Dinner Ideas

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Dinner is an opportunity for families or friends to gather around the table and pause during their busy day. These great dinner ideas will bring them to the table and ensure they leave the table satisfied. Cooking dinner instead of picking it up at a take-out joint is healthier and all around better for the soul, sometimes you just have to slow down and savor the biscuits and gravy (or pot roast, or steak, or lasagna).

In colonial America, dinner was an afternoon meal, followed by a later light meal (supper). This evolved over the years depending on social class, work schedules and ancestry. Dinner being served in the afternoon was almost a necessity for hard working farm hands to keep their stamina up throughout a grueling day of physical labor. As our society has moved away from four mealtimes, we count on dinner as the biggest meal of the day and as a transition from the work day to leisure.

With lots of great dinner ideas, plus dozens more in our easy recipes section, you can make dinner the wonderful time of day it was meant to be…no matter what day of the week it is. From hearty pot roasts and garlic encrusted steak to the more elegant Cornish hens and everything in between…we’ve got the dinner recipes you’re looking for.


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Recipes for Special Dinners

Barbecue Recipes

Buffet Recipes

Dinner Party Recipes

Prime Rib Recipe

Prime Rib Cooking Instructions



Beef Dinner Recipes

Best Chili Recipe

Best Meatloaf Recipe

Easy Meatloaf Recipe

Easy Mole Sauce Recipe

Meatloaf Recipe

Shepherds Pie Recipe

Simple Meatloaf Recipe

Sloppy Joe Recipe

Cabbage Roll Recipe

Chicken Fried Steak Recipe

Enchilada Recipe

Good Gravy Pot Roast Recipe

Ground Beef Stroganoff

Italian Pot Roast Recipe

Stuffed Peppers Recipe

Swiss Steak Recipe

Tater Tot Casserole Recipe

Yankee Pot Roast Recipe

Pasta Dinner Recipes

Baked Ziti Recipe

Macaroni and Cheese Recipe

Lasagna Recipe

Manicotti Recipe

Spaghetti Pie Recipe

Pesto Broccoli Pasta

Sausage and Peppers Rigatoni




Chicken & Turkey Dinners

100+ Chicken Recipes

Boneless Chicken Recipe

Easy Casserole Recipe

Easy Chicken Salad Recipes

Oven Fried Chicken Recipe

Cornish Hens Recipe

Turkey Meatloaf Recipe


Pork & Miscellaneous Dinners

Crock Pot Recipes

Easy Casserole Recipe II

Easy Mole Sauce Recipe

Healthy Recipes

Shrimp Scampi

Corn Dog Recipe

Coconut Shrimp Recipe

Crab Cake Recipe

Eggplant Parmesan Recipe

Ham Recipes

Pigs In A Blanket Recipe

Apple Glazed Pork Chops

Bisquick Tuna Bake

Potato Chip Fish

Pulled Pork Recipe

Salmon Patty Recipe

Veal Marsala Recipe

Veal Scallopini Recipe

Side Dishes

Baked Beans Recipe

Corn Pudding

Onion Ring Recipe

Twice Baked Potato Recipe

Sweet Potatoes and Apples

Green Beans & Bacon

Cheddar Corn Bake

Sliced Baked Potatoes

Broccoli Cheese Bake

Glazed Carrots

Onion Roasted Potatoes

Corn Fritters

Fried Green Tomatoes Recipe

Garlic Mashed Potatoes

Country Bread Stuffing

French Quarter Green Beans

Green Bean Casserole

Pineapple Stuffing





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