Short on Time? 18 Dinners Under 15-Minutes Here to Save the Day!
When life gets busy, dinner is often the first thing to suffer—but it doesn’t have to be! These 18 quick and easy dinner recipes are here to rescue your evenings, offering full-flavored meals that are ready in just 15 minutes. From hearty pastas to satisfying stir-fries, these dishes are perfect for hectic weeknights when time is short, but hunger is real. Whether you’re cooking for the family or just for yourself, these recipes prove that delicious doesn’t have to mean complicated. Say goodbye to takeout and hello to effortless home-cooked meals!
Grilled Avocado with Mango Chicken
The sun is out, puffy clouds gently dance across the sky and I am ready for a warm weather vacation! But that just isn’t in my cards, so instead I have to settle for the tropical flavors of my grilled avocados with mango chicken.
Sesame Noodle Salad
This Sesame Noodle Salad is refreshingly light and packed with fresh crunchy rainbow veggies. The flavorful sesame dressing is so good you will want to lick the bowl! Serve this as a yummy side with dinner or enjoy as a main (and you can add some protein if you desire!)
Shrimp Scampi in the Instant Pot
The ever elegant restaurant entree that you love to order just became so much easier to make at home! This recipe for Instant Pot Shrimp Scampi cooks in– get this– 3 minutes! This is a one pot meal that you’ll love to serve up, either for a quick meal for yourself or to impress at a dinner party!
Creamy Salsa Chicken
Creamy Salsa Chicken is a flavorful, quick dinner using only 3 ingredients! Creamy Salsa Chicken can be made in either a crockpot or an Instant Pot! Salsa, chicken and cream cheese is all it takes to make this easy meal!
Easy Chicken and Dumplings with Canned Biscuits
Easy Chicken and Dumplings can be thrown together in minutes and can cook in either the Instant Pot or Crockpot. Using Cream of Chicken soups and biscuit dough, this meal is no-prep! Perfect for a busy weeknight dinner.
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Peach Panzanella Salad
Peach Panzanella Salad is an easy summer salad recipe that is loaded with fresh flavors of heirloom tomatoes, basil leaves, mozzarella, juicy ripe peaches, and torn crusty bread with a simple honey dijon vinaigrette! It’s perfect for potlucks, picnics, light summer dinners and easy no-fuss lunches!
Grilled Caprese Panini
Grilled Caprese Panini takes a simple grilled cheese sandwich to a whole new level! Made with ripe tomatoes, creamy mozzarella, and herbaceous fresh basil, it’s a little bit like a classic caprese salad in handheld form!
Grilled Cheese Sandwich in Air Fryer
Today we’re giving a classic sandwich an unbelievable upgrade! Air fryer grilled cheese sandwiches are perfectly golden, gooey and so easy!
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Easy French Dip Sandwich
Don’t you just love good french dip recipes? I have to say this Easy French Dip Sandwich is one of the best roast beef sandwiches I have made to date. Perfect for making on the spot, this delicious sandwich only takes 10 minutes to make!
Pomegranate Orange Arugula Spinach Salad
If you’re looking for the perfect healthy winter side salad, this Pomegranate Orange Arugula Spinach Salad with a homemade vinaigrette is full of flavor.
The Best Cheese Quesadilla Recipe
This cheese quesadilla is so simple but so delicious! In less than 10 minutes you can have a cheesy, crispy, warm quesadilla at the ready for a quick lunch or a family-favorite dinner. And the best part? You can add other ingredients to make this a clean-out-the-fridge meal any night of the week!
Cheesy Gordita Crunch Tacos
This copycat Taco Bell Cheesy Gordita Crunch recipe is better than at the restaurant because you can make it at home in your pajamas! I like to enjoy them late at night so this saves me a trip out.
Grilled Peach Salad
Grilled Peach Salad brings together the sweet and smoky flavor of grilled peaches with the freshness of arugula and the creaminess of feta cheese! This salad is quick and easy to make, making it an excellent choice for casual gatherings or a special occasion!
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Juicy Bison Burgers
Skip the ground beef and go for a juicy Bison Burger instead! Lean ground bison meat is actually a great protein source and it tastes delicious with some melted cheese and caramelized onions on your favorite brioche hamburger buns.
15-Minute Creamy Coconut Shrimp Recipe
Creamy Coconut Shrimp recipe is a Thai-inspired curry on the table in only 15 minutes! This naturally gluten-free and dairy-free coconut cream shrimp and rice dish tastes better than take-out, and will be a hit with the whole family!
Hibachi Shrimp
If you love hibachi, now you can make it at home! This Hibachi Shrimp recipes is the BEST, and there is even a homemade yum yum sauce!
3 Ingredient Sloppy Joes
You probably already have all you need to create sloppy joes from scratch and you’ll be amazed by how much better they are than any premade sloppy joe mix! Have dinner on the table in less than 30 minutes with these quick and easy 3 Ingredient Sloppy Joes.
Homemade Hamburger Helper
With more than 7 million page views and hundreds of FIVE STAR reviews, this easy Homemade Hamburger Helper recipe is one of our go-to dinner recipes when we are in the throes school schedules and extracurricular activities and I haven’t planned ahead. This Cheeseburger Pasta Skillet is made with ingredients we always have on hand in under 20 minutes. It’s may not be fancy, but this one-pot meal is a family favorite that is always easy, satisfying, and a hit even with picky eaters!
