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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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Egg Drop Soup in Easy Dinner Recipes,This restaurant-style Egg Drop Soup recipe only takes about 15 minutes to make and tastes even better than the restaurant version! Growing up, my family had a tradition of eating lunch at our local little Chinese restaurant every single Saturday. And every single Saturday — like, we’re talking nearly two decades of Saturdays here — I would order “the usual.” Anyone who knows me will tell you that I adore a good bowl of egg drop soup. It was my favorite food in the whole world as a kid. And today, it’s still one of the most comforting, nostalgic, delicious soups I know. In case this recipe is new to you, egg drop soup is a staple at Chinese restaurants across the United States. It’s typically made with lightly-seasoned chicken or veggie broth, and filled with delicious egg “ribbons”, which are created by whisking raw eggs into the simmering broth.
Egg Drop Soup
Ramen Noodle Stir Fry in Easy Dinner Recipes,This Ramen Noodle Stir Fry with beef, broccoli, and mushrooms only takes 20 minutes to make. It has delicious Korean flavors, and is perfect for a weeknight dinner! This is one of those “dangerous” meals where I have the hardest time practicing portion control, but I can’t even be mad about it because it’s so delicious. Such is often the case when I make Asian noodles. I fill up my bowl for dinner at the table, and then when I go to put the leftovers away, I sneak a few more bites at the counter, despite promising myself I must sit at the table when I eat. It’s bad. But so good. While this Korean Beef Noodle Stir Fry isn’t a traditional Korean dish, it has some of my favorite Korean flavors from my childhood. Plus, there are ramen noodles involved. I’m a sucker for those. You’re weary of the idea of ramen, don’t worry, we’re just using the noodles, and not the packets of weird ingredients that they sometimes come with. You can actually purchase ramen noodles by themselves, without any additional ingredients. We’ll add our own fresh flavor!
Ramen Noodle Stir Fry
Grilled Hamburgers in Easy Dinner Recipes,We cook a lot of burgers indoors on a fat-slicked iron skillet, and you can do that on a grill as well. But sometimes you want a smoky grilled burger. For that, a charcoal grill is best, but a gas grill can do the trick, too. Resist the temptation to press down on the burgers with a spatula, which only spews juice and fat on the fire, causing the flames to flare up and the burger to lose flavor. If you feel your burger is cooking too quickly, use the cooler sides of the grill to rest them. And remember: lowering the top of the grill helps the cheese melt.
Grilled Hamburgers
Shrimp Burrito Bowls in Easy Dinner Recipes,These Shrimp Burrito Bowls are piled with juicy shrimp, tomatoes, avocados, black beans, corn, and rice, then drizzled with tantalizing Cilantro Lime Dressing. You can serve the Chipotle Shrimp as suggested Burrito Bowls or transform them into a salad, wrap or burritos! These burrito bowls make fabulous prep ahead lunches or dinners!
Shrimp Burrito Bowls
Cajun Shrimp and Rice Skillet in Easy Dinner Recipes,Cajun Shrimp and Rice Skillet are that one-pan dinner recipe, your family is going to love. It is spicy with lots of flavor from Cajun Spice. A perfect Shrimp and rice recipe, that takes less than 30 minutes from stove to table. Before I start telling how good is this Cajun Shrimp and Rice Skillet, just have a look at the skillet. Doesn’t it look delicious and mouth-watering? Well, it not only looks delicious but also tastes amazing too.
Cajun Shrimp and Rice Skillet
Chinese Shrimp Dumplings in Easy Dinner Recipes,Homemade dumplings are easier to make than you think, and you can completely customize your fillings! It may look difficult to make Chinese dumplings at home, but the method is fairly simple once you know how to prepare them. I think part of the fun of making homemade dumplings is the process and the room for creativity. You can experiment with different ingredients for the filling based on your preference. The original Chinese dumplings are called Jiaozi. These dumplings consist of ground meat and vegetable filling that are wrapped into a thinly rolled piece of dough, which is then sealed by pressing the edges together. Finished jiaozi can be boiled, steamed, pan-fried ( we call potstickers), or deep-fried.
