18 Under-45-Minute Dinners So Good, You’ll Forget They Were Easy
Busy weeknights don’t mean you have to sacrifice flavor—or spend hours in the kitchen. These 18 dinner recipes are all ready in 45 minutes or less, but they taste like you’ve been cooking all day. From skillet pastas to sheet pan favorites and saucy stir-fries, they’re big on taste and low on fuss. Get ready to impress yourself (and your dinner table) with meals that are fast, flavorful, and totally satisfying.
Simple Chili
Simple Chili Recipe- this easy chili recipe is one of the best chili recipes around! Only 30 minutes to make, this healthy recipe doesn’t even need a crockpot!
Mediterranean Bowl
This Mediterranean bowl is bursting with fresh ingredients! Roasted vegetables, couscous and lemon tahini sauce make a satisfying meal.
Best Grilled Pizza
Best Grilled Pizza – learn how to make our easy grilled pizza at home with step by step photos using our 30 minute homemade miracle pizza dough!
Marry Me Chicken Tortellini
Creamy, flavorful Marry Me Chicken Tortellini is an easy yet show-stopping recipe to cook up for those you love! Chicken, tortellini, sun dried tomatoes and cream come together for a dish everyone will adore. This viral TikTok dish is famous for a reason, and you’ll be whipping it up in no time!
Air Fryer Barbecue Chicken
This Air Fryer Barbecue Chicken is easy to make and great for a quick and affordable weeknight meal. These chicken drumsticks are the perfect mix of sticky, juicy, and crispy all at the same time!
Caprese Chicken Tortellini
Stuck in a dinner rut? Try Caprese Chicken Tortellini! Hearty, fresh and full of flavor – this is a meal you’ll come back to again and again!
Juicy Lucy
A delicious hamburger stuffed with molten, bubbly, waterfalling cheese, all piled on a buttery toasted bun with all the fixings. The BEST.
Cauliflower Soup
When you’re craving something warm and comforting but need to add some veggies to your diet, a bowl of this Cauliflower Soup is sure to do the trick!
Classic Stuffed Peppers
Classic Stuffed Peppers are a timeless family recipe. Made with ground beef, spices and rice, they are a filling one-dish meal that comes together in less than 30 minutes and can even be made ahead.
Spicy Southwestern Turkey Burgers
These moist and delicious grilled Spicy Southwestern Turkey Burgers are packed with flavor and are a healthier alternative to traditional beef burgers.
Pulled Chicken Sandwiches
Pulled Chicken Sandwiches are a regular meal at my house. They’re delicious, full of protein, and SO quick and easy to make!
COPYCAT KFC CHICKEN
Kentucky Fried Chicken…so nostalgic. Served with fluffy mashed potatoes and gravy, creamy cole slaw, and a buttery biscuit makes for yummy memories. This recipe will help you replicate the traditional flavor of KFC and that extra-crispy skin that we all love. Plus we all know that copycat recipes are the best because they are made at home in your kitchen, using ingredients from your own pantry.
Instant Pot Taco Meat
Instant Pot Taco Meat is the perfect and fast way to make tender ground beef for tacos. Serve it immediately or freeze it!
Instant Pot Salmon with Lemon and Dill
This recipe for Instant Pot Salmon means that dinner has never been quicker! You can make this recipe in just ten minutes. The salmon is paired with a lemon and dill yogurt sauce that adds the perfect level of zest to the seafood dish. Enjoy!
Slumgullion
Slumgullion is the perfect pasta dish for the whole family made using basic ingredients like elbow macaroni, a can of tomato sauce, ground beef, and cheddar cheese. Try out this homemade version of your favorite hamburger helper!
Best Grilled Pizza
Best Grilled Pizza – learn how to make our easy grilled pizza at home with step by step photos using our 30 minute homemade miracle pizza dough!
Easy Turkey Pot Pie with Crescent Rolls
This single-crust easy turkey pot pie with crescent rolls is the perfect way to use up those Thanksgiving leftovers. This recipe combines leftover Thanksgiving turkey or rotisserie chicken and frozen vegetables with a creamy white sauce, then tops it with crescent rolls for a deliciously simple comfort food dinner that just melts in your mouth. No one will believe it’s leftovers!
Mexican Beef And Rice Casserole
Mexican Beef And Rice Casserole is an easy, cheesy, delicious ground beef skillet dinner loaded with Mexican beefy taco flavor that your whole family will love!
