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Everybody understands the struggle of getting dinner on the table after a long day. If you're looking for a simple recipe to simplify your weeknight, you've come to the right place--easy dinners are our specialty. We all have our favorite go-to pasta meals for busy nights, and a roast chicken always hits the spot, but when our usual recipes get boring, look here for meal ideas. These quick-and-easy dinner recipes offer up major inspiration, even on those busy nights when you're drawing a blank on what to make. For an easy supper that you can depend on, we picked out some of the tried-and-true favorites that have gotten us through even the busiest of days. Whether you're cooking for yourself or for a family, these easy dinner recipes are sure to leave everyone satisfied and stress-free.
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Baked Chili Cheese Dogs in Easy Dinner Recipes,A guaranteed crowd favorite. Promise! So easy to make and you can bake it right in the oven for that melted cheesy goodness! Either way. This mountain of cheesy goodness. I’ll douse my hot dog with extra chili and extra onions. This recipe for Oven Baked Chili Dogs is so delicious and would be a great idea for a summer potluck or some game day food. They are a yummy alternative to regular hot dogs!
Baked Chili Cheese Dogs
Slow Cooker White Chicken Chili in Easy Dinner Recipes,The easiest crockpot recipe of your life! It’s a one-pot wonder – no searing, no fuss. Simply throw everything right in! I love a good crockpot recipe. Especially the ones that cook low and slow for 7-8 hours, undisturbed, as you walk into the door from work where dinner is magically finished and set. But then there are those other crockpot recipes that require a little bit of babysitting – ex. an initial sear before that low-and-slow goodness or a cornstarch slurry at the very end of cooking time. But again, I truly love all slow cooker recipes. But I’m just not particularly fond of the ones that require that extra step, you know? That’s why this recipe has quickly become my favorite recipe yet.
Slow Cooker White Chicken Chili
Pan-Seared Salmon in Easy Dinner Recipes,Pan-seared salmon always feels so fancy, but it is really easy to make, and fast! Cherry tomatoes star in this dish, along with marinated mozzarella and oregano. Perfect summer weeknight meal to take advantage of summer tomatoes! The best thing about salmon/fish is how FAST it is to make. It's a simple recipe, cook less than 30 mins from start to finish.
Pan-Seared Salmon
Chinese Chicken Salad in Easy Dinner Recipes,Restaurant quality that you can easily make right at home, except it’s healthier and a million times tastier! I’ve been dying to share this Chinese chicken salad recipe. It’s one of my absolute favorite salads, and every time I feel the need to eat a little healthier, this is what I tend to order out. Except I just can’t justify spending $13-15 each time, especially when they skimp and add about 4 pieces of chicken. Best of all, this homemade version is so easy and much healthier than the restaurant. You can also add more vegetables to your liking, or omit as needed to fit your taste buds. Either way, you’ll never have to order this out again!
Chinese Chicken Salad
Easy Peasy Pumpkin Pie in Easy Dinner Recipes,This Pumpkin Pie is so easy to make, I call it Easy Peasy Pumpkin Pie! It requires just a few ingredients, and five minutes of your time to get it into the oven. Perfect for Thanksgiving and Christmas! Pumpkin pie is a staple at American Thanksgiving and Christmas. It is also one of the easiest pies to make! It is the perfect pie for kids to help out with. I love getting kids involved with cooking and this pie is perfect for them to help with! This recipe is my easy peasy pumpkin pie. All you have to do is put the ingredients in a bowl, mix, bake, and enjoy. It’s delicious. You can feel good because it is homemade. Did I mention that it is also a truly delicious pumpkin pie?
Easy Peasy Pumpkin Pie
5-Ingredient White Chicken Chili in Easy Dinner Recipes,All you need is 5 ingredients and 15 min from start to finish! That’s it! It doesn’t get any simpler, easier or tastier! I just had to share this epic chili. It takes just five ingredients and it comes together in fifteen minutes from start to finish. Really. All you need is chicken broth, leftover roasted chicken from the night before, beans, salsa verde, and cumin. That’s it! From there, you can add some fun toppings like fresh avocado and sour cream but either way, you’ll be so cozy with a piping hot, steaming bowl of this chili. You’ll also be able to feed an army with this so you’ll be well-fed for a couple of nights!
