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    Home » Easy Weeknight Dinners

    Easy Weeknight

    Make dinner easier with these easy weeknight dinner recipes. From quick skillet meals and simple pasta dishes to air fryer favorites and comforting casseroles, you'll find plenty of flavorful meals that fit into a busy schedule.

    Try my Creamy Pesto Beef Pasta, Marinated Beef Stir Fry, Air Fryer Tuna Steaks or Green Lentil Daal. Whether you need a dinner ready in 30 minutes or a low-effort meal that can cook while you get on with your evening, these recipes make cooking from scratch feel manageable.

    Tuna potato salad served in a large bowl and garnished with fresh dill.

    Tuna Potato Salad (No Mayo)

    A bowl of chicken pea pasta next to two forks.

    Chicken Pesto Pasta with Peas

    Guacamole, sour cream and salsa topping a burger patty in a sesame bun.

    Mexican Taco Burger Recipe

    A fork flaking the air fryer salmon.

    Air Fryer Honey Soy Marinated Salmon

    Baked tortellini and vegetables in a white baking dish, garnished with fresh basil.

    Easy Tortellini Pasta Bake

    Pesto chicken jumbo pasta shells baked with a creamy alfredo sauce in a white baking dish.

    Creamy Pesto Chicken Stuffed Pasta Shells

    Breaded chicken and vegetables in a coconut Thai curry in a skillet.

    Creamy Thai Coconut Chicken Curry

    A stuffed mushroom with beef and vegetables on a white plate.

    Mexican Taco Stuffed Portobello Mushrooms (Keto)

    Air fryer pork meatballs on a white serving plate, garnished with sprigs of fresh parsley.

    Air Fryer Pork Meatballs

    Air fried salmon, vegetables and potatoes served on a white plate.

    Air Fryer Salmon with Vegetables and Potatoes

    Stir fried beef strips with vegetables in a silver skillet with a wooden spoon.

    Marinated Beef and Vegetable Stir Fry

    Two bowls of mussels next to a plate of sliced bread.

    Easy Thai Mussels in Coconut Milk

    Close up of the middle of the stuffed chicken breast.

    Baked Caprese Stuffed Chicken with Balsamic Reduction

    Overhead shot of buffalo tuna salad in a blue bowl with a spoon.

    Buffalo Tuna Salad

    Air fryer chicken cordon bleu cut in half on a chopping board.

    Air Fryer Chicken Cordon Bleu

    Air fryer lamb meatballs on spaghetti with tomato sauce and parmesan.

    Air Fryer Lamb Meatballs

    Overhead shot of four air fryer stuffed poblano peppers on a serving plate with two forks.

    Air Fryer Stuffed Poblano Peppers

    Overhead shot of four salmon fillets in a basil and lemon cream sauce in a silver skillet.

    Salmon in Creamy Basil and Lemon Sauce

    Overhead shot of three buffalo cauliflower steaks topped with blue cheese and chives on a parchment lined baking sheet with two forks.

    Buffalo Cauliflower Steaks

    Overhead shot of air fryer spicy breaded shrimp on a serving plate next to a dipping sauce and served with lemon wedges.

    Air Fryer Spicy Breaded Shrimp

    Overhead shot og ground turkey fried rice in a skillet on a chopping board, garnished with fresh parsley.

    Ground Turkey Fried Rice

    Mushrrom spinach goats cheese frittata in a black skillet on a wooden chopping board.

    Spinach Mushroom Goats Cheese Frittata

    Overhead shot of vegetable chickpea teriyaki in a skillet and some served in a bowl over rice.

    Teriyaki Chickpeas (Vegan and Gluten-Free)

    Three turkey tostadas next to a squeezed lime, sliced jalapeno and fresh cilantro.

    Ground Turkey Tostadas

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    Slow The Cook Down is all about taking life down a notch - stopping to enjoy the smell from the roast chicken you just pulled from the oven. Here, there's no reason to hurry or stress; dinner will get done, and it will be delicious! Pour a glass of wine and settle in to try something new.

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