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8 Quick Dinner Recipes for Busy Weeknights

It is the dreaded question we ask ourselves every night, what am I going to make for dinner? Well, we’ve compiled a list of quick dinner recipes that will hopefully…

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It is the dreaded question we ask ourselves every night, what am I going to make for dinner? Well, we've compiled a list of quick dinner recipes that will hopefully make your life and answering that question a little easier.

Classic Shrimp Scampi

This recipe for 4 will be on your table in just 30 minutes. According to FoodNetwork.com this recipe is one of the ten most searched recipes on their site during the summer.

Crispy Chicken Thighs with Caramelized Lemon Rinds

6 ingredients, an oven safe skillet, and 30 minutes is all you need to make this simple yet tasty dish.

Lazy Lasagna 

Frozen raviolis, a jar of sauce, and some cheese is all you need to bring this dish to life. Talk about one of the quickest quick dinner recipes.

Quick Pepperoni Calzones

These calzones are customizable with your own fillings if pepperoni isn't your thing. This is a fun dinner to get the kids involved with too.

Pretzel-Mustard-Crusted Pork Sliders

These sliders transform a pork tenderloin into a bite sized burger. This recipe will make 12 sliders and will take less than an hour when all said and done.

Texas Tacos

Who doesn't like tacos? This mixture is even freezable so you can thaw on the fly when you need to pull something out of your quick dinner recipes file or just don't feel like cooking.

Buffalo Chicken Enchiladas

Using rotisserie chicken for this recipe is a nice hack that will cut down your time in the kitchen. This recipe is like buffalo chicken dip meets enchiladas.

Sheet-Pan Chicken Parmesan

One pot/one pan recipes are not only usually quick dinner recipes, but they are less mess recipes too! This main dish and side dish come together in about 40 minutes.

If you're looking for even more recipes to make weeknight dinners a bit easier, check out these chicken recipes.