5-Ingredient White Chicken Chili
Sweet Potato Chili in Easy Dinner Recipes,Loaded with Italian sausage, sweet potatoes, and vegetables, this is a chili that will warm you up without weighing you down. Indulge yourself in a bowl of spicy Paleo Sweet Potato Chili that is spicy and full of Italian sausage. It's thick, rich and slightly sweet. Make a double batch of this quick vegetarian chili, eat it for lunch the next day or freeze the extras for another night. This sweet potato chili recipe is all-star and a family favorite! It's a delicious healthy dinner recipe where you won't miss the meat.
Sweet Potato Chili
Vegan Chili in Easy Dinner Recipes,This simple vegetarian chili recipe tastes incredible! It's easy to make with basic pantry ingredients, vegetables, and spices. Gluten-free and easily vegan. Learn how to make Vegan Chili in less than an hour. This recipe is a crowd-pleaser and guaranteed to satisfy vegan, vegetarian, and meat-eaters alike. When it comes to creating and sharing vegan recipes I used to always think about it from a meat-eaters standpoint. So believe me, it won't let you down!
Vegan Chili
Restaurant-Style Pan Seared Salmon in Easy Dinner Recipes,Golden-crisp on top and just barely cooked in the center, this pan-seared salmon is easy to make and elegant to serve. Golden and crisp on top and just barely cooked at the center, this pan-seared salmon is one of my go-to recipes when I have to hit the kitchen running. Not only is it fast — but 15 minutes start to finish — it’s also elegant. In fact, it’s the way salmon is typically prepared in fine dining restaurants. This is really more of a technique than a recipe, and it’s easy to master at home.
Restaurant-Style Pan Seared Salmon
Easy Lo Mein in Easy Dinner Recipes,Lo Mein is a fantastic Chinese takeout option if you’re looking for something a bit thicker than the traditional Chow Mein. The easiest lo mein you will ever make in 15 minutes from start to finish. It is so much quicker, tastier and healthier than take-out! A traditional chow mein has noodles that are boiled, then stir-fried until having a slightly crisped exterior while lo mein is boiled then tossed in a sauce without cooking the noodles an additional amount. The noodles are roughly the same, both egg noodles, but lo mein noodles are normally thicker and chewier.
Easy Lo Mein
Juicy Lucy Burgers in Easy Dinner Recipes,A favorite of Minnesotans! The famous Juicy Lucy! Mmmm. So good. You MUST use American cheese on this to achieve the juiciness in the middle! I like sauteed mushrooms and onions on mine! It's absolutely delicious and once you tried it out, you will make it over and over again!
Juicy Lucy Burgers
Tavern Style Hamburgers in Easy Dinner Recipes,Here is the hamburger you get in better taverns and bars, plump and juicy, with a thick char that gives way to tender, medium-rare meat. It is best cooked in a heavy, cast-iron skillet slicked with oil or fat. Ask a butcher for coarse-ground chuck steak, with at least a 20 percent fat content, or grind your own. Keep it in the refrigerator until you are ready to cook, and then when you do, form your patties gently. Season after the meat is in the pan.
Tavern Style Hamburgers
Vegetarian Chili in Easy Dinner Recipes,This recipe is a great alternative to traditional chili. It combines onions, carrots, celery, red and green bell pepper, mushrooms, tomatoes, and corn. This easy to make vegetarian chili recipe has been a staple around here for years. It's super hearty, so delicious and I promise you won't miss the meat. This amazing vegetarian chili recipe is easy to make in the Instant Pot, Crock-Pot or on the stovetop. It's naturally gluten-free and vegan.
Vegetarian Chili
Caramelized Pineapple Hamburger in Easy Dinner Recipes,Did you know that pineapple is a traditional symbol of hospitality? If that's not an excuse to share our Hawaiian-inspired dish with loved ones, we don't know what is. This hamburger with caramelized pineapple adds a hint of sweetness, and the slaw adds a welcome crunch. Together, the combination is unbeatable.
