13 easy dinners ready in under an hour, some even faster

It’s one of those nights when you’re going to be tempted to get takeout and bust your budget. Don’t. These 13 easy dinners are ready in under an hour — some even faster than that. They are simple, delicious and worth bookmarking.

Honey Chipotle Steak and Potatoes

Set your timer. This Honey Chipotle Steak and Potatoes recipe takes just 10 minutes to prep and 22 minutes to cook. In the end you’ll have delicious seasoned potatoes with tender steak bites in a sweet and smoky sauce.
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Fast No Rise Pizza Dough

Pizza dough in 30 minutes? It’s true. And that is why this recipe is called a fast, no rise pizza dough. It really does not need any rise time. Once you’re done mixing and shaping the dough, add sauce and toppings, and you’re done.
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Italian Sausage and Pepper Pasta in One Pot

There are so many benefits to this sausage and pepper pasta dish. Besides being on the table in under 30 minutes, you’ll cook it in just one pot. So cleanup before dessert is so easy and fast.
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Broccoli Chicken Cheese Casserole

Even this Broccoli Chicken Cheese Casserole can be made in under an hour. Fifty-five minutes to be exact. Part of what speeds it up is using a store-bought rice and pasta blend that cooks in the dish with the chicken.
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Easy Chicken Enchilada Rice Casserole

This Easy Chicken Enchilada Rice Casserole Recipe has just five ingredients and is on the table in about 40 minutes. One of the reasons it comes together so quickly is you can use leftover chicken.
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Easy Pasta Puttanesca

This Pasta Puttanesca recipe is the fastest pasta dish you’ll make from scratch. It is a classic Italian quick sauce that comes together in about 20 minutes. Put the pasta on to boil simultaneously for a fast, delish dinner.
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Goat Cheese Pizza Sauce

Combine the fast, no-rise pizza dough with this Goat Cheese Pizza Sauce recipe for a pop of unexpected but delicious flavor to your pizza. You could also use this as a makeshift penne alla vodka sauce.
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Sourdough Pizza Dough

Thanks to the active ingredients in the sourdough, this is another way to get a fast pizza dough for a busy weeknight dinner. From start to finish, the dough is ready in 35 minutes.
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Copycat Trader Joe’s Arancini Rice Balls

Sure, buying these arancini, cheese-filled fried risotto balls, from Trader Joe’s would be faster and easier. However, they stopped making them. So you need this copycat recipe, which takes just under an hour to make.
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Fried Chicken in the Crock Pot

OK, so this is stretching the under-an-hour theme a bit, because this fried chicken in the Crock Pot has to cook all day while you’re at work. However, prep is fast and when you get home, dinner is ready.
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Best Way to Reheat Lasagna

How’s this for a fast dinner on the table? Reheating leftovers. You know sometimes things taste better the second day. This article offers tips on the best ways to reheat lasagna so it’s not rubbery or a brick.
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Simple Slow Cooker Ranch Chicken

Another stretch on the under-an-hour theme, because of the use of your slow cooker and needing to cook all day. But, truly, prep time for this Simple Slow Cooker Ranch Chicken is about five minutes.
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Pizza Toppings Bar

Got leftover plain pizza in the refrigerator? Then make pizza night, take two, a fun night of new pizza toppings for that leftover pizza. This way everyone gets the exact pizza they want to eat for dinner.
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