Savory

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.

chicken mushroom soup in bowl

Stacked Pepperoni Pinwheels on a white plate

chicken pot pie in casserole dish

chicken and vegetables on white plate

Steak Fajita Pasta in a big skillet

sliced bbq chicken pizza

Oven Baked Chicken Tenders

overhead shot of greek pasta salad

overhead shot of corn pasta salad

refried beans in blue bowl

chicken mushroom soup in bowl

pot roast shredded on white plate

parmesan roasted zucchini on white plate

Our Favorite 30 Minute Meals

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…

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,…

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…

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…

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 –…

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…

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!

Most Popular Meals

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

3 HelloFresh Recipes I Love

If you’ve ever wondered about using HelloFresh, then read on! Today I’m going to talk about why we’re using HelloFresh and tell you about three of our favorite HelloFresh recipes. This post is sponsored by HelloFresh, a meal kit service that I subscribe to. All opinions are my own. While I cook and bake for…

Toffee Apple Cookies

These Apple Cookies are easy to make and so soft and chewy! Pudding mix is the secret ingredient which give them the best texture and they keep well for days. They’re made with fresh apple and toffee bits so they taste like caramel apples, but in cookie form. Apple is one of my favorite fall…

10 Years

I started this blog exactly 10 years ago today. Happy birthday Crazy for Crust! I honestly don’t even know where to begin this post, so I’ll just dive right in. If you’re taking the time to read this, you probably have been around for awhile. Maybe you’ve been following me since the beginning, or maybe…

Classic Birthday Cake Recipe

This is the best Birthday Cake recipe! It’s the classic yellow cake with chocolate frosting recipe that just screams birthday – and it’s my favorite one. I’ve been making this cake for years – and I know you’re going to love it too. Especially with those sprinkles! I am a huge sucker for a yellow…

Funfetti Birthday Pie

Easy Birthday Pie is a no bake pie that is creamy, cold and full of fun rainbow sprinkles! It doesn’t have to be your birthday to treat yourself to this No-Bake Funfetti Cake Batter Pie – it’s great for any occasion! The creamy pudding filling tastes like cake batter and you can choose your favorite…

Mexican Wedding Cookies with sprinkles

Mexican Wedding Cookies are soft buttery cookies and the version I’m sharing has a rainbow sprinkles upgrade! This is an easy cookie recipe without nuts that is perfect for any occasion including weddings, birthdays, holidays, and potlucks. I’ve been making these cookies for my whole life – they’re always a hit! This cookie might have…

Basic Yellow Cake Recipe (Cakes and Cupcakes)

This is the BEST Basic Yellow Cake Recipe! It’s perfect for a layer cake, a sheet cake or cupcakes! This easy cake recipe is homemade – you’ll never need to buy a box cake mix again. If you’re looking for a classic yellow cake recipe, you’ve found it! Have you ever wanted to find a…

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Newest Recipes

Easy Cheesy Chicken Casserole Recipe

Weight Watchers Corn Casserole Recipe

Pesto Pasta Salad with Tortellini

Easy Oven Baked Chicken Tenders

Pizza Tortellini Salad

Turkey Lettuce Wraps

Southwestern Lasagna Casserole

No Yeast Pizza Dough Recipe

Hummus Pizza Recipe

Turkey Chili Recipe (30 minute meal)

30 Minute Pasta Sauce Recipe

Easy Salisbury Steak (30 minute meal)

Slow Cooker Shredded Beef Tacos

Ground Beef and Broccoli Stir Fry

Mexican Chicken Soup

Crockpot Pepper Steak