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Quick and Easy Dinners > 30 Minute Meals

30 Minute Meals

 

These 30 minute meals are quick, simple, and full of flavor—

perfect for busy weeknights and last-minute dinners. Each recipe is ready from start to finish in 30 minutes or less, using common ingredients and easy prep.

You’ll find easy dinner recipes, family-friendly meals, and one-pan dishes that don’t require hours in the kitchen. Whether you need a fast solution after work or want to skip takeout, these meals deliver.

Includes 30 minute dinners, quick chicken recipes, fast beef meals, and more—all tested for taste and speed.

drizzling big mac sauce on burger taco
Main Dishes · 30 Minute Meals · Game Day Recipes · Meat Recipes · Stove Top

Big Mac Smash Burger Tacos

showing how to cook sausage in the oven on a sheet pan with veggies and served on a plate
Main Dishes · 30 Minute Meals · Game Day Recipes · Make-Ahead · Sheet Pan Dinners

Sheet Pan Polish Sausage With Potatoes Recipe

3 easy chicken fajitas recipe on a black plate
Main Dishes · 30 Minute Meals · Dinner Ideas for Two · Meat Recipes

How to Cut Chicken Breast for the Best Fajitas Recipe

2 Broiled salmon fillets served on a dark plate with lemon slices and halved small tomatoes as garnish. Side view
Main Dishes · 30 Minute Meals · Dinner Ideas for Two · Easy Weeknight Meals · Grilling · Sheet Pan Dinners

Flaky and Moist Grilled or Broiled Sheet Pan Salmon

2 pieces of baked flounder with crispy coating on a white plate.
Main Dishes · 30 Minute Meals · Healthy Recipes · Meat Recipes · Sheet Pan Dinners

Baked Flounder With Buttery Parmesan Bread Crumbs

Baked bbq chicken legs on a white platter.
Main Dishes · 30 Minute Meals · Sheet Pan Dinners · Tailgating Recipes

5 Ingredient Easy Baked BBQ Chicken Legs

Closeup view of tender juicy seared beef sirloin steak tips garnished with parsley.
Main Dishes · 30 Minute Meals · Dinner Ideas for Two · Meat Recipes · Stove Top

Sirloin Steak Tips: Easy Stovetop

Pepper steak and onions closeup square view Courtesy of BeefItsWhatsForDinner.com.
Main Dishes · 30 Minute Meals · Dinner Ideas for Two · Meat Recipes · Stove Top

Quick Chinese Pepper Steak and Onions

Square closeup view of Thai red curry chicken served on a bed of white rice
30 Minute Meals · Dinner Ideas for Two · Make-Ahead

Easy Thai Red Curry Chicken Recipe in 30 Minutes

classic skillet kielbasa and sauerkraut recipe served on a white plate. partial view of recipe in the skillet in the background.
30 Minute Meals · Dinner Ideas for Two · Main Dishes · One Pot Meals

30 Minute Kielbasa and Sauerkraut Recipe

Air fryer burgers from frozen. Two burgers with lettuce, tomato, onion, and cheese on a poppy seed bun.
Main Dishes · 30 Minute Meals · Air Fryer Recipes · Game Day Recipes · Meat Recipes

Quick Juicy Air Fryer Burgers (Fresh or Frozen)

closeup of baked swordfish with garlic butter
Main Dishes · 30 Minute Meals · Dinner Ideas for Two · Oven Roasting

Easy Baked Swordfish Recipe With Garlic Butter

Baked tilapia coated with panko and seasonings in a casserole dish
30 Minute Meals · Dinner Ideas for Two · Oven Roasting

Easy Baked Tilapia With Panko

Oven-Baked Salmon with Sautéed Broccoli
30 Minute Meals · Dinner Ideas for Two · Oven Roasting

Oven Baked Salmon In Under 30 Minutes

Air fryer baked potato close up topped with shredded cheese, chopped bacon, sour cream and sliced green onions.
Side Dishes · 30 Minute Meals · Air Fryer Recipes · Holidays

Air Fryer Baked Potato

beef chuck steak recipe
Main Dishes · 30 Minute Meals · Dinner Ideas for Two · Meat Recipes

