26 Easy And Delicious Dinner Recipes
We are all busy in our lives. Our family has one rule.No matter how busy we are we have our dinner together every night. We share our experiences of the day together at our dinner table. It really feels wonderful. So for me, the dinner recipes have to be the best meal of the entire day.
Sometimes one of my family members brings guests also for dinner and I get so excited. In fact, it brings out the best in me on that night and who doesn’t like praise?
There are a lot of options for dinner recipes but these are the most delicious and
Easy Dinner Recipes
1. Creamy Chicken Piccata Recipe
My entire family loves chicken so I always try different chicken recipes to entice them. They get so excited about new chicken dishes. I love to see the joy in their eyes. In half an hour you can prepare this recipe.
With the combination of 11 ingredients including chicken breasts, heavy cream, butter, flour, olive oil, and lemon juice you can make a lovely creamy chicken piccata recipe.
This is one of the best chicken recipes.
2. Pineapple Salmon
You can make this recipe with either mango or pineapple. Both will be delicious. With 10 ingredients including salmon, kosher salt, pineapple, pineapple juice, and garlic you can make a delicious meal for your entire family.
My neighbor requested me to make this recipe for her birthday dinner party and I happily obliged. It really feels so good when your dish is in demand.
3. Zucchini Pizza Casserole
My whole family loves pizza. Once you will taste this pizza I can assure you, you will want more of it. It is better to grow zucchini in your backyard. We just need an excuse to make pizza at our place. Every week we have pizza at least once.
You can make this pizza within an hour. I get the request to make this pizza every other day. But excess of anything is not good. So every Saturday is our pizza day.
I make sure to run at least for an hour the next day to get rid of the excess calorie. But we all love this pizza.
4. Greek Chicken And Vegetables
Well, it may seem like it will take a lot of time to prepare the delicious Greek chicken and vegetables but it can be prepared in less than an hour. The meat juices mix with the vegetable and it gives such a nice aroma.
With a combination of chicken breasts, olive oil, tomatoes, lemon, and black pepper you can make a mouth-watering dish. My friend just dropped by on the night I made this and she absolutely loved it.
5. Baked Mac And Cheese
I love macaroni and who doesn’t love cheese? When both these are added together in a recipe, it has to be yummy. Kids just love anything with cheese so whenever I make this recipe the kids get so excited.
My niece had come to spend a few days with us and she had no idea about this recipe so I gave her a surprise. She absolutely loved the recipe filled with cheese, butter, macaroni, and milk.
6. Cabbage Roll Casserole
Since Cabbage roll casserole takes some time to make, precisely 100 minutes. I try to make it on Sundays as I am really busy on other days. I get requests from my family members after every 8-10 days to make this dish. So I make it a point to make the dish twice a month.
With a combination of ground beef, rice, olive oil, garlic, cheese, and of course cabbage the dish smells so nice. I sometimes prepare this recipe for my guests also and the next day I get calls for the recipe. I won’t lie I love this gesture.
7. Vegetarian Pot Pie
Within half an hour you can make a vegetarian pot pie. It is very easy to make and for people who prefer only vegetarian food, this is one of the best recipes you will ever have.
With ingredients like carrots, garlic, and onion, you can also add potato or mushroom as per your taste and you have one of the yummiest food recipes. It is one of my favorite veg dinner recipes.
8. Broccoli Chicken Casserole
It is one of the most satisfying comfort food and one of the most delicious dinner recipes. The time for the entire preparation is around 65 minutes. You need to preheat the oven to around 400 degrees Fahrenheit.
With a combination of broccoli, chicken, flour, olive oil, black pepper, and salt, you have the delicious broccoli chicken casserole.
The good thing about the recipe is, it is one of the easiest healthy dinner recipes.
9. Slow Cooker Vegetable Beef Soup
I love to have soup for dinner. So once a week we try different soups. Slow cooker vegetable beef soup is one of the most popular soups in my family. Everyone seems to love it.
With a combination of stew meat, tomatoes, vegetable oil, garlic, and a few mixed vegetables, the dish makes your dinner very special.
10. Spaghetti And Meatballs
Spaghetti and meatballs are one of my favorite dinner recipes. I simply love it. In fact, I can have it at least thrice a week. It takes around 60 minutes to prepare the meal.
The sauce is the hero of the recipe. So make sure the sauce is up to the mark.
With an amazing combination of tomatoes, onion, bread, ground beef, and of course spaghetti serve this meal to your near and dear ones and they will surely praise you.
11. Pork Chops
Pork chops are always in demand in my family. In fact for special occasions and holidays also my family insists on having pork chops. I really like to make everyone happy so I happily make it for them every now and then.
With boneless pork chops, butter, salt, and olive oil you can make the yummiest pork chops. It does not take more than 40 minutes to prepare but it makes everyone satisfied.
12. Pasta E Fagioli
The kids in my family love pasta. So I have to keep on looking for new ways of making pasta. Pasta E Fagioli is one of our favorite dinner menus. Whenever I am not sure about the dish I want to prepare I make this dish because I know this will always be liked by my family.
With an amazing combination of pasta, tomatoes, chicken, onion, and garlic you can make a lovely-looking dish that is very delicious as well.
13. Chicken Parmesan
We went for a movie and after coming back home I was a little tired so wanted to make something very quick for dinner. I wanted my family to enjoy the dinner too as we always discuss the movie we saw at the dinner table.
