15 Easy and Quick Weeknight Dinner Recipes

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Busy weeknights call for 15 Easy and Quick Weeknight Dinner Recipes that don’t sacrifice flavor or nutrition. Whether you’re juggling work, school, or after-school activities, having a go-to list of easy food ideas for dinner makes all the difference. These 30-minute dinner recipes are perfect for those evenings when you’re wondering what to make for dinner tonight but don’t want to spend hours of hard work in the kitchen. From comforting pastas to hearty casseroles, these fast dinner recipes will have your family fed and happy in no time.

The midweek slump always has me struggling to decide on what to fix for dinner. Usually by then the menu items and meal plans that I had planned no longer sounded good. And I always found myself searching for new recipes for midweek meals. We can all agree that by the time we are making our midweek dinner recipes, we are tired and in the middle of a long week. All our recipes need to be easy dinner recipes for sure. And with that in mind, I’ve come up with a list of some of Supermom Shuffles Cooking’s best midweek dinner ideas!

Whether it’s chicken breasts, ground beef, or a pasta dish, there is a recipe for a speedy midweek meal that will suit everyone in this list, I guarantee it! Most of these recipes make a lot of food so you’ll also have plenty for the next day!  If you need more ideas for weeknight dinners, don’t forget to check out some of our slow cooker recipes too. We’ve got our slow cooker chicken enchilada soup, and our ever delicious 3-ingredient Slow Cooker Pork Chops! I love the slow cooker because it’s minimal effort. And then I get to smell the deliciousness cooking all day long! If you need help with your time management during the busy weeks, check out our Mommy Time Management Guide on our sister site, Supermom Shuffle!

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Heavy skillet with chicken, tomatoes, spinach and gnocchi in a cream sauce
One-Pot Tuscan Chicken Gnocchi Bake
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2
Pot of cheesy meat bake in the oven pan on a wooden table
Easy One-Pot Cheesy Meat Bake
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3
Baked chicken and biscuits with golden biscuit crust in a blue cast-iron braising pan
Creamy Cheddar Chicken and Biscuits Casserole Recipe
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Easy Twice Baked Mashed Potato Casserole process photo showing a close up of the finished baked dish.
Easy Twice-Baked Mashed Potato Casserole
There is nothing more delicious than a twice-baked potato! But they sure do take quite a bit of time and effort. But not anymore! This recipe has all the awesome parts of twice-baked potatoes without ever having to re-stuff the potato skins! And you can make it ahead of time!
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Simple Ground Beef Puff Pastry on a plate with yellow trim and flowers
Simple Ground Beef Puff Pastry Recipe
This delicious beef puff pastry recipe is perfect for a weeknight dinner or special occasions. It comes out perfect every time and it couldn't be an easier beef recipe! It's a great way to serve dinner to your family quickly and simply!
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Chicken salad on a croissant with ingredients spilling out onto wooden cutting board
Easy Apple Cranberry Pecan Chicken Salad (With NO Mayo!)
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Close up of a finished dish of One-Pot Rigatoni
Quick and Easy One Pot Rigatoni
This one-pot pasta dish is delicious, easy and makes clean up an absolute breeze!
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Easy Chicken Pot Pie recipe completed and on a white plate. The pot pie filling is poured into pastry puff shells with the lids of the puff pastry on top.
Easy Chicken Pot Pie Recipe (With Puff Pastry Crust!)
Chicken pot pie is delicious, but can take a while to make. But not anymore! This recipe for quick and easy chicken pot pie (with puff pastry crust!) will be a new favorite recipe at your house! It has a delicious flavor, it's super easy, and it's amazingly fast to pull together in under 30 minutes!
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Classic 1950's Sloppy Joe recipe on a toasted bun with french fries and ketchup on the side
The Best Homemade Old-Fashioned Sloppy Joes Recipe
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Bowl of lasagna soup with a cheese mixture garnish in a white bowl and spoon
Quick and Easy Lasagna Soup Recipe
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11
Baked chili dog casserole with crescent rolls fresh out of the oven and ready to eat
Chili Cheese Hot Dog Casserole with Crescent Rolls
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12
Honey Teriyaki Glazed Salmon on a plate with a green salad next to it and a fork
Easy Honey Teriyaki Glazed Salmon Baked in Foil 
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Stuffed peppers that have been cooked in the oven and are now ready to eat with corn, tomato sauce, green bell peppers and ground beef
Easy Stuffed Bell Peppers Recipe (For the Air Fryer or Oven!)
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Close up shot of Roasted Cherry Tomato sauce with pasta on a serving platter with shaved parmesan cheese on top, looking at the dish from directly above. WIth napkins and plates and forks and spoons on the table with the pasta.
Roasted Cherry Tomato Sauce for Pasta
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Wooden soup bowl filled with Easy and Quick Instant Pot Vegetable Beef Soup Recipe with a silver spoon.
Easy and Quick Instant Pot Vegetable Beef Soup Recipe
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Wrap-Up –  15 Easy and Quick Weeknight Dinner Recipes

I hope you enjoy this list of easy recipes for weeknight dinners and midweek dinners! These are all recipes I go to time and again when I need an easy midweek meal. Having an arsenal of easy meals to prepare makes me much more likely to cook dinner rather than order takeout. We all know takeout is a hit to the wallet and the waistline usually. These are all easy and healthy delicious dinners that make for a simple midweek meal. With everyone having such a busy schedule, it’s so helpful to have this recipe list to use as inspiration for new ways to make a quick dinner when dinner indecision strikes.

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