Summer means long nights outside at the campsite and big adventures. It doesn’t mean long days spent cooking in your compact RV kitchen. These simple summer recipes are easy to cook and delicious, so you can spend more time out exploring.
Summer Corn and Tomato Pasta
What you’ll need:
- 1 pound bowtie pasta
- 2 garlic cloves (smashed)
- 2 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil
- 1 pint cherry tomatoes
- 2 tablespoons unsalted butter
- 3 ears fresh corn (kernels cut off)
- 1/4 cup fresh basil leaves (torn)
- salt
Cooking instructions:
- Salt a large pot of water and bring it to a boil. Cook pasta until al dente, then drain.
- Heat the olive oil in a large skillet over medium heat. Add tomatoes and garlic and stir occasionally for about five minutes.
- Stir in corn and raise heat to medium-high. Cook until the corn is golden brown.
- Season to taste with salt.
- Stir cooked vegetables into pasta and toss.
Spicy Honey-Glazed Chicken Breasts
What you’ll need:
- 1/4 cup extra-virgin olive oil
- 1 clove garlic (finely chopped)
- 1 small onion (finely chopped)
- 1/2 cup honey
- 1/2 teaspoon chili powder
- 2 teaspoons hot pepper sauce
- 1 teaspoon lemon juice
- 8 boneless, skinless chicken breasts
- 8 pineapple rings
- salt to taste
Cooking instructions:
- Heat 1 tablespoon olive oil in a saucepan over medium heat. Stir in garlic and onion and cook until brown. Stir in honey, chili pepper and hot sauce, then let simmer for one minute.
- Remove the sauce from heat and stir in lemon juice.
- Preheat your grill to medium-high and rub the chicken with the remaining olive oil and salt to taste.
- Grill for about seven minutes, then flip and cook for another two minutes.
- Move the chicken breasts to a plate and brush with the honey glaze. Cover with foil and let sit for 5 minutes.
- Grill pineapple rings for three minutes on each side, then serve with chicken.
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