Weeknight Winners 10 Crowd-Pleasing Dinner Ideas

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Discover effortless dinner recipes that will quickly become family favorites! Whether you’re in the mood for comforting casseroles, hearty soups, or speedy skillet dishes, this collection has something for everyone. These weeknight wonders are designed to make your evenings stress-free without sacrificing flavor. Perfect for busy schedules, these recipes are easy to prepare, full of wholesome ingredients, and guaranteed to bring smiles to the table. From tried-and-true classics to creative twists, there’s a dish here for every craving and occasion.

Sheet Pan Chicken & Sweet Potatoes

Roasted chicken thighs with sweet potatoes and pecans.

This dinner of chicken and sweet potatoes with caramelized pecans is so simple! Make everything on one sheet pan and dinner is ready in no time.
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Furikake Salmon

Furikake Salmon is a baked salmon marinated in soy, sugar, ginger, garlic, and jalapeño, brushed with mayonnaise, and sprinkled with furikake. It’s a delicious, rich, savory, sweet, and easy weeknight dinner your family will love!
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Air Fryer Salmon Bites

Marinated in a garlic, ginger soy sauce, air fryer salmon bites are cooked to tender perfection then served with the marinade transformed into a dip for extra flavor. It’s a simple salmon meal, perfect for weeknights that delivers big on taste.
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Sheet Pan Pork Chop Dinner

Pork chops with purple cabbage and apples on a baking sheet.

These quick and easy sheet pan pork chops are served with red cabbage, potatoes and apples. It’s an all in one meal great for hectic weeknights with just one pan to clean up afterwards – the perfect recipe!
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Shrimp Lo Mein

Make delicious shrimp lo mein at home and skip the takeout with this simple recipe. Featuring Chinese egg noodles, juicy shrimp and vegetables tossed in a restaurant-worthy sauce, this 20 minute meal will become a dinner time favorite.
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Harvest Sheet Pan Dinner

Roasted chicken apple sausage, sweet potatoes, Brussels sprouts and shallots on a sheet tray.

This Harvest Sheet Pan Dinner, with juicy chicken apple sausage, velvety sweet potatoes, caramelized Brussels sprouts, and sweet, roasted shallots is a delicious and easy one-pan dinner packed with delicious fall flavor.
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Pasta Aglio Olio e Peperoncino

This Aglio Olio e Peperoncino pairs pasta with garlic cooked until just golden, rich olive oil, fresh basil and spicy Calabrian chili peppers.
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Sheet Pan Salmon and Veggies

Closeup overhead shot of roasted salmon, asparagus, fingerling potatoes, and cherry tomatoes on a blue sheet tray.

Sheet Pan Salmon and Veggies is an easy and delicious dinner recipe pairing Dijon, brown sugar, and chipotle-rubbed baked salmon with roasted fingerling potatoes, sweet burst cherry tomatoes, savory asparagus, and thyme. It’s a perfect sheet pan recipe for a weeknight!
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Maple Mustard Air Fryer Frozen Salmon

Making frozen salmon in the air fryer is quick, easy and delicious when paired with this simple maple mustard sauce. No need to defrost, cook straight from the freezer when you’re pressed for time!
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Italian Chicken Cutlets

These undemanding, quick, versatile Italian Chicken Cutlets may be exactly the salty, crispy, savory treat you need!
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Sheet Pan Steak & Shrimp Fajitas

Shrimp and steak fajitas with peppers and onions.

Steak and shrimp fajitas are the easiest way to enjoy a surf and turf dinner at home. Simply seasoned and cooked on one pan in the oven in under 20 minutes, this is the perfect weeknight dinner.
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