27 Favorite Spring Recipes

Pasta, tossed with a spinach-based cream sauce spiked with lots of lemon, garlic and ricotta, becomes a vibrant spring meal.

Bright and zesty pasta al limone with asparagus calls for a few basic ingredients, yet feels so rich and luscious when you’re twirling noodles on your fork!

Every time we see asparagus on sale at our local grocery store, we stock up and head to the dairy section. After grabbing Gruyère, crème fraîche and a few fresh herbs, we are ready to roll!

The most iconic spring vegetable, and the simplest, best way to cook it.

If the birds are building their nests and the blossoms have burst open on the trees, it’s a safe bet that this colorful, veggie-loaded spring Cobb salad recipe is on our dinner table.

Shaved asparagus and homemade green goddess dressing take your winter go-to grilled cheese into spring time!

Seasoned with Old Bay, this asparagus, shrimp and sausage sheet pan dinner couldn’t be easier. Served with a lemon aioli, it's light and filling at the same time.

Garlicky white sauce topped by layers of punchy parmesan cheese, smokey prosciutto, creamy goat cheese, and bright green fresh peas is what all your spring pizza dreams are made of.

This stunning, veggie-laden green goddess pasta salad is loaded with the bounty of early summer, and thanks to a hearty toss in that classic, creamy herby dressing, it really looks the part, too.

You could make this tart any time of year, but tender spring chives and bright scallions are early harbingers of warmer weather, and this is the perfect vehicle for celebrating them.

Filled with fresh thyme, wild spring mushrooms and buttery onions, with a rich and creamy crème fraîche base, this savory galette recipe is sure to become your number one stunner this foraging season.

Creamy and rich, with nutty Gruyère cheese and a light, crisp panko topping, this asparagus gratin recipe is my favorite way to celebrate the arrival of one of spring’s most iconic vegetables.

Another one-foot-in-winter spring recipe to cook up when you wake up to gray skies in April! Cozy, easy, one-pan goodness that the kids will ADORE.

As summer gets near, you'll start to see these at the farmers market! Only slightly more work than opening a bag of chips, and 1,000 times more exciting, these blistered shishito peppers are the salty, (sometimes) spicy nibble you need in your life.

Homemade aioli, every fresh spring vegetable-in-season under the sun (and some pickled ones, too) make for a just-add-rosé dinner that’s both low-key and elegant. In other words, truly Provençal.

Easy spring recipes for me almost always seem to include a pink thing (shrimp in this case) and a light green thing (asparagus, often!). This beautiful meal is perfect for a spring dinner party!

This creamy chicken dinner is definitely for the drizzly days of spring, when I want to see green in my dinner, but I still need a little comfort.

Blushing radishes, cool cucumber and smoky roasted chickpeas make this gorgeous butter lettuce and radish salad with yogurt-dill dressing an absolute celebration of all things SPRING.

My mom loves rhubarb and in the spring time, stalks of it cover her countertops. It goes into desserts usually, but I am partial to this rhubarb cocktail!

Early spring garlic is milder and sweeter than later-season or stored garlic, and so it's perfect for when you want to make something really garlic-forward without scaring people. Try this ultra-craveable, creamy, pancetta-topped roasted garlic soup.

This easy rhubarb cobbler recipe with mint is one of the easiest desserts you can pull together! It is perfect for those early season backyard barbecues.

Bathed in a garlicky white wine-Dijon sauce and cooked with kalamata olives and cherry tomatoes, these crispy-skinned baked chicken thighs with asparagus are all gussied up for spring.

Our simple pasta primavera recipe with a creamy sauce and lots of vegetables is the perfect light and easy spring or summer dinner.

A festival of colors, this shaved snap pea salad recipe is as springy as salads get. Sweet peas are tossed with pistachios, dates and fresh mint, then tossed in creamy goat cheese dressing.

Cooked in warm cream studded with chard and buttery green castelvetrano olives, this stunning baked egg recipe is an easy and luxurious way to enjoy brunch at home. It's so GREEN, it just screams spring to me.

Rhubarb and goat cheese are a beautiful example of what happens when you let nature inspire your food pairings, and so I can barely take credit for how gorgeous this sandwich is. Nature did most of the work! I just show up and cook.

Speckled with emerald-green, sweet peas and crisp, savory nuggets of pancetta, this creamy penne pasta with peas, pancetta and goat cheese is springtime in a bowl.