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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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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!…

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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…

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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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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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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Ultimate Pizza Dough Recipe

This is the ULTIMATE Pizza Dough Recipe! This easy pizza crust recipe can be made thick, thin, or personal sized with whole wheat or gluten free flour. You can make a baked pizza crust or a grilled pizza recipe. Top it with whatever you like for the best dinner, or make a dessert pizza! Never thought you could…

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How to Pit Cherries with a straw

Want to make a cherry pie, but don’t have a cherry pitter? Here’s how to pit cherries with a straw (and some other easy methods) that will make your life easier this cherry season! So you’ve brought home a bunch of fresh cherries and want to make a pie or pie filling, or maybe you…

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Peanut Butter Nutella Nutter Butter Pie

If you love Nutella and peanut butter you will love this no-bake pie recipe. Basically, it’s a combination of a Nutella pie with a peanut pie to create the ultimate Peanut Butter Nutella pie! This is an easy no bake pie with a peanut butter cookie crust. It’s peanut butter and chocolate heaven! I can’t…

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BEST Strawberry Shortcake Recipes

I love strawberry shortcake and decided that all of my favorite recipes needed one spot to live. Here you’ll find the BEST Strawberry Shortcake recipes all in one place! Strawberry shortcake has so many different variations: you can make it as a cake or as cupcakes, as biscuits or pie. There are just so many…

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Biscuit Strawberry Shortcake Recipe

This Strawberry Shortcake recipe with strawberries, whipped cream and cream biscuits! This classic dessert is made completely from scratch and the perfect way to serve fresh strawberries. Skip the packaged shortcakes from the store and make these cream biscuits – you won’t be sorry! We LOVE strawberry shortcake. I remember as a kid, my mom…

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4th of July Cookies (Easy Decorating)

If you love making sugar cookies for holidays, then these 4th of July Cookies are ones you should make this summer! I love decorated sugar cookies but I always have a hard time making the perfect decorations – until now. These easy tips will show you how easy it is to decorate sugar cookies in…

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No Bake Lemon Pie

Lemon Cream Pie is perfect for spring! It’s bursting with lemon flavor and is cool and creamy. Soft whipped cream combined with tart lemon filling combines to make the most amazing dessert. Add a cookie crust and you get a sweet treat no one can resist! Need a little sunshine? This easy Lemon Pie is…

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BEST Chocolate Cake Recipe

This recipe makes the BEST Chocolate Cake and it’s the only recipe you need! NEVER buy a box again: this cake recipe makes a layer cake, a sheet cake, or 24 cupcakes! This is an easy and amazing cake with my absolute favorite fudgy chocolate frosting. I’m not great at making cakes but if I…

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