Hot Weather Meal Strategies
l Plan ahead. Create weekly menus that are easy to stick to.
l Use your freezer. Freeze marinated meats.
l Utilize your air fryer, crock pot, and grill rather than use the oven.
Don’t forget your microwave—they don’t heat up the kitchen the way ovens and stoves do.
l Take advantage of fresh local produce.
l Meal prep so you only have to cook once for 2 or 3 meals.
l purchase of pre-cooked foods.
Tuna Pasta Salad
1 cup light mayonnaise
2 tablespoons rice vinegar
1 tablespoon dill weed
12 ½ ounces tuna in water flaked and drained
1 cup shell pasta cooked and drained
1 cup frozen peas thawed
1/2 cup chopped celery
1/2 cup chopped red onion
First, make the dressing by combining first 3 ingredients in a small bowl; stir well and set aside. Combine remaining ingredients in a serving bowl and stir in dressing. Chill.