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What to Cook the Week of June 8 - 14: 10 Dinner Ideas from a Chef

By Chef Michael Rossi · SEASON plan, June 8 - 14, 2026

Every Sunday I write one week of dinners: five Classic and five Plant-Based, chosen around what is actually good at the market that week. This is the plan for June 8 - 14, 2026. Take the ideas, cook the ones you want, or let SEASON hand you the whole week with the shopping list already done.

A dinner from the SEASON plan for June 8 - 14, 2026, by Chef Michael Rossi

The Classic five

1
Carnitas Sopes
Refried Beans · Avocado Salsa Molcajete · Cotija
Crispy masa, slow-rich pork, bright green salsa
Instant Pot, 45 Minutes · serves 4 · full recipe below
2
Kung Pao Shrimp
Blistered Shishito · Roasted Peanuts · Scallion Rice
Fast, hot, sweet-and-numbing with a peanut crunch
Wok, 25 Minutes · serves 4
3
Heirloom Turkey Chili
Skillet Cornbread · Fresh Corn · Sour Cream
A slow simmer and a hot pan of cornbread
Dutch Oven, 1 Hour · serves 4
4
BBQ Chicken Bowl
Red Potatoes · Nectarines · Green Beans · Mustard Vinaigrette
Smoke meets sweet - BBQ chicken, charred nectarines, mustard vinaigrette
Grill + Oven, 40 Minutes · serves 4
5
Grilled Beef Brochette
Mushroom · Bell Pepper · Red Onion · Romesco
Skewers off the fire over an almond-pepper romesco
Grill, 40 Minutes · serves 4

The Plant-Based five

Fully plant-based, every week, built to stand on its own rather than as a substitution.

1
Mediterranean Chickpea Bowl
Pearl Couscous · Marinated Artichoke · Lemon Dressing
A bright, sturdy bowl that only gets better by Wednesday
Stovetop, 30 Minutes · serves 4
2
Summer Melon Salad
Arugula · Marcona Almond · Cucumber · Citrus Herb Vinaigrette
Sweet, peppery, cold, and crunchy - no stove required
No-Cook, 20 Minutes · serves 4
3
Corn & Tomato Farroto
Sweet Corn · Sun Gold Tomato · Baby Spinach
Farro stirred like risotto - peak summer in a pot
Stovetop, 40 Minutes · serves 4 · full recipe below
4
Cold Soba Salad
Sugar Snap Peas · Cabbage · Carrot · Spicy Peanut Sauce
Cold noodles, crisp summer veg, creamy-spicy peanut sauce
Stovetop, 30 Minutes · serves 4
5
Eggplant Caponata
Castelvetrano Olive · Caper · Toasted Ciabatta · Basil
Sweet-and-sour Sicilian eggplant on toasted bread
Skillet, 45 Minutes · serves 4

The full recipes we have published from this week

Carnitas Sopes

Refried Beans · Avocado Salsa Molcajete · Cotija

Classic · Instant Pot, 45 Minutes

Corn & Tomato Farroto

Sweet Corn · Sun Gold Tomato · Baby Spinach

Plant-Based · Stovetop, 40 Minutes

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