After a long day, the last thing you want to do is spend hours in the kitchen. These 25 easy dinner ideas are perfect for those busy nights when you just want to dump everything in a dish, pop it in the oven, and relax. With minimal prep and simple ingredients, you can enjoy a satisfying meal without the fuss.
Tuna Sushi Bake
This easy sushi bake combines rice, canned tuna, slivered nori, and a spicy mayo drizzle. It's a great option for weeknight dinners, meal prep, or when you're hosting friends.
Walking Taco Casserole
This casserole combines all the delicious flavors of tacos into a simple one-dish meal. It's packed with ground beef, salsa, and plenty of cheese, making it perfect for a potluck or a quick weeknight dinner.
Baked Chicken Drumsticks & Veggies
This sheet-pan dinner is perfect for quick weeknight meals. With just a little chopping to begin, you end up with a delicious mix of chicken, veggies, and sauce all cooked together in one pan.
No-Boil Ravioli Casserole
This dish is super easy to prepare. With just four ingredients and some ready-made items, you can have it ready in 5 minutes and on the table in under 40.
Baked Cod in Foil
These baked cod packs are easy to prepare and only take 5 minutes to get ready. With cod, tomatoes, potatoes, and lemon all in one, this is a simple dinner that comes together quickly, and using frozen cod helps keep the fish from overcooking.
Buffalo Chicken Pasta Bake
This Buffalo Chicken Pasta Bake is quick to prepare and ready in under an hour. Packed with spicy buffalo sauce, hidden spinach, and plenty of cheese, it's a tasty option for a weeknight dinner.
Gorgonzola Tortellini Casserole
This tortellini casserole is perfect for anyone who loves cheese and pasta. With a mix of two cheeses, a bit of tang from Gorgonzola, and a nice crunch from walnuts, it comes together in under 40 minutes.
Dump-and-Bake Mac & Cheese
Baked Mac and Cheese is super simple to prepare. In just 10 minutes of prep and 45 minutes in the oven, you can enjoy a delicious one-pan dish loaded with Cheddar and Gruyere cheese.
Baked Lamb Chops & Veggies
This sheet pan meal is a simple way to enjoy lamb without the stress of overcooking it. The lamb chops cook in the flavorful juices from the vegetables, resulting in tender meat that’s delicious.
Oven Roasted Chicken Thighs
This dish features crispy, juicy chicken thighs that are cooked to perfection. With just four ingredients, you can easily whip this up from scratch.
Garlic Parmesan Sheet Pan Drumsticks
Oven baked chicken drumsticks are a tasty option for dinner, and using a sheet pan means less cleanup afterward. This recipe features the great flavors of garlic, parmesan, red pepper, and parsley.
No Boil Chicken Pasta Bake
This no-boil chicken pasta bake is a simple way to get dinner ready with minimal effort. It requires very little prep and delivers a satisfying and hearty meal.
Sausage Tray Bake
This sausage tray bake is packed with flavor and is really simple to prepare in just one pan. It's filled with veggies, potatoes, and gravy for a hearty meal.
Gorgonzola Mac and Cheese
This cheesy mac and cheese is made in just one dish, so there's no need to pre-cook anything. With mozzarella and gorgonzola, it’s a simple and comforting meal that’s easy to prepare.
Cheesy Tortellini Casserole
This dish is all about being simple and satisfying. It's a great option for a cozy meal that everyone will enjoy.
Cajun Chicken Pasta Casserole
Cajun flavors are always a hit, and this casserole is super easy to prepare. You can skip boiling the pasta, and the creamy sauce that develops while it bakes is sure to please everyone.
One Pan Chicken & Potatoes
This one pan chicken and potatoes dinner features juicy chicken thighs and drumsticks, tender potatoes, roasted garlic, and mushrooms all cooked together on a single sheet pan. It’s an easy meal that takes just 15 minutes to prep before it goes into the oven.
Chicken Broccoli Pasta Bake
This dish features plenty of chicken and broccoli, making it a hearty meal that will definitely provide leftovers. It's a straightforward option for a satisfying dinner.
Chicken Sun-Dried Tomato Pasta Bake
This dish features cheesy chicken and pasta packed with sun-dried tomatoes and spinach, creating a hearty meal that's simple to prepare. It's perfect for a cozy dinner when you want something satisfying without spending too much time in the kitchen.
One Pan Falafel Bake
This one pan dinner is perfectly simple but incredibly tasty! Premade falafel, beans, tomatoes, kale and a cheesy topping make for a comforting vegetarian traybake casserole that you will look forward to making again and again.
Sheet Pan Roast Pork Tenderloin with Potatoes
This Sheet Pan Roast Pork Tenderloin with potatoes is a fantastic option for a healthy and satisfying meal. It's easy to prepare and perfect for both busy weeknights and special gatherings.
Chicken Fajita Casserole
This casserole combines the tasty flavors of chicken fajitas into an easy baked dinner. It includes protein-rich black beans and quinoa, and you can mix everything right in the baking dish without any extra cooking.
Baked Vegan Pasta
This creamy vegan pasta bake is simple to prepare and loaded with veggies. It's delicious whether you serve it hot or cold!
Mexican Ravioli Lasagna
This simple Mexican Lasagna uses ravioli to create tasty layers without much effort. It's perfect for busy nights because you can just layer the ingredients without needing to thaw the ravioli first.
Sheet Pan Gnocchi With Bacon & Mushrooms
This easy meal comes together with just 8 ingredients, perfect for a tasty dinner any night. Featuring tender gnocchi, crispy bacon, hearty mushrooms, and crunchy pine nuts, this dish is sure to be a hit!
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