21 Dinner Recipes Ready to Level Up Your Evenings

This lineup brings bold flavors, easy steps, and just enough attitude to turn any ordinary night into something worth talking about. These dishes keep things fun, flavorful, and totally stress-free so you can enjoy dinner without breaking a sweat.

Sheet Pan BBQ Chicken Thighs with Baby Potatoes, Green Beans & Corn

This easy sheet pan dinner brings together juicy chicken thighs, tender potatoes, crisp green beans, and sweet corn for a hearty, flavor-packed meal. Everything roasts together on one pan, making cleanup a breeze while delivering a perfect balance of savory, fresh, and comforting flavors. It’s a weeknight winner you’ll want on repeat.
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Slow Cooker Beef Stroganoff

Slow Cooker Beef Stroganoff is a rich, comforting dish that combines tender strips of beef with a creamy, savory mushroom sauce. Served over egg noodles, rice, or even mashed potatoes, this classic recipe offers a satisfying balance of protein and carbs in every bite.
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Easy Keto Crockpot Pork Chops

These Keto Crockpot Pork Chops are made with simple ingredients for an easy no fuss meal. Have a delicious ready to eat dinner waiting at home for you after work.
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Slow Cooker Mississippi Pork Roast

Slow Cooker Mississippi Pork Roast is a savory, melt-in-your-mouth dish that turns a simple pork shoulder into a flavorful, fork-tender masterpiece.
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Instant Pot Carnitas Tacos

Three tacos filled with shredded meat, slices of avocado, radishes, and other vegetables on a wooden board, garnished with lime wedges and served alongside a bowl of corn salsa. — Instant Pot Carnitas Tacos. Photo Credit: The Crumby Kitchen.

Who says Taco Tuesday has to be hard work? With these Instant Pot Carnitas Tacos, you’ll get juicy, flavor-packed pulled pork in just about an hour. The garlic and citrus combo will have your taste buds doing a happy dance!
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Instant Pot BBQ Chicken Mac and Cheese

Bowl of pasta with creamy sauce, garnished with chopped green onions and drizzled with a dark sauce. A fork is in the bowl, making it one of the top 10 instant pot recipes for quick and delicious meals. — Instant Pot BBQ Mac and Cheese. Photo credit: The Crumby Kitchen.

Spice up your next cookout with BBQ Chicken Mac and Cheese in the Instant Pot! This easy, one-pot side dish combines the comfort of cheesy pasta with the smoky goodness of grilled chicken, all in just 30 minutes.
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Chicken Tikka Masala

In this delectable recipe, a black bowl contains rice topped with chunks of meat in a creamy orange curry sauce, garnished with cilantro. A piece of naan bread sits on the side, all presented on a dark surface. — Chicken Tikka Masala. Photo Credit: The Crumby Kitchen.

Skip the delivery and cook up a flavorful Chicken Tikka Masala at home! With yogurt-marinated chicken, a rich tomato sauce, and just the right kick of spices, it’s the perfect dish to pair with naan on a chilly evening.
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Chicken Tater Tot Casserole

This Chicken Tater Tot Casserole comes together in under an hour, making it the ultimate comfort food for any day of the week.
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Slow Cooker Pork Chops & Vegetables

A plate of cooked steak garnished with herbs, served with roasted potatoes, mushrooms, carrots, onions, and covered in a brown sauce. A fork is placed on the right side of the plate. — Slow Cooker Pork Chops & Vegetables. Photo Credit: The Crumby Kitchen.

No fuss, just flavor—these Slow Cooker Pork Chops and Vegetables are melt-in-your-mouth tender! Let your crock pot work its magic, cooking the chops in a savory mushroom and onion gravy for the ultimate easy meal.
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Jalapeño Popper Chicken Casserole

This Jalapeño Popper Chicken Casserole is the perfect mix of flavors! Shredded chicken, crispy bacon, cream cheese, hot sauce, and jalapeños come together, all topped with cheese and baked to golden perfection—family dinner made easy in just over an hour!
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Twice Baked Potato Casserole

Who needs to fuss with potato skins when you can make this Twice Baked Potato Casserole? Loaded with bacon, creamy potatoes, sour cream, and cheddar cheese, it's a simple, make-ahead dish that’s pure comfort in every bite.
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Broccoli Casserole

A casserole dish filled with broccoli and crumb topping. — Broccoli Casserole. Photo credit: Real Balanced.

