Summer Meal Plan #1

Pork tenderloin two ways, a pasta made for summer, the salad you'll bring everywhere, and a meal prep worth the effort.

Summer cooking should feel easy and a little exciting, not like a chore. This week we're doing both. A summery carbonara that proves pasta isn't just a cold weather comfort, a shrimp cobb salad that has shown up at many a backyard dinner, and a pork tenderloin that does double duty as two completely different meals. We're rounding it out with a miso chicken meal prep that is genuinely unlike anything else in your lunch rotation. It's a good week.

DINNER #1: Shrimp Cobb Salad | Total time: 25 minutes | Serves: 4
If you’re someone who thinks a salad isn’t a complete meal, this one will make you think again! Full of hearty toppings that don’t leave you hungry and tossed in a zippy, but slightly sweet dressing, this salad screams summer. We’ve made it and taken it to the lake or to a friends house for dinner in the backyard and it’s a hit every time.

Notes:
Simplify: There are a ton of ingredients on this salad, but the shrimp and the dressing are what really set the tone. We’ve used store bought bacon bits, left bits and pieces out, and it’s still fantastic
Swap: frozen or canned corn works perfectly fine in the dressing. If you don’t have chipotle powder, chili powder works just fine. If it’s not quite peach season where you live we’ve swapped in other fruit like pineapple or strawberries and they were great!
Hands off: we cooked the shrimp in the air fryer while we made the dressing to keep it a little more hands off!