These dinners are packed with greens and they are quick to prepare and full of fresh vibes.

Here are 6 spring dinner recipes I’m making to kick-off the new season.

Canned salmon is all you oughta make these pantry-friendly patties that take well to improvisation.

A big oval pot of spring minestrone with a wooden spoon for stirring

Simply Recipes / Elise Bauer

Trusty green broccoli to the rescue!

A zesty wine and lemon sauce makes this weeknight pasta a standout.

Sheet Pan Asparagus and Srhimp

Quick-cooking shrimp and asparagus make a perfect sheet pan duo.

Salmon patties set on a plate with a dip and lemon.

Ciara Kehoe

Spring Minestrone

Peas and asparagus spring-ify this Italian soup that’s usually associated with summer.

Nettle Soup

The likelihood of your access to nettles is slim, I know.

But if you might get your hands on some, this fortifying soup is what you should make.

Bowl of Chicken and Broccoli Pasta Next to a Kitchen Towel and a Small Bowl of Cheese

Simply Recipes / Mihaela Kozaric Sebrek

Nettles are seen as a spring tonic with detoxifying and restorative benefits.

Get your artichoke fix with this frittata, which lets you embrace frozen artichoke hearts.

Overhead view of garlic butter sheet pan shrimp and asparagus on a baking sheet.

Simply Recipes / Nick Evans

Spring Minestrone

Elise Bauer

A bowl of nettle soup

Elise Bauer

Artichoke Leek Frittata

Elise Bauer