This Broccoli Casserole is a foolproof dinner ready in just 50 minutes! Steam the broccoli, combine with the other ingredients, top with shredded cheese and crushed crackers, and bake—easy enough for anyone to make!
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Baked Ravioli

When you’re short on time but craving comfort food, this Baked Ravioli is the way to go! It’s like lasagna made simple—frozen ravioli, marinara sauce, and gooey cheese, baked to perfection in an hour.
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Cheesy Vegetable Casserole

A plate with a serving of a vegetable casserole. — Cheesy Vegetable Casserole. Photo credit: xoxoBella.

This cheesy vegetable casserole is the perfect sidekick to chicken, meatloaf, steak, or ribs. It’s a crowd-pleaser that brings out the best in any main dish!
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One Pot Easy Ground Beef Stroganoff

A close-up of a pot of beef stroganoff with wide egg noodles being scooped by a spoon, showcasing one of our 14 easy dinner recipes. The dish is garnished with parsley. — One Pot Ground Beef Stroganoff. Photo Credit: The Crumby Kitchen.

This One Pot Easy Ground Beef Stroganoff brings all the comfort of the classic recipe without the hassle! Made with fresh mushrooms, lean ground beef, and egg noodles, it’s quick, easy, and totally soup-free!
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Cuban Pork Belly Sliders

Close-up of a group of small sandwiches secured with skewers and topped with pickle slices, featuring 15 pork. One sandwich is being pulled away, showing melted cheese stretching from it. — Cuban Pork Belly Sliders. Photo Credit: The Crumby Kitchen.

These Cuban Pork Belly Sliders are a crowd-pleaser like no other! With all the bold flavors of a Cuban sandwich, plus crispy fried pork belly and a generous drizzle of garlic butter, these sliders will steal the show.
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Mac and Cheese with Roasted Poblanos

A close-up view of a dish of macaroni and cheese garnished with chopped herbs, presented in a rectangular white baking dish, joins the ranks of our 21 roasted dishes. — Mac and Cheese with Roasted Poblanos. Photo Credit: The Crumby Kitchen.

This Mac and Cheese with Roasted Poblanos brings the heat with fresh jalapeños, but the creamy cheese layers balance it all out, making it a side dish everyone—young and old—will enjoy!
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20-Minute Instant Pot Spicy Chicken Ramen

A hand holding a bowl of ramen topped with sliced mushrooms, carrots, soft-boiled eggs, green onions, and cilantro, with a drizzle of sauce and chopsticks on the side. Ingredients surround the bowl in one of these 10 no-fuss bowls. — 20-Minute Instant Pot Spicy Chicken Ramen. Photo Credit: The Crumby Kitchen.

This 20-minute Instant Pot Spicy Chicken Ramen is your new weeknight go-to! With a spicy broth, quick-cooked chicken, and all your favorite veggies, you’ve got a healthy, comforting bowl of goodness ready in no time.
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Cabbage and Sausage Alfredo

A picture of cabbage sausage white plate wooden fork. — Cabbage and Sausage Alfredo. Photo credit: Primal Edge Health.

Cabbage and Sausage Alfredo is a super easy 30-minute meal! Creamy Alfredo sauce coats cabbage noodles and savory Italian sausage, making it a satisfying dish the whole family will love.
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Air Fryer Skirt Steak

Cooking skirt steak in the air fryer is a quick and simple way to prepare juicy steak when grilling isn’t an option.
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Beef Kafta

Beef kafta is a traditional Middle Eastern (Lebanese) style dish that’s packed with flavor yet so simple to make. Typically served as kabobs, this recipe goes great with a side of rice, a tomato cucumber salad and sprinkling of feta or dollop of hummus.
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