17 Easy Dinner Ideas
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I have two requirements for week night dinners: Quick & Easy Dinner Recipes
I love to be in the kitchen to bake………but when it comes to cooking, I like to get in and out.
I’ve been collecting recipes I’m finding around the web for dinner ideas – some I’ve tried already, some are on my list and others are on my Eats & Drinks pinterest board.
Clockwise starting with the top left:
What’s easier than a one dish meal that can be prepared all in one pot too! ……..now THAT is my dream dinner! Kevin and Amanda shared a recipe for Spicy Sausage Pasta that I can’t WAIT to try! I love that it has summer sausage instead of our usual chicken or ground beef with pasta.
We first made Chicken Enchilada Puffs last fall, and they have since showed up on our menu at least once a month! All of the taste of a chicken enchilada rolled up in a crescent roll. Toss up a salad while they are in the oven and you have a quick and easy dinner the whole family will love! – these are great left over too!
Pork Tenderloin is on our table a few times a month – I usually just season and toss on the grill, which is super easy, but I was starting to get a little bored with it. Enter the day I found the Brown Sugar and Balsamic Glazed Pork Loin over at C+C Marriage Factory. This recipe changed my life! …..ok, maybe not really, but this is one FABULOUS pork tenderloin, it’s tender, juicy and mildly sweet. You can pop in the crockpot in the morning and serve with your favorite sides, or as sandwiches or wraps. I would guess it would be delicious leftover…..but we never have any left over to try!
This Chicken Spaghetti Recipe has been on my must make list for a while, but for some reason I haven’t made it yet. What I love about it, besides being a one pot dish, is you can use a Rotisserie Chicken! I love to pick those up for a really quick dinner and I love using them in recipes.
More quick & easy dinner recipes
Crispy Gnocchi with Basil Pesto
Chili Rubbed Pork with Pineapple Salsa
Asian Chicken Salad Lettuce Wraps
Spicy Bow Tie with Broccoli and Sausage
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Heather said she loves the Italian Countryside pattern!
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Choose from: 40 piece Italian Countryside | 32 piece Swirl Black | 32 piece Anissa
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LOVE LOVE LOVE the simplicity to the Italian Countryside pattern!
I LOVE the black swirl!! It’s gorgeous & would look amazing in my black & red kitchen 🙂
I just tweeted about it from @TheHngryHswives
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That Italian Countryside is gorgeous. 🙂
I would choose the Swirl Black! Would look great with food photos LOL
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I tweeted the giveaway
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The Anissa!
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I LOVE the Anissa…but to be quite honest I would jusst be soo greatful to have ANY of these…My dishes are old mismatch (NOT in a good way…LOL) or are plastic since I have 3 boys under the age of 7…LOL I LOVE Tidy Mom AND Mikasa!!! <3 Thanks for all the GREAT tips<3
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Love the Anissa!
Im am totally living the Anissa pattern. I am so in need of new dinnerware, my hubby’s grandma’s hand me down just aren’t that cool anymore!
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I love the white italian countryside .. nice and goes well with other colors.. I have a few pieces from mikasa and they really are a pice of art as well as great place settings.. love it!
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I love the Anissa pattern.
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I like the classic simplicity of Italian Countryside.
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I do love the Black Swirl pattern, but for everyday, I’d love the Italian Countryside pattern. ♥
If i won, I would choose the Annisa! Very pretty! Thanks!
I love love love Italian Countryside.
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So hard to pick! Probably the Italian Countryside!
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I am in love with the Annisa pattern! So pretty!!
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I love the Italian Countryside. Simple white goes with almost any table decor!
The Italian Countryside pattern is lovely. I wouldn’t mind having that one.
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TidyMom on facebook and Anissa!!
It would go so perfect with my new kitchen!!
I love the anissa set because it goes great with our kitchen and we’re big into natural colors!
Italian countryside matches my other place settings, and I could really use an 8-piece set! Crossing my fingers for this one!
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Pick me pick me!!!
I love the Anissa pattern, beautiful pattern and beautiful colors!
Awesome giveaway! I love the Anissa set!
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Love the Italian Countryside~
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Love the Anissa!