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Home » Beginner Cook Recipes » Easy Comfort Food Recipes

Fast Easy Dinner Ideas

Published: Oct 23, 2019 by Wendi Spraker · This post may contain affiliate links · Leave a Comment

30 Minutes or Less to a DELICIOUS and perfect Dinner! Never have that "what to fix for dinner" dilemma AGAIN with these Fast Easy Dinner Ideas! 

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Perfectly Cooked Homemade Hot Dogs on a Split Bun

We've all been there, we didn't plan dinner and don't know what to fix. The budget can't really handle another family dinner out but it isn't a problem AT ALL with these fast, EASY and OH SO DELICIOUS Family Dinner Ideas!

Try one or a few tonight!

Why These Family Dinner Ideas Work

Contents show
1 Why These Family Dinner Ideas Work
2 Here's How Fast Easy Dinner Ideas Are Done
3 Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ's)
3.1 What Should I Cook For Dinner Tonight?
3.2 What Are Some Good Dinner Ideas?
3.3 What Sounds Good For Supper?
3.4 What Can A Diabetic Eat For Dinner?
3.5 What's An Easy Dinner Idea for Kids?
4 Dinner Ideas With Chicken?
4.1 Super Quick Dinner Ideas
5 Ya'll Be Sweet and Help Me Out A Little, OK?
6 Fast Easy Dinner Ideas
6.1 How To Cook Shrimp On The Stove
6.2 Hangry Hamburger Recipe
6.3 Oven Baked Fried Chicken
6.4 Marinated Pork Chops
6.5 Bacon Bourbon Meatballs
6.6 How To Cook Frozen Chicken Strips
6.7 White Trash Chicken Sliders
6.8 Southern Chicken Salad Recipe
6.9 How to Make Hamburger Helper Recipe
6.10 Best Ever Spaghetti Sauce
6.11 Super Easy Homemade Sloppy Joes
6.12 Creamy Tuscan Chicken
6.13 How To Cook Frozen Meatballs
6.14 Best Ever Fettuccine Alfredo
6.15 HOW TO MAKE BEANIE WEENIES
6.16 BBQ Chicken Nachos
6.17 One Pan Chicken and Potatoes
6.18 Sausage Gravy
6.19 Death by Macaroni and Cheese
6.20 Cheeseburger Stuffed Pasta
6.21 A VERSE TO SHARE
6.21.1 You May Also Love:
  • Fast
  • Easy
  • Ready in 30 minutes or less
  • Use ingredients you already have at home! 

Here's How Fast Easy Dinner Ideas Are Done

STEP 1. Stay stocked up on some basic ingredients like pasta, sauce, cheese, canned tomatoes, evaporated milk, stock, onions, carrots and celery.

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STEP 2. Keep a few of your favorite quick recipes in a drawer in your kitchen to refer to them frequently so you'll never be without the best and easiest recipes again! 

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My old recipe card ring - invaluable recipes found here!

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ's)

What Should I Cook For Dinner Tonight? 

We have the solution for that one! Something surely appeals to your inner HUNGRY beast! Take a look through the recipe card below for the best, easiest 30 minute Dinner Ideas!

What Are Some Good Dinner Ideas? 

The best dinner ideas are ones that involve a meat and a vegetable or two! All of the ones below are Easy and you'll be sitting down to a lovely dinner in a flash!

What Sounds Good For Supper? 

We LOVE a delicious HOT DINNER any time of the week so keep reading for the Tastiest Dinner Ideas EVER!

What Can A Diabetic Eat For Dinner? 

How about one of these? 

Roasted Chicken

Lettuce Wraps

Crockpot Chicken

Or this WONDERFUL Adobo Chicken Salad? YUM! 

What's An Easy Dinner Idea for Kids? 

Kids love these..

Bacon Wrapped Hot Dogs

Oven Baked Fried French Fries

Easy Tasty Canned Peas and Carrots

OR Try any of the ones listed below! 

Dinner Ideas With Chicken? 