Caramelized Pineapple Hamburger
Braised Short Rib and Sweet Potato Chili in Easy Dinner Recipes,Braising only sounds fancy: This easy chili slow-cooks short ribs until their fall-apart tender. Sweet potatoes and Jalapeno peppers round it out. An easy meat chili with a bit of heat. Lots of ingredients but simple to make. in just an hour and a half. Your family will be eager to taste this one. Braising only sounds fancy: This easy chili slow-cooks short ribs until their fall-apart tender. Sweet potatoes and Jalapeno peppers round it out.
Braised Short Rib and Sweet Potato Chili
One Pot Chili Mac and Cheese in Easy Dinner Recipes,Two favorite comfort foods come together in this super easy, 30 min one-pot meal that the whole family will go crazy for! About this mac and cheese. Now it’s not your ordinary mac and cheese. It’s mac and cheese combined with a super easy homemade chili using pantry ingredients, combining two of your favorite kinds of comfort foods in a single one-pot meal. It’s quick, easy and sure to be a hit with the entire family. You can’t beat that!
One Pot Chili Mac and Cheese
Spicy Pork and Cauliflower Chili in Easy Dinner Recipes,Roasted pork loin rubbed in cumin, brown sugar, and cayenne tastes insanely delicious when stewed with tomatoes and cauliflower. This is a slightly more spicy take on the paleo-style cauliflower fried rice with pork. You could use any protein. Adjust the poblano chili to mild it down or heat it as desired. Liquid amino can be used in place of the soy sauce if desired. You can also small pork chops for this recipe; about the size of your palm.
Spicy Pork and Cauliflower Chili

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    Everybody understands the struggle of getting dinner on the table after a long day. If you're looking for a simple recipe to simplify your weeknight, you've come to the right place--easy dinners are our specialty. We all have our favorite go-to pasta meals for busy nights, and a roast chicken always hits the spot, but when our usual recipes get boring, look here for meal ideas. These quick-and-easy dinner recipes offer up major inspiration, even on those busy nights when you're drawing a blank on what to make. For an easy supper that you can depend on, we picked out some of the tried-and-true favorites that have gotten us through even the busiest of days. Whether you're cooking for yourself or for a family, these easy dinner recipes are sure to leave everyone satisfied and stress-free.
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    Holiday And Seasonal Recipes Ultimate Meatloaf Recipe 9 Easy Dinner Recipes Recipes, Dinners and Easy Meal Ideas
    Baked Chili Cheese Dogs in Easy Dinner Recipes,A guaranteed crowd favorite. Promise! So easy to make and you can bake it right in the oven for that melted cheesy goodness! Either way. This mountain of cheesy goodness. I’ll douse my hot dog with extra chili and extra onions. This recipe for Oven Baked Chili Dogs is so delicious and would be a great idea for a summer potluck or some game day food. They are a yummy alternative to regular hot dogs!
    Baked Chili Cheese Dogs
    30 minutes
    easy
    Slow Cooker White Chicken Chili in Easy Dinner Recipes,The easiest crockpot recipe of your life! It’s a one-pot wonder – no searing, no fuss. Simply throw everything right in! I love a good crockpot recipe. Especially the ones that cook low and slow for 7-8 hours, undisturbed, as you walk into the door from work where dinner is magically finished and set. But then there are those other crockpot recipes that require a little bit of babysitting – ex. an initial sear before that low-and-slow goodness or a cornstarch slurry at the very end of cooking time. But again, I truly love all slow cooker recipes. But I’m just not particularly fond of the ones that require that extra step, you know? That’s why this recipe has quickly become my favorite recipe yet.
    Slow Cooker White Chicken Chili
    500 minutes
    easy
    Pan-Seared Salmon in Easy Dinner Recipes,Pan-seared salmon always feels so fancy, but it is really easy to make, and fast! Cherry tomatoes star in this dish, along with marinated mozzarella and oregano. Perfect summer weeknight meal to take advantage of summer tomatoes! The best thing about salmon/fish is how FAST it is to make. It's a simple recipe, cook less than 30 mins from start to finish.
