Looking for a fresh spin on dinner? Try one of these 27 recipes so you don’t have to keep making and serving boring meals. Each one is as easy to prepare as possible and features a unique flavor profile. Shake up your usual dinner fare and dig into these dinners.
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Creamy Ground Beef And Cauliflower Rice Skillet
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This Creamy Ground Beef And Cauliflower Rice Skillet combines ground beef, cheddar cheese, cauliflower rice, and mushrooms for a quick, flavor-packed family dinner.
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Sausage and Veggies Sheet Pan Dinner
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This Sausage and Veggies Sheet Pan Dinner is a one-pan meal that brings together sausages and veggies, ensuring a flavorful meal with minimal cleanup.
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Roasted Cubed Butternut Squash with Cauliflower and Bacon
![Roasted cubed butternut squash and spinach with sour cream.](https://fooddrinklife.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/Roasted-Cubed-Butternut-Squash-with-Cauliflower-and-Bacon-1-1024x723.jpg)
This Roasted Cubed Butternut Squash with Cauliflower and Bacon recipe combines butternut squash and cauliflower with onion, bacon, spinach, and a homemade dressing. Topped with sour cream, this dish is impressive and is sure to break up your dinner routine.
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Loaded Broccoli Cauliflower Casserole
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Combining broccoli, cauliflower, cheese sauce, and bacon, this casserole is uncomplicated to prepare. It’s a filling choice for weeknight dinners when you’re looking for something new and exciting to serve.
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Tuscan Garlic Shrimp and Spinach
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This Tuscan Garlic Shrimp and Spinach dish showcases shrimp in a garlic sauce, complemented by grape tomatoes and fresh spinach for a Mediterranean-inspired meal. If you’re looking for something impressive and memorable for dinner to change things up, this recipe is a perfect choice.
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Fajita Baked Chicken
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This recipe for Fajita Baked Chicken consists of seasoned chicken breasts paired with cream cheese, mini sweet peppers, and shredded mozzarella, baked for a protein-rich dinner.
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Creamy Spinach Chicken Bake
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This Creamy Spinach Chicken Bake features marinated chicken thighs covered with cream cheese, mozzarella, and spinach, offering a hearty meal that’s easy to prepare.
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Italian Sausage Soup
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This Italian Sausage Soup combines Italian sausage with cream cheese, canned tomatoes, and heavy cream for a comforting and filling meal. It’s a great choice for evenings when you want to switch up your usual dinner routine and enjoy something comforting and hearty.
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Cabbage and Sausage
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The Cabbage and Sausage dish is a simple one-pan meal, pairing cabbage with sausage for a flavorful family dinner. It’s easy to make and will yield a dish that will change things up with your dinner rotation without overcomplicating your time cooking in the kitchen.
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Creamy Garlic Chicken
![A skillet of creamy garlic chicken garnished with fresh herbs.](https://fooddrinklife.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/Creamy-Garlic-Chicken-1024x723.jpg)
This Creamy Garlic Chicken brings together marinated chicken breasts in a smooth white sauce, yielding a protein-packed dinner option. The combination of garlic and chicken promises to be an exciting change from your routine dinners.
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Cheesy Beef Casserole with Cauliflower Rice and Spinach
![Cheesy beef casserole with cauliflower rice and spinach being spooned out of a baking dish.](https://fooddrinklife.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/Cheesy-Beef-Casserole-With-Cauliflower-Rice-And-Spinach-7-1024x682.jpg)
This Cheesy Beef Casserole with Cauliflower Rice and Spinach combines ground beef, cauliflower rice, spinach, and cheddar cheese for a filling family meal. With its diverse ingredients, it’s sure to introduce an exciting change to your regular dinner menu.
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Chicken with Creamy Mushroom Sauce
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This Chicken with Creamy Mushroom Sauce provides a protein-rich dinner option. Including this dish in your meal lineup will add a touch of gourmet to your weekday dinners.
