12 Must-Have Bright + Zippy Lemon Recipes

Lemon Chicken Soup with Orzo in a pot with a large spoon in it.

Lemon Chicken Soup with Orzo

Filling, fresh, and vibrant lemony chicken soup made creamy with NO CREAM and a secret ingredient!

carrots, onion, garlic, whole wheat orzo, cooked chicken, eggs, lemons, fresh spinach, fresh dill

A lemon pie with a slice taken out.

Blender Lemon Pie

Eggs, butter, sugar, and a WHOLE LEMON blended up and poured into a crust. Springy, custardy, simple lemon magic. 

lemon, pie crust, eggs, butter, sugar

Quinoa with veggies in a bowl.

Autumn Glow Salad with Lemon Dressing

A MUST for healthy, glowy eating! Roasted cauliflower, sweet potato, grains, and apples. Vegetarian and vegan.

freekeh, cauliflower, sweet potatoes, apple, parsley, lemon

Shrimp with lemon and noodles in a bowl with a spoon.

Date Night Lemon Pappardelle with Shrimp

Creamy, lemony, silky pasta piled high in a bowl with buttery shrimp and freshly cracked black pepper. Everything you need for date night! ️ 

shrimp, butter, white wine, pappardelle, lemon juice, garlic

Lemon Poppyseed Zucchini Muffins.

Lemon Poppyseed Zucchini Muffins

These Lemon Poppyseed Zucchini Muffins are the BEST! Lemony and bright and made with simple ingredients like zucchini, olive oil, flour, and sugar.

zucchini, brown sugar, flour, olive oil, lemon zest, poppyseeds

Baked Salmon in a bowl with lentils, green beans, and sauerkraut.

Perfect Baked Salmon with Lentils and Lemon Herb Sauce

Perfect Baked Salmon with Lentils, Quinoa, and Lemon Herb Sauce – super healthy, high protein, bakes all in one big easy dish. This stuff is SO DELICIOUS!

salmon, lentils, quinoa, lemon juice, green beans

Asparagus and chicken with slices of lemon on it.

5 Ingredient Lemon Chicken with Asparagus

Juicy, pan-fried chicken with peppery lemon flavors and tender bites of asparagus with a honey butter sauce. A bright and fresh 5 ingredient dinner on the table in 20 minutes!

chicken, lemons, asparagus, honey, parsley

Summer Quinoa Salad in jars.

Summer Quinoa Salad Jars with Lemon Dill Dressing

Summer Quinoa Salads with Lemon Dill Dressing! Hello shrimp, quinoa, tomato, cucumber, feta – my favorite healthy meal prep.

quinoa, tomatoes, cucumbers, sun-dried tomatoes, fresh dill, lemon juice

Red Pepper Fettuccine in a bowl with shrimp.

Red Pepper Fettuccine with Shrimp

Quick, pan-fried shrimp, creamy noodles, and red pepper garlic butter lemon sauce vibes. Perfect quick and easy dinner!

fettuccine noodles, shrimp, chili powder, garlic, lemon

Blueberry Lemon Bread in a stack.

Springy Blueberry Lemon Bread

Blueberry Lemon Bread – loaded with juicy lemon and blueberries. SO YUMMY with the perfect thick, soft texture!

blueberries, lemon, butter, sugar, flour, eggs

Avocado Egg Salad on an everything bagel.

The Best Avocado Egg Salad

No mayo here! Just avocados, eggs, herbs, lemon juice, and salt. Especially good on an everything bagel. Just saying.

eggs, avocados, fresh dill, fresh parsley, lemon

Healing Bowl with sweet potatoes, rice and arugula.

Healing Bowls with Turmeric Sweet Potatoes, Poached Eggs, and Lemon Dressing

Turmeric sweet potatoes, brown rice, red quinoa, arugula, poached egg, lemon dressing. SO GOOD.

sweet potatoes, garlic, turmeric, lemon juice, eggs, brown rice, greens

One More Thing!

Looking for even more fun ways to use lemons? Check out a list of all of our lemons recipes!

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