    Pan-Seared Salmon
    25 minutes
    easy
    Chinese Chicken Salad in Easy Dinner Recipes,Restaurant quality that you can easily make right at home, except it’s healthier and a million times tastier! I’ve been dying to share this Chinese chicken salad recipe. It’s one of my absolute favorite salads, and every time I feel the need to eat a little healthier, this is what I tend to order out. Except I just can’t justify spending $13-15 each time, especially when they skimp and add about 4 pieces of chicken. Best of all, this homemade version is so easy and much healthier than the restaurant. You can also add more vegetables to your liking, or omit as needed to fit your taste buds. Either way, you’ll never have to order this out again!
    Chinese Chicken Salad
    55 minutes
    easy
    Easy Peasy Pumpkin Pie in Easy Dinner Recipes,This Pumpkin Pie is so easy to make, I call it Easy Peasy Pumpkin Pie! It requires just a few ingredients, and five minutes of your time to get it into the oven. Perfect for Thanksgiving and Christmas! Pumpkin pie is a staple at American Thanksgiving and Christmas. It is also one of the easiest pies to make! It is the perfect pie for kids to help out with. I love getting kids involved with cooking and this pie is perfect for them to help with! This recipe is my easy peasy pumpkin pie. All you have to do is put the ingredients in a bowl, mix, bake, and enjoy. It’s delicious. You can feel good because it is homemade. Did I mention that it is also a truly delicious pumpkin pie?
    Easy Peasy Pumpkin Pie
    55 minutes
    easy
    5-Ingredient White Chicken Chili in Easy Dinner Recipes,All you need is 5 ingredients and 15 min from start to finish! That’s it! It doesn’t get any simpler, easier or tastier! I just had to share this epic chili. It takes just five ingredients and it comes together in fifteen minutes from start to finish. Really. All you need is chicken broth, leftover roasted chicken from the night before, beans, salsa verde, and cumin. That’s it! From there, you can add some fun toppings like fresh avocado and sour cream but either way, you’ll be so cozy with a piping hot, steaming bowl of this chili. You’ll also be able to feed an army with this so you’ll be well-fed for a couple of nights!
    5-Ingredient White Chicken Chili
    15 minutes
    easy
    Sweet Potato Chili in Easy Dinner Recipes,Loaded with Italian sausage, sweet potatoes, and vegetables, this is a chili that will warm you up without weighing you down. Indulge yourself in a bowl of spicy Paleo Sweet Potato Chili that is spicy and full of Italian sausage. It's thick, rich and slightly sweet. Make a double batch of this quick vegetarian chili, eat it for lunch the next day or freeze the extras for another night. This sweet potato chili recipe is all-star and a family favorite! It's a delicious healthy dinner recipe where you won't miss the meat.
    Sweet Potato Chili
    50 minutes
    easy
    Vegan Chili in Easy Dinner Recipes,This simple vegetarian chili recipe tastes incredible! It's easy to make with basic pantry ingredients, vegetables, and spices. Gluten-free and easily vegan. Learn how to make Vegan Chili in less than an hour. This recipe is a crowd-pleaser and guaranteed to satisfy vegan, vegetarian, and meat-eaters alike. When it comes to creating and sharing vegan recipes I used to always think about it from a meat-eaters standpoint. So believe me, it won't let you down!
    Vegan Chili
    75 minutes
    easy
    Restaurant-Style Pan Seared Salmon in Easy Dinner Recipes,Golden-crisp on top and just barely cooked in the center, this pan-seared salmon is easy to make and elegant to serve. Golden and crisp on top and just barely cooked at the center, this pan-seared salmon is one of my go-to recipes when I have to hit the kitchen running. Not only is it fast — but 15 minutes start to finish — it’s also elegant. In fact, it’s the way salmon is typically prepared in fine dining restaurants. This is really more of a technique than a recipe, and it’s easy to master at home.
