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Weeknight Winners

Our collection of Weeknight Favorites Recipes is designed to become instant family favorites, perfect for those busy evenings when you want to serve something delicious without spending hours in the kitchen.

With dishes like weeknight beef stroganoff, chicken tinga tacos, easy ravioli with tomato basil sauce, and hearty sloppy joe casserole, you can delight every member of your hungry family in no time.

These recipes are not only quick to prepare but also packed with flavor, making mealtime enjoyable and stress-free. Say goodbye to the dinner rush and hello to satisfying meals that everyone will love!

  • A large stainless steel skillet filled with Swedish meatball pasta that has been garnished with chopped Italian parsley.
    The Ultimate One-Pot Swedish Meatball Pasta
  • A vintage soup bowl filled with a serving of beer-braised kielbasa and peppers with a pile of mashed potatoes next to it in the bowl.
    Beer-Braised Kielbasa with Peppers
  • A straight-on view of a slow cooker beef manhattan with brown gravy drizzled over the top of the bread, potatoes, and shredded roasted beef all on a white dinner plate.
    The Ultimate Slow Cooker Beef Manhattan
  • A French onion smothered chicken on a bed of mashed potatoes with steamed green beans in the background, all on a white dinner plate.
    One-Pan French Onion Smothered Chicken
  • An overhead view of a Sloppy Joe Casserole in an oval baking dish with a portion of the casserole missing.
    Sloppy Joe Casserole
  • A juicy turkey meatloaf that has two slices cut away resting on an oval blue platter with gold serving fork nearby, as well as two glasses of white wine and a green salad.
    The Best-Ever Juicy Turkey Meatloaf
  • An overhead view of Garlic Butter Steak Bites and Potatoes in a large black cast-iron skillet garnished with chopped Italian parsley and coarse sea salt.
    Garlic Butter Steak Bites and Potatoes (One Skillet)
  • A shallow white bowl filled slow cooker beef tips and gravy over a pile of mashed potatoes with a glass of iced tea nearby.
    The Ultimate Slow Cooker Beef Tips and Gravy
  • A person pouring brown gravy from a glass gravy boat over the top of a crispy pan-fried pork chop on a white dinner plate also containing a pile of mashed potatoes and steamed green beans.
    Crispy Pan-Fried Pork Chops with Brown Gravy
  • A white dinner plate filled with a serving of cube steak with mushroom gravy resting on a bed of mashed potatoes with braised green beans off to the side.
    Cube Steak with Mushroom Gravy
  • An overhead view of a steel lasagna pan filled from end to end with the best weeknight lasagna with a block parmesan cheese and a bottle of red wine nearby.
    The Best Weeknight Lasagna
  • An overhead view of the best slow cooker pot roast on a platter surrounded by slow cooked potatoes and carrots.
    The Best Slow Cooker Pot Roast
  • A white dinner plate filled with a serving of creamy garlic parmesan chicken with sauce drizzled over the tops of the filets resting next to a pile of mashed potatoes and steamed string beans.
    Creamy Garlic Parmesan Chicken | Easy, Cheesy, and Irristable
  • A nine by thirteen inch white casserole dish filled a row of chicken enchiladas with sour cream sauce.
    Chicken Enchiladas with Sour Cream Sauce
  • A stack of four taco quesadillas that have been cut in half so the meat filling is visible.
    Taco Quesadillas
  • An overhead view of a beaded white platter filled with a row of freshly prepared classic chicken piccata cutlets with lemon wedges placed along the side of the dish.
    Classic Chicken Piccata
  • Two white pasta bowls filled with servings of creamy beef and shells with a glass of ice tea and lemon nearby.
    Creamy Beef and Shells
  • A white bowl filled with a serving of creamy mac and cheese with chicken and broccoli sitting next to a large skillet filled with the same.
