There is nothing like a fast dinner that everyone will love, and won't have you slaving over a stove on a hot summer night. This is one of my go to dinner recipes because I usually have all the ingredients on hand. It's super easy to make, and start to finish, can have you putting a delicious dinner on the table in about 45 minutes!

There are a million different ways to personalize this for your family. Leave out whatever ingredients you don’t like and add the ones you do. Use cooked chicken in place of the ground beef. Use cooked shrimp, or just sauteed veggies for a vegetarian-friendly empanada.

In the salad, use apples or pineapple chunks, mango chunks or chunks of plums – any fruit will work. You could even roast the veggies slightly in the oven for a totally different taste! Just don’t use too much dressing - the whole point is to taste the veggies! Make this salad at night and wow your co-workers the next day.