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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 close-up view of a white 9" by 13" baking dish filled with a line of creamy shrimp enchiladas topped with chopped cilantro and scallions.
    The Best Creamy Shrimp Enchiladas
  • An overhead view of an Elevated Chicken Gloria topped with melty cheese and a creamy mushroom sauce all resting on a bed of cooked wild rice.
    The Best Elevated Chicken Gloria (No Canned Soup!)
  • A stack of three square pieces of homemade sheet pan pepperoni pizza on a crumpled brown paper with a small bowl of pizza sauce nearby.
    Homemade Sheet Pan Pepperoni Pizza
  • A person using a large metal spatula to raise a large slice of a beef enchilada casserole from a dish filled with the same.
    Best-Ever Beef Enchilada Casserole
  • A white pasta bowl filled a serving of creamy chicken bacon ranch casserole with baking dish behind it filled with the same dish.
    Creamy Chicken Bacon Ranch Casserole (No Cans!)
  • A spoon pouring a honey mustard glaze over slices of baked chicken arranged on a white oval serving platter.
    Baked Honey Mustard Chicken
  • A person using a spoon to drizzle sauce over the top of a baked brown sugar garlic chicken thigh that is resting on a bed of mashed potatoes.
    Baked Brown Sugar Garlic Chicken
  • An overhead view of a large cast-iron skillet filled with freshly prepared Spinach Artichoke Dip Pasta topped with a toasty Panko breadcrumb mixture.
    Creamy Spinach Artichoke Dip Pasta
  • A homemade sloppy Joe sitting on a white dinner plate with a small pile of dill pickle chips next to the sandwich.
    The Best Homemade Sloppy Joes
  • An overhead view of a serving of Classic Lomo Saltado, Peruvian Steak and Potatoes Stir-Fry, on a black dinner plate with a mound of Peruvian Garlic Rice on the plate as well.
    Classic Lomo Saltado (Peruvian Steak and Potatoes Stir-Fry)
  • A person pouring cream gravy over a cutlet of Southern chicken fried chicken on a white dinner plate with fried okra.
    The Best Southern Chicken Fried Chicken with Cream Gravy
  • A spoon being used to drizzle a brown sauce over the top of a serving of chicken Madeira with mushrooms and asparagus on a white dinner plate.
    Authentic Chicken Madeira with Mushrooms and Asparagus
  • A large silver sheet pan filled with two rows of overlapping crispy baked chicken tacos garnished with chopped cilantro.
    Crispy Baked Red Enchilada Chicken Tacos
  • 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

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