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Dinner Ideas

Dinner Ideas

When most people look for dinner ideas, it's usually for one of two reasons. They want dinner ideas to change things up a bit, or they need dinner ideas for tonight and the clock is ticking.

We made it easy with weeks of planned daily dinner ideas. You can use many of the menus as dinner ideas for tonight because they're quick, easy and family friendly.

Pressed for time (or just don't want to spend hours in the kitchen)? Check out the 30 minute meals! These aren't 30 minute entrees, or recipes that take 30 minutes to prepare. They're entire meals that go from kitchen to dinner table in 30 minutes without sacrificing taste.

Dinner planning, even when it's done on the spur of the moment, doesn't have to be stressful. We have plenty of dinner ideas for tonight and weeks ahead of time, plus 30 minute meals, to make dinner relaxing and enjoyable.

30 Minute Meals

Each complete meal, from entree to sides, is done in 30 minutes!


30 Minute Chicken Meals

  • Easy Garlic Chicken
  • Sesame Chicken and Rice
  • Cornbread Chicken Pot Pie
  • Skillet Chicken with Yellow Rice
  • Lemon Chicken and Noodles
  • Broccoli Chicken Parmesan
  • Easy Sweet and Sour Chicken
  • Pepperoni Chicken Spaghetti
  • Chicken and Kielbasa Couscous
  • Creamed Chicken and Biscuits
Recipes for these and many more

30 Minute Chicken Meals


30 Minute Beef Meals

  • Tex Mex Fiesta Skillet
  • Greek Style Pasta
  • Cornbread Hamburger Pie
  • Broccoli Cheese Bake
  • Philly Cheese Steak Pizza
  • Taco Sandwiches
  • Teriyaki Beef and Noodles
  • Mexican Lasagna
  • Bacon Cheeseburger Pasta
  • Latin Stuffed Peppers
Recipes for these and many more

30 Minute Beef Meals


30 Minute Pork Meals

  • Pizza Casserole
  • Blue Ribbon Pork Chops
  • Pork and Snow Pea Stir-Fry
  • Sausage Broccoli Skillet
  • Corn and Sausage Chowder
  • Meat and Cheese Stromboli
  • Bacon Florentine Fettuccine
  • Apple Cinnamon Kielbasa
  • Italian Sausage and Potatoes
  • Ham and Chicken Biscuit Pie
Recipes for these and many more

30 Minute Pork Meals


30 Minute Pasta & Seafood Meals

  • Savory Salmon Patties
  • Tex Mex Lasagna
  • Easy Garlic Herbed Shrimp
  • Italian Pasta Primavera
  • Herbed Crusted Shrimp Meal
  • Fast Fresh Penne with Feta
  • Skillet Tuna Noodle Casserole
  • Broccoli Bacon Mac and Cheese
  • Shrimp with Pecan Rice
  • Skillet Macaroni and Cheese
Recipes for these and many more

30 Minute Pasta & Seafood Meals

 

4 to 7 Ingredient Dinner Recipes

With each recipe needing only a few ingredients, making a homemade dinner is a breeze!


4 to 7 Ingredient Chicken Meals

  • Baked Crispy Chicken
  • Buttermilk Ranch Chicken Breasts
  • Cheesy Chicken
  • Chicken and Macaroni Spirals
  • Chicken and Ziti Casserole
  • Chicken in Orange Sauce
  • Chicken Nacho Dinner
  • Chicken Parmesan Pasta Toss
  • Chicken Stuffing Casserole
  • Coca-Cola Chicken
Recipes for these and many more

4 to 7 Ingredient Chicken Meals


4 to 7 Ingredient Beef Meals

  • Beer Pretzel Burgers
  • Cornbread Salsa Bake
  • Beef Brisket and Onion Sauce
  • Basil Beef Sirloin
  • Layered Hamburger Bake
  • Peppercorn Steak with Thyme Butter
  • Southwestern Skillet Dinner
  • Cacciatore-Style Penne
  • Depression Meat Loaf
  • Taco Meatballs
Recipes for these and many more

