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I don’t know about you, but I struggle with my meal planning in the summer. When the weather is hot, the last thing I want to do is turn on my oven – but I tire quickly of my “go-to” summer dishes (aka – grilled hamburgers and turkey sandwiches!)
Hormel has a few great ideas for you, featuring some of their tasty products. Check them out and see if one will work for your family.
• Make a cold pasta to help you beat the summer heat—give your pasta salad a distinct twist with a colorful addition of pesto and tasty 
Hormel® bacon: Bacon and Pesto Pasta Salad with HORMEL® Fully Cooked Bacon and Peloponnese® olives.
I love the idea of using a pesto in a pasta salad. What a fun twist on a summer classic! This would be great to bring to a summer barbecue.
• Forget the fast food! For a quick and wholesome snack, pack this tasty Cobb Salad Lettuce Wrap featuring HORMEL® Chunk Chicken and HORMEL® Real Bacon Bits.
We have come to love lettuce wraps at our house. I think putting the ingredients of a classic Cobb salad inside the lettuce wrap is such a clever idea.
• Keep it light this summer with a Warm Chicken and Orange Salad. Take this dish—featuring 
HOUSE OF TSANG® Stir-fry Oil and HOUSE OF TSANG® SAIGON SIZZLETM—from your pantry to your table in just 15 minutes.
There is a salad very similar to this at one of our favorite casual dining restaurants. I am eager to try this recipe at home! We have tried the House of Tsang sauce on our stir-fry and it is wonderful!
What recipes do you enjoy cooking in the summer? Leave a comment with your favorite hot-weather dinner idea!
