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Everybody understands the struggle of getting dinner on the table after a long day. If you're looking for a simple recipe to simplify your weeknight, you've come to the right place--easy dinners are our specialty. We all have our favorite go-to pasta meals for busy nights, and a roast chicken always hits the spot, but when our usual recipes get boring, look here for meal ideas. These quick-and-easy dinner recipes offer up major inspiration, even on those busy nights when you're drawing a blank on what to make. For an easy supper that you can depend on, we picked out some of the tried-and-true favorites that have gotten us through even the busiest of days. Whether you're cooking for yourself or for a family, these easy dinner recipes are sure to leave everyone satisfied and stress-free.
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Best Crab Cakes in Easy Dinner Recipes,Crab cakes are always in the appetizers sections of fancy seafood restaurants. So a lot of people are intimidated to make them at home. DON'T BE. They're so easy, literally, anyone can do it. Here's everything you need to know.  You should use the mayo. It's the perfect binder, and its subtle creaminess won't compete with the crab. In fact, it lets the crab meat shine! Mayo haters, we promise that you won't be able to identify and taste the mayo here. But if you're seriously stubborn and just can't get yourself to do it, you can use Greek yogurt instead.
Best Crab Cakes
Thai Style Crab Cakes in Easy Dinner Recipes,This is a formidable crab cake in a style that mimics tod mun, the Thai fish cake that, when made right, packs astonishing flavor. These cakes require shrimp purée as a binder; scallops will also work in place of the shrimp. Just stick a few in a small food processor and whiz for a few seconds, or chop and mash by hand.
Thai Style Crab Cakes
Crispy Crab Cakes in Easy Dinner Recipes,Homemade Crab Cakes with the Best Crab Cake Sauce are restaurants delicious made right at home! These extra Crispy Crab Cakes are golden crispy on the outside, light, juicy, flavor-packed on the inside. This easy homemade Crab Cakes recipe is made with lump crab meat, mayonnaise, Worcestershire sauce, lemon juice, and hand-picked seasonings. They can be served as a snack, appetizer or we love them as a main dish. So if you have never made Crab Cakes before, you are going to be delighted and shocked at just how easy they are to make at home! They also make fabulous no stress, make-ahead appetizers that you can reheat!
Crispy Crab Cakes
Spicy Crab Cakes in Easy Dinner Recipes,This recipe came to us by way of Garrett Oliver, the brewmaster of Brooklyn Brewery. He believes beer and wine should always be served with food. And beer, he contends, is often the better choice. With these crab cakes, Mr. Oliver, an excellent cook who is widely known for his successful beer-and-wine pairings, recommends an India pale ale. The bitterness of the hops plays nicely with the spiciness of the dish.
Spicy Crab Cakes
Spicy Chipotle Turkey Burritos in Easy Dinner Recipes,Spicy Chipotle Turkey Burritos for YUMMY make-ahead dinners or lunches. Ground turkey, spices, veggies, and cheese in a tortilla, ready to grab and go! For more smoky heat, add additional chipotles. For more HOT heat, add a good shake of cayenne to the meat and vegetable mixture. This recipe is very, very adaptable, just have a try, you'll love it!
Spicy Chipotle Turkey Burritos
Simple One Skillet Chicken Alfredo Pasta in Easy Dinner Recipes,One of the reasons I like to cook mostly healthy food is so I can justify the occasional dish like this one. In between an evening featuring Kale and Quinoa Salad, and another dinner starring Cornmeal-Crusted Tilapia, I can rationalize this warm hug of a meal. Plus, any one-skillet meal where the pasta cooks right in the sauce is a gift with purchase.
Simple One Skillet Chicken Alfredo Pasta
Quick and Easy Pizza Bread in Easy Dinner Recipes,Quick and Easy Pizza Bread – perfect for freezing so you can make individual servings later. Lotsa veggies, kid-friendly, total comfort food. So the beauty of these pizza bread is that you can freeze them. Duh, right? But then after they are frozen and you put them all in a large container labeled “YUMMY YUM”, they are ready for you one at a time. So if you only need to heat up, say, three because the rest of your family is out for the night and you’re super hungry (just saying), you can just heat up the three and leave the rest for another time. No need to reheat and do the leftovers thing again. They are just ready for you when you’re ready for them. No more, no less, just right.