4 to 7 Ingredient Beef Meals


4 to 7 Ingredient Pork Meals

  • Chicken Fried Pork
  • Denver Potato Casserole
  • Ham and Potato Pie
  • Italian Sausage and Potatoes
  • Beer-Glazed Pork Chops
  • Ham Noodle Casserole
  • Canadian Bacon Pizza
  • Apple Pork Chops
  • Pork Chops and Corn Bread Stuffing
  • Smoked Sausage Pasta Bake
Recipes for these and many more

4 to 7 Ingredient Pork Meals


4 to 7 Ingredient Meals

  • Broccoli Noodles Supreme
  • Fresh Tomato Pizza with Pesto
  • Pasta with Fresh Tomatoes and Basil
  • Shrimp and Feta Scampi
  • Chipotle-Bean Enchiladas
  • Oven Omelets with Pesto
  • Baked Ziti
  • Lemon Crusted Salmon
  • Tuna Burger Sandwiches
  • Veggie-Stuffed Potatoes
Recipes for these and many more

4 to 7 Ingredient Meatless & Seafood Meals

 

Freezer Cooking Recipes

Our freezer dinners use fresh ingredients so that you can enjoy a delicious, nutritious meal anytime.


Freezer Cooking Dinners


We aren’t expecting you to spend your only day off in the kitchen preparing meal after meal. These recipes are set up so that you can prepare your meal tonight and an extra one (or 2 or 3!) to put in the freezer for those busy nights.

Freezer Cooking Recipes


4 Weeks of Freezer Cooking Menus


We've put together four weeks worth of freezer cooking recipes, meals that all prepare at least one extra entree to enjoy another night. We've also lightened-up freezer cooking; each meal is under 500 calories.

Freezer Cooking Menu Plans

 

Healthy Recipes

From healthy family dinners to 8 weeks of planned menus, we've made eating healthy easy!


Healthy Dinner Recipes

  • Skillet Pizza Chicken
  • Overnight Cheeseburger Casserole
  • Creamy Tortellini and Ham
  • Baked Shrimp with Tomatoes and Feta
Recipes for these and many more

Healthy Recipes


8 Weeks of Healthy Dinner Menus


Healthy doesn't mean bland as these dinner recipes show, they are all tasty home cooked meals your family will enjoy. With 8 weeks of healthy dinner plans, healthy eating just got a whole lot easier and tastier.


Healthy Dinner Recipes - Menus

 

More Family Dinner Recipes

Chicken favorites, Sunday dinners and Everyday Family Dinners


Chicken Dinners


Great chicken recipes are perfect for pleasing picky eaters and the cooks who like a good, easy meal. These are our family favorites.

Chicken Dinners


4-5 Ingredient Chicken Dinners


You don't need cupboards filled with expensive ingredients to prepare a great meal, and you don't need take-out food to save time. Try these instead.

Super Easy Chicken


Sunday Dinner Ideas


Take time out for a Sunday dinner. Enjoy hearty old-fashioned food with the people who are special to you.

Sunday Dinners


Easy Everyday Dinners


Our collection of easy recipes gives you great tasting breads, meals, sides and desserts you'll love.

Easy Everyday Dinners


8 Weeks of Dinner Menus


Each week includes dinner recipes with a variety of main ingredients. Each day also has side dishes and the recipes for the entire meal. Delicious dinners are easy with 8 weeks of free dinner plans.

Easy Dinner Recipes - Menus


Crock Pot Recipes


Use this great slow cooker recipe stash and your crockpot to solve the dinner dilemma! Get everything ready in the crock pot in the morning and enjoy a wonderful home cooked meal in the evening.

Crock Pot Recipes

 

Easy Weekly Dinner Menu Plans

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