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Home › ALL RECIPES › 30-Minute Meals

30-Minute Meals

If you’re looking for quick and easy meals that can be done in about a half an hour or less, here are some of my favorite recipes. Perfect for busy weeknights! From simple pastas and stir-fries to one-pan skillet meals, these recipes are hearty yet healthy and perfect for active families.

homemade chicken carbonara.
pan seared pork chop cut into bite sized pieces.

Pan Seared Pork Chops

barbacoa quesadillas with quick pickled radishes on wood cutting board.

Barbacoa Quesadillas

bowl of homemade bok choy salad with a crunchy ramen almond topping.

Bok Choy Salad

apricot glazed chicken boneless chicken thigh on white plate with bok choy salad and white rice.

Apricot Glazed Chicken

slicked blackened chicken breast over fettuccine alfredo pasta.

Blackened Chicken Alfredo Pasta

Homemade sloppy joes served on a bun with tater tots.

Easy Sloppy Joes

Close up of baked teriyaki salmon garnished with green onion slices.

Baked Teriyaki Salmon

homemade salmon patties

Salmon Patties

spoonful of homemade garlic infused creamy Alfredo sauce.

Alfredo Sauce

plate of beef and noodles with brown gravy

Beef and Noodles Recipe

Shrimp and cheese Grits

Shrimp and Grits Recipe

parmesan herb crusted chicken tenders with green beans.

Parmesan Herb Crusted Chicken

split biscuit with bacon gravy on top

Country Bacon Gravy

blackened salmon over mashed potatoes.

Blackened Salmon

homemade chicken carbonara.

Chicken Carbonara

steamed Dungeness crab leg clusters with garlic herb butter.

Dungeness Crab Legs

homemade country sausage gravy over buttermilk biscuits.

Country Sausage Gravy

chicken stir fry over rice.

Chicken Stir Fry

Stack of pumpkin pancakes with syrup.

Pumpkin Pancakes

chicken breasts covered in sundried tomato cream sauce.

Marry Me Chicken

shrimp fajitas in flour tortillas.

Shrimp Fajitas

homemade crawfish etouffee with rice.

Crawfish Étouffée

plate of creamy lemon pasta with basil.

Creamy Lemon Pasta

bowl of homemade chicken fried rice.

Chicken Fried Rice

salisbury steak on top of mashed potatoes with green beans and gravy.

Easy Salisbury Steak

perfectly cooked filet mignon steak cut in half with garlic and herbs

Filet Mignon

homemade shrimp summer rolls with peanut sauce.

Vietnamese Summer Rolls

crab cakes

Crab Cakes

New York Strip Steak

homemade French Dip Sandwich

French Dip Sandwich

lobster tails with melted butter and lemons

Broiled Lobster Tail

baked Ham and Cheese Sliders

Ham and Cheese Sliders

