What to Cook This Week: Easy June Dinners + Printable
Five easy dinners for the first week of June, plus a relaxed weekend idea for the grill.
Welcome to a new week — and to the first full week of June.
This is the time of year when dinner begins to shift almost without our noticing. The days are longer, the markets are brighter, and meals start leaning toward fresh herbs, colorful vegetables, simple proteins, and lighter flavors.
So this week, I’ve gathered a Mediterranean-inspired dinner plan from the 31Daily kitchen: five easy meals for busy June days, plus one relaxed weekend idea for the grill.
These are practical, flavorful dinners — the kind that help make the week feel a little more organized, a little more seasonal, and hopefully a little easier too.
Early June Dinners:
Monday: One-Pan Tuscan Chicken and Rice Skillet
A colorful skillet dinner is a beautiful way to begin the week.
This One-Pan Tuscan Chicken and Rice Skillet is filled with tender chicken, rice, zucchini, tomatoes, mozzarella, and a little pesto if you like. It’s hearty enough for Monday, but still fresh and bright enough for June.
And because it cooks in one pan, it’s the kind of dinner that feels especially welcome at the beginning of a busy week.
Tuesday: Easy Black Bean Burgers
For Tuesday, a simple meatless dinner that still feels satisfying.
These Easy Black Bean Burgers are flavorful, hearty, and practical for a weeknight. Serve them on buns with your favorite toppings, or tuck them into lettuce with avocado, salsa, or a simple side salad.
They’re casual, flexible, and a nice way to bring variety to the week.
Wednesday: Easy Garden Pasta
Midweek calls for something simple, colorful, and full of vegetables.
This Easy Garden Pasta is one of those dinners that feels just right for early summer — fresh, uncomplicated, and easy to adapt with what you have on hand. It’s filled with garden vegetables and a light, simple sauce that lets the season shine.
Serve it as written, or add a little grilled chicken, shrimp, or white beans if you’d like to make it heartier.
Thursday: Mediterranean Sheet Pan Greek Chicken
By Thursday, I’m always grateful for a sheet pan dinner.
This Mediterranean Sheet Pan Greek Chicken is bright, flavorful, and simple to prepare, with tender chicken and vegetables roasted together for an easy weeknight meal. It has all the flavors I love this time of year — lemon, herbs, olive oil, and colorful vegetables.
Serve it with rice, pita, couscous, or a simple green salad.
Friday: Honey Glazed Salmon
For Friday, something simple, flavorful, and just a little special.
This Honey Glazed Salmon is quick enough for a weeknight but lovely enough to feel like an end-of-week dinner. The glaze is sweet, savory, and bright, giving the salmon a beautiful finish without much effort.
Serve it with rice, couscous, roasted vegetables, or a simple green salad for an easy dinner that feels fresh, wholesome, and relaxed.
Weekend Idea: Grilled Chicken with Creamy Yukon Gold Potato Salad
For the weekend, I’m thinking about something easy on the grill.
This Easy Grilled Chicken Marinade is a simple, flavorful recipe to keep on hand all summer. Pair it with Creamy Yukon Gold Potato Salad for a relaxed weekend supper that works for the backyard, the patio, or a quiet evening at home.
It’s the kind of meal that feels like June — simple, generous, and made for lingering just a little longer.
Make it: Easy Grilled Chicken Marinade
Serve with: Creamy Yukon Gold Potato Salad
A Simple Printable to Help Plan the Week
If you’re cooking along this week, choose one or two dinners that fit your schedule and let that be enough.
A meal plan doesn’t have to be rigid to be helpful. Sometimes it’s simply a way to bring a little calm to the week ahead — a few recipes, a short grocery list, and the comfort of knowing what’s for dinner.
I’ve also included a simple weekly menu planner if you’d like to jot down your own version for the week.
Whether your June days are filled with work, errands, graduations, garden tasks, or the regular rhythm of home, I hope these recipes bring a little inspiration to your table.
As always, I’d love to hear what you’re cooking. Reply or comment and let me know what’s on your menu this week.
Have a beautiful weekend,
Stephanie