Quick and Easy Pizza Bread
Cocotte Hamburger in Easy Dinner Recipes,The Cheddar cheeseburger, with pine nuts and thyme mixed into the meat, sits on a toasted whole-wheat English muffin pedestal. In a wink at the restaurant’s egg theme and recalling the time-honored steak à cheval, a fried egg is placed on top. Once you taste it, you'll never forget.
Cocotte Hamburger
Quick Baked Chicken Parmesan in Easy Dinner Recipes,This faster and healthier version of Chicken Parmesan is perfect for a cozy weeknight dinner. Serve with garlic bread and a side salad to round out the meal. This baked chicken parmesan recipe includes everything you love about chicken parmesan without all the guilt or mess!
Quick Baked Chicken Parmesan
Steak Frites Burger in Easy Dinner Recipes,In Belgium, steak-fries is practically one word. A steak without a mountain of Belgian fries and a pint of fresh beer is unthinkable. The two signature dishes of Belgium are Moules-Frites (mussels with fries) and steak-fries. To choose meat that is marbled with tiny veins of fat. A perfect steak is small and plump with a thin layer of fat around the edges. A steak that is too lean and thin will have no flavor and will be dry. Look for meat that is labeled prime or choice.
Steak Frites Burger
Grilled Chicken Sausage, Spinach, and Mozzarella Pizza in Easy Dinner Recipes,These particular pizzas are phenomenal. First, chicken sausage. There have some awesome new flavored chicken sausages and they were perfect for this pizza and about one bazillion other things. Use the Parmesan Italian variety for this pizza and it was so so Parmesanly perfect. Sauteed and sliced, with Mozzarella cheese and fresh spinach, on a thin pizza crust, and grilled.
Grilled Chicken Sausage, Spinach, and Mozzarella Pizza
Ground Turkey Stuffed Peppers in Easy Dinner Recipes,When you need a quick weeknight dinner option, stuffed peppers—and the endless ways to make them—are here for you. Easy recipe and tasty! Be sure you choose the peppers that will sit upright nicely and allow for a good amount of filling. Always remember turkey needs a little more seasoning then ground beef. Lastly, may want to roast peppers slightly beforehand or a little longer after filled.
Ground Turkey Stuffed Peppers
Instant Pot Meatloaf in Easy Dinner Recipes,How do you perfect a meatloaf? Make it in an Instant Pot, of course. We loved how moist this loaf turned out in the pressure cooker: the steam helps it cook while preventing it from drying out. Meatloaf is an old-school recipe that everyone should know how to make. It might not be the sexiest piece of food, but damn is it delish. Especially in a sandwich the next day OR with a fried egg on top.
Instant Pot Meatloaf
Easy Paleo Meatloaf in Easy Dinner Recipes,If you don't know much about the paleo diet, meatloaf feels like the one thing you can eat—because, well, meat. But several ingredients in traditional meatloaf aren't paleo-friendly (looking at you, breadcrumbs), so we rejiggered our classic meatloaf recipe, adapting it to become paleo-friendly. Meatloaf is bound together with eggs and breadcrumbs. Since wheat products aren't allowed on paleo, we swap in almond flour, which helps bind the meat mixture without any gluten. Ketchup has added refined sugars, so we make our own by stirring together a mixture of tomato paste, apple cider vinegar, and spices that's way better than the real thing. If you're going paleo, you need a bottle of coconut aminos. It's basically like soy sauce—with a rich, salty, umami-like flavor that'll punch up any meal. And, bonus, it's made from the sap of coconut palm trees, so it's paleo-approved. Meatloaf is, well, kinda like banana bread or a cake in that it needs time to rest in the pan to help it set before getting turned out onto a serving plate. Don't skip the resting time—you'll risk the meatloaf crumbling or falling apart. Give it a few!
