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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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Easiest French Bread Pizza Recipe

We LOVE French Bread Pizza in this house – it’s one of my go-to dinners! Today I’m showing you how to make this easy pizza recipe and sharing all my tips and tricks for the BEST recipe ever! This post is sponsored by Mirum, but all opinions are my own. Pizza night is my favorite…

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Garlic Butter Chicken Vegetable Skillet

My Garlic Butter Chicken is an easy 30 minute meal made with fresh vegetables! It’s such and easy one pot skillet meal done in no time at all. Our entire family absolutely LOVED this meal. This post is sponsored by Challenge Dairy, but all opinions are my own. Challenge Butter is my go-to and upped…

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Easy BBQ Chicken Pizza

Easy homemade BBQ Chicken Pizza is the perfect easy weeknight meal or dinner recipe! This easy pizza recipe has chicken, cheese, and BBQ sauce all on a homemade pizza crust. It’s the perfect copycat recipe. We absolutely LOVE this pizza, whether or not I make my own crust. It’s one of the best pizza recipes…

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Easy Swedish Meatballs Recipe

This easy Swedish Meatball Recipe is a delicious 30-minute dinner. Frozen meatballs make it so easy to make, and the quick homemade sauce takes them over the top! Serve it with noodles for a cozy, comforting dinner. One of our favorite easy dinners to make is Swedish meatballs and noodles, and my recipe is so…

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Teriyaki Chicken Bowl Recipe

Make this Teriyaki Chicken Bowl for dinner, or make it ahead for meal prep. Either way, it’s an easy recipe that is light and flavorful. Tender chicken and vegetables are coated with an easy teriyaki sauce and served over rice for a delicious dinner that’s quick to make. When we want something light, we make…

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Black Bean Burgers with Beets

I started making Black Bean Burgers about 10 years ago and we’ve been enjoying them ever since. I absolutely LOVE beans, so making them into a burger was not a stretch. These are an easy 30-minute meal that’s vegan with a gluten-free option. They’re a meatless burger you WILL want to eat, and I added…

Pasta

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…

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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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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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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Parmesan Roasted Cauliflower Recipe

Roasting vegetables makes them SO good – and that goes for my Roasted Cauliflower Recipe too! I am really picky about my cauliflower so if I like it roasted, then so will you! Bonus: this is coated in parmesan and herbs for a delicious twist on my new favorite vegetable. I don’t know who discovered…

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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…

Brownies & Bars

Carrot Cake Blondies (with cinnamon cream cheese frosting)

Carrot Cake Blondies are what happens when you take a blondie and combine it with carrot cake! Made with shredded carrots, spices, and cream cheese frosting, these carrot cake cookie bars are perfect for spring. Two facts: I love blondies, and I love carrot cake. So, why not combine the two and make an ultimate…

Easter

Bunny Cookies (Easiest EVER!)

Learn how to make the cutest Bunny Cookies with the best sugar cookie recipe and frosting recipe. You can customize these sweet cookies with your frosting and sugar colors for an adorable treat that’s perfect for Easter or other springtime events. Cutest Bunny Cookies Ever When you know how to make the best sugar cookies,…

BAKING TIPS

How to Make Quick Oats From Old Fashioned Oats

Learn how to make quick oats from old-fashioned oats! This kitchen hack is great when you don’t have the right kind of oats needed for a recipe. It’s super easy to do and will save you a trip to the grocery store. Easy Kitchen Hack! For years, I kept quick cook oatmeal and old-fashioned oats…

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Toffee Peanut Butter Pretzel Cookies

Peanut Butter PRETZEL Cookies: Imagine a peanut butter cookie loaded with pretzels, toffee chips, and Reese’s Pieces, and you get these fantastic Toffee Pretzel Peanut Butter Cookies! They take a classic cookie to the next level – if you love salty-sweet cookies, they are a must-make. There is no shortage of peanut butter fans at…

Toll House Cookie Recipe

For a quick and easy chocolate chip cookie, you can’t beat the Nestle Toll House cookie recipe! This classic recipe makes the best soft and chewy cookies with chocolate chips and walnuts. Once you try them, it’ll be your go-to recipe! Some old-fashioned recipes never need updating because they’re always perfect, and Toll House cookies…

Breakfast Recipes

Easy Coffee Cake Muffins

These copycat mini coffee cake muffins taste even better than store-bought ones! They are so tender and topped with buttery crumb topping. This homemade coffee cake muffin recipe is an easy breakfast treat or snack that is also freezer-friendly! Copycat Mini Coffee Cake Muffins Confession: I love those little crumb cake bites that Entenmann’smakes. You…

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How to Double a Recipe

Learn how to double a recipe whether you’re baking or cooking! Most recipes can be doubled easily by just knowing a bit of math – and I’ve done all the calculations for you. Download the free printable and never worry about doubling again! Ever wondered how to double a cookie recipe, or a cake, or…

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