With simple ingredients and minimal preparation, these easy 30-minute meals are the best for busy weeknights! It’s easier than you think to whip up a delicious, balanced meal that you’re family will love!
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30 Minutes to a Meal Everyone Will Love
When mid-weeks gets super busy and hectic, I love to have quick dinners in my menu plan! These 30-minute meals, are fast and easy dinner recipes and ideas.
Whether you’re craving pasta or need a way to use leftover rotisserie chicken, this list is one you’ll come back to again and again.
1. Chicken Taquitos
These creamy baked chicken taquitos deliver cheesy, savory comfort rolled in crispy tortillas. It’s a family-pleasing dinner you’ll want on repeat.
2. Chicken Fettuccine Alfredo
This chicken fettuccine Alfredo mixes tender seasoned chicken with a rich, creamy sauce over fettuccine. It’s Italian restaurant flavor made easy at home in just about 25 minutes.
3. Easy Spaghetti Recipe
A hearty 30-minute spaghetti with rich meat sauce turns simple pantry ingredients into a family favorite weeknight dinner.
4. Taco Soup
A cozy, one-pot taco soup brimming with beef, beans, corn and spices. It’s ready in 30 minutes and perfect with sour cream & tortilla chips.
5. Goulash
A cozy one-pot American goulash with beef and elbow noodles simmered in rich tomato sauce. It’s comfort food that’s easy to stir up on busy weeknights.
6. Cheeseburger Sliders
Juicy ground beef and melty cheese tucked into sweet Hawaiian rolls, brushed with a garlic-butter topping then baked until golden, cheeseburger sliders make dinner simple!
7. Copycat Panera Mac and Cheese
Rich, bakery-style Panera mac & cheese with creamy white cheddar sauce and tender pasta shells. It’s comfort food that feels gourmet in just 30 minutes.
8. Ham Fried Rice
This easy ham fried rice turns cold leftover rice, veggies, scrambled egg, and savory ham into a flavorful, take-out rival that is ready in just about 20 minutes.
9. Thai Chicken Lettuce Wraps
Ground chicken tossed in sweet-chili, soy & lime, piled high in crisp butter lettuce leaves with fresh cilantro. Thai chicken lettuce wraps are spicy, fresh, done in under 30.
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Ashley
Now I know what I’m eating for the next month. We have loved so many of the recipes on this list!
Lucy Parissi
You’ve got some great categories in this round up – something to match all moods.