon pepper salmon.
    Photo credit: always use butter.

    This salmon dish is incredibly simple, using just three ingredients. It's perfect for a quick and easy dinner in the spring.

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    Garlic Chicken with Honey Sauce

    Garlic chicken with honey and chopped green onions.
    Photo Credit: Midwest Foodie.

    Garlic chicken with honey sauce is quick to prepare, taking only 20 minutes in one pan. With just a few simple ingredients, it’s packed with flavor.

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    Smoked Salmon & Spinach Pasta

    Salmon spinach pasta.
    Photo credit: always use butter.

    This quick pasta dish is packed with the fresh flavors of smoked salmon and lemon. It's a meal you'll want to make again and again.

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    Cherry Tomato Pasta with Spinach and Walnuts

    15-Minute Cherry Tomato Pasta with Spinach and Walnuts
    Photo credit: always use butter

    This 15-minute Cherry Tomato Pasta with Spinach and Walnuts is a quick and easy dish that packs a lot of flavor. It's great on its own, but adding some mozzarella or burrata cheese takes it to the next level.

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    Garlic Butter Shrimp Pasta

    Garlic butter shrimp pasta.
    Photo credit: always use butter.

    Garlic Butter Shrimp Pasta is a quick and tasty dish that combines juicy shrimp with perfectly cooked pasta in a rich garlic butter sauce. This is a great meal for busy nights when you want something delicious without a lot of work.

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    Sweetheart Cabbage Salad with Gyoza Chickpeas

    sweetheart cabbage salad.
    Photo credit: always use butter.

    This sweetheart cabbage salad comes together in just 15 minutes and is perfect for anyone who usually doesn't like salads. Packed with spinach, crunchy cabbage, and tasty chickpeas, it's topped with plenty of Parmesan cheese for a satisfying and healthy meal.

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    Easy Paella

    Paella.
    Photo credit: always use butter.

    This paella is a simple dish that everyone will enjoy. Packed with shrimp, chicken, green peas, and bell peppers, it's great for dinner parties and tastes just as good the next day.

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    Halloumi Pasta Primavera

    Halloumi pasta primavera.
    Photo credit: always use butter.

    This vegetarian halloumi pasta is quick to prepare, taking just 20 minutes from start to finish, including chopping. It's a fresh and light dish that highlights the flavors of the vegetables without any cream.

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    Grilled Halloumi Cheese Salad

    A serving of grilled halloumi cheese salad.
    Photo Credit: Midwest Foodie.

    This grilled halloumi salad is simple to make with under 10 ingredients. It features warm, salty halloumi cheese paired with fresh greens, chickpeas, tomatoes, and Kalamata olives, all topped with a creamy balsamic dressing.

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    Mahi Mahi

    Mahi mahi.
    Photo credit: Sustainable Cooks.

    This air-fried mahi mahi is a quick and tasty option for dinner. Pair it with your favorite sides for a meal that's sure to impress.

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    Southwest Salad with Honey Chipotle Chicken

    Southwest Salad with Honey Chipotle Chicken.
    Photo credit: Big Delicious Life.

    This Southwest Salad is packed with black beans, corn, avocado, and spicy honey chipotle chicken, all topped with a zesty cilantro lime dressing. It's a filling salad that's fresh, flavorful, and simple to prepare.

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    Spicy, Buttery Asian Grilled Shrimp

    Spicy buttery Asian grilled shrimp with sauce.
    Photo Credit: Chew Out Loud.

    Seafood lovers will enjoy this flavorful Spicy, Buttery Asian Grilled Shrimp. It’s a quick meal that takes just 15 minutes to prepare and is sure to be a hit at the dinner table.

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    Grilled Lemon Basil Chicken

    Grilled lemon chicken.
    Photo credit: always use butter.

    This Lemon Chicken Marinade is quick to whip up using simple and healthy ingredients. Perfect for grilling, pan frying, or baking, it keeps the chicken juicy and full of flavor with olive oil, lemon, and basil.

