20 Easy Weeknight Dinners Ready in 30 Minutes or Less

Here are 20 incredibly easy weeknight dinners, all ready in 30 minutes or less, for those nights you are in need of something simple but delicious.

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#1: Creamy Cajun Pasta

creamy cajun sausage and pepper ravioli pasta

This Creamy Cajun Pasta is perfect for when you need an easy, quick dinner. Kielbasa sausage, chopped bacon, onions, and peppers are all sauteed and combined with ravioli and a creamy Cajun sauce.

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#2: 20-Minute Brown Butter Walnut Pasta

This 20- minute Brown Butter Walnut Pasta is made with angel hair pasta, chopped walnuts, fresh herbs, and coated in golden brown butter and cheese.

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#3: Kielbasa Soup with Kale

Made with smoked kielbasa sausage, tender veggies, kale, and rice in a warm pesto broth.

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#4: Chicken Gravy

Made with ample butter, seasoned shredded chicken, garlic & onions, broth, and a smidge of cream. Serve over mashed potatoes with a side of veggies for a full meal.

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#5: Salmon Goat Cheese Salad

Hot smoked salmon, goat cheese, and avocado salad with creamy dill dressing and a fried egg in a white bowl.

This Salmon Goat Cheese Salad is an easy healthy meal perfect for brunch, lunch, or dinner. Flavorful hot smoked salmon, tangy goat cheese, velvety avocado, red onion, chives, wild rice and arugula all tossed in a creamy, herby garlic dill dressing and topped with a runny fried egg.

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#6: Marry Me Chicken Pasta

Made with savory ground chicken sausage, onions & garlic, sun dried tomatoes, short cut pasta, broth, cream, Parmesan cheese, and fresh spinach.

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#7: Roast Beef Sandwich with Horseradish Sauce

roast beef sandwich with roasted red peppers

Made with a garlicky horseradish sauce, sliced roast beef, melty provolone, arugula, sliced red onion, and roasted red pepper on a crunchy french baguette.

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#8: Butter Chicken Pasta

Made with butter, ground chicken, garlic, tomato sauce, cream, and a blend of aromatic spices.

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#9: Tortellini Pesto Pasta Salad

This Tortellini Pesto Pasta Salad comes together in about 20 minutes and is packed with cheese tortellini, asparagus, artichoke hearts, roasted red peppers, salami, and spring mix all tossed in basil pesto, then finished with shaved Parmesan and pistachios.

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#10: Columbia Restaurant's 1905 Salad

columbia restaurant 1905 salad with garlic wine viniagrette

Bring a taste of Florida's iconic Columbia Restaurant into your kitchen with this copycat 1905 Salad recipe. Crisp iceberg lettuce, cherry tomatoes, sliced ham, Swiss cheese, and briny green olives come together in a tangy garlic and oregano wine vinaigrette.

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#11: Garlic Cream Sauce Ravioli

This Garlic Cream Sauce Ravioli is made with cheese ravioli, mushrooms, and asparagus in a garlic thyme sauce.

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#12: Garlic & Herb Boursin and Pasta

I've got you covered with this Garlic & Herb Boursin and Pasta recipe. Butter, garlic, fresh herbs, broth, and Boursin cheese create a rich, velvety sauce.

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#13: Sausage, Kale, & White Bean Soup

Made with savory sausage, onion, garlic, creamy white beans, kale, in a tangy, herby pesto broth.

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#14: Creamy Ravioli Soup with Sausage

I make a lot of soups, but this is one of mine and Mr. Garlic's favorites. This creamy Ravioli Soup with Sausage is made with spicy ground sausage, carrots, onions, and kale in a creamy pesto broth.

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#15: Mashed Potato Bowls

Inspired by the KFC version, these Mashed Potato Bowls are total comfort food. Made with buttery mashed potatoes, sweet corn, crispy popcorn chicken, brown gravy, and shredded cheddar cheese.

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#16: Classic Cheesy Tuna Casserole with Green Beans

With tender rotini pasta, savory tuna, crisp green beans, and a gooey, cheesy topping, this casserole is the ultimate easy weeknight meal.

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#17: Creamy Chipotle Shrimp

Closeup of creamy chipotle shrimp with queso fresco and cilantro.

Juicy shrimp, crispy chopped bacon, and tender sautéed onions swimming in a creamy yet spicy chipotle sauce topped with queso fresco and fresh cilantro.

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#18: Creamy Mushroom Chicken Pasta

Creamy Mushroom Chicken Pasta plated in a white bowl.

Seared chicken and an ample amount of garlic and shallot, swimming in a creamy mushroom and white wine sauce.

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#19: Sausage Pesto Ricotta Pasta

Made with browned Italian sausage and pasta mixed with a sauce made of onion & garlic, ricotta cheese, pesto, Parmesan, and beef broth.

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#20: Sausage Leek Pasta

Made with ground Italian sausage, sliced leeks, green onions, a dash of white wine, and short cut pasta simmered in broth & cream followed by a light sprinkle of ground nutmeg.

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