    Restaurant-Style Pan Seared Salmon
    20 minutes
    easy
    Easy Lo Mein in Easy Dinner Recipes,Lo Mein is a fantastic Chinese takeout option if you’re looking for something a bit thicker than the traditional Chow Mein. The easiest lo mein you will ever make in 15 minutes from start to finish. It is so much quicker, tastier and healthier than take-out! A traditional chow mein has noodles that are boiled, then stir-fried until having a slightly crisped exterior while lo mein is boiled then tossed in a sauce without cooking the noodles an additional amount. The noodles are roughly the same, both egg noodles, but lo mein noodles are normally thicker and chewier.
    Easy Lo Mein
    25 minutes
    easy
    Juicy Lucy Burgers in Easy Dinner Recipes,A favorite of Minnesotans! The famous Juicy Lucy! Mmmm. So good. You MUST use American cheese on this to achieve the juiciness in the middle! I like sauteed mushrooms and onions on mine! It's absolutely delicious and once you tried it out, you will make it over and over again!
    Juicy Lucy Burgers
    25 minutes
    easy
    Tavern Style Hamburgers in Easy Dinner Recipes,Here is the hamburger you get in better taverns and bars, plump and juicy, with a thick char that gives way to tender, medium-rare meat. It is best cooked in a heavy, cast-iron skillet slicked with oil or fat. Ask a butcher for coarse-ground chuck steak, with at least a 20 percent fat content, or grind your own. Keep it in the refrigerator until you are ready to cook, and then when you do, form your patties gently. Season after the meat is in the pan.
    Tavern Style Hamburgers
    20 minutes
    easy
    Vegetarian Chili in Easy Dinner Recipes,This recipe is a great alternative to traditional chili. It combines onions, carrots, celery, red and green bell pepper, mushrooms, tomatoes, and corn. This easy to make vegetarian chili recipe has been a staple around here for years. It's super hearty, so delicious and I promise you won't miss the meat. This amazing vegetarian chili recipe is easy to make in the Instant Pot, Crock-Pot or on the stovetop. It's naturally gluten-free and vegan.
    Vegetarian Chili
    60 minutes
    easy
    Caramelized Pineapple Hamburger in Easy Dinner Recipes,Did you know that pineapple is a traditional symbol of hospitality? If that's not an excuse to share our Hawaiian-inspired dish with loved ones, we don't know what is. This hamburger with caramelized pineapple adds a hint of sweetness, and the slaw adds a welcome crunch. Together, the combination is unbeatable.
    Caramelized Pineapple Hamburger
    40 minutes
    easy
    Braised Short Rib and Sweet Potato Chili in Easy Dinner Recipes,Braising only sounds fancy: This easy chili slow-cooks short ribs until their fall-apart tender. Sweet potatoes and Jalapeno peppers round it out. An easy meat chili with a bit of heat. Lots of ingredients but simple to make. in just an hour and a half. Your family will be eager to taste this one. Braising only sounds fancy: This easy chili slow-cooks short ribs until their fall-apart tender. Sweet potatoes and Jalapeno peppers round it out.
    Braised Short Rib and Sweet Potato Chili
    90 minutes
    easy
    One Pot Chili Mac and Cheese in Easy Dinner Recipes,Two favorite comfort foods come together in this super easy, 30 min one-pot meal that the whole family will go crazy for! About this mac and cheese. Now it’s not your ordinary mac and cheese. It’s mac and cheese combined with a super easy homemade chili using pantry ingredients, combining two of your favorite kinds of comfort foods in a single one-pot meal. It’s quick, easy and sure to be a hit with the entire family. You can’t beat that!
    One Pot Chili Mac and Cheese
    30 minutes
    easy
    Spicy Pork and Cauliflower Chili in Easy Dinner Recipes,Roasted pork loin rubbed in cumin, brown sugar, and cayenne tastes insanely delicious when stewed with tomatoes and cauliflower. This is a slightly more spicy take on the paleo-style cauliflower fried rice with pork. You could use any protein. Adjust the poblano chili to mild it down or heat it as desired. Liquid amino can be used in place of the soy sauce if desired. You can also small pork chops for this recipe; about the size of your palm.
    Spicy Pork and Cauliflower Chili
    95 minutes
    easy