Easy Paleo Meatloaf
Individual Turkey Meatloafs in Easy Dinner Recipes,This is the perfect way to make your meatloaf a little more elegant and refined. Is that possible with a meatloaf? The name kind of kills any chance at sophistication, doesn’t it? How about…… Hmmm. Nope. Can’t think of another name for it. But it sure is tasty. I make these turkey meatloaf cupcakes every year for April Fools Day. My kids think that it's hilarious to have cupcakes for dinner, only to find out(to their delight, of course) that those cupcakes are made of savory turkey meatloaf and the frosting is mashed potatoes. These meatloaf cupcakes(or muffins, if you’re not too keen on mashed potatoes) start with a ground turkey meatloaf base, loaded up with carrots, onions, parsley. They are glazed with a sweet ketchup sauce and then baked. After they are done they can be topped with a piping of whipped mashed potatoes and a garnish of parsley. The meatloaf is a killer. Seriously, it’s one of my favorite meatloaf recipes of all time.
Individual Turkey Meatloafs
Muffin-Tin Turkey Meatloaf in Easy Dinner Recipes,The best part about this mini meatloaf is the fresh taste mashed potatoes slathered on top. It's Thanksgiving in a muffin tin. Try a savory dish that looks like a muffin with our Potato-Topped Muffin Tin Meatloaf. This muffin tin meatloaf may earn you the title of rock-star mom. It's delicious! Yummy!
Muffin-Tin Turkey Meatloaf
Sriracha Turkey Burger in Easy Dinner Recipes,Have you ever tried Sriracha and turkey burger together? A juicy Sriracha turkey burger topped with spicy and creamy Sriracha mayo, Swiss cheese and watercress! Who could resist that? The tangy/sweet/spicy Sriracha enhances the turkey in an explosion of flavor and juiciness. Even better if you use Seasoned Turkey Burgers because they have a delicious smokey flavor that makes this burger truly one of a kind.
Sriracha Turkey Burger

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    Everybody understands the struggle of getting dinner on the table after a long day. If you're looking for a simple recipe to simplify your weeknight, you've come to the right place--easy dinners are our specialty. We all have our favorite go-to pasta meals for busy nights, and a roast chicken always hits the spot, but when our usual recipes get boring, look here for meal ideas. These quick-and-easy dinner recipes offer up major inspiration, even on those busy nights when you're drawing a blank on what to make. For an easy supper that you can depend on, we picked out some of the tried-and-true favorites that have gotten us through even the busiest of days. Whether you're cooking for yourself or for a family, these easy dinner recipes are sure to leave everyone satisfied and stress-free.
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    Best Crab Cakes in Easy Dinner Recipes,Crab cakes are always in the appetizers sections of fancy seafood restaurants. So a lot of people are intimidated to make them at home. DON'T BE. They're so easy, literally, anyone can do it. Here's everything you need to know.  You should use the mayo. It's the perfect binder, and its subtle creaminess won't compete with the crab. In fact, it lets the crab meat shine! Mayo haters, we promise that you won't be able to identify and taste the mayo here. But if you're seriously stubborn and just can't get yourself to do it, you can use Greek yogurt instead.
    Best Crab Cakes
    30 minutes
    easy
    Thai Style Crab Cakes in Easy Dinner Recipes,This is a formidable crab cake in a style that mimics tod mun, the Thai fish cake that, when made right, packs astonishing flavor. These cakes require shrimp purée as a binder; scallops will also work in place of the shrimp. Just stick a few in a small food processor and whiz for a few seconds, or chop and mash by hand.
    Thai Style Crab Cakes
    45 minutes
    easy
    Crispy Crab Cakes in Easy Dinner Recipes,Homemade Crab Cakes with the Best Crab Cake Sauce are restaurants delicious made right at home! These extra Crispy Crab Cakes are golden crispy on the outside, light, juicy, flavor-packed on the inside. This easy homemade Crab Cakes recipe is made with lump crab meat, mayonnaise, Worcestershire sauce, lemon juice, and hand-picked seasonings. They can be served as a snack, appetizer or we love them as a main dish. So if you have never made Crab Cakes before, you are going to be delighted and shocked at just how easy they are to make at home! They also make fabulous no stress, make-ahead appetizers that you can reheat!
