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Looking for the best easy quick dinner recipes? This collection of fast and simple dinners has something for everyone. You’ll find some of my best quick and easy vegetable, ground beef, chicken, pasta and breakfast recipes.
Whether you’re looking for new homemade dinner ideas or easy recipes your family will love, you’ll find what you’re looking for.

A bowl of Lemon Asparagus Pasta features penne mixed with asparagus and topped with grated cheese, accompanied by a fork, lemon, and fresh asparagus spears in the background.

Lemon Asparagus Pasta

A heaping serving of the salmon pasta on a white dish.

Salmon Pasta Recipe

Ham and Noodle Casserole

A white plate with Creamy dish garnished with grated cheese and chopped parsley.

Creamy Mushroom Risotto

A white bowl of the air fryer gnocchi.

Air Fryer Gnocchi

A plate of dinner garnished with chopped parsley, sits on a white plate with fresh parsley in the background.

Creamy Chicken Pesto Pasta

A plate of Big Mac Salad with ground beef, shredded cheddar cheese, lettuce, cherry tomatoes, and creamy dressing, accompanied by small bowls of pickles and sesame seeds in the background.

Big Mac Salad

A plate with grilled chicken, cherry tomatoes, leafy greens, red onions, red peppers, and crumbled feta cheese.

Chicken Orzo Pasta Salad

A clear glass bowl filled with Instant Pot chicken fried rice, featuring peas, carrots, and green onions, sits in the foreground with a kitchen appliance in the background.

Instant Pot Fried Rice with Chicken

A white plate with several round Air Fryer Zucchini Fritters, accompanied by a bowl of white sauce and a bowl of red sauce on the side. More fritters are on a blue plate in the background.

Air Fryer Zucchini Fritters

Seasoned meat in a cast iron skillet, topped with chopped tomatoes, red onion, basil, and cheese—this recipe is served with a spoon beside it. Fresh tomatoes are visible in the background.

Bruschetta Chicken

A white bowl filled with shredded cabbage and carrots sits on a white cloth, creating a fresh Carrot Slaw, with a cabbage, salt container, pepper mill, and carrot in the background.

Apple Carrot Slaw

A white plate with dinner all topped with grated cheese. A fork rests on the plate beside the food.

Italian Sausage with Gnocchi Sheet Pan Dinner

Close-up of a plate of creamy sausage risotto with chunks of meat, topped with grated cheese and garnished with fresh herbs.

Easy Sausage Risotto

A close-up of sliced Steak Quesadillas filled with sausage and melted cheese, garnished with chopped herbs, and served with a dollop of sour cream on a white plate.

Steak Quesadillas

A grilled pineapple pork chop topped with juicy pineapple chunks and sauce is served over a bed of white rice on a decorative plate.

Pineapple Pork Chops

A serving of cornbread-topped chili pie casserole with ground meat and vegetables on a red plate, garnished with chopped herbs.

Cornbread Chili Pie

A bowl of the instant pot orange chicken in a green bowl.

Instant Pot Orange Chicken

A plate filled with golden-brown, crispy copycat Chick-fil-A nuggets sits in front of an air fryer on a white surface.

Chick Fil a Nuggets (Copycat Recipe)

A plate of recipe filled with fruit, dusted with powdered sugar, and topped with a fresh strawberry. A bowl of strawberries and a dipping sauce are in the background.

Strawberry Stuffed French Toast

A plate of creamy White Cheddar Mac and Cheese topped with black pepper sits on a wooden board next to fresh parsley, a fork, and salt and pepper shakers.

White Cheddar Mac and Cheese

Two thinly pounded and breaded meat garnished with chopped parsley and served with lemon wedges and parsley sprigs on a white plate.

Crispy Breaded Pork Cutlets

The pasta in the sauce with parmesan on top.

Creamy Gnocchi Alfredo with Broccoli

A close-up of Roasted Cauliflower Steaks on a white plate, topped with grated cheese and sprinkled herbs.

Garlic Roasted Cauliflower Steaks

A plate of instant pot cheeseburger macaroni on a white plate.

Instant Pot Cheeseburger Macaroni

A glass dish of the strawberry poppyseed salad.

Strawberry Poppyseed Salad

A white serving bowl with veal meatballs in piccata sauce.

Veal Meatballs in Piccata Sauce

A top shot of the chinese lemon chicken.

Chinese Lemon Chicken

A close-up of a serving of velveeta broccoli rice casserole topped with chopped parsley.

Velveeta Broccoli Rice Casserole

A bowl of baked meatballs garnished with chopped herbs sits on a white surface, accompanied by a red checked cloth and vibrant green leafy vegetables.

Oven Baked Meatballs

The meal with slaw, avocado slices, and sauce served on a white plate.

Boom Boom Shrimp Tacos

Easy Shrimp Alfredo in a pan.

Easy Shrimp Alfredo

A closeup on the skillet gnocchi and peas.

Skillet Gnocchi and Peas

A dish of the dinner on a white plate with herbs on top.

Caramelized Onion Pasta

A closeup of the parmesan crusted brussels sprouts.

Parmesan Crusted Brussels Sprouts

Three crispy pesto tuna cakes.

Pesto Tuna Fish Patties

A white dish of Ambrosia Salad with Cool Whip.

Ambrosia Salad with Cool Whip

A serving of spaghetti casserole with meatballs on a white plat.

Spaghetti Casserole with Meatballs

A dish of sliced cooked carrots glazed with brown sugar, mixed with small pieces of bacon, served in a white bowl.

Brown Sugar Carrots with Bacon

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Christina Hitchcock NY Times Best Selling Author and recipe developer behind It Is a Keeper

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A glass jar filled with apple pie moonshine, surrounded by fresh apples and spices, sits on a countertop.

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Two cheese enchiladas topped with melted cheese and garnished with cilantro on a white plate, placed on a wooden board next to a fork and a bunch of fresh cilantro, reminiscent of our delectable Sour Cream Chicken Enchiladas.

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A bowl of Sheetz Boom Boom Sauce, rich and creamy, is garnished with parsley in the foreground. In the background, crinkle-cut fries are partially visible, ready to be dipped into this delicious blend.

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