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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.

    A wooden spoon in a pot of Thai meatball soup.

    Thai Meatball Soup with Rice Noodles

    A stuffed chicken breast wrapped in bacon cut in half to show the brie and cranberry stuffing.

    Bacon Wrapped Cranberry Brie Stuffed Chicken Breasts

    Chicken fried rice served on a white plate with a fork.

    Air Fryer Chicken Fried Rice

    Pasta bake win a casserole dish with some already served.

    Air Fryer Pasta Bake

    Overhead shot of turkey leek soup in a red pot with a wooden spoon garnished with fresh parsley.

    Creamy Turkey Leek Soup (Leftover Thanksgiving Recipe)

    Overhead shot of pasta tossed in pumpkin and blue cheese sauce.

    Pumpkin Pasta Sauce with Blue Cheese and Sage

    Halloween spaghetti and meatballs served on a large platter.

    Halloween Spaghetti and Meatballs (Eyeball Pasta)

    Overhead shot of the beef and tomato soup in a dutch oven and some served into a bowl.

    Ground Beef and Tomato Soup

    Air fryer chicken meatballs on a white plate with fresh herb garnish.

    Air Fryer Chicken Meatballs

    Two air fryer tuna steaks garnished with sesame seed and chives.

    Air Fryer Tuna Steaks

    Overhead shot of air fryer turkey meatballs on a plate garnished with fresh parsley.

    Air Fryer Turkey Meatballs (Italian Style)

    Garlic parmesan spaghetti in a blue bowl.

    Garlic Parmesan Pasta

    Overhead shot of a BLT chicken avocado salad in a bowl drizzled with a sauce.

    BLT Chicken Salad with Avocado

    Overhead shot of the honey sriracha meatballs in a skillet next to fresh green onions.

    Honey Sriracha Meatballs

    Two chicken breasts in a skillet with chorizo. One chicken breast is sliced into pieces.

    Chorizo Chicken

    A baked pizza frittata garnished with fresh parsley on a wooden chopping board.

    Pepperoni Pizza Frittata

    Buffalo chicken quesadillas cut in half and stacked on top of each other.

    Buffalo Chicken Quesadillas

    Honey sriracha chicken in a silver skillet, garnished with green onions and sesame seeds.

    Honey Sriracha Chicken Recipe

    Overhead shot of a nacho pizza drizzled with sour cream and garnished with fresh cilantro.

    Nacho Pizza

    A spicy black bean burger topped with salsa, sour cream and parsley.

    Spicy Black Bean Burger Recipe

    Pasta tossed in blue cheese sauce in a silver skillet and garnished with parsley.

    Blue Cheese Pasta Sauce (Gorgonzola and Walnut Pasta)

    Four poblano pepper halves stuffed with chicken and corn and topped with cheese on an oval serving plate.

    Chicken, Cheese and Corn Stuffed Poblano Peppers

    Overhead shot of the lentil turmeric soup in a bowl after being served from the dutch oven.

    Lentil and Turmeric Soup

    Honey lemon salmon on a marble serving plate next to two forks.

    Honey Lemon Baked Salmon with Dill and Garlic

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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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