We've got YOU covered in the recipes you'll find here! Chicken is fast and easy and a perfect Dinner Idea for Chicken!

Super Quick Dinner Ideas

Of course, you could always go with a can of soup and a grilled cheese sandwich, but try ANY of these Canned Food Recipes for Quick Dinner Ideas.

Ya'll Be Sweet and Help Me Out A Little, OK? 

Please leave a 5 Star Comment in the comment section below. This helps others to find the recipes at Loaves and Dishes! 

Fast Easy Dinner Ideas

We don't always have an hour to cook up the perfect dinner for our family! Sometimes we just have to get some food on the table, and FAST! These easy and FAST recipes are perfect for the family dinner. Try one today!

How To Cook Shrimp On The Stove

Easy, FAST And oh so tasty! These shrimp are ready in minutes!

Hangry Hamburger Recipe

Nothing beats a Hangry Hamburger cooked on the grill or the stove. Try one of these and it's ready in minutes!

Oven Baked Fried Chicken

So tasty and ready in minutes. Go do your nails while it bakes!

Marinated Pork Chops

These marinated pork chops thrown on the grill will have the family banging the table for more!

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Bacon Bourbon Meatballs

Great for a Keto Diet but ALSO JUST WONDERFUL! These Bacon Bourbon Meatballs are ON POINT!

How To Cook Frozen Chicken Strips

I know, I know... chicken tenders. BUT they are fast, easy and I show you how to make them delicious!

White Trash Chicken Sliders

You might not like the name but you will LOVE the dish! These sliders are SO GREAT with EVERYTHING!

Southern Chicken Salad Recipe

While we are talking about chicken, how about this chicken salad? Oh MAN! It's SO GOOD! Your family will rave about what a genius you are!

How to Make Hamburger Helper Recipe

I can show you how to hide some veggies in here and your family will never know the difference. A big ol bowl of comfort and a few little veggies.

Best Ever Spaghetti Sauce

Make this sauce and boil some spaghetti all in under 30 minutes. Add a simple salad and some garlic bread. YEEEHAWW!

Super Easy Homemade Sloppy Joes

Everyone loves a little sloppy joe on a bun! This fast easy recipe will be GONE in minutes!

Creamy Tuscan Chicken

This wonderful delight doesn't seem like it could possibly be ready in 30 minutes. It's more fit for a fine dining table. But NO, its a quick easy fix!

How To Cook Frozen Meatballs

Cook up a few noodles, make this delicious sauce using some frozen meatballs ( no one will ever know that you didn't slave over the stove for hours!). Ready in minutes. Literally.

Best Ever Fettuccine Alfredo

Unbelievably tasty and ready in minutes. Everyone will put this on their family favorite dinner list after this meal!

HOW TO MAKE BEANIE WEENIES

I mean, who can say NO to a BIG OL BOWL OF BEANIE WEENIES? No ONE. EVER!

BBQ Chicken Nachos

Don't miss out on the BEST NACHOS EVER! Family Dinner Ideas out the waazoo!!

One Pan Chicken and Potatoes

Just throw it all on a baking sheet and you are DONE! Go take a quick shower while dinner finishes itself in the oven!

Sausage Gravy

Everyone LOVES breakfast for supper! Try some gravy and biscuits for a change!

Death by Macaroni and Cheese

Everyone's favorite! Add some hot dogs or sausages and you've got a hearty meal!

Cheeseburger Stuffed Pasta

These cheeseburger stuffed shells are ready in no time and did I say WONDERFUL! Absolutely delicious!

A VERSE TO SHARE

Have you ever looked an impossible thing in the face? Me too. Every single day, actually. But somehow, the impossible thing backs up another day when I just move forward with today. Of course, this means, you have to put away self doubt, wasting time, rabbit holes, negative beliefs, etc and INSTEAD just KNOW that with God all things are possible and take the next right step. 

Matthew 19:26

But Jesus looked at them and said, “With man this is impossible, but with God all things are possible.

 

 

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