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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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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!…

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Mexican Chicken Soup

This Mexican Chicken Soup recipe is an easy and healthy dinner you can make in about 30 minutes. It’s made with tomatoes, corn, onion, cilantro, salsa and shredded chicken – top it with tortilla chips, sour cream, and cheese for a light but filling meal! The BEST part about this soup is that it is…

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Jalapeño Chicken Skillet Meal

Jalapeño Chicken is a creamy one-pot dinner you can make in 30 minutes! Serve the juicy chicken with the jalapeno cream sauce all on its own for a low-carb meal or add some rice or pasta. Either way it’s so quick and easy! Who loves a creamy, cheesy sauce? I know I do and this…

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Ground Turkey Stir Fry with broccoli

This Ground Turkey Stir Fry is a great dinner that you can make in 30 minutes. Lean ground turkey is cooked with fresh broccoli before you add a simple homemade stir fry sauce that you can make with ingredients from the pantry. Serve it with rice for a quick and delicious meal! This is one…

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Cajun Shrimp

Cajun Shrimp is an easy weeknight dinner that’s full of flavor! This recipe includes homemade Cajun seasoning that you can make as spicy as you want. It gives the shrimp an amazing flavor – you would never guess that it only takes 10 minutes to make. Serve this with rice or pasta or just add…

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Black Bean Soup

This easy black bean soup is made with fresh peppers and corn and couldn’t be easier to make! It’s a cozy and comforting soup that is ready to serve in 30 minutes. It’s the best way to warm up on a cold day! When I make soup for dinner, I want a hearty and filling…

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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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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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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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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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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Weight Watchers Pizza Dough

Weight Watchers Pizza Dough Recipe – just 2 ingredients in this pizza crust – no rising time! Plus, there’s only 12 WW SP for the entire crust recipe, so if you want to eat the entire thing, you just need to save your weekly points. Even if you’re NOT on Weight Watchers, this crust is…

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Easy Mexican Cornbread Recipe

This EASY Mexican Cornbread recipe is one of the best cornbreads I’ve ever had! The cornbread mix is filled with jalapeños and cheese making this the perfect side dish. This post has been sponsored by Fleischmann’s® Simply Homemade® Cornbread Mix, which is my absolute favorite cornbread of all time! PIN IT NOW TO SAVE FOR…

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Pain Killer Cocktail (Scream Canister)

A Pain Killer Cocktail will definitely knock out any pain you’re feeling! This is our new favorite drink recipe, made with orange and pineapple juices, rum, and coconut. If you’re a Disneyland lover, this is also a copycat recipe from the Lamplight Lounge. Bring the parks (or the tropics) home to you! A few weeks…

Oreo Magic Bars

Oreo magic bars are an easy dessert bar recipe that is loaded with white chocolate, cookies and cream mini candy bars and, of course, Oreo cookies! You can prep them in about 15 minutes and then pop them in the oven. They are perfect for anyone who loves cookies and cream. There’s a lot to…

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Easy Salisbury Steak (30 minute meal)

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Homemade French Bread Recipe

There is little in the world I like more than a warm slice of French Bread. This post is going to teach you how to make my French Bread recipe at home so you can enjoy it every time a craving hits. It’s the BEST one I’ve tried!! I’m going to cover all the basics,…

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No Bake Berry Dessert Lush

This is the perfect no-bake recipe: a Berry Dessert Lush, which is a layered no bake cheesecake with fresh berries and a vanilla wafer cookie crust. It’s easy to make and assemble and SO good to eat! This dessert is made with Challenge Dairy, whose butter and cream cheese I use in my kitchen regularly!…

Bakery Style Coconut Macaroons

I’ve finally done it: I found the perfect Coconut Macaroon recipe! These are the BEST Coconut Macaroons! Macaroons made bakery-style without eggs, soft and chewy, dipped in chocolate! This is my absolute favorite macaroon recipe and the only one I make, plus they’re a Disney copycat: if you love Matterhorn Macaroons you’ll LOVE these. I’ve tried…

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Peanut Butter M&M Cookies

These Peanut Butter M&M Cookies are soft and chewy like classic peanut butter cookies but with a candy upgrade! With so many M&M choices you can easily customize these cookies with you favorites. The cookies are so easy to make – you don’t have to chill the dough – and are always a hit with…

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