If you don’t want to add to the heat by heating your oven or cooking on the stove, no-cook, microwave, and slow-cooker recipes are the way to go. Or, if you have shade, keep the cooking heat outdoors by cooking on the grill.
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18 NO-COOK Recipes
- Creamsicle Breakfast Smoothie
- Caprese Salad on a Stick
- Festive Tuna Roll-Ups
- Avocado-Grapefruit Salad with Citrus Vinaigrette
- Honey Dijon Vinaigrette with Arugula, Pear and Walnut Salad
- Creamy Avocado & White Bean Wrap
- Peach and Black Bean Salsa with Chips
- Avocado Tuna Salad
- Pickled Vegetable Salad with Sesame Seeds (you don’t need to heat the sauce in the microwave, but doing so makes it easier to dissolve the sugar)
- Mediterranean Roll-Ups
- Italian Tomato-Bread Salad
- Pesto Chicken Salad Pitas (use rotisserie or canned chicken, or grill your own)
- Rainbow Layered Salad
- California Roll Sandwich Wrap
- Mediterranean Tuna Antipasto Salad
- Cucumber Watermelon Salad
- Kid-Friendly Raspberry Smoothie Pops
- No-Bake Chocolate Cherry Oat Bars
8 MICROWAVE Recipes
- Apple & Veggie Sausage Breakfast Sandwich
- Parmesan Corn on the Cob (or you can grill it)
- All-American Light Potato Salad
- Pizza Roll Ups
- Microwave Potato Chips
- No-Bake Peanut Butter Power Bars
- Dark Chocolate Covered Figs
- Greek Yogurt Chocolate Mousse
8 SLOW-COOKER Recipes
- Wheat Berries, Edamame, and Black Bean Toss
- Slow-Cooker Flank Steak Tacos
- Slow-Cooker Chicken Fajita Burritos
- Slow-Cooker Chicken Pho
- Creamy Artichoke Parmesan Dip
- Slow Cooker Pulled BBQ Chicken
- Crock Pot Moo Shu Chicken
- Fennel & Pork Stew
9 OUTDOOR GRILLING Recipes
- Grilled Fruit Kebabs
- Pork Souvlaki (grill instead of broil)
- Tandoori Chicken Skewers
- Marinated Grilled Chicken with Zucchini
- Spicy Indian Salmon
- California BBQ Veggie Sliders
- Asian Tuna Salad
- Skewered Shrimp, Chicken, and Pineapple with Honey-Orange Dipping Sauce
- Jicama Salad with Lime-Marinated Shrimp (you can grill the shrimp instead of steaming it)
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Read more:
5 Quick and Healthy Meals without Using the Stove
25 Healthy Snacks for Kids (…or anyone. Many don’t require cooking)
Heart-healthy grilling recipes
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Shelly Najjar, MPH, RDN 