Weeknight Dinner Winners: 15 Quick and Easy Recipes for Busy Families

For those nights when you need dinner in a hurry, check out these tried and true recipes that won’t let you down.

Baked Chicken Tamale Pie Casserole with A Cornbread Crust

 

This easy Chicken Tamale Pie makes any weeknight dinner a fan-favorite. With a cornbread base, a rotisserie chicken and enchilada sauce, you’ll only need one pot for this recipe. An oven baked skillet dinner you can prep in less than 30 minutes.

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Juicy and Tender Stuffed Pork Chops with Herbed Stuffing

You’ll love this flavorful recipe for stuffed pork chops and gravy. It’s simple to follow and makes tender, savory, juicy pork chops – boneless or bone-in. You’ll enjoy every bite, bursting with Thanksgiving-style stuffing and drizzled with homemade stovetop gravy. 

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Hamburger Casserole with Potatoes

This hamburger and potato casserole is filled with everything you need for a delicious meal. Creamy potatoes with seasoned ground beef covered in cheese makes an ultimate comfort meal the whole family will love. No can of soup needed!

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One Pan Baked Queso Chicken

Baked Queso Chicken will be your new favorite weeknight meal! It’s not only QUICK and EASY, but delicious.  With just a few ingredients and a special tip, you’ll have moist and tender chicken on the table with almost no effort.

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Southern Chicken Fried Steak with White Gravy

Tender, juicy, and crispy chicken fried steak served with creamy white gravy and all your favorite sides. Does it get any better than that? Fried in just ¼ inch of hot oil like your favorite fried chicken, this classic dish takes less than 30 minutes to make. 

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Homemade Chicken Pot Pie With Puff Pastry

This super easy chicken pot pie recipe is made with flaky puff pastry instead of a classic pie crust for ease and a beautiful crispy texture on top. Made with rotisserie chicken and packed with your favorite veggies, this recipe is a crispy, creamy, oven-baked delight that can be on the table in under an hour.

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Ground Chicken Meatballs Recipe with Marsala

Ground chicken meatballs, coated in a Marsala cream sauce are by far our favorite dinner recipe.  A simple dinner that feels decadent with this amazing cream sauce. Brown the meatballs in a skillet first to create the base for the Marsala sauce. Go ahead and make a double batch and freeze for later.

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Tuna & Noodle Casserole without Canned Soup

Nothing brings out childhood nostalgia like your mom’s tuna & noodle casserole, and this recipe is made with all the yummy ingredients you remember and love about this classic dish (and a few things you’ll be glad it doesn’t). A simple dinner casserole for the whole family, it’s crunchy, creamy, cheesy, and has no canned soup or peas! Potato chips on top give it a salty crunchy finish.

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Skillet Hamburger and Rice Casserole in One Pot

Hamburger rice casserole is a quick, delicious dinner that’s cooked entirely on the stovetop. This one-pot cheesy casserole is a flavor-packed supper your family will love, and you don’t even have to turn on the oven. No need to cook the rice, it cooks right with the ground beef.

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One Pot Southwest Chicken and Rice Casserole

This simple one pot Southwest Chicken and Rice can be made start to finish in forty minutes.  Rotisserie chicken, enchilada sauce, Rotel tomatoes and taco seasoning form the Tex-Mex flavors in this delicious weeknight dinner. Take restaurant ACP to the next level with this quick and easy chicken and rice casserole.

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MEXICAN GROUND BEEF SKILLET

This Mexican Ground Beef Skillet is an easy and healthy dinner recipe for busy families. It’s super versatile and can be eaten on its own, with veggies, or used in tacos. It’s also gluten free, paleo, and Whole30 compatible.

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Easy Lemon Garlic Pasta with Zesty Breadcrumbs

Some pasta dishes deserve to be called easy. As in under 30 minutes easy. Easy Lemon Garlic Pasta is a one pan pasta (!) starring a sauce that can be made in 30 minutes or less for weeknight dinners or weekend gatherings. And the zesty breadcrumbs on top make the whole thing sing like Pavarotti.

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One Pan Sun-Dried Tomato Pasta

This one is a sun-dried tomato pasta recipe that is both rich and light at the same time thanks to a chicken broth base and big flavor from the tomatoes. And dinner in 20 minutes has to seal the deal, right?

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Tender Sirloin Tip Roast In Slow Cooker With Vegetables

Your family will say thank you when you make this delicious slow cooker recipe for tender, juicy sirloin tip roast with a mix of delicious vegetables and savory gravy. This make-ahead recipe is an easy-to-prep sirloin tip roast in a slow cooker that is perfect for a hassle-free, mouthwatering dinner.

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30-MINUTE EASY GRILLED SALMON TACOS

Tacos with grilled chili-lime salmon coming right up! Tender, flaky, and bursting with satisfying flavors, these fish tacos are ready in just 30 minutes and will delight with every bite. Worried about over-cooking the salmon? Don’t be! My step-by-step instructions guarantee good grilling results every time. 

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