Then I thought of making Chicken Parmesan. With the combination of eggs, chicken breasts, garlic, and tomato you can make a delicious quick dinner recipe.
14. Spinach Lasagna
I love spinach lasagna. It is simply one of the most delicious recipes ever. The recipe takes more than an hour to prepare so I make it on Saturdays or Sundays when I have a little more time.
For spinach lasagna everything has to be in a proportionate amount otherwise you will not get the desired taste and flavor. With lasagna noodles, salt, mozzarella cheese, spinach, and pepper you can make this yummy dish.
15. French Onion Smothered Pork Chops
This is an easy weeknight dinner recipe.
Always check for doneness using an instant-read thermometer. This will help you get the best taste.
The recipe takes around 40 minutes to make.
You need to preheat the oven to 350°F.
With a combination of boneless pork chops, cheddar cheese, sour cream, and French fried onions you can make this wonderful dish.
16. Marry Me Chicken
This is not just a dinner recipe, it is a crowd pleaser too.
If you are health conscious then this recipe is even more appealing to you as it is a low-carb keto-friendly recipe.
This is a make-ahead recipe too. The recipe takes 45 minutes to make.
You need to preheat the oven to 375 degrees Fahrenheit.
The ingredients needed are heavy cream, oregano, parmesan cheese, basil, and chicken breasts.
17. Chicken Crescent Rolls
It is comfort food at its best and an easy dinner recipe idea.
It is best served with roasted broccoli.
You can even keep the leftovers in the fridge in an airtight container and it will be good for up to 4 days.
When you see that crescent rolls are golden brown, you know it is done.
The recipe takes around half an hour to make.
You need to preheat the oven to 350°F.
With a combination of just five ingredients crescent roll dough, cheddar cheese, milk, cooked chicken, and cream of mushroom soup you can make this lovely dinner recipe.
18. Mongolian Ground Beef Noodles
This is an easy and quick dinner recipe and takes only 15 minutes.
You need a medium skillet for this.
The ingredients include lean ground beef, hoisin sauce, sesame seeds, Linguine noodles, and ginger.
19. Meatball Subs
It is a perfect busy weeknight dinner recipe.
You can either use fresh or frozen meatballs for this recipe.
You can either use submarine rolls or hot dog buns. It is best served with pasta salad or potato salad.
The recipe takes around half an hour to make.
The ingredients include ground beef, oregano, basil, Italian breadcrumbs, and marinara sauce.
20. Crack Chicken And Rice Casserole
It is one of the best comfort food and is budget-friendly too.
The recipe takes around an hour to make.
You need to preheat the oven to 350°F.
With a combination of boxed rice and pasta, cheddar cheese, cooked chicken breast, carrots, and onion you can make this lovely recipe.
21. Garlic Butter Steak Bites
You need a cast iron skillet for this recipe.
This recipe is best served with roasted veggies. It is a quick dinner recipe and takes just 15 minutes.
With a mix of bite-sized steak, parsley, butter, salt, and garlic you can make this wonderful dinner recipe.
22. Creamy White Chicken Enchiladas
It is one of the most popular family meals. People from all age groups love it.
This recipe is made using rotisserie chicken but you can use boneless chicken too.
To make it you need to preheat the oven to 350°F.
With a combination of tortillas, sour cream, cream cheese, rotisserie chicken, flour, and Monterey jack cheese you can make this delicious dish.
23. Beef Stew
This is one of my favorite winter night dinner recipes.
The recipe takes close to one and a half hours to make.
With a mix of garlic, tomato paste, sirloin steak, cremini mushrooms, and red wine you can make this lovely dish.
24. Beef Stroganoff
After a busy day, I don’t want to spend much time in the kitchen and this recipe with minimum effort and maximum outcome fit the bill perfectly.
This recipe is best served on top of egg noodles.
The recipe takes only half an hour to make.
The recipe includes egg noodles, garlic, parsley, ground beef, and sour cream.
25. Sweet & Spicy Pineapple Salmon
It requires 5 minutes of prep time and 20 minutes of cooking time.
The ingredients include salmon, pineapple juice, soy sauce, sweet chili sauce and pineapple.
26. Classic Zucchini Pizza Casserole
The recipe requires 15 minutes of prep time and 40 minutes of cooking time.
The ingredients zucchini, turkey, black pepper, onion and garlic.
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24 Easy Dinner Ideas
Find easy dinner recipes that are quick to make and taste delicious. These recipes are perfect for busy weeknights and you can make them on weekends too.
Ingredients
- Creamy Chicken Piccata Recipe
- Pineapple Salmon
- Zucchini Pizza Casserole
- Greek Chicken And Vegetables
- Baked Mac And Cheese
- Cabbage Roll Casserole
- Vegetarian Pot Pie
- Broccoli Chicken Casserole
- Slow Cooker Vegetable Beef Soup
- Spaghetti And Meatballs
- Pork Chops
- Pasta Fagioli
- Chicken Parmesan
- Spinach Lasagna
- French Onion Smothered Pork Chops
- Marry Me Chicken
- Chicken Crescent Rolls
- Mongolian Ground Beef Noodles
- Meatball Subs
- Crack Chicken And Rice Casserole
- Garlic Butter Steak Bites
- Creamy White Chicken Enchiladas
- Beef Stew
- Beef Stroganoff
Instructions
- Choose your favorite recipe.
- Organize all the ingredients.
- Prepare your dinner meal.