    Crispy Crab Cakes
    30 minutes
    easy
    Spicy Crab Cakes in Easy Dinner Recipes,This recipe came to us by way of Garrett Oliver, the brewmaster of Brooklyn Brewery. He believes beer and wine should always be served with food. And beer, he contends, is often the better choice. With these crab cakes, Mr. Oliver, an excellent cook who is widely known for his successful beer-and-wine pairings, recommends an India pale ale. The bitterness of the hops plays nicely with the spiciness of the dish.
    Spicy Crab Cakes
    30 minutes
    easy
    Spicy Chipotle Turkey Burritos in Easy Dinner Recipes,Spicy Chipotle Turkey Burritos for YUMMY make-ahead dinners or lunches. Ground turkey, spices, veggies, and cheese in a tortilla, ready to grab and go! For more smoky heat, add additional chipotles. For more HOT heat, add a good shake of cayenne to the meat and vegetable mixture. This recipe is very, very adaptable, just have a try, you'll love it!
    Spicy Chipotle Turkey Burritos
    40 minutes
    easy
    Simple One Skillet Chicken Alfredo Pasta in Easy Dinner Recipes,One of the reasons I like to cook mostly healthy food is so I can justify the occasional dish like this one. In between an evening featuring Kale and Quinoa Salad, and another dinner starring Cornmeal-Crusted Tilapia, I can rationalize this warm hug of a meal. Plus, any one-skillet meal where the pasta cooks right in the sauce is a gift with purchase.
    Simple One Skillet Chicken Alfredo Pasta
    35 minutes
    easy
    Quick and Easy Pizza Bread in Easy Dinner Recipes,Quick and Easy Pizza Bread – perfect for freezing so you can make individual servings later. Lotsa veggies, kid-friendly, total comfort food. So the beauty of these pizza bread is that you can freeze them. Duh, right? But then after they are frozen and you put them all in a large container labeled “YUMMY YUM”, they are ready for you one at a time. So if you only need to heat up, say, three because the rest of your family is out for the night and you’re super hungry (just saying), you can just heat up the three and leave the rest for another time. No need to reheat and do the leftovers thing again. They are just ready for you when you’re ready for them. No more, no less, just right.
    Quick and Easy Pizza Bread
    45 minutes
    easy
    Cocotte Hamburger in Easy Dinner Recipes,The Cheddar cheeseburger, with pine nuts and thyme mixed into the meat, sits on a toasted whole-wheat English muffin pedestal. In a wink at the restaurant’s egg theme and recalling the time-honored steak à cheval, a fried egg is placed on top. Once you taste it, you'll never forget.
    Cocotte Hamburger
    20 minutes
    easy
    Quick Baked Chicken Parmesan in Easy Dinner Recipes,This faster and healthier version of Chicken Parmesan is perfect for a cozy weeknight dinner. Serve with garlic bread and a side salad to round out the meal. This baked chicken parmesan recipe includes everything you love about chicken parmesan without all the guilt or mess!
    Quick Baked Chicken Parmesan
    22 minutes
    easy
    Steak Frites Burger in Easy Dinner Recipes,In Belgium, steak-fries is practically one word. A steak without a mountain of Belgian fries and a pint of fresh beer is unthinkable. The two signature dishes of Belgium are Moules-Frites (mussels with fries) and steak-fries. To choose meat that is marbled with tiny veins of fat. A perfect steak is small and plump with a thin layer of fat around the edges. A steak that is too lean and thin will have no flavor and will be dry. Look for meat that is labeled prime or choice.
    Steak Frites Burger
    20 minutes
    easy
    Grilled Chicken Sausage, Spinach, and Mozzarella Pizza in Easy Dinner Recipes,These particular pizzas are phenomenal. First, chicken sausage. There have some awesome new flavored chicken sausages and they were perfect for this pizza and about one bazillion other things. Use the Parmesan Italian variety for this pizza and it was so so Parmesanly perfect. Sauteed and sliced, with Mozzarella cheese and fresh spinach, on a thin pizza crust, and grilled.
