30-Minute Dinner Recipes (2024)

ByApril Anderson

Because we can never have too many easy dinner recipes, here’s a collection of 30-minute recipes that will make weeknights so much easier.You’ll find some easy pasta recipes, soups, salads, burgers, taco bowls and other deliciously easy ideas to shake-up your weekday dinner rotation. I hope you find some new recipes to try!

Oven Roasted Pork Chops with Mustard Sauce

Juicy pork chops with a tangy mustard sauce that take just 20 minutes start to finish!

Mustard Pork Chops Recipe

30 Minute One Pan Beef Penne

This is a hearty beef and pasta dinner that is ready in about 30 minutes and uses just one pan for easy clean-up!

Beef Penne Recipe

Easy Chicken Enchilada Soup

Quick and easy chicken enchilada soup! It’s so easy to make and has the best creamy texture. Serve it with crunchy tortilla chips and cheese on top for an easy weeknight dinner.

Chicken Enchilada Soup Recipe

Shrimp Taco Bowls

These shrimp taco bowls have everything you love about tacos, without the tortillas. The shrimp are cooked in a sweet and spicy sauce and piled on rice and a creamy slaw. It’s an easy 30 minute dinner!

Shrimp Taco Bowls Recipe

Steak Salad with Mushrooms

Sauteed mushrooms and warm steak served on a bed of fresh spinach and parsley. It’s a salad that’s both hearty and fresh and takes about 30 minutes from start to finish.

Steak Salad Recipe

Blue Cheese Burgers

Easy blue cheese burgers with bacon are a restaurant-inspired burger recipe that’s easy to make at home.

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Taco Salad with Chili-Spiced Catalina Dressing

This ground beef taco salad is tossed in a simple homemade Catalina dressing with a chili twist. The flavors are bright and fresh and it takes all of 30 minutes to pull it all together.

Taco Salad Recipe

One-Pan Baked Tortellini

This baked tortellini makes good use of simple pantry ingredients for a quick and easy weeknight dinner.

Baked Tortillini Recipe

Chicken and Peppers

Boneless skinless chicken breasts and colorful bell peppers cook up in no time with a few pantry ingredients to give them lots of flavor. Pile it all in buns for an easy dinner.

Chicken and Peppers Recipe

Short-Cut Italian Meatball Soup

This Italian meatball soup is cozy, comforting and ridiculously easy to make. You only need six ingredients and 15 minutes to make it.

Meatball Soup Recipe

Panko Crusted Salmon

This easy Panko Crusted Salmon recipe is ready in 20 minutes! Delicious salmon with mayo sauce and panko is a simple and healthy-ish dinner when you’re craving something light.

Panko Salmon Recipe

Beef Burrito Bowls

Easy beef burrito bowls with all the toppings including a creamy burrito sauce and super simple cilantro-lime rice. It’s full of fresh flavors, can be prepped ahead and is ready in 30 minutes!

Burrito Bowls Recipe

Cilantro-Lime Salmon Burgers

Fresh salmon burgers topped with a creamy-cool avocado mayo. The burgers have some zing thanks to some fresh lime zest and chopped cilantro and they take about 30 minutes start to finish. These are a great way to switch up burger night!

Salmon Burgers Recipe

Chicken Broccoli Alfredo

This chicken broccoli Alfredo is a 30-minute dinner that you only need a handful of ingredients to make. Finely chopped broccoli is cooked in the Alfredo sauce so the whole dish is infused with broccoli flavor. It’s a creamy and comforting pasta dinner.

Chicken Broccoli Alfredo Recipe

Poblano Black Bean Rice and Chicken Bowl

Like a burrito without the tortilla, this dish features rice loaded with spices, fresh poblano peppers, black beans, and a simple pan-cooked chicken breast. Serve it as is or dress it up with your favorite burrito toppings like sour cream, guacamole and salsa.

Poblano Black Bean Chicken Bowls Recipe

Honey Garlic Shrimp

Easy skillet Honey Garlic Shrimp is a quick 30-minute dinner recipe. The shrimp are coated in a honey garlic sauce and topped with sesame seeds. Serve it with veggies on the side along with brown or white rice for an easy meal.

Honey Garlic Shrimp Recipe

15-Minute Tomato Pasta

This no-cook tomato sauce takes just minutes to make. Almonds give it a creamy texture (with no cream added!) and the tomatoes, herbs, and cheese is a delicious combination. In the time it takes to cook the pasta the sauce is ready to go.

Tomato Pasta Recipe

Honey Mustard Salmon

This baked salmon dish takes about five minutes to prep and less than 15 minutes to cook. The salmon bakes in a flavorful honey mustard sauce made with simple pantry ingredients and some fresh dill. This recipe serves three, but can easily be stretched to serve four if you have a side dish or bread.

Baked Salmon Recipe

Italian Sausage and Peppers Pasta

This is my take on traditional sausage and peppers that includes pasta and a few simple ingredients to make a sauce. It’s a 30-minute dinner full of fresh flavors.

Sausage and Peppers Pasta Recipe

Turkey Avocado Burgers

Turkey burgers topped with creamy basil sauce, fresh greens, and avocado.

Turkey Burgers Recipe

30-Minute Ginger Beef Noodles

This recipe for ginger beef noodles is quick and easy. Tender beef simmered in a savory ginger-garlic sauce tossed with broccoli and noodles – it’s an easy way to satisfy a take-out craving.

Ginger Beef Noodles Recipe

Easy Ground Turkey Taco Bowls

Don’t be tricked by the long ingredient list because these taco bowls take just 30-minutes start to finish and require very little prep work.

