Back-to-School means we are also falling back into routine and looking for the best of the best easy weeknight dinners. Here are the top 23 late summer/early fall back-to-school weeknight meals.
Late Summer Grilling
Grilled Honey-Thyme Chicken and Peach Kabobs
Caramelized sweet peaches and char-grilled marinated chicken breasts make the ideal weeknight meal for any warm summer night.
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Balsamic Tomato Grilled Steak
Throw a Flat Iron Steak onto the grill and top it with a sweet and tangy cherry tomato Mediterranean inspired bruschetta!
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Grilled Chicken Caesar Salad Pizza
Take advantage of those warm summer nights and fire up the grill for an easy grilled pizza!
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Prep Ahead and Bake
Vegetarian Spinach Lasagna Roll Ups
Spinach and Cheese Lasagna Roll Ups are a quick and easy weeknight dinner. Lighter than regular lasagna but you still get the irresistible layers.
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Cheesy Butternut & Spinach Stuffed Shells with Crispy Prosciutto
Easy weeknight dinner made for comfort, these butternut and spinach stuffed shells come together in less than an hour and are full of flavor. With a garlic, shallot warm cheese white sauce and crispy prosciutto it is delicious.
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Overstuffed Beef Burrito-Enchiladas
Overstuffed beef burrito-enchiladas are amazing! Taco-seasoned ground beef, black beans, jalapeño rice and cheese covered in enchilada sauce.
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Roasted Poblano Pepper Enchiladas
These vegetarian enchiladas are to die-for, the flavors are amazing and they are the perfect weeknight dinner. Easy to prep ahead too!
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One-Pot Only
Garlicky Pesto Shrimp Pasta
Garlicky pesto and shrimp pasta comes together so quickly for any busy weeknight dinner. Garlicky basil pesto tossed perfectly with the pasta and shrimp makes it an easy quick meal. Super fresh and light.
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Sheet Pan Caprese Chicken
Sheet pan caprese chicken is ideal for any summer weeknight dinner. Packed with fresh summer ingredients, it's super simple, quick and easy and most importantly delicious. With creamy melted mozzarella cheese, juicy ripe red tomatoes and fresh picked basil, it will become an instant favorite.
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Mediterranean Inspired Baked Chicken (one-pot recipe)
This Mediterranean inspired baked chicken, is bright and vibrant with fresh lemon, baby spinach, sun dried tomatoes, and chicken baked to perfection over a bed of rice and you use only one pan!
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Hatch Chile Chicken and Rice Bake (New Mexico Style)
This dish has a warm depth of the smokey slow heat chiles and smothered saucy cheesy chicken over a bed of rice, with only 8 ingredients and 40 minutes or less and it tastes like it has been slow simmering all day.
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Hummus Crusted Chicken and Rice Bake
Perfectly baked chicken with the warm flavors of creamy hummus and topped with toasted breadcrumbs on a bed of fluffy seasoned rice. It's a super easy one-dish meal that is ideal for any busy weeknight.
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Easy Jalapeño Popper Chicken Casserole
This easy weeknight jalapeño popper chicken casserole is stuffed with diced jalapeños, cheddar cheese & baked on a bed of cilantro-lime rice. It's a one pot meal in less than an hour!
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Weeknight One-Pot Meatball Beef Stroganoff
All of the classic flavors of beef stroganoff but made with frozen meatballs. One of our family favorites this time of year.
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Spicy Kale and Sausage Soup
The perfect cozy weeknight meal. Warm, spicy and comforting With chicken sausage, kale and traditional pierogies make this a completely irresistible weeknight dinner.
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Crock-Pot Recipes
Easy Horseradish Roast Beef Sliders
This quick and easy crockpot recipe is an easy go-to for weeknight dinners, game day, or pot luck. Slow simmered roast beef, tangy horseradish, mild creamy provolone cheese served on a buttery herb sweet Hawaiian roll.
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Crock-Pot Meatball Hoagie Dip
It's like a meatball hoagie but you eat it like a dip. Perfect for a lazy weeknight dinner & a movie and ideal for hosting a watch party.
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Ham and Cheese Potato Soup (crockpot)
Ham and cheese potato soup is the ultimate weeknight comfort meal. Let it simmer all day in the crockpot and end with a cheesy, creamy thick potato soup that has a burst of sweet and smokey ham.
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Classic Pot Roast
The comfort of all comfort food. The classic of all classics. Crockpot Pot Roast is a delicious weeknight dinner that is full of childhood nostalgia. I can smell mom's kitchen now.
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Other Favorites
Weeknight Ranch Chicken Nuggets
The perfect weeknight dinner for those exceptionally busy days when hunger sets in before your get home. 19 minutes start to finish.
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Simple Lemon Chicken Piccata
Simple lemon chicken piccata is one of the easiest most delicious weeknight dinners on the planet. Perfectly browned and tender skillet chicken, with the best garlic-lemon-caper sauce. Make it in less than 30 minutes!
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Stuffed Pepper Steak
Savory and spicy flavors of caramelized onion, brown sugar, soy sauce. Stuffed pepper steak cooked with rice in a colorful bell pepper.
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Quick Stir-Fry Beef and Broccoli
This quick stir-fry beef and broccoli is one of the easiest recipes to make at home, using super simple ingredients, ideal for any weeknight, takes less time than take-out.
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After School Cookies
Pretzel Nutella Chocolate Chip Cookies (grocery store break-apart cookies hack)
These pretzel Nutella chocolate chip cookies are a quick way to level up those grocery store break-apart cookies we all love. Crunchy, salty, nutty and sweet. They are ridiculously easy to make and dangerously delicious.
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