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
Instant Pot Enchilada Quinoa Casserole
This Instant Pot Enchilada Casserole is a delicious one pot Mexican chicken recipe that is ready in 30 minutes or less – it's also gluten-free!View Post
One Pan Sausage Peppers and Onions
This One Pan Sausage Peppers and Onions is made with turkey sausage, bell peppers, mushrooms and onions tossed in pasta sauce. How to make this recipeView Post
Bang Bang Shrimp Noodle Bowls
These Bang Bang Shrimp Noodle Bowls are inspired by the flavours in bibimbap – they're topped with a fried egg to boot! How to make thisView Post
Freezer-friendly Homemade Pizza Pockets
These Homemade Pizza Pockets are SO easy to make using store bought pizza dough and your favorite toppings – plus you can freeze them toView Post
The Easiest Beef Stir Fry (2-Ingredient Sauce!)
This is the EASIEST Beef Stir Fry recipe, with a 2-ingredient stir fry sauce. You likely already have all the ingredients you need, too! View Post
Mediterranean Chickpea Salad Jars (Video!)
These Mediterranean Chickpea Salad Jars with artichokes and sundried tomatoes are the perfect packable lunch – they're also high protein, vegetarian and gluten-free! Ingredients inView Post
Easy Tuna Steak Poke Bowls
These Tuna Steak Poke Bowls are a delicious twist on the popular restaurant dish – this recipe includes fun and unusual toppings to switch it up!View Post
Quick & Easy Chicken Spring Roll Jars
These Quick & Easy Chicken Spring Roll Jars are the perfect grab and go lunch with noodles, ground chicken, veggies and sweet chili sauce. Ingredients inView Post
One Pot Spicy Penne Arrabiata
This Spicy Penne Arrabiata is filled with sausage, peppers and onions in a spicy tomato sauce – it comes together in 30 minutes in oneView Post
Sheet Pan Chicken and Asparagus
This Sheet Pan Chicken and Asparagus with lemony potatoes is one of our favourite simple chicken recipes. This healthy, Whole30 approved meal prep recipe comesView Post
Instant Pot Red Curry Chicken Noodles
These Instant Pot Red Curry Chicken Noodles come together in less than 30 minutes – you'll love this Thai-inspired meal idea! How to make this recipeView Post
Crustless Jalapeño Mini Quiches
These Crustless Jalapeño Mini Quiches are the perfect bite-sized holiday appetizer to serve at your next family gathering! Easter is one of my favouriteView Post
