14 Lemon Recipes You Never Thought You’d Enjoy

A squeeze of fresh lemon in your favorite recipes can be just the touch to take them from good to great. The sour and citrusy flavor of lemon instantly brightens up the entire dish by adding a little bit of zest. But it can do more than just a flavor boost as you’ll see in these recipes that will have you falling in love with lemons.

1. Lemon Chicken Salad

A closeup of a white bowl filled with Lemon Chicken Salad.
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This Lemon Chicken Salad recipe is much more interesting than your average chicken salad. It’s packed with flavor from lemon juice and zest, plus some herbs for extra flavor and freshness.

2. Lemon Salmon

A fork flakes away a portion of salmon from a fillet on a plate.
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This is a light, fresh lemon salmon. It’s fast, it’s easy, and it’s delicious. It pairs really well with steamed veggies or even a side salad and some rice.

3. Lemon Muffins

A lemon muffin against a white background.
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Lemon Muffins are a deliciously sweet muffin that celebrates the full flavor of lemon. They are whole-grain and sweetened with natural sweeteners.

4. Lemon Bars

Clean Eating Lemon Bars Recipe
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Everyone loves Lemon Bars, and these are made without refined sugar. They are tart, sweet, and everything you hope for a lemon bar to be.

5. Lemon Porridge

A closeup of a bowl of lemon porridge.
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Start your morning off right with a big bowl of this delicious Lemon Porridge. It’s sweet and tangy, and you can make it as lemony as you want it.

6. Lemon Bread

A partially cut loaf of lemon bread on a white surface.
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Love a good sweet bread? This Lemon Bread is delicious. You can serve it with coffee for breakfast or with a scoop of vanilla ice cream for dessert.

7. Lemon Smoothie

Clean Eating Lemon Buttermilk Smoothie
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Few things will power your morning, like this refreshing Lemon Smoothie. It whips up quickly in the blender, fills you up, and gives you all that lemony goodness you crave.

8. Lemon Cream Pie

An overhead view looking down on a lemon cream pie with one slice removed.
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Lemon Cream Pie is a great option for dessert tonight. It has that lemon custard filling you know and love and a delicious whipped cream topping that totally compliments everything.

9. Lemon Caper Chicken

An up close view of a chicken breast in a skillet being lifted out by a wooden spoon.
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Have lemons for dinner with this Lemon Caper Chicken. It’s lemony, tangy, and deliciously savory. Plus, it’s easy to make.

10. Lemon And Honey Almonds

Clean Eating Lemon & Honey Almonds Recipe
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Need a lemony snack? These Lemon And Honey Almonds might be just what you need. It’s a healthy snack that uses natural sweeteners and good-for-you almonds.

11. Honey Sweetened Lemon Curd

2 pint-sized canning jars of real food lemon curd
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If you’ve never had Honey Sweetened Lemon Curd before, you are missing out! Honey and lemon were made for each other, and this recipe proves it.

12. Lemon Drop Mocktail

An up close view of the tops of two glass jars, filled with Lemon Drop Mocktail and garnished with lemon slices.
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Hoping to hydrate this summer without the dehydrating part of a cocktail? Try this Lemon Drop Mocktail instead. All the delicious flavor with none of the dehydration.

13. Lemon Blueberry Bread

The freshly baked loaf of Lemon Blueberry Bread, just out of the oven.
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Lemon and blueberries were made for each other, and this Lemon Blueberry Bread is no exception. Serve it with coffee, or crumble some over your favorite ice cream.

14. Green Lemon Pineapple Smoothie

Clean Eating Green Lemon Pineapple Smoothie
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If you prefer more tropical flavors, this Green Lemon Pineapple Smoothie is a great option for breakfast. You get all the lemony flavor but with the sweetness of pineapple.

Sick Of The Same Ol’ Chicken For Dinner? Here Are 101 New Ways To Make It!

A dutch oven with a cooked whole chicken topped with rosemary twigs.
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Having chicken for dinner… again? Here are 101 new ways to level up your dinner game tonight.

Healthy Ground Turkey Dinner Ideas That Actually Taste Good

A skillet filled with ground turkey, chopped tomatoes, chopped avocado and garnished with fresh parsley.
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Lean ground turkey is a great replacement for ground beef if you are working on your health. Here, we give you 17 Meals with ground turkey that are surprisingly good for you.

While You’re Cooking, Prep Breakfast For Tomorrow Too. It Only Takes 5 Minutes!

An overhead view of a small canning jar filled with overnight oats with raisins.
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Prepping overnight oats the night before is a fantastic way to ensure that your morning runs smoothly. These delicious oatmeal recipes are prepped in just 5 minutes. In fact, you can even make homemade oatmeal packets with these recipes, so all you have to do is grab a packet and get it in the fridge.

This originally appeared on The Gracious Pantry.

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