50+ Easy Dinners Ready in 30 Minutes or Less
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If you’re looking for healthy, family-friendly dinner ideas that are quick and easy, here are 50+ 30-minute meals for you to enjoy!
As parents, putting a healthy, home-cooked meal on the table some weeknights seems like an impossible task. Between soccer practice or ballet and homework, there’s little time to throw together dinner.
With a little planning ahead, dinnertime can be easier (check out all of our great meal planning posts!). Have a stockpile of tried and true, quick and easy dinner recipes can also be a life saver!
30-Minute Meals for Easy Weeknights
Chicken Recipes
- Lemon Chicken & Veggie Pasta from Healthy Family Project
- Healthy Chicken Waldorf Salad from It’s Yummi
- 30 Minute Chicken Tortellini Skillet from A Cedar Spoon
- One-Pot Chicken Lo Mein from Healthy Family Project
- Zoodles with Chicken & Spicy Almond Butter Sauce from The Lean Green Bean
- 20 Minute Homemade Chicken Noodle Soup from Country Cleaver
- One-Pot Healthy Chicken Tortilla Soup from Healthy Family Project
- 20-Minute Chicken Fajita Quinoa Dinner Skillet from An Edible Mosaic
- Buffalo Chicken Rice Bowls from Healthy Family Project
- Quick & Easy Chicken Fajitas from Yummy Healthy Easy
- Asian Chicken Stir Fry from Healthy Family Project
- Spinach Pesto Pasta with Fresh Green Beans and Chicken from Kristine’s Kitchen
- Asian Chicken Crunch Salad from Sugar Dish Me
- Mandarin Chicken Stir-Fry with Green Beans from Healthy Family Project
- Skillet Balsamic Chicken with Sweet Peppers and Zucchini from Aggie’s Kitchen
- Cheesy Smoked Chicken Sausage & Potato Skillet from Healthy Family Project
Turkey Recipes
- One-Pot Healthy Turkey Skillet from Healthy Family Project
- Sloppy Joe Lettuce Cups from The Lemon Bowl
- Turkey & Mushroom Tacos from Healthy Family Project
- Healthy Bean and Sausage Soup from Around My Family Table
- Pepperoni Pizzadillas from Healthy Family Project
Beef Recipes
- Asian Noodle Soup from Healthy Family Project
- Lighter Orange Beef and Broccoli from Iowa Girl Eats
- Thai-Style Beef Cauliflower Rice from Healthy Family Project
- 30-Minute Ginger Beef Tacos with Peanut Sauce from Sweet Peas & Saffron
- Teriyaki Steak & Veggies from Healthy Family Project
- 30 Minute Ground Beef Gyros from Neighbor Food
- One Pot Tomato Rosemary Linguine with Meatballs & Mozzarella from Weekly Bite
- Tex-Mex Taco Salad Bowls from Healthy Family Project
Seafood Recipes
- Sheet Pan Shrimp Fajitas from Healthy Family Project
- Lemon Garlic Shrimp from Spoonful of Flavor
- Baked Fish Tacos with Watermelon Rind Slaw from Healthy Family Project
- Cajun Mahi Mahi with Mango Pineapple Salsa from Joyful Healthy Eats
- Goan Coconut Curry Shrimp Tacos from Healthy Family Project
- Super-Fast Herbed Mediterranean Shrimp Pasta from Two Healthy Kitchens
- Shrimp Egg Roll in a Bowl from Healthy Family Project
- Greek Style Shrimp Scampi from Lemons for Lulu
- Orange-Soy Glazed Salmon with Roasted Sweet Potatoes & Brussels Sprouts from Healthy Family Project
Vegetarian Recipes
- 30-Minute Veggie Tortellini Soup from Healthy Family Project
- Veggie Pasta Salad from Inside Bru Crew Life
- Beany Cheese-tada from Healthy Family Project
- Cheesy Eggplant Apple Quesadillas from Dizzy Busy & Hungry
- Sweet Potato & Black Bean Quesadillas from Healthy Family Project
- 20 Minute Cherry Tomato and Basil Angel Hair Pasta from Oh, Sweet Basil
- Avocado Mac n Cheese from Healthy Family Project
- Guacamole Tacos with Southwestern Veggie Salsa from Peas & Crayons
- Tofu Veggie Fried Rice from Healthy Family Project
- 15 Minute Kale and Tortellini Tomato Bisque from With Salt and Wit
- Vegetarian Bibimbap Bowls with Gochujang Soy Sauce from Healthy Family Project
- Easy Homemade Tomato Basil Parmesan Soup from Meal Planning Magic
- Vegetarian Sloppy Joes from Healthy Family Project
- Spaghetti with Spinach Sauce from Erren’s Kitchen
- Cheesy Eggplant & Tomato Penne from Healthy Family Project
