10 Recipes We Enjoy When We are Short on Time

Sometimes we just need quick and easy recipes that can be ready in 30 minutes or less. Here are 10 recipes we enjoy when we are short on time.

10 Quick and Easy Meal Ideas

30 Minute Lasagna– This dish will have everyone fooled and asking how you threw it together in a half-hour!
Chicken Asparagus Penne– One of our most popular dishes of all time. Simple perfection!
BBQ Ham Kabobs– A popular adaptation to one of our family favorites you might recognize from the $50 challenge we took. So easy–yet always a family pleaser!
Chicken Pesto Tortellini– A flavorful favorite!
Crispy Ranch Pork Chops– An easy way to dress up your everyday pork chop.
Pizza Skillet Bake- Super quick way to throw a pizza in the oven that will have everyone ready to dig in.
Taco Bake– Another super-popular dish on our site. The perfect twist to Taco Night, ready in a snap!
Deep Dish Hawaiian Pizza– An adaptation of our family’s favorite deep dish pizza.
Soup-er Burgers– A Don’t-Knock-It-Til-You-Try-It twist on sloppy joes!
Italian Chicken Bake– So easy to throw together and very much a family favorite!

Use a store-bought rotisserie chicken (or make your own over the weekend in your slow cooker) to quickly speed up almost any chicken casserole during the week.
Brown ground beef (you can do that in a slow cooker too 😉 ) ahead of time and freeze in recipe portions for super fast weekday prep!
Taco night popular with your family? Go ahead and make a couple of your packets into taco meat packets.
Making a casserole? Why not make two and freeze one that just needs popped into the oven on a busy night.
Meal plan, meal plan, meal plan. I don’t like to be tied down to a plan either, but if you at least pick out the week’s recipes, then each day you can go with your whim if that is your thing.