15 Quick Dinner Recipes (30 minute recipes)

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These quick dinner recipes will make your weeknights, a life, a little bit easier. You can prepare these meals in 30 minutes or less, because shouldn’t we spend more time relaxing and less time in the kitchen?

Salads

Buffalo Chicken Quinoa Salad – take rotisserie chicken, shred it up, cover it with buffalo sauce and serve it on a bed of quinoa along with some blue cheese, and you favorite veggies and you have a healthy meal.

Sirloin Steak Salad – this hearty salad is a clever way to cut down on carbs while still feeling full after dinner.

Avocado Caesar Salad – let me teach you how to take a simple bag of Caesar Salad and turn it into a meal in just minutes.

Pastas

Lemon Chicken Pasta Skillet – this light pasta recipe is bursting with bright lemon flavor.

Creamy Cheddar Mac and Cheese – an easy stovetop recipe for rich creamy macaroni and cheese.

White Wine Skillet Pasta – when you cook pasta in a bottle of wine, delicious things happen.

Vegetarian Recipes

Zoodles alla Rustica – This healthy twist on a classic pasta dish is one of the easiest recipes on this site.

Naan and Whipped Feta Pizza – this 15-minute meal combines the bold flavors of whipped feta, pesto, roasted tomatoes, and toasted pine nuts. It works as a meal or an appetizer.

Zoodles in a Creamy Avocado Sauce – so easy and so healthy. I love this cheesy creamy avocado sauce.

Chicken Recipes

Ranch Chicken Tacos – chicken is seasoned with ranch dressing, quickly sauteed and added to tacos along with tomatoes, bacon, cheese, lettuce, and an avoado crema.

Sesame Chicken – I love this meal which can be prepared in just 20 minutes.

Chicken Burrito Bowls – this dinner recipe takes only 20 minutes to prepare and is loaded with vegetables.

Beef Recipes

 

Beef and Mushroom Lettuce Wraps – beef and veggies are cooked in a sweet and spicy sauce and then served in fresh lettuce for a low carb dinner.

Beef and Quinoa Stir Fry – you can add all of your favorite vegetables to this easy to adapt meal.

Classic Beef Tacos – let’s face it, taco night is the best night of the week, and this recipe for homemade taco seasoning will help you make even better tacos.