30-Minute Meals
Dinner doesn't have to take all night! On this page you'll find easy meal ideas that come together in about 30 minutes or less, making last minute dinners quick and delicious. You'll find easy pastas, stir fries, chicken dinners, skillet meals, sheet pan dinners and more. The goal is to get you cooking healthy, homemade meals in a flash so you can skip the takeout and get on with your evening. Check out all of my awesome 30-minute meal ideas!
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Skillet dinners & stir fries
One pan meals
Tips for making 30-minute dinners
Go over the recipe ahead of time
A great way to ensure that you're able to breeze through a recipe and cook quickly is to go over the recipe ahead of time. Familiarize yourself with the steps so that it's just a matter of going through the motions instead of going back and forth reading the recipe. This way you also have less of a chance of overcooking your food or making mistakes with the recipe.
Meal prep ingredients beforehand
A great way to cut down on cook time is to prepare some ingredients or even do a little bit of cooking at the beginning of the week. Try cooking and shredding some chicken breast, or cooking some rice in your rice cooker so that all you need to do is reheat or add to a recipe when the time comes to cook dinner. You can also chop up veggies & mince garlic ahead of time.
Choose one pot & one pan recipes
Recipes that can be cooked on one pan or in one pot are super helpful in cutting down cook time. You'll dump all of your ingredients and usually cook for 20 minutes or so. You also have the flexibility to prep other ingredients or garnishes while your main dish cooks. The best recipes are sheet pan chicken & veggies, one pot pastas, stir fries and skillet dinners!
Tacos & wraps
Cut down on cook time using leftover chicken!
If you're looking for healthy recipes that come together quickly, then look no further than leftover chicken to give you a head start! By using leftover, pre-cooked or rotisserie chicken, you can speed up your cook time but still get wholesome, delicious meals on the table in 30 minutes or less. Check out all the best ways to use up cooked chicken below!
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My most popular 30-minute dinner Recipes
Chicken Satay Lettuce Wraps
These Chicken Satay Lettuce Wraps with an easy coconut-peanut dipping sauce, tons of veggies and vermicelli noodles are a deliciously light dinner or fun, healthy appetizer! View Post
One Pot Chicken Teriyaki Bowls
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Easiest Ever Ground Turkey Stir Fry
This ground turkey stir fry is the easiest recipe ever! It's low carb too – all you need is ground turkey, bell peppers, carrots andView Post
Chicken Chow Mein {Just Like Takeout!}
This Chicken Chow Mein tastes just like takeout, and comes together in one skillet in 30 minutes! The easy sauce uses pantry staples to boot.View Post
Shake Shack Burger {Perfect Copycat}
This Shake Shack Burger is a perfect copycat from your favorite burger joint, Shack sauce and all! These delicious burgers are surprisingly easy to makeView Post
Seared Scallop Tacos with Pineapple Salsa
These spicy Seared Scallop Tacos with a savoury cilantro-filled Pineapple Salsa and served on corn tortillas are the perfect party food for Cinco de Mayo –View Post
17 Healthy Instant Pot Recipes for Meal Prep
These 17 Healthy Instant Pot Recipes for Meal Prep are the easiest way to get cook during the work week. Dump your ingredients in theView Post
Panda Express Black Pepper Chicken
This Black Pepper Chicken is like the dish at Panda Express, and the sauce is easy to make with ingredients from your pantry. It's justView Post
2-Ingredient Baked Pesto Chicken
This Baked Pesto Chicken is made easy with just TWO ingredients on a sheet pan for easy cleanup. Even with a side of veggies, it's readyView Post
Easiest Baked Salmon Recipe – Plus 5 Marinades!
This Easiest Ever Baked Salmon Recipe is a foolproof formula for perfect salmon every time – plus 5 easy marinades to get you started, likeView Post
Mediterranean Portobello Beef Burgers
These Mediterranean Portobello Beef Burgers are a healthy BBQ recipe – topped with garlic and herb cheese, roasted red peppers, arugula and basil mayo, you'llView Post
Miso Sesame Tuna Rice Bowls
These Miso Sesame Tuna Rice Bowls are a yummy spin on the weeknight stirfry, filled with seared ahi tuna, stir fry veggies in a savoury miso sauce, jasmineView Post
