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Weeknight Dinner Recipes

Dinner recipes that work for weeknights or weekends - all simple, delicious, and foolproof!

Looking for inspo? Start with the most popular dinner recipes on this site: Ground beef for tacos without a seasoning packet, slow cooker butter chicken, and 3-ingredient hibachi shrimp are reader favorites!

  • White ceramic skillet with lemon garlic butter pasta topped with fresh parsley.
    Lemon Garlic Butter Pasta
  • plate of sliced smoked turkey with rosemary garnish on navy blue napkin.
    Smoked Turkey Breast (Without Brine)
  • Black ceramic bowl of turkey and dumpling soup with blue dish towel and pieces of baguette.
    Easy Turkey and Dumplings (with canned biscuits!)
  • Platter of sweet potato couscous with crispy sage and feta cheese crumbles.
    Sweet Potato Couscous with Crispy Sage Leaves
  • Vegan Tabouli Salad
  • white bowl with blackened salmon, rice, and broccoli
    Easy Salmon Bowl with Maple Mustard Sauce
  • Stewed okra and tomatoes in a skillet with a wooden spoon.
    Southern Stewed Okra and Tomatoes
  • grilled chicken cobb salad
    Summery Kale Cobb Salad with Pesto Salad Dressing
  • best way to cook salmon cast iron skillet
    Easy Pan Seared Salmon with Skin
  • Skillet with spring veggie risotto surrounded by floral napkin and purple flowers.
    Spring Vegetable Risotto with Leeks
  • Thickly sliced rare steak with blue cheese sauce drizzled over top.
    Favorite Gorgonzola Sauce for Steak
  • Gray ceramic bowl of ground beef and potato curry with rice.
    Ground Beef Curry (Aloo Keema)
  • Braised Chicken Thighs with Leeks and Lemon
    One-Skillet Chicken and Leeks
  • whole30 beef chili with vegetables and green onions
    Whole30 Beef Chili
  • Easy Homemade Baked Chicken Tenders
  • how to roast pork in oven
    Garlic Crusted Pork Roast
  • Grain Bowls with Garlicky Spinach, Roasted Sweet Potatoes, and Tahini Drizzle
  • spicy crab salad poke bowl with carrots and spinach leaves on top.
    Spicy Crab Salad Poke
  • Large blue skillet of caprese pasta topped with burrata and fresh basil.
    Pasta with Tomatoes and Mozzarella (Caprese Pasta)
  • Blue and white skillet of tortellini alfredo with a wooden spoon.
    5-Ingredient Tortellini Alfredo
  • Close up top view of shredded slow cooker al pastor with pineapple and cilantro leaves.
    Slow Cooker al Pastor
  • homemade hibachi shrimp bowl in white serving bowl with asparagus and white rice.
    3-ingredient Hibachi Shrimp
  • close up image of plate with meatloaf and mashed potatoes.
    Easy Meatloaf with Onion Soup Mix
  • Quickest Weeknight Salsa Chicken
  • Chicken Cordon Bleu Skillet
  • Slow Cooker BBQ Chicken
  • Garlic Beef Fried Rice
  • Bacon Basil Panzanella
  • Weeknight Meatball Bolognese
  • Quick Chilaquiles Verdes
  • Lemon broiled chicken with basil sauce, gluten free and dairy free.
    Basil Sauce with Broiled Chicken Breast
  • Green bowl of vegan thai curry topped with tofu.
    Summertime Green Curry {vegan}
  • Spicy Sambal Pork Noodles
  • Crispy Baked Fish
  • Easy Beef and Mushroom Stroganoff
  • Marinated Thai Steak Bites
  • Buttery Sweet Potato Gnocchi with Spinach
  • Lentil Quinoa Bowl with Walnut Pesto
  • 7-Ingredient Kimchi Fried Rice
  • Easy Broiled Salmon with Kimchi Fried Rice
  • Buffalo Turkey Meatballs Low Carb Gluten Free Dinner
    Buffalo Turkey Meatballs with Smashed Cucumbers
  • Grilled Chicken with Smashed Potatoes and Zucchini Pomodoro Sauce

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Hi! I'm Lindsay. I'm a maternal mental health therapist, a recipe developer, food writer, and taker of all kinds of pictures. Thank you so much for being here! This blog is about how to take care of yourself and your people without taking anything too seriously.

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Most Popular Recipes

  • Black skillet with sliced steak and shallot sauce.
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  • indian butter chicken served with rice in a white bowl.
    Easy Slow Cooker Butter Chicken
  • homemade hibachi shrimp bowl in white serving bowl with asparagus and white rice.
    3-ingredient Hibachi Shrimp
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    BEST Easy Asparagus Casserole
  • Braised Chicken Thighs with Leeks and Lemon
    One-Skillet Chicken and Leeks
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