Dinner on the table in under 30 minutes? Sounds impossible, right? Wrong. There are plenty of delicious, picky eater-friendly dinner recipes that come together that fast. In fact, we’ve rounded up 15 such dinner recipes that you’re sure to put on repeat once you try them.
30-Minute Creamy Chicken Corn and Pasta
The 30-minute cook time is right in the title of this Creamy Chicken Corn and Pasta recipe. This includes cooking the bowtie pasta along with the chicken. Plus, it has bacon.
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Shrimp Scampi Over Linguine
This classic Italian dish is quick and impressive. It works as an easy weeknight meal or something you can whip up for unexpected guests. You’ll be shocked at how fast you can get this on the table.
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Honey Chipotle Steak and Potatoes
Set your timer. This Honey Chipotle Steak and Potatoes recipe comes together so fast. In the end you’ll have delicious pieces of steak along with roasted potatoes, all made in under a half hour.
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Fast No Rise Pizza Dough
You can skip the pizza app forever when you can make pizza dough in minutes. That’s not hyperbole. This is a no-rise recipe, which is why it gets done so fast.
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Italian Sausage and Pepper Pasta in One Pot
This Italian Sausage and Pepper Pasta is like a grownup, spicy version of macaroni and cheese. Besides being fast to make, it’s easy to clean up as you make it in one pot only.
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Easy Chicken Enchilada Rice Casserole
Not sure what to do with leftover chicken? You can reuse it in this Easy Chicken Enchilada Rice Casserole Recipe. That’s one of the reasons this dish is so fast to make, coming together in about 30 minutes.
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Easy Pasta Puttanesca
This Pasta Puttanesca recipe may be the fastest and most authentic dish you’ve ever made at home. In fact, your family may think you ordered in for the local Italian restaurant.
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Air Fryer Chicken Fajitas
If you’ve ever gone out for Mexican food and ordered fajitas, you can smell them on the way to your table before they even arrive. This recipe for air fryer chicken fajitas brings that experience to the table even faster.
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Air Fryer Ribeye Steaks
One of the reasons we love the idea of cooking ribeye steak in the air fryer is how fast you can get it done. Prep time is about 10 minutes, primarily because, except for the steak, you’re working with four ingredients only.
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Air Fryer Chicken Drumsticks
You can get the taste of fried chicken without oil or the mess when you make these chicken drumsticks in the air fryer. Prep and cooking time is 30 minutes. So onto the table so fast.
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Salmon in the Air Fryer
One of the beauties of cooking salmon or any seafood in the air fryer is that it is pretty difficult to do it wrong. Many air fryers have a seafood setting that you can select.
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Air Fryer Chicken Wings
The process for making these Air Fryer Chicken Wings is so simple. It has very few ingredients, takes very little time to cook and you end up with delicious, crispy chicken wings.
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Steak in the Air Fryer
Using your air fryer to cook steak is a great option when you want a grilled flavor without having to fire up the grill. And because everything cooks faster in the air fryer, your steak dinner is on the table super fast.
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Copycat Supermarket Chicken Rotisserie
This recipe for how to cook a whole chicken in an air fryer will change your mind about supermarket rotisserie chicken forever. It is far cheaper and far more delicious.
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Instant Pot Tomato Basil Soup
Fall is the perfect time of year to use up the last of your tomatoes and fresh garden basil for this Instant Pot Tomato Basil Soup. It is deliciously vegan and low carb and can be made easily in your Instant Pot for a convenient delightful meal.
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