34 Best Lemon Recipes

Whether you’re looking for sweet or savory recipes that highlight lemons, you’ll love this collection of our best lemon recipes. Perfect for spring, summer, or all year round. There’s something for everyone who craves a delightfully lemony experience.

Our Favorite Lemon Recipes

1

Lemon Bars with Shortbread Crust

After multitudes of lemon bar recipes, we always come back to this one. With just the right balance of crispy, butter shortbread and velvety tangy lemon filling…it’s our favorite for good reason.

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2

Lemon Garlic Swordfish

This popular recipe works beautifully for any thick, flaky white fish. It’s supremely flavorful, with a bright lemon garlic sauce.

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3

Lemon Pudding Cookies

These are the quintessential spring/summer cookies; they'll disappear quickly! Nobody knows the secret ingredient but you.

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4

Lemon Curd

This out-of-the-world Lemon Curd Recipe is by far the tastiest one we’ve tried. It’s rich with big lemon flavor and tastes amazing over pretty much anything you want to drizzle it over.

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5

Instant Pot Lemon Risotto

The Instant Pot removes all guesswork out of the traditionally tricky risotto. This recipe is totally easy and on point. The flavors of parmesan cheese and lemon are magical.

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6

Lemon Blueberry Bread

Blueberries and lemon go together like PB&J. This delicious loaf bread is simply amazing, with its ultra moist crumb and luscious berry-lemon flavor.

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7

Soft Lemon Cookies

These bright, lemony are the cookie of spring and summer. They’re everything they promise to be: chewy, soft, and lemony.

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8

Lemon Roasted Potatoes

Even potatoes get their lemon fix with this delicious side dish. It pairs amazingly with any meal.

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9

Lemon Olive Oil Cake

Cake for breakfast = more than okay. Especially when it comes to this beautiful quick bread. You don’t taste the olive oil, but you’ll appreciate the tenderness it provides in texture. The glaze is seriously something to be excited about.

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10

Lemon Grilled Chicken

Fire up the grill with this hugely flavorful chicken. The flavors are superb, the chicken is tender, and it couldn’t be easier to make.

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11

Lemon Pepper Shrimp

This 30-minute dinner features succulent shrimp with a sunny pasta that tastes phenomenal.

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12

Lemon Chicken Pasta

You can absolutely put dinner on the table in 30 minutes and have it taste amazing. This brightly flavorful dish is like sunshine on your dinner plate. It's healthy to boot.

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13

Lemon Icebox Cake

No bake, no fussy equipment. Just layers of awesome goodness in this super easy cake. Grownups and kids alike devour it at all the parties.

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14

Lemon Chicken Soup

When soup is what you crave in spring, this recipe is so delicious, it’s hard to forget. Healthy, easy, and satisfying.

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15

Lemon Blueberry French Toast Casserole

This satisfying French toast casserole is all the rage at every brunch. Make-ahead recipe that’s bursting with juicy berries and tangy lemons.

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16

Creamy Lemon Chicken

This delicious dinner boasts tantalizing flavors in the lemony, creamy sauce…without any cream added. There’s a secret to how we make this happen. It comes together in about 30 minutes.

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17

Lemon Poppyseed Bread

This bright, springy quick bread is perfect all spring or summer long. It's super easy! My entire family devours this all season.

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18

Lemon Salmon Pasta

I use smoked salmon for fabulous flavor and ease. Asparagus and lemon makes this pasta dish light and delicious.

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19

Lemon Blueberry Bundt Cake

This super easy bundt cake is bursting with juicy blueberries and tangy lemons. It's the perfect cake for spring and summer.

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20

Easy Lemon Rolls

These lemon rolls are ridiculously easy with my shortcut method, and nobody ever knows. It's great for breakfast or brunch,

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21

White Fish with Lemon Butter Sauce

This is restaurant quality fish made easy (and affordable) at home. Your family won't believe you made this in about 30 minutes. Use halibut, sea bass, cod, or even red snapper.

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22

Lemon Custard Cake

This lemony cake is truly magnificent. Just 8 simple ingredients come together to make 1 batter that bakes into 3 layers all by itself! It’s a guaranteed hit for any gathering.

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23

Creamy Lemon Chicken Recipe

This fantastic dish features the most tasty lemon dill sauce that brings deliciously bright flavors to this light chicken recipe. The best part? You can have it on the dinner table in 20 minutes!

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24

Spaghetti al Limon

This pasta with lemon and oil highlights the brightness of fresh lemons beautifully. Paired with parmesan cheese and fresh basil, this dish brings out all the happy flavors of spring and summer.

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25

Cucumber Sandwiches (with Lemon)

These creamy, lemony cucumber sandwiches are perfect for gatherings and showers. They’re super easy to make in advance and are the most delicious tea sandwiches.

26

Lemon Garlic Pasta

This is a classic, comforting pasta dish that’s quick and easy to prepare. It boasts a fresh, vibrant, and utterly delicious flavor, making it perfect for busy weeknights.

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27

Lemon Butter

This is a healthy, lean fish that can be easily added to your dinner rotation. This tender, flavorful cod recipe is quick enough for busy weeknights. It’s sure to become a favorite.

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28

Lemon Zucchini Bread

The perfect balance of sweet and tangy flavors create the ultimate lemon zucchini bread. Nobody realizes it's loaded with veggies.

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29

Lemon Orzo Salad

Nothing is as refreshingly delicious as a bowl of this healthy, fresh salad during the warmer months. Perfect for lunch at work, a light dinner, or for taking on a picnic.

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30

Lemon Chicken Orzo

This super flavorful dish is quick, easy, and absolutely scrumptious. It’s the ultimate spring-summer dinner; light yet incredibly tasty. It’s an instant hit you can count on.

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31

Lemon Pepper Salmon

This super easy sheet pan salmon a deliciously quick and easy weeknight meal that’s healthy and flavorful. This salmon recipe only needs 15 minutes on the sheet pan.

32

Lemon Chicken Pasta

This 30-Minute pasta is quick, easy, and delectable. The refreshing flavors of lemon and basil go perfectly in this light yet flavorful dish.

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33

Lemon Roast Chicken

This lemony, garlicky chicken dish is incredibly easy and succulent. It’s a simple weeknight meal, yet delicious enough for the weekend.

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34

Lemon Margaritas (3 Ingredients)

This refreshing recipe requires only 3 ingredients to make a super quick and easy cocktail that’s crowd-pleasing and perfect for spring and summer!

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