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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I love the Italian Countryside
Anissa is my fave. So pretty!
linked up!
I love the Italian Countryside.
I like the Anissa pattern…it’s unique.
which of these 3 patterns you would choose = Italian Countryside, Swirl Black, & Anissa are great!
Gosh, I think white is my fave though.
I love all three of your selections! You have really good taste. 🙂 I love the Swirl Black 32 Piece Dinnerware Set the most. That’s because I don’t have any dinnerware in black and they look very very elegant. The swirls just make it so unique and beautiful. It’s a piece of art!
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I linked up my Chocolate Sables Recipe with this week’s I’m Lovin It. Thank you for hosting again.
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Anissa!
Italian Countryside…I’ve been eyeing this for years!!
The Italian Countryside (dishes AND actual locale, ha ha!) are totally calling my name! Gorgeous dinner ware and awesome giveaway!
I would pick Italian Countryside!! I love Mikasa 🙂
I linked up a post “healthy protein shake recipes” to your linky party!
I would pick Italian Countryside…and then accent with bright colors!
I love Italian Countryside! Beautiful!
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I’m a sucker for white plates and anything that’s called Italian 🙂
Thanks for linking up to my sandwich! Can’t wait to check out the others!
I just tweeted here: https://twitter.com/#!/sallykelly1/status/190753419525496833
Italian Countryside is the perfect plate! So easy to decorate a table setting with white plates 🙂
Hi Cheryl,
What delicious dinner ideas you have linked up. Several of those I have already tried (and blogged about). My favorite is the balsamic pork tenderloin, mmmmm.
Anyways, what a great giveaway. Who couldn’t use new dishes??
I love the Italian Countryside, Belmont and Chocolate Swirl!
Thanks,
Aimee
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I tweeted!
I linked up some Berry Oreo Cookies for ya!
The Italian Countryside would be perfect in our kitchen (plus, I’ve been really wanting bowls in that style!). 🙂
Thanks for the chance and hope you have a great weekend!
i like the anissa pattern
love the swirl black
I love the Italian Countryside! fingers crossed
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What a great giveaway! I love the Anissa!
Not entering the giveaway but will try some of these great recipes! Thanks for sharing. That Brown Sugar and Balsamic Glazed Pork has me really interested and hungry now!
Great selections, I think Italian Countryside is divine!
I love the Anissa pattern! It’s gorgeous!!
I’d love the Italian Countryside!
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Italian Countryside! Thanks for including our gnocchi recipe! Happy Friday!
I tweeted!
I love the clean lines of the Italian Countryside set!
The Italian Countryside is beautiful and goes with everything:)
I would choose the Italian countyside.
I love the Italian Countryside…goes with everything!
I love, love, love the Anissa collection! So pretty and unique. PLUSSSSSS…… Anissa is my actual middle name! :o)
I love the Italian Countryside set. It’s so classic, and we could totally use a nice classic set!
I would pick the Black Swirl pattern b/c it would go wonderfully with my plain white dishes!
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Those are some awesome dinner ideas…I have been wanting to try those enchilada puffs for a while now. And new dishes, yes please. We just redid our kitchen and the black swirl would go awesome with it:-)
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