It’s summer. It’s Arizona. ⤵️

I still make some meals that are usually for cooler weather, but try to keep it lighter, quicker, and cooler. Sometimes, recipes that are made often are quick and easy. Anyway, ideas for dinner 🥰

Like Stuffed Cabbage

Easy delicious kielbasa sheet pan dinner with sweet potatoes 😋🙏

Or just make a BLT Lettuce Wrap 😋 no recipe needed …

Chicken Fajitas

You can’t miss with Tomato Soup & Grilled Cheese 😋👌 and when it’s hot out… it’s quite enough for me. 😳 No recipe is needed. Campbell’s tomato soup. Grilled cheese made with Kraft Singles on Sara Lee® Artesano® Bakery Bread 👍⤵️

Butter only the outside of bread and use a nonstick skillet 🧀 🍞 🧈 🍅 🥫

We ALWAYS make Shredded Beef Tacos 😋 This beef (or same with pork) can be used many ways; on buns, on nachos, quesadillas, on loaded baked potato,  etc.. Love this stuff! 😍 ⤵️

GOOD STUFF!

Kielbasa, Broccoli, and Sweet Potato Puffs Sheet Pan meal 😋

Sheet pan meals are among the easiest! 😉 Hence, their popularity. It’s just a matter of timing. Estimate how long each would take, in 425° oven. Then, start and add accordingly. And kielbasa or sausage is often on sale, making it a great protein choice. Of course other proteins make good choices, to. Like the option after this one 😉 Examples:⤵️ ● https://just2note.com/2024/04/05/sheet-pan-dinners/ ● https://just2note.com/2024/01/27/kielbasa-sweet-potato-sheet-pan-dinner/ ● https://just2note.com/2024/07/16/sheet-pan-dinner-2/ ● https://just2note.com/2024/02/08/sheet-pan-dinner/

Loosely adapted from Sheet pan Chicken and Vegetables – although I marinated chicken in teriyaki sauce and I used zucchini instead of broccoli. Also, mine was quite piled on 😆 because I am determined to use my small convection oven in this heat 🫠 It turned out real good.

Swedish Meatballs are always good, too! 😋👌 I especially love it on buttered pappardelle 😍 ⤵️

Another delish EASY meatball recipe 😜⤵️

It might be hot out, but after days of 100 & teens, under 110° isn’t as bad, so we’ll do a soup; like ⤵️

Albondigas Soup –
https://just2note.com/2024/06/23/albondigas-soup/

You get used to it. Besides, we live in AC 🤭

Teriyaki Chicken Skewers

Roasted Chicken Drumsticks with Honey Roasted Carrots, Potatoes and Onions 😋

Grilled Burgers – Cheeseburgers

I always make mine a smash burger 😉

With Potato Salad

Ham Steak with potato salad is a great EASY option, too! 😋 ⤵️

Mojo Chicken Breasts –

It’s too hot to grill unless I jump in the pool. So… I didn’t get as much color on my marinated chicken breast as I wanted, BUT it tastes damn delicious, moist, & tender. 😋 Good thing I pulled it out anyway.
Marinated all day in a grilled chicken marinade from local carniceria. marinado para pollo
450° for 20 minutes, depending on size, or when internal temperature is 165°.
With #salad & air fryer #tatortots . Well! I needed something else, and I wanted it easy. 😜
I could only handle half. And Bear 🐻 even got half of my half. 🐾💕
I should mention that I added orange, lime, garlic, onion, oregano, cumin, salt, & pepper to the marinade. So that made it a mojo marinade – mojo chicken TASTY!
I could have used my indoor grill, but I would have had to unpack it. I’m getting ready to move. Buying a new home 🥰🙏

116° on June 16, 2025. But it’s a dry heat 🤣

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You wouldn’t think Chili would be made in summer here either, BUT we like it, it’s EASY and TASTY! That’s the requirements 😜 So Basic Chili Recipe  it is 😋 ⤵️  https://just2note.com/2023/10/13/basic-chili-recipe/

Or try an easy version of spaghetti and meatballs. In my case, I made it bucatini and meatballs 😋 with pre-made meatballs and sauce from the freezer. OR your favorite store bought 😜 Top with parmesan cheese 🧀 Add a fresh salad. In this case, I made a tomato cucumber salad 🥗 🍅🥒😍 with a zesty Italian dressing. ⤵️

Another idead… Steak and Cheese Baked Potatoes – although, I did NOT cook the steak outside this time 😳 116° 🌞 

Cheesy Shaved Steak Stuffed Potatoes

Also on the rotation was

Marry Me Chicken ⤵️

Marry Me Chicken

I did get hot doing the Marry Me Chicken because I fried chicken cutlets outdoors. It’s worth it not to have a greasy mess in the kitchen. 😜

Stuffed Peppers – although, I’ll have to edit previous posts because I found that Chef John deleted his post/recipe from Allrecipes 🤷‍♀️ Luckily, I wrote it in post; it’s just the link that no longer works. It’s probably still on YouTube, though.

Stuffed Peppers

I don’t know how anyone can live in Arizona WITHOUT a smaller countertop convection oven 🫨 It’s a lifesaver… well, a heat and electric bill saver 😜 ⤵️

Grilled Marinated Chicken 🐔 😋 🍗

Grilled Mojo Chicken

Another easy one is hotdogs 🌭 or chili dogs, aka coneys. Good with sides like Tuna Macaroni Salad and Baked Beans

Another repeat 😜 Pork Chops and Potatoes with Gravy 😋 being so hot out, I went with an easier version, using cream of mushroom soup, a cup of broth, and a little half & half 😉 added favorite seasonings to taste. A side of broccoli 🥦  When pork chops are cooked with gravy or sauce, they’re fork tender 👌 I put the link here, but I don’t follow a recipe because I’ve been making it for YEARS 😁

Classic Goulash ⤵️

With or without parm on top 😉

Dirty Rice is always on rotation 😋 ⤵️

Mince/finely chop chicken gizzrds and/or chicken liver to add to meat 😉👌⤵️

Another regular request from my daughter are Sloppy Joes ⤵️

Another recipe that shows up often in our rotation, is Mississippi Roast … ⤵️

aka mississippi pot roast (also good with pork roast) – I must add, though, I always sear the meat first. And, I never buy unsalted butter 🤭 We love it on mashed potatoes 😋  Lastly,  add a splash of the pepperoncini juice from jar 😉 Any vegetable would be good 👌🥕🥦🌽🫛
food 😜❤️ & gratitude 🙏

And drink a LOT of water 😉 all day, every day 💧

BBQ Ribs … always delicious 😋

Homemade Pizza 🍕 😋

Easy Fish Dinner 🐟😋

Season, coat with mix of seasoned flour and breadcrumbs, fry 3-5 minutes per side  in a tbs healthy oil. Mixed veggies sautéed in tbs evoo and seasoned. 💥

In between cooking… look for water 😆