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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.

    Collage of four chicken breast skillet recipes with text overlay.

    Easy Skillet Chicken Breast Recipes

    A sliced chicken breast on a chopping board in front of two lemon halves.

    Honey Lemon Chicken

    Vegetable and egg white frittata in a silver skillet.

    Vegetable and Egg White Frittata

    Slices of poached chicken topped with sauce and cilantro on rice.

    Chicken Poached in Coconut Milk

    Three stuffed pepper halves topped with melted cheese on a serving plate.

    Chicken Parmesan Stuffed Peppers

    A folded fried shrimp taco with chunks of avocado.

    Fried Shrimp Tacos

    Buffalo stuffed chicken shells with ranch dressing and fresh parsley.

    Buffalo Chicken Stuffed Shells

    Overhead shot of mussels in a white bowl next to fresh herbs.

    Chilli Mussels in Coconut Milk

    Two lemon oregano chicken breasts in a skillet garnished with fresh parsley.

    Lemon Oregano Chicken

    Two stuffed mushrooms on a plate garnished with fresh herbs.

    Stuffed Portobello Mushrooms with Ricotta & Stilton

    Creamy goats cheese pasta in a skillet on a wooden chopping board next to a block of parmesan cheese.

    Creamy Goats Cheese Pasta with Beef

    Sausage, kale and bean soup in a dutch oven and served into two white bowls.

    Sausage White Bean Soup

    Two honey mustard salmon fillets in a skillet with fresh thyme sprigs.

    Baked Honey Mustard Salmon Fillets

    Sausage and bean casserole in a baking dish next to a wooden spoon and fresh herbs.

    Sausage and Bean Casserole

    Two cranberry covered chicken breasts in a skillet with sauce and fresh rosemary.

    Oven Baked Cranberry Chicken Breasts (Skillet)

    Two chicken breasts in honey and mustard sauce in a skillet.

    Marinated Honey Mustard Chicken Breasts (Skillet Recipe)

    Overhead shot of chicken mushroom pasta in a skillet garnished with fresh herbs.

    Creamy Chicken Bacon and Mushroom Pasta

    Bison meatballs in a skillet with tomato sauce

    Bison Meatballs

    Overhead shot of poached fish in a skillet with fresh cilantro garnish

    Poached Cod in Coconut Milk

    Overhead shot of the stuffed chicken on a white plate garnished with fresh herbs

    Pizza Stuffed Chicken

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    Oven Baked Pineapple and Chili Wings

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    Breaded Crispy Tofu Recipe

    A baked red pesto frittata in a frying pan

    Oven Baked Red Pesto Frittata

    The potato salad ready to serve

    No Mayo Potato Salad with Chorizo & Trout

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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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      Chicken Frittata
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