Taco Bowls Recipe

Pesto Chicken Pasta

This pesto chicken pasta is a fresh summer dinner made with cherry tomatoes, pesto, mozzarella and tender chicken. It’s an easy 30-minute dinner.

Pesto Chicken Pasta Recipe

Lemon-Garlic Chicken

This lemon-garlic chicken is a light and fresh 30-minute dinner.

Lemon Garlic Chicken Recipe

30-Minute Beef and Broccoli

30-minute beef and broccoli! Serve it with rice, noodles, or all on its own. No take-out menu required.

Beef and Broccoli Recipe

30-Minute Steak Carbonara for Two

A basic carbonara gets an upgrade with sliced sirloin steak and fresh basil. This dinner for two is so easy to make an takes less than 30 minutes.

Steal Carbonara Recipe

30-Minute Sesame Beef Bowls

Easy 30-minute sesame beef is an easy recipe inspired by take-out. The beef is cooked in a savory sauce and served with crisp-tender vegetables and rice. This recipe is a great dinner for two or double it to serve more!

Sesame Beef Bowls Recipe

I hope you’ve found some new 30 minute recipes to try!

Happy cooking,

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I’m a passionate home cook, cookbook author, recipe developer, freelance writer, food photographer, and dog mom ❤ I garnish (almost) everything with parsley and believe you can make deliciously amazing dishes with everyday ingredients.

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30-Minute Dinner Recipes (2024)

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How to cook dinner in 30 minutes? ›

  1. Easy 30 Minute Meals. Taco Salad. Pizza Quesadillas. Sheet Pan Chicken Fajitas. Hawaiian Meatballs. ...
  2. Kid Friendly 30 Minute Meals. Air Fryer Pizza. Air Fryer Chicken Tenders. Instant Pot Spaghetti. Ham Fried Rice. ...
  3. Air Fryer Recipes. Air Fryer Meatballs. Air Fryer Chicken Tenders. Air Fryer Grilled Cheese. Air Fryer Pizza.

What's for dinner?: 30 minute quick and easy family meals.? ›

So, dig in for delicious dishes such as Halloumi Bean Bake, BLT Pasta, Peanut Pork Noodles, Tortilla Pizzas, Chorizo Risotto, Crispy Pesto Cod, Steak Fajitas, Lentil Linguine, Tikka Naan Burgers, plus weekend breakfasts and sweet treats – all ready in 30 minutes or less!

Who is famous for 30 minute meals? ›

30 Minute Meals is a Food Network show hosted by Rachael Ray. Her first of four shows on Food Network, its original run aired from November 17, 2001, until May 5, 2012.

What is a 5 10 30 meal? ›

5 Cuisines, 10 Full Meals, 30 Total Ingredients!

What can I cook in short time? ›

Quick recipes
  • Vegetarian ramen. A star rating of 4 out of 5. ...
  • Air-fryer pork chops. A star rating of 0 out of 5. ...
  • Tahini noodles with red cabbage & Sichuan peppercorn slaw. A star rating of 3.4 out of 5. ...
  • Reuben sandwich. ...
  • Quick chicken hummus bowl. ...
  • Air-fryer garlic bread. ...
  • Creamy garlic pasta. ...
  • 10-minute couscous salad.

What are 5 small meals a day? ›

Five meals a day equals breakfast, lunch, dinner, and two snacks. To do this right, you need to plan what you'll eat every day for each “meal.” And you need to schedule eating every 2 to 3 hours. Stock up. Face it: You're going to grab whatever food is closest.

What should I make for dinner if I have no idea for dinner? ›

What to Make for Dinner When You Don't Know What to Make for Dinner
  • Chicken Cordon Bleu Pasta.
  • Italian Pasta Bake.
  • Easy Creamy Chicken Bundles.
  • Creamy Chicken Enchiladas.
  • Tuscan Chicken Pasta Skillet Meal.
  • Easy Meatball Pasta Skillet Meal.
  • Beefy Noodle Skillet Meal.
  • Skillet Chili Roni.
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What kind of food does Rachael Ray cook? ›

Rachael Ray's Cooking Experience

Ray owes some of her gastronomic appreciation to her Italian genealogy, and regularly defers to classic Italian family dishes as part of her 30-Minute Meals format.

Who decided 3 meals a day? ›

The three meals per day concept originated with Englanders who achieved financial prosperity. European settlers brought their eating habits with them to America. Unfortunately, practicing antiquated, meal etiquette often causes you to consume calories when you're not hungry.

Who does 15 minute meals? ›

In each half-hour episode, host Jamie Oliver creates two meals, with each meal taking 15 minutes to prepare.

How do you cook food quickly? ›

10 Tips to Help You Cook Faster
  1. Take one minute to mentally walk through what you're cooking. ...
  2. Set up appliances and heat the oven. ...
  3. Get the water boiling immediately. ...
  4. Load a pan with ingredients from the pantry or fridge! ...
  5. Clean your produce efficiently. ...
  6. Figure out your prepping order and multitask.

What can I cook in 5 minutes? ›

25 healthy recipes you can cook in 5 minutes or less
  • Pea and broad bean couscous.
  • Fast home-made baked beans.
  • Porridge.
  • Pasta with cherry tomatoes and rocket.
  • Home-made hummus.
  • Smashed avocado and wilted spinach.
  • Cucumber (or potato) raitha.
  • Quick pitta pizzas.

What is the 30 minute diet? ›

Part of its appeal is how uncomplicated this diet is. It involves eating 30 grams of protein during the first 30 minutes of your day before completing 30 minutes of low-intensity exercise.

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