Chinese Shrimp Dumplings
Caribbean Grilled Crab Cakes in Easy Dinner Recipes,These grilled crab cakes are absolutely delicious. ! I have made these in a skillet as well and they taste just as delicious as on the grill. I prefer to use fresh crab meat, but you can use whatever is on hand. Believe me! Once you taste it, you're absolutely hooked!
Caribbean Grilled Crab Cakes
The Real Burger in Easy Dinner Recipes,Take a nice-looking chuck roast, or well-marbled sirloin steaks or some pork or lamb shoulder. Cut the meat into one- to two-inch cubes, and pulse it with the regular steel blade until it’s chopped. The food processor is not the best tool for this job. For better results, you should use the meat grinding attachment for the kitchen aid. Get the blade and all-metal attachments very cold in the fridge or freezer.
The Real Burger
Turkey Burgers in Easy Dinner Recipes,I’m even adding green garlic to this turkey burgers. The grated onion and abundance of green garlic add moisture as well as flavor to these burgers. Make sure not to press on them when you cook them, as turkey burgers can be dry – they need all the juice they’ve got.
Turkey Burgers
Pan-Seared Salmon in Easy Dinner Recipes,This is one of my husband's favorite recipes. Salmon is a go-to for busy nights because it cooks so quickly and goes with so many different flavors. The creamy dill sauce tastes light and fresh, with a nice crunch from the cucumbers. It's a very easy dinner, and cook less than 25 mins from start to finish.
Pan-Seared Salmon
Slow Cooker Cashew Chicken in Easy Dinner Recipes,A Chinese takeout favorite made right in your crockpot and all you need is 10 min prep. It doesn’t get easier or healthier than that! If you’ve been following Damn Delicious for a while now, you know that I love creating Chinese takeout favorites. It’s just so much healthier to make right at home since you know exactly what’s going into your dish. But not only is this crockpot cashew chicken so much cheaper and quicker with just 5 min prep, but it also tastes 1000x better than takeout too! Best of all, you don’t have to skimp on the chicken or the cashews, although I loved the cashews a bit more in this dish. The cashews just soak up all of that amazing flavor, giving you that nice crunchiness alongside the juicy, tender chicken. To top it off, the leftovers are just as good the very next day. I just highly recommend doubling the batch because you’ll want to skip the takeout and have this all week instead!
Slow Cooker Cashew Chicken
Fried Rice in Easy Dinner Recipes,This Chinese restaurant-style fried rice recipe is the absolute BEST. It’s quick and easy to make, customizable with any of your favorite mix-ins, and so irresistibly delicious. Guys, I was crazy about my fried rice. You’ve gotta plan ahead and use thoroughly-chilled cooked rice. A fresh batch of warm rice will not fry well when it hits the hot pan and will result in soggy and sticky clumps — no good. So leftover refrigerated rice is ideal! Or, if you are in a hurry, just cook up a fresh batch of rice. Then spread it out on a baking sheet or another large flat pan, drape the rice with a layer of plastic wrap, then pop it in the fridge for 30 minutes until it is thoroughly chilled.
Fried Rice
Cheeseburger in Easy Dinner Recipes,I know, it’s delayed. But trust me this recipe is worth the wait. A beef patty flavored with mustard and paired with sauteed mushrooms, tomatoes. Swiss and Jarlsberg make this cheeseburger extra melty. Absolutely delicious. I made this one for the family while I was visiting for the holidays (hence the wait). Very easy to make and impress your family too.
Cheeseburger
White Bean Burgers in Easy Dinner Recipes,These have a delicate texture and a wonderful savory taste. They’re a little tricky to turn, as they can fall apart. Don’t make them too thick and use an offset spatula, and it will be easier for you. They should be cooked on a flat griddle or pan; don’t try to grill them on a barbecue.