    Grilled Chicken Sausage, Spinach, and Mozzarella Pizza
    25 minutes
    easy
    Ground Turkey Stuffed Peppers in Easy Dinner Recipes,When you need a quick weeknight dinner option, stuffed peppers—and the endless ways to make them—are here for you. Easy recipe and tasty! Be sure you choose the peppers that will sit upright nicely and allow for a good amount of filling. Always remember turkey needs a little more seasoning then ground beef. Lastly, may want to roast peppers slightly beforehand or a little longer after filled.
    Ground Turkey Stuffed Peppers
    50 minutes
    easy
    Instant Pot Meatloaf in Easy Dinner Recipes,How do you perfect a meatloaf? Make it in an Instant Pot, of course. We loved how moist this loaf turned out in the pressure cooker: the steam helps it cook while preventing it from drying out. Meatloaf is an old-school recipe that everyone should know how to make. It might not be the sexiest piece of food, but damn is it delish. Especially in a sandwich the next day OR with a fried egg on top.
    Instant Pot Meatloaf
    65 minutes
    easy
    Easy Paleo Meatloaf in Easy Dinner Recipes,If you don't know much about the paleo diet, meatloaf feels like the one thing you can eat—because, well, meat. But several ingredients in traditional meatloaf aren't paleo-friendly (looking at you, breadcrumbs), so we rejiggered our classic meatloaf recipe, adapting it to become paleo-friendly. Meatloaf is bound together with eggs and breadcrumbs. Since wheat products aren't allowed on paleo, we swap in almond flour, which helps bind the meat mixture without any gluten. Ketchup has added refined sugars, so we make our own by stirring together a mixture of tomato paste, apple cider vinegar, and spices that's way better than the real thing. If you're going paleo, you need a bottle of coconut aminos. It's basically like soy sauce—with a rich, salty, umami-like flavor that'll punch up any meal. And, bonus, it's made from the sap of coconut palm trees, so it's paleo-approved. Meatloaf is, well, kinda like banana bread or a cake in that it needs time to rest in the pan to help it set before getting turned out onto a serving plate. Don't skip the resting time—you'll risk the meatloaf crumbling or falling apart. Give it a few!
    Easy Paleo Meatloaf
    75 minutes
    easy
    Individual Turkey Meatloafs in Easy Dinner Recipes,This is the perfect way to make your meatloaf a little more elegant and refined. Is that possible with a meatloaf? The name kind of kills any chance at sophistication, doesn’t it? How about…… Hmmm. Nope. Can’t think of another name for it. But it sure is tasty. I make these turkey meatloaf cupcakes every year for April Fools Day. My kids think that it's hilarious to have cupcakes for dinner, only to find out(to their delight, of course) that those cupcakes are made of savory turkey meatloaf and the frosting is mashed potatoes. These meatloaf cupcakes(or muffins, if you’re not too keen on mashed potatoes) start with a ground turkey meatloaf base, loaded up with carrots, onions, parsley. They are glazed with a sweet ketchup sauce and then baked. After they are done they can be topped with a piping of whipped mashed potatoes and a garnish of parsley. The meatloaf is a killer. Seriously, it’s one of my favorite meatloaf recipes of all time.
    Individual Turkey Meatloafs
    50 minutes
    easy
    Muffin-Tin Turkey Meatloaf in Easy Dinner Recipes,The best part about this mini meatloaf is the fresh taste mashed potatoes slathered on top. It's Thanksgiving in a muffin tin. Try a savory dish that looks like a muffin with our Potato-Topped Muffin Tin Meatloaf. This muffin tin meatloaf may earn you the title of rock-star mom. It's delicious! Yummy!
    Muffin-Tin Turkey Meatloaf
    45 minutes
    easy
    Sriracha Turkey Burger in Easy Dinner Recipes,Have you ever tried Sriracha and turkey burger together? A juicy Sriracha turkey burger topped with spicy and creamy Sriracha mayo, Swiss cheese and watercress! Who could resist that? The tangy/sweet/spicy Sriracha enhances the turkey in an explosion of flavor and juiciness. Even better if you use Seasoned Turkey Burgers because they have a delicious smokey flavor that makes this burger truly one of a kind.
    Sriracha Turkey Burger
    25 minutes
    easy