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    Roasted Cherry Tomato Pasta

    Cherry tomato pasta.
    Photo credit: It's Not Complicated Recipes.

    This Roasted Cherry Tomato Pasta is full of fresh flavors and is easy to make. It's a tasty meal that comes together with very little work.

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    Mediterranean Garbanzo Bean Salad

    Mediterranean Garbanzo Bean Salad
    Photo credit: Midwest Foodie

    This Mediterranean Garbanzo Bean Salad is the quickest 10-minute vegetarian meal you'll ever make. It's loaded with garbanzo beans, sliced cucumber, Kalamata olives, grape tomatoes, red onion, and tons of fresh parsley tossed in a super simple white wine vinaigrette.

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    Italian Pasta Salad

    Italian Pasta Salad.
    Photo credit: Rich and Delish.

    This Italian pasta salad is packed with fresh veggies, mozzarella pearls, and salami, all tossed together with a tasty homemade dressing. It's a great option for a quick and easy spring dinner.

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    Lemony Olive Oil Tortellini

    Lemony Olive Oil Tortellini on a plate.
    Photo Credit: Masala Herb.

    This tortellini dish is quick to prepare and packed with flavor. It's tossed in a skillet with lemon, garlic, basil, and olive oil for a fresh and satisfying meal.

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    Chicken Veggie Pesto Pasta

    A serving of veggie pesto pasta chicken.
    Photo Credit: Foxes Love Lemons.

    This meal is quick and satisfying, ready in just 30 minutes with some clever cooking tips. It's perfect for busy nights when you want something delicious without a lot of work.

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    Ground Beef Stir-Fry

    Stir-fried ground beef.
    Photo credit: Foodess.

    Ground Beef Stir Fry is a simple dinner packed with healthy vegetables. This quick recipe comes together in just 30 minutes and features a delicious sauce.

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    Red Pesto Pasta Salad with Veggies

    Red pesto pasta.
    Photo credit: always use butter.

    This red pesto pasta is quick to prepare, taking less than 30 minutes with only 15 minutes of hands-on time. It's loaded with veggies and flavor, and you can enjoy it hot or cold, whether you use homemade or store-bought pesto.

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    Lemon Ricotta Pasta

    Lemon ricotta pasta.
    Photo credit: always use butter.

    This pasta dish is incredibly easy to prepare. It's perfect for spring evenings when you want something quick and satisfying.

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    Baked Salmon with Black Rice

    Salmon with black rice.
    Photo credit: Seasonal Cravings.

    Salmon and black rice is a tasty dish that you'll want to make again and again. It's a great option for a quick and satisfying dinner.

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    Crispy Potato Tacos

    Crispy Potato Tacos.
    Photo credit: Midwest Foodie.

    Vegan Crispy Potato Tacos are a simple dinner option that everyone in the family will enjoy, and they’re even tastier than fast food. The diced potatoes are seasoned with common spices and baked until crispy, making them perfect for filling flour tortillas and adding your favorite toppings.

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    Caprese Flatbread

    Caprese Flatbread
    Photo Credit: Midwest Foodie.

    Caprese flatbread is perfect for a quick vegetarian meal or a light snack when friends drop by. It features a crispy flatbread topped with homemade spinach pesto, fresh mozzarella, juicy grape tomatoes, a zesty balsamic glaze, and fresh basil.

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    Salmon Stir-fry

    Salmon stir-fry.
    Photo credit: always use butter.

    This stir-fry is packed with fresh vegetables and has a bright, citrusy taste that everyone will enjoy. It's perfect on its own or served alongside some rice.

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    About Emmeline Kemperyd

    Emmeline Kemperyd is a writer, food blogger, recipe creator and food photographer and the founder of alwaysusebutter.com. She has more than 20 years of experience creating and simplifying recipes so they taste good, and are quick, easy, and approachable. She is a regular contributor to MSN  and her work has been featured by The Guardian, Well+Good, Vulture, SheKnows, Good Men Project, Daily Kos, The Grio, The Asian Parent, and The Feed Feed, among others.

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