    Creamy Mac and Cheese with Chicken and Broccoli
  • An overhead view of a wok filled with fully cooked Korean ground beef stir-fry with a wooden spatula inserted into the side of the food.
    Korean Ground Beef Stir-Fry
  • An overhead view of two side-by-side bowls both filled with a serving of slow cooker lasagna soup.
    Slow Cooker Lasagna Soup
  • An overhead view of a large filled with One-Pot Marry Me Chicken Pasta including cooked pasta shells, bites of chicken, sun-dried tomatoes, wilted spinach, all in a creamy Tuscan sauce.
    One-Pot Marry Me Chicken Pasta
  • A white bowl filled with Mom's goulash (American-style) sitting on a white dinner plate with two pieces of toast resting on the plate next to the bowl.
    Mom’s Goulash (American-Style)
  • An overhead view of two shallow bowls filled with servings of slow cooker pepper steak and steamed white rice.
    Slow Cooker Pepper Steak
  • A black dinner plate filled with a serving of chicken Parmesan (Parmigiana) resting on a bed of cooked linguine and marinara sauce.
    Chicken Parmesan (Parmigiana)
  • A shallow white ceramic bowl filled with a serving of chicken fried rice topped with chopped scallions and a serving spoon nearby.
    Best Chicken Fried Rice
  • Two white pasta bowls sitting next to each other both filled with a serving of pasta with roasted tomatoes and pesto chicken.
    Pasta with Roasted Tomatoes and Pesto Chicken
  • A skillet filled with one-pot chili mac with a layer of melted cheddar cheese over the the surface with colorful checkered napkins near the pan and two glasses of iced tea nearby.
    One-Pot Chili Mac
  • Two slices of best-ever meatloaf sitting on top of each other on a white plate with mushroom gravy on top.
    Best-Ever Meatloaf with Mushroom Gravy
  • An overhead view of a large straight-edge stainless steel skillet filled with weeknight stroganoff of a creamy ground beef sauce tossed with egg noodles.
    Weeknight Beef Stroganoff
  • Sheet Pan Greek Chicken fully cooked with vegetables and feta cheese sprinkled all over the top.
    Sheet Pan Greek Chicken
  • A gold spoon pouring a lemon butter sauce over a dish filled with baked tilapia.
    Baked Tilapia with Lemon Garlic Sauce
  • A white dinner plate filled with vegetable stir-fry over brown rice with two chop sticks sitting on the side.
    Vegetable Stir-Fry
  • A large white oval serving platter filled with pasta alla Norma with a wooden spoon in the side all next to two glasses of red wine.
    Pasta alla Norma
  • A spoon pouring a honey mustard glaze over slices of baked chicken arranged on a white oval serving platter.
    Baked Honey Mustard Chicken
  • An overhead view of a large pasta bowl filled with shrimp marinara sitting next to a couple glasses of rosé wine.
    Shrimp Marinara
  • A white dinner plate filled with a caprese-stuffed chicken breast and topped with a balsamic glaze.
    Caprese Stuffed Chicken with Balsamic Glaze
  • An overhead view of a dark plate that is filled with crispy sesame beef and rice.
    Extra Crispy Sesame Beef
  • A close-up view of two Southern-fried pork chops on a dinner plate with cream gravy drizzled over the top of them and sitting next to mashed potatoes and green beans.
    Southern-Fried Pork Chops with Cream Gravy
  • An overhead view of a large silver skillet filled with creamy Tuscan chicken with slices of toasted bread and a bowl of grated cheese nearby.
    Best Creamy Tuscan Chicken
  • Two bowls filled with slow-cooker chicken chow mein with the bowl in the forefront holding two chopsticks on the side.
    Slow-Cooker Chicken Chow Mein
  • An overhead view of a two shallow pasta bowls each filled with a bed of bucatini pasta topped with salmon and a puttanesca sauce.
    Salmon Puttanesca
  • A close-up view of a Mexican lasagna in a white 9 by 13 baking dish topped with chopped tomatoes and slices of jalapeños.
    Mexican Lasagna with Tortillas

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