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30 Minute Dinner Recipes

Life can be demanding. Between jobs, school, kids, family, social obligations and hobbies, you don’t always have time to put a meal on the table. Instead of heading for the nearest drive through, check out this compilation of over fifty 30 minute dinner ideas.

Each of these recipes can be prepared from start to finish in less than half an hour. Don’t think just because these 30 minute meals are quick that they aren’t big on flavor. I feed each of these 30 minute dinner recipes to my own family and they are definitely kid approved.

Our favorite 30 minute meal:

Sloppy Joes From Scratch

My most popular 30 minute dinner ideas:

Shrimp Creole
Garden Vegetable Meatball Tortellini Soup
Hearty Chicken Noodle Soup From Scratch
Chicken Parmesan

Watch and learn:

All 30 minute meal recipes:
 

Two fried salmon croquettes garnished with fresh parsley on a plate with a fork and some French fries on the side. A dish of tartar sauce, a second plate of food and a platter of cooked salmon croquettes can be seen in the background.
30 Minute Dinner Recipes | Appetizer Recipes | Beginner | Fish and Seafood

Salmon Croquettes

Bowl of cowboy soup garnished with chopped cilantro and a wedge of cornbread.
30 Minute Dinner Recipes | Beginner | Fall and Winter | Freezer Friendly | Instant Pot | Slow Cooker | Soups and Stews

Cowboy Soup

Seasoned air fryer bone in pork chop on a plate with mashed potatoes, roasted carrots and a fork on the side.
30 Minute Dinner Recipes | Beginner | Pork

Chili Rubbed Air Fryer Bone In Pork Chops

Fork stuck in a medium rare steak tip resting on a plate with steak tips, roasted potatoes and asparagus.
30 Minute Dinner Recipes | Beef | Beginner

Air Fryer Steak Tips

sliced bacon cheeseburger stuffed French bread on a parchment paper lined baking sheet
30 Minute Dinner Recipes | Appetizer Recipes | Beef | Beginner | Sandwiches | Tailgating

Bacon Cheeseburger Stuffed French Bread

Rectangular glass casserole dish of baked crescent casserole
30 Minute Dinner Recipes | Beginner | Poultry

Cheesy Crescent Chicken

hamburger steak served over mashed potatoes and green beans covered in mushroom gravy
30 Minute Dinner Recipes | Beef | Beginner

Smothered Hamburger Steaks in the Oven + VIDEO

collage of recipes included in the back-to-school recipe round up
30 Minute Dinner Recipes | Beef | Eggs | Fall and Winter | Fish and Seafood | Instant Pot | Pasta | Pork | Poultry | Recipe Roundups | Sandwiches | Slow Cooker

Your Ultimate Guide to Back-to-School Dinner Recipes

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