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    Delicious $3 Dinners

    Cut your food bill with these dollar-stretching suppers - loaded with peak-season produce, they cost pennies per person.

    Veggie TartVeggie TartQuick Summery Veggie Tart

    Refrigerated ready-to-unroll piecrust is the shortcut secret to this savory tart (pictured). Slathered with basil cream cheese, it's filled with squash, peppers, and zucchini.
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    Beer Brat Skewers with Spicy Slaw

    Bite-size bratwurst slices alternate with veggies in this kebab version of the Sheboygan, WI, classic, which is basted in a beer - brown sugar sauce.
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    Southwestern Tortilla Pizzas

    Layer budget-smart black beans, cut-from-the-cob corn, and Cheddar cheese to create these oven-roasted open-faced tacos. Top with red cabbage and cilantro for color and a crispy crunch.
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    Related: 10 Vegetarian Summer Meals

    Pizza TossPizza Toss
    Rustic Pasta Toss with Tuna & Tomatoes

    This pasta salad (pictured) is loaded with farm-stand squash and zucchini - and two pounds of tomatoes. Just combine the raw veggies with canned tuna and campanelle pasta for a beat-the-heat - and beat-the-clock-meal.
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    Slow Cooker Barbecue Turkey with Corn Salad

    These fall-apart-tender turkey thighs get their spicy sweetness from a dry rub of cayenne pepper and paprika. After slow simmering, spoon a vinegar-based barbecue sauce over them and plate with a succotash-style side studded with carrots.
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    Chicken and Pepper SaladChicken and Pepper SaladSmoky Chicken & Pepper Salad

    Paprika-seasoned chicken thighs transform a traditionally vegetarian panzanella salad into a family-satisfying supper (pictured). Toss together with toasted cubes of French bread and garden-gathered tomatoes for a casual all-in-one dish.
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    Cajun Cobb Salad

    Robustly rich andouille sausage, speed-sautéed with red beans and green peppers, gives this substantial salad its Cajun kick. Drizzle on a mustard-mayo dressing, whipped up fast with just a few pantry staple.
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    Soy-Glazed Chicken with Rice Salad

    For this Chinese-inspired take on cookout chicken, leg quarters are brushed with a simple glaze of soy sauce and sugar while grilling. The bird's crackly, burnished skin is the perfect partner to rice salad with broccoli and thin-sliced radishes.

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    Related: Easy Summer Fruit Recipes

    Grilled Ham SteaksGrilled Ham Steaks
    Grilled Ham Steaks with Sweet Potato Salad

    Every forkful of this down-home dinner delivers Southern flavor, from the thick-cut ham steak to the sweet potato salad dressed with a speedy apricot-curry sauce (pictured).
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    Grilled Pork Chops 'N' Peaches

    Seared on the grill, just-picked juicy peaches gain a caramelized char - and become a mouthwatering match for these succulent chops. Coating the pork with a quickly made marinade of garlic and cilantro results in supermoist meat.
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    -Photos by Con Poulos

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      Blackberry Cornmeal Cake

      You can substitute an equal amount of fresh blueberries for the blackberries; be sure to rinse and dry them thoroughly before scattering over the batter.

      Yellow cornmeal produces a dessert that has a rich, golden color, but you could use white cornmeal instead.