Tender Beef Chuck Steak Recipe

closeup of air fryer Italian sausage with peppers on a bun
30 Minute Meals · Air Fryer Recipes · Dinner Ideas for Two

Easy Air Fryer Italian Sausage and Peppers

thick cut pork chop served on a white plate with a side salad
Main Dishes · 30 Minute Meals · Dinner Ideas for Two · Meat Recipes

Juicy Thick Cut Pork Chops, Pan Seared and Oven Baked

air fryer shrimp on a white plate
Appetizers · 30 Minute Meals · Air Fryer Recipes · Dinner Ideas for Two · Game Day Recipes · Main Dishes

Easy Air Fryer Shrimp in Minutes

air fryer bbq ribs brushed with BBQ Sauce and served with lemon and sauce on the side
Main Dishes · 30 Minute Meals · Air Fryer Recipes

Air Fryer BBQ Baby Back Ribs

general tso's chicken served on a square white plate with egg rolls in the background
Main Dishes · 30 Minute Meals · Dinner Ideas for Two

The Best General Tso’s Chicken Recipe

crispy pieces of parmesan crusted chicken sitting on a plate with a fork and blue striped napkin
Main Dishes · 30 Minute Meals · Air Fryer Recipes · Dinner Ideas for Two · Sheet Pan Dinners

Air Fryer Parmesan Crusted Chicken (With Bonus Oven Method)

camarones a la diabla - spicy Mexican shrimp served in a white bowl with fries and slaw on the side
Appetizers · 30 Minute Meals · Stove Top

Camarones a la Diabla

air fryer pork chops served on a plate with roasted potatoes and roasted brussels sprouts
30 Minute Meals · Air Fryer Recipes · Dinner Ideas for Two

Juicy Air Fryer Pork Chops With Bone-In

Air fryer shrimp on a white place with remoulade sauce in a bowl on the side.
Holidays · 30 Minute Meals · Air Fryer Recipes · Appetizers · Dinner Ideas for Two · Game Day Recipes

Golden Air Fryer Shrimp

3 Chicken Tinga served on tacos. 3 tacos are on the plate with 1 chicken tinga laying flat and being assemble in the background
Main Dishes · 30 Minute Meals · Game Day Recipes · Make-Ahead · Meat Recipes

Amazing Chicken Tinga (Tinga de Pollo)

Pan Fried Pork Chops with nicely browned exterior ready to serve.
30 Minute Meals · Dinner Ideas for Two

Golden Juicy Pan Fried Pork Chops

Fish Tacos with Sauce, coleslaw mix, onions and lime.
Main Dishes · 30 Minute Meals · Game Day Recipes · Healthy Recipes · Oven Roasting

Amazing Fish Tacos with Sauce

Pan fried cod with brown butter sauce and vegetables on a plate.
Main Dishes · 30 Minute Meals · Dinner Ideas for Two · Stove Top

Pan Fried Cod With an Herb Butter Sauce

Instant Pot Mac and Cheese main course with shredded parmesan for spinkling
Main Dishes · 30 Minute Meals · Dinner Ideas for Two · Easy Weeknight Meals · Family Dinner Ideas · Holidays · Instant Pot Recipes · Side Dishes

Creamy Cheesy Instant Pot Mac and Cheese

Baked Cod Recipe
30 Minute Meals · Dinner Ideas for Two

Baked Cod Recipe (One Dish and 15 Minutes)

instant pot pork chop with rosemary gravy
Instant Pot Recipes · 30 Minute Meals · Dinner Ideas for Two

Instant Pot Pork Chops Recipe

Instant Pot Salmon with asparagus for two
Main Dishes · 30 Minute Meals · Dinner Ideas for Two · Easy Weeknight Meals · Instant Pot Recipes

Instant Pot Salmon for Two (5 Ingredients)

Pan Seared Scallops are wrapped in tortillas with a vegetable slaw and avocado sauce
Main Dishes · 30 Minute Meals · Dinner Ideas for Two · Stove Top

Pan Seared Scallop Tacos

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