White Bean Burgers
Pan Seared Salmon in Easy Dinner Recipes,This pan-seared salmon is tender salmon fillets coated in the most delicious garlic butter sauce. A super easy dinner option that can be on the table in less than 20 minutes! Salmon is a quick and healthy meal that takes minimal effort to cook. I often find myself making marinated salmon, salmon foil packets and this fabulously delicious pan-seared salmon.
Pan Seared Salmon
Lamb Burgers in Easy Dinner Recipes,I make it on a flat-top griddle set over a grill, but the method works equally well on your kitchen stove. The burgers are a take on a dish served in Xi’an, the capital city of Shaanxi province in northwestern China, at the easternmost terminus of the Silk Road. Cumin and chile, along with some Sichuan peppercorns if you can find them, bring a bright funkiness to ground lamb, which crisps up beautifully on top of a bed of sautéed red onion and jalapeño pepper. Put the patties into potato buns, and serve under a spray of cilantro leaves. It's a meal you could cook twice a month for the better part of a year.
Lamb Burgers
Simple Pan-Seared Salmon in Easy Dinner Recipes,This easy dish is on the shortlist for weeknight meals that hit all my criteria: fast, healthy, filling, and killer good. Simply seasoned, the salmon is pan-fried until the exterior is super crispy while the interior remains buttery soft. Its simplicity lends it to pair with any number of sides, although I’m partial to serving it with a carb and something green; for example, whipped sweet potatoes and steamed broccoli. Replace the sweet potatoes with chickpea tomato sauce or throw the sauce in as a fourth component to the meal. Either way, the salmon easily elevates the meal, so almost any side dish will do.
Simple Pan-Seared Salmon

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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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    Simply Recipes-Less Stress. More Joy Chicken Breast Recipes Recipes, Dinners and Easy Meal Ideas Christmas Baking Recipes
    Egg Drop Soup in Easy Dinner Recipes,This restaurant-style Egg Drop Soup recipe only takes about 15 minutes to make and tastes even better than the restaurant version! Growing up, my family had a tradition of eating lunch at our local little Chinese restaurant every single Saturday. And every single Saturday — like, we’re talking nearly two decades of Saturdays here — I would order “the usual.” Anyone who knows me will tell you that I adore a good bowl of egg drop soup. It was my favorite food in the whole world as a kid. And today, it’s still one of the most comforting, nostalgic, delicious soups I know. In case this recipe is new to you, egg drop soup is a staple at Chinese restaurants across the United States. It’s typically made with lightly-seasoned chicken or veggie broth, and filled with delicious egg “ribbons”, which are created by whisking raw eggs into the simmering broth.
    Egg Drop Soup
    15 minutes
    easy
    Ramen Noodle Stir Fry in Easy Dinner Recipes,This Ramen Noodle Stir Fry with beef, broccoli, and mushrooms only takes 20 minutes to make. It has delicious Korean flavors, and is perfect for a weeknight dinner! This is one of those “dangerous” meals where I have the hardest time practicing portion control, but I can’t even be mad about it because it’s so delicious. Such is often the case when I make Asian noodles. I fill up my bowl for dinner at the table, and then when I go to put the leftovers away, I sneak a few more bites at the counter, despite promising myself I must sit at the table when I eat. It’s bad. But so good. While this Korean Beef Noodle Stir Fry isn’t a traditional Korean dish, it has some of my favorite Korean flavors from my childhood. Plus, there are ramen noodles involved. I’m a sucker for those. You’re weary of the idea of ramen, don’t worry, we’re just using the noodles, and not the packets of weird ingredients that they sometimes come with. You can actually purchase ramen noodles by themselves, without any additional ingredients. We’ll add our own fresh flavor!
    Ramen Noodle Stir Fry
    20 minutes
    easy
    Grilled Hamburgers in Easy Dinner Recipes,We cook a lot of burgers indoors on a fat-slicked iron skillet, and you can do that on a grill as well. But sometimes you want a smoky grilled burger. For that, a charcoal grill is best, but a gas grill can do the trick, too. Resist the temptation to press down on the burgers with a spatula, which only spews juice and fat on the fire, causing the flames to flare up and the burger to lose flavor. If you feel your burger is cooking too quickly, use the cooler sides of the grill to rest them. And remember: lowering the top of the grill helps the cheese melt.
