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
Because every good dinner is better served on beautiful dinnerware, TidyMom sponsor, Mikasa would like to give 8 place settings of Mikasa dinnerware to one lucky TidyMom reader! How cool is that?!
UPDATE: Giveaway has ended!
Congrats to comment #423 Heather
Heather said she loves the Italian Countryside pattern!
I have selected three of my favorite patterns, and the winner will get to chose which of those 3 patterns they would like to win!
Choose from: 40 piece Italian Countryside | 32 piece Swirl Black | 32 piece Anissa
If you are looking for great tips for entertaining and styling your dinnerware, be sure to check out Mikasa’s The Great Dinner Party for lots of great tips for parties and more in their Table Tips section.
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I love the Italian Countryside… It’s simple but beautiful!
I LOVE the Anissa pattern!
I also LIKE Tidymom and Mikasa on FB!
I like Tidymom on Facebook!
I love the Mikasa Italian Countryside.
I like Mikasa on Facebook!
I would love the Swirled Black!
I like Mikasa and Tidy Mom on Facebook!
I love the Anissa pattern! Thanks for sharing!
i LOVE the italian countryside oh so much!
i also like TidyMom and Mikasa on Facebook 🙂
I would choose Italian Countryside (and not just because I’m half-Italian; it’s beautiful and classic).
I would LOVE to come to dinner at your house Cheryl!
I know it’s so much FUN whipping up dinners for a FUN family!
Hugs from Bainbridge!
xo
Itailian Countryside pretty please!
I like the italian countryside…. very pretty!
I like tidy mom of facebook.
I would like to have the Swirl Black set
I love the Anissa!
I love the Anissa pattern!
I tweeted! https://twitter.com/#!/tarabrose/status/190841657221058560
Anissa is absolutely spectacular!
I already like Tidy Mom on FB
I’d choose the Italian Countryside.
I like Mikasa on FB!
I “Like” Mikasa!
I “Like” TidyMom! Note: There was not a “Love” button 🙂
I LOVE the Italian Countryside set! I’ve been wanting white dishes for a long time!
I “like” TidyMom on Facebook! 🙂
I linked up a project. Love all the great entries in the party!
Have been wanting some new white dishes 🙂
I like tidy mom on Facebook 🙂
Consider yourself Tweeted! @LisaLeighA
My mom has Italian Countryside and that is definitely my favorite! I LOVE a good set of white dishes!
I like Tidy Mom on Facebook
I like Mikasa on facebook!
I tweeted the giveaway: https://twitter.com/#!/strmommycakes/status/190845593185292289
I would choose the Italian Countryside pattern.
I like TidyMom on Facebook.
I like Mikasa on Facebook.
What an awesome giveaway!!! I’m just about to start a kitchen makeover, and am going to need new dishes, so this is perfect timing. The Italian Countryside would be an amazing addition to my ‘new’ kitchen!
I like TidyMom on Facebook! 🙂
I like Mikasa on Facebook! 🙂
i would like to win the Italian Countryside set. Thanks for the opportunity. 🙂
I can’t decide between “Italian Countryside” and “Swirl Black” because I really like them both! I don’t have a plain white set of dishes, so the “Italian Countryside” would probably be more practical. Either way, I love them both! 🙂
I tweeted about the giveaway! 🙂
https://twitter.com/#!/JackieReini/status/190847859514548224
I linked up a couple posts this week….#206 and #207. Thank you for hosting, and for the amazing giveaway!
Just “liked” Mikasa on Facebook because I like it in real life, but it hard to choose which is my favorite of the three patterns you shared. Can I mix them up? I love both Anissa and Black Swirl, and I think they would look good with a mix and match:)
Awesome giveaway, Cheryl! Thanks so much for the chance to win! I would love the Italian Countryside design…so pretty!!!
And thank you so much for hosting! I hope you have a wonderful weekend!
I would choose the Anissa pattern- it’s beautiful! I could then give my dishes to my son who is moving out of his dorm into his first apartment this fall. Win, win for everyone!
Why did I read this post right at lunchtime! Yummers! It’s hard to choose between the Mikasa patterns; they are all so lovely. I think I would have to go with the Black Swirl.