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Green Chile Chicken with Leftover Shredded Chicken Thighs
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This Green Chile Chicken with Shredded Chicken Thighs revamps leftover chicken with green chilies. Using leftovers inventively makes your food go further to minimize waste and keep things fun in the kitchen and at the dinner table.
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Bacon Asparagus Pasta
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This Creamy Bacon Asparagus Pasta combines asparagus with a creamy sauce and bacon for a surprisingly quick family dinner. Ditch the regular pasta nights; this asparagus and bacon dish is sure to break up the dinner monotony.
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Creamy Skinless Chicken Thighs with Artichoke Hearts
![Chicken thighs in cream sauce with artichoke hearts in a pan with a spoon.](https://fooddrinklife.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/Creamy-Skinless-Chicken-Thighs-with-Artichoke-Hearts-1024x723.jpg)
These Creamy Skinless Chicken Thighs with Artichoke Hearts pair seared chicken with a garlic cream sauce and artichoke hearts for a flavorful and filling dinner choice.
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Cauliflower Cheddar Cheese Bacon Soup
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This Cauliflower Cheddar Cheese Bacon Soup takes cauliflower to the next level by adding cheese and bacon for a comforting soup experience. If you like making soups but want to try something a little different, make this one.
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Coconut Curry Thai Turkey Meatballs
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These Coconut Curry Thai Turkey Meatballs mix ground turkey with coconut milk, curry paste, and coconut aminos. These meatballs introduce a rich and filling recipe into your cooking repertoire.
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Creamy Dijon Chicken
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This Creamy Dijon Chicken pairs chicken with a dijon mustard sauce, spinach, and bacon, yielding a balanced meal choice. This is a recipe that is impressively easy to make and yields a meal that is delicious and memorable, and will shake your typical meal routine up.
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Creamy Tuscan Chicken
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This Creamy Tuscan Chicken combines chicken thighs with sun-dried tomatoes and spinach in a creamy sauce. This one-pan dish, easy to whip up, provides a different option from the usual chicken dinners.
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Philly Cheese Steak Casserole
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In this Philly Cheese Steak Casserole, sirloin steak, bell peppers, onions, mushrooms, and cheese unite for a casserole twist on a classic sandwich. This innovative recipe is a filling and comforting option to change things up.
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Sun Dried Tomato Chicken
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This Sun Dried Tomato Chicken features chicken thighs in a sun-dried tomato sauce, providing a flavorful and convenient family dinner option. Ensure dinner is far from dull, and make this one-skillet stovetop dish.
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Keto Zuppa Toscana
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This Keto Zuppa Toscana brings together radishes, mirroring potatoes’ texture, in a savory broth reminiscent of a classic Olive Garden favorite. This unique soup variation offers a refreshing change to traditional dinner soups.
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Crock Pot Taco Soup
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This Crock Pot Taco Soup is a simple blend of ground beef and staple ingredients, cooked slowly to perfection. This effortless soup brings the flavor of tacos to your soup bowl, offering a flavorful change from your typical meals.
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Sausage Curry
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This Sausage Curry combines sausages and vegetables in a creamy curry sauce. This one-pan dinner is quite straightforward to make and is delicious when served with a side of rice.
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Pollo Asado
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This Pollo Asado marries chicken thighs with a vibrant marinade of cilantro, citrus juices, and onion. Grilled to perfection, this dish brings a festive, Latin American zest, breaking away from typical poultry dinners.
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Curry Salmon with Coconut Milk and Bok Choy
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This Curry Salmon with Coconut Milk and Bok Choy recipe combines salmon with a homemade curry sauce and bok choy. This dish is quick to make and is a creative change from regular fish dishes.
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Lemon Garlic Scallops
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These Lemon Garlic Scallops are seared and feature a bright, citrusy lemon garlic flavor. Ready in less than half an hour, this dish adds an upscale touch, making ordinary weeknight meals feel gourmet.
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