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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:
 

Smoked Sausage Sheet Pan Dinner
30 Minute Dinner Recipes | Pork

Sausage and Peppers Sheet Pan Dinner

Crescent Roll Appetizers
30 Minute Dinner Recipes | Appetizer Recipes | Pork

Pulled Pork Crescent Rolls

Tomato Basil Soup recipe
30 Minute Dinner Recipes | Beginner | Fall and Winter | Soups and Stews

Tomato Basil Soup

skillet of glazed meatballs with two plates containing three meatballs each to the side
30 Minute Dinner Recipes | Appetizer Recipes | Poultry

Apricot and Bourbon Glazed Meatballs

Paprika chicken is a one skillet meal ready in less than 30 minutes! Chicken breasts are coated with seasoned flour, browned, then simmered in a rich gravy.
30 Minute Dinner Recipes | Intermediate | Poultry

Paprika Chicken with Sour Cream Gravy

Barbecue Bacon Mushroom Quesadillas
30 Minute Dinner Recipes | Sandwiches

Barbecue Bacon Mushroom Quesadillas

overhead shot of two white bowls of meatball tortellini soup with a pot of soup, parmesan cheese an sliced of cheese toast to the side
30 Minute Dinner Recipes | Beginner | Soups and Stews

Garden Vegetable Meatball Tortellini Soup

stuffed zucchini boats
30 Minute Dinner Recipes | Intermediate | Main Courses | Pork

Italian Sausage Stuffed Zucchini Boats

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