    Grilled Hamburgers
    15 minutes
    easy
    Shrimp Burrito Bowls in Easy Dinner Recipes,These Shrimp Burrito Bowls are piled with juicy shrimp, tomatoes, avocados, black beans, corn, and rice, then drizzled with tantalizing Cilantro Lime Dressing. You can serve the Chipotle Shrimp as suggested Burrito Bowls or transform them into a salad, wrap or burritos! These burrito bowls make fabulous prep ahead lunches or dinners!
    Shrimp Burrito Bowls
    15 minutes
    easy
    Cajun Shrimp and Rice Skillet in Easy Dinner Recipes,Cajun Shrimp and Rice Skillet are that one-pan dinner recipe, your family is going to love. It is spicy with lots of flavor from Cajun Spice. A perfect Shrimp and rice recipe, that takes less than 30 minutes from stove to table. Before I start telling how good is this Cajun Shrimp and Rice Skillet, just have a look at the skillet. Doesn’t it look delicious and mouth-watering? Well, it not only looks delicious but also tastes amazing too.
    Cajun Shrimp and Rice Skillet
    30 minutes
    easy
    Chinese Shrimp Dumplings in Easy Dinner Recipes,Homemade dumplings are easier to make than you think, and you can completely customize your fillings! It may look difficult to make Chinese dumplings at home, but the method is fairly simple once you know how to prepare them. I think part of the fun of making homemade dumplings is the process and the room for creativity. You can experiment with different ingredients for the filling based on your preference. The original Chinese dumplings are called Jiaozi. These dumplings consist of ground meat and vegetable filling that are wrapped into a thinly rolled piece of dough, which is then sealed by pressing the edges together. Finished jiaozi can be boiled, steamed, pan-fried ( we call potstickers), or deep-fried.
    Chinese Shrimp Dumplings
    25 minutes
    easy
    Caribbean Grilled Crab Cakes in Easy Dinner Recipes,These grilled crab cakes are absolutely delicious. ! I have made these in a skillet as well and they taste just as delicious as on the grill. I prefer to use fresh crab meat, but you can use whatever is on hand. Believe me! Once you taste it, you're absolutely hooked!
    Caribbean Grilled Crab Cakes
    60 minutes
    easy
    The Real Burger in Easy Dinner Recipes,Take a nice-looking chuck roast, or well-marbled sirloin steaks or some pork or lamb shoulder. Cut the meat into one- to two-inch cubes, and pulse it with the regular steel blade until it’s chopped. The food processor is not the best tool for this job. For better results, you should use the meat grinding attachment for the kitchen aid. Get the blade and all-metal attachments very cold in the fridge or freezer.
    The Real Burger
    20 minutes
    easy
    Turkey Burgers in Easy Dinner Recipes,I’m even adding green garlic to this turkey burgers. The grated onion and abundance of green garlic add moisture as well as flavor to these burgers. Make sure not to press on them when you cook them, as turkey burgers can be dry – they need all the juice they’ve got.
    Turkey Burgers
    30 minutes
    easy
    Pan-Seared Salmon in Easy Dinner Recipes,This is one of my husband's favorite recipes. Salmon is a go-to for busy nights because it cooks so quickly and goes with so many different flavors. The creamy dill sauce tastes light and fresh, with a nice crunch from the cucumbers. It's a very easy dinner, and cook less than 25 mins from start to finish.
    Pan-Seared Salmon
    25 minutes
    easy
    Slow Cooker Cashew Chicken in Easy Dinner Recipes,A Chinese takeout favorite made right in your crockpot and all you need is 10 min prep. It doesn’t get easier or healthier than that! If you’ve been following Damn Delicious for a while now, you know that I love creating Chinese takeout favorites. It’s just so much healthier to make right at home since you know exactly what’s going into your dish. But not only is this crockpot cashew chicken so much cheaper and quicker with just 5 min prep, but it also tastes 1000x better than takeout too! Best of all, you don’t have to skimp on the chicken or the cashews, although I loved the cashews a bit more in this dish. The cashews just soak up all of that amazing flavor, giving you that nice crunchiness alongside the juicy, tender chicken. To top it off, the leftovers are just as good the very next day. I just highly recommend doubling the batch because you’ll want to skip the takeout and have this all week instead!
    Slow Cooker Cashew Chicken
    165 minutes
    medium
    Fried Rice in Easy Dinner Recipes,This Chinese restaurant-style fried rice recipe is the absolute BEST. It’s quick and easy to make, customizable with any of your favorite mix-ins, and so irresistibly delicious. Guys, I was crazy about my fried rice. You’ve gotta plan ahead and use thoroughly-chilled cooked rice. A fresh batch of warm rice will not fry well when it hits the hot pan and will result in soggy and sticky clumps — no good. So leftover refrigerated rice is ideal! Or, if you are in a hurry, just cook up a fresh batch of rice. Then spread it out on a baking sheet or another large flat pan, drape the rice with a layer of plastic wrap, then pop it in the fridge for 30 minutes until it is thoroughly chilled.
    Fried Rice
    15 minutes
    easy
    Cheeseburger in Easy Dinner Recipes,I know, it’s delayed. But trust me this recipe is worth the wait. A beef patty flavored with mustard and paired with sauteed mushrooms, tomatoes. Swiss and Jarlsberg make this cheeseburger extra melty. Absolutely delicious. I made this one for the family while I was visiting for the holidays (hence the wait). Very easy to make and impress your family too.
    Cheeseburger
    35 minutes
    easy
    White Bean Burgers in Easy Dinner Recipes,These have a delicate texture and a wonderful savory taste. They’re a little tricky to turn, as they can fall apart. Don’t make them too thick and use an offset spatula, and it will be easier for you. They should be cooked on a flat griddle or pan; don’t try to grill them on a barbecue.
    White Bean Burgers
    150 minutes
    easy
    Pan Seared Salmon in Easy Dinner Recipes,This pan-seared salmon is tender salmon fillets coated in the most delicious garlic butter sauce. A super easy dinner option that can be on the table in less than 20 minutes! Salmon is a quick and healthy meal that takes minimal effort to cook. I often find myself making marinated salmon, salmon foil packets and this fabulously delicious pan-seared salmon.
    Pan Seared Salmon
    20 minutes
    easy
    Lamb Burgers in Easy Dinner Recipes,I make it on a flat-top griddle set over a grill, but the method works equally well on your kitchen stove. The burgers are a take on a dish served in Xi’an, the capital city of Shaanxi province in northwestern China, at the easternmost terminus of the Silk Road. Cumin and chile, along with some Sichuan peppercorns if you can find them, bring a bright funkiness to ground lamb, which crisps up beautifully on top of a bed of sautéed red onion and jalapeño pepper. Put the patties into potato buns, and serve under a spray of cilantro leaves. It's a meal you could cook twice a month for the better part of a year.
    Lamb Burgers
    20 minutes
    easy
    Simple Pan-Seared Salmon in Easy Dinner Recipes,This easy dish is on the shortlist for weeknight meals that hit all my criteria: fast, healthy, filling, and killer good. Simply seasoned, the salmon is pan-fried until the exterior is super crispy while the interior remains buttery soft. Its simplicity lends it to pair with any number of sides, although I’m partial to serving it with a carb and something green; for example, whipped sweet potatoes and steamed broccoli. Replace the sweet potatoes with chickpea tomato sauce or throw the sauce in as a fourth component to the meal. Either way, the salmon easily elevates the meal, so almost any side dish will do.
    Simple Pan-Seared Salmon
    25 minutes
    easy