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A Week of No-Cook Meals

January 28, 2021 by Lindsay 27 Comments

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A week of no-cook meals is just what you need during those hot summer months, or any busy time during the year!

A Week of No Cook Meals

Hi Friends!

Time for another roundup of meal ideas! Summer is almost here and that means HOT weather for most of us. Hot weather means I have little or no desire to turn on the oven or stove, so I rounded up a week of no-cook meals to help you eat well while staying cool!

A Week of No-Cook Meal ideas to help you through the hot summer months!

Do you have a favorite no-cook meal? Leave a link in the comments so everyone can check them out!

Meanwhile, here’s what I found for you:

Breakfast

No-Cook Breakfast Ideas

  • Triple Chocolate No Bake Protein Cookies via The Big Man’s World
    • Simple to make, even easier to eat on the run!
  • Ultimate Smoothie Bowl via Eating Bird Food
    • For those times you want to sit down and eat instead of drink your smoothie. Add some crunch on top!
  • Maple French Toast Overnight Oats via Fit Foodie Finds
    • Much easier than making French toast! I’d add some nut butter!
  • Yogurt Banana Split via The Mandatory Mooch
    • Try yours drizzled with nut butter, sub cottage cheese if you don’t like yogurt
  • Cottage Cheese Breakfast Bowl via The Almond Eater
    • Great way to get some protein! Add your favorite nuts or granola and fruit!


Lunch

No-Cook Lunch Ideas

  • Tuscan Tuna & White Bean Salad via Bev Cooks
    • Try it with canned chicken or salmon if you want to! Or leftover rotisserie chicken.
  • Mexican 3 Bean Salad via Belle of the Kitchen
    • Use your favorite beans, put it in a tortilla or on some chips!
  • Turkey Tortilla Pinwheels via Oh Sweet Basil
    • Perfect for your lunchbox and fun for adults and kids to eat!
  • No Noodle Pad Thai via Cookie & Kate
    • Add some leftover chicken or shrimp or some tofu if you want to!
  • Bahn Mi Lettuce Wraps via Beard and Bonnet
    • Go out of your comfort zone and try this with the coconut!

Dinner

No-Cook Dinner Recipes

  • Raw Lasagna with Cashew Cheese via The Rawsome Vegan Life
    • The perfect use for all that summer zucchini
  • Pineapple Shrimp Ceviche via Food Faith Fitness
    • Serve it in lettuce wraps or with chips!
  • Creamy Corn Gazpacho via Linda Wagner
    • You’ll have plenty of delicious summer corn to use in this! Top with chicken or crab if desired!
  • Antipasto Salad Kabobs via Mantitlement
    • If you don’t want to bother with the kabobs, just put it all on a big salad!
  • Zucchini Noodles with Raw Marinara via Veggies Don’t Bite
    • Use your favorite veggie to make noodles! Try sweet potatoes or beets!

Want to do a little food prep? You could:

  • Make a batch of breakfast cookies.
  • Prep a few jars of overnight oats.
  • Make a batch of 3 bean salad or pad thai.
  • Prep your tuna salad.
  • Make enough pin wheels for a couple days of lunch.
  • Blend up some gazpacho.
  • Prep some kabobs.
  • Make a batch of raw marinara.

weekly meal plans

Want more ideas? Check out the full gallery of weekly meal plans here!

Enjoy!
–Lindsay–

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Comments

  1. Dixya @ Food, Pleasure, and Health says

    May 30, 2015 at 7:47 AM

    with this weather, i am so not interested in cooking. thanks alot for these ideas.

    Reply
    • Lindsay says

      June 1, 2015 at 11:16 AM

      enjoy!!

      Reply
  2. Nora (A Clean Bake) says

    May 30, 2015 at 1:49 PM

    I am bookmarking this so hard for when my kitchen is being renovated this summer. It’s like you read my mind!!

    Reply
    • Lindsay says

      June 1, 2015 at 11:16 AM

      perfect timing!

      Reply
  3. Erin @ Her Heartland Soul says

    May 30, 2015 at 1:59 PM

    So many yummy eats! It makes me excited for summertime!

    Reply
  4. Lauren @ The Bikini Experiment says

    May 30, 2015 at 3:19 PM

    These look great! Salads become a very common meal for me once the temps start to rise. Have a great weekend!

    Reply
  5. Emily says

    May 30, 2015 at 7:21 PM

    Wow LIndsey! These options are all so colorful. I wouldn’t know where to start on which meals to pick, although the breakfast options do look pretty yummy, me being a breakfast girl and all.

    Reply
    • Lindsay says

      June 1, 2015 at 11:16 AM

      i’m a breakfast girl too!

      Reply
  6. Marge S says

    May 30, 2015 at 9:43 PM

    What a great idea! I never thought of having doing a no-cook week. That would be a great reprieve from having to cook daily. Hmm.. I wonder how the kids and hubby will take it.

    Reply
    • Lindsay says

      June 1, 2015 at 11:16 AM

      hope it’s a hit!

      Reply
  7. Arman @ thebigmansworld says

    May 31, 2015 at 1:09 PM

    Thanks for sharing
    linds! Hope you’re having an epic Sunday not ovenlike!

    Reply
  8. Dani @ DaniCaliforniaCooks says

    May 31, 2015 at 1:25 PM

    It’s crazy – San Francisco summers are SO COLD that all I want to do is make soup!! But I like these ideas for when it gets a little warmer…

    Reply
  9. Farrah says

    June 1, 2015 at 12:04 AM

    I am absolutely loving all these meal ideas (especially those breakfast ones! *-* )–thanks so much for sharing em’! <3

    Reply
  10. CARLA says

    June 1, 2015 at 4:56 AM

    YOU are the one who is going to get this misfit woman pinning.
    I caint “save” any more of your posts and fear losing em.

    Reply
    • Lindsay says

      June 1, 2015 at 11:15 AM

      haha come over to the dark side 🙂

      Reply
  11. Pamela Hernandez says

    June 1, 2015 at 8:10 AM

    So many great ideas! Thanks!

    Reply
  12. Cassie @ Almost Getting it Together says

    June 1, 2015 at 9:31 AM

    This is so awesome. I actually just read an article talking about eating 75-80% uncooked things because then you know you’re eating unprocessed – I might have to try doing a whole week like this soon!!

    Reply
    • Lindsay says

      June 1, 2015 at 11:14 AM

      woohoo! can’t wait to hear how it goes!

      Reply
  13. Liz - Meal Makeover Moms says

    June 1, 2015 at 10:00 AM

    Wow. Where to begin? I could spend all day “cooking up” these recipes. But I must part w/ my computer for a few hours, so pinning for later 🙂

    Reply
    • Lindsay says

      June 1, 2015 at 11:13 AM

      thanks Liz!

      Reply
  14. Elizabeth @ Enjoy Every Bite says

    June 1, 2015 at 11:51 AM

    All of these look so delicious! I try to avoid using the oven as much as possible during the summer!

    Reply
  15. Alanna says

    June 1, 2015 at 12:13 PM

    This is exactly what I needed!! I’m already getting into the “don’t want to cook in the heat” mindset, so this is perfect – thank you!

    Reply
  16. Angela Tolsma says

    June 2, 2015 at 2:10 AM

    Oh thank you for sharing these! I am going to try so many of these this summer!!

    Reply
  17. Kaitlyn says

    December 13, 2016 at 12:33 PM

    These all sound amazing! I’ll have to revisit this in the summer, when I really dislike turning on my oven. Thanks for this round-up!

    Reply

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