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What’s for dinner? From chicken, beef, casserole, crockpot dinners or instant pot meals, this list of dinner recipes gives you a ton of choices that will satisfy even the pickiest eaters.

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Pesto Pasta Salad with Tortellini

This Pesto Pasta Salad recipe is perfect for parties, potlucks, BBQ or weeknight dinners! It’s full of flavor from basil pesto along with peas and sun-dried tomatoes. Plus, it’s made with cheese tortellini! This pasta salad keeps well for up to three days and is delicious for dinner or as a side dish. I think…

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Turkey Lettuce Wraps

Healthy Turkey Lettuce Wraps are an Asian-inspired dinner that you can make in 30 minutes! These lettuce wraps are keto-friendly, paleo and 0 Weight Watchers Smart points. This is such an easy dinner – it’s one of our favorite weeknight meals. Do you love PF Chang’s lettuce wraps as much as we do? So good,…

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No Yeast Pizza Dough Recipe

This 5-ingredient no yeast pizza dough recipe is a pizza crust made from scratch and it tastes just as good as one made with yeast but it’s faster and easier. Plus, if you can’t find yeast you can still have homemade pizza! In under 30 minutes you have have pizza on your table with ingredients…

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Turkey Chili Recipe (30 minute meal)

Making chili doesn’t have to be an all-day project – my easy turkey chili recipe is ready to go in 30 minutes! It has beans, green chile and all the delicious chili seasonings. This is a great 30-minute meal when you want something hearty and filling. My husband is always SO happy when he sees…

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30 Minute Pasta Sauce Recipe

I’m showing you how to make a pasta sauce recipe FAST with simple pantry ingredients you might already have on hand. Homemade tomato sauce tastes so much better than store bought and it doesn’t have to take all day! You will love this easy Italian tomato sauce with all of your favorite pasta dishes –…

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Easy Salisbury Steak (30 minute meal)

Learn how to make Salisbury steak from scratch – it’s easier than you think! It’s a hearty dinner made with ground beef that is shaped into “steaks” and simmered in a rich beef gravy. We serve this with egg noodles the ultimate comfort food dinner! Growing up I remember boil-in-bag Salisbury steak – does anyone remember…

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Ground Beef and Broccoli Stir Fry

You’ll skip the expensive take-out after you try this easy beef and broccoli! It’s a quick 30-minute dinner that has all the great flavor of the original, but made easy (and cheaper!) with ground beef and a simple savory sauce. This is seriously one of our favorite weeknight meals – and it’s picky eater approved!…

Easy Dinner and Savory Recipes for every meal!

There are tons of fun and easy savory recipes here, from appetizers to dinners! These dinner ideas make it easy for you to answer the question “What’s for dinner?”

I can guarantee that all of these easy meals are picky eater approved! Choose from simple chicken recipes to 30 minute meals, one pot meals or recipes made in the instant pot or crock pot. Dinner ideas with chicken, beef, shrimp and vegetarian vary with salads, soups and pasta. Don’t forget about comfort food – I’ve got your Sunday dinner and your potluck casseroles too!

Here are some of our favorite easy dinner recipes for tonight you can make for your whole family:

Never have the dinner dilemma again with all of these easy weeknight dinners – with over 70 recipes to choose from you’ll find something your family will LOVE!

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Small Batch 45 Minute Dinner Rolls (with Maple Butter)

Small Batch 45 minute Dinner Rolls might seem like a fairytale, but I assure you: it can be done. This is the perfect recipe to make just the right amount of rolls…so you’ll only eat four one. PIN IT NOW TO SAVE FOR LATER I love bread. I love it for breakfast. I love it…

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Roasted Garlic Green Beans

Garlic roasted green beans are a great side dish for holiday dinners or any time you need a quick side dish that’s simple to make. You only need a handful of ingredients and a few minutes of prep time before you pop the green beans in the oven. Green beans are great year-round, but I…

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Parmesan Roasted Zucchini

Parmesan Roasted Zucchini is one of our favorite easy side dishes! Just a few ingredients make this the perfect side dish for a 30 minute dinner recipe. PIN IT NOW TO SAVE FOR LATER As I’ve mentioned, we absolutely love roasted vegetables. Roasting vegetables are actually my favorite way to cook them! I’ve loved zucchini…

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One Pot Taco Casserole

One Pot Taco Casserole is an easy weeknight meal! It’s the perfect amount of spicy with ground turkey, chili beans, taco seasoning, and lots of cheese! We loved this meal and we ate it for leftovers with chips as a dip. PIN IT NOW TO SAVE FOR LATER It’s finally September and that means two…

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Perfect Basil Pesto

This easy homemade basil pesto sauce is the perfect from scratch recipe! My ultimate pesto recipe is so easy to make and adds so much flavor to so many meals. PIN IT NOW TO SAVE FOR LATER I’ll never forget the first time I saw pesto: I was in college and hanging out at my…

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Easy Italian Pasta Salad Recipe

Easy Italian Pasta Salad is an easy side dish for any potluck. This simple pasta salad recipe has fresh vegetables, olives, pepperoni and salami and a Italian dressing that makes it the perfect summer salad. I’ve been making this recipe for years and everyone always loves it! PIN IT NOW TO SAVE FOR LATER This…

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Easy 5-Minute Gravy

This Easy 5-Minute Gravy Recipe is perfect for turkey, chicken, or beef! It’s so flavorful and it’s foolproof too and perfect for a any meal. PIN IT NOW TO SAVE FOR LATER! Gravy has always been sort of an enigma to me. I’ve never known the exact ratios of liquid and thickener or whether to…

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White Chocolate Blondies

What’s better than a classic blondie? Blondies with white chocolate chips! You are going to love the chewy, fudgy texture of these blondie bars. Each one has lots of white chocolate chips baked inside or you can customize this recipe with your favorite mix ins. You won’t need another recipe after you try this one…

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Best Lemon Bars Recipe EVER

Classic lemon bars with shortbread crust and topped with a creamy lemon filling! This easy lemon bars recipe makes the perfect batch with a thick crust and perfect lemon filling. This is a great make-ahead dessert bar for picnics, BBQs and potlucks – it’s seriously, the best lemon bars recipe! Oh, how I love a…

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Biscoff Banana Bread

This Biscoff Banana Bread combines my best banana bread recipe with cookie butter for the ultimate quick bread recipe. Serve this cookie butter banana bread for breakfast, brunch, or dessert – it’s so delicious and the perfect way to use up overripe bananas. If you can stop yourself from eating the entire jar of Biscoff,…

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Weight Watchers Corn Casserole Recipe

This corn casserole is a low-calorie version of the classic comfort food dish. It has all of the flavors you love in a corn bake, but is only 6 Weight Watchers points. If you love creamed corn and corn muffins you are going to love this recipe! Plus, you only need five ingredients and one…

Breakfast Recipes

Perfect Overnight Cinnamon Rolls

Hands down, Cinnamon Rolls are my favorite breakfast. If we’re being totally honest, they’re my favorite lunch, dinner, and snack, too. Everyone needs the perfect from scratch cinnamon roll recipe and THIS is that recipe. It’s the only one I make now! Filled with a sweet cinnamon filling, these fluffy yeasted rolls have a cream…

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Lofthouse Cookies (Sour Cream Sugar Cookies)

Lofthouse Cookies are a copycat sugar cookie that’s soft with a thick layer of sweet frosting. These cookies are also called sour cream sugar cookies and they’re perfectly soft! If you or your kids can’t resist those packaged cookies from the grocery store, try this recipe – you’ll never need to buy them again! Every…

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10 Tips for Baking Cakes

If you’re new to baking or just need a refresher, I’m sharing 10 tips for baking cakes including how to prep your cake pans, tips for reviewing recipes, and the best temperature for your ingredients. After you’ve read through this list, you’ll be ready to make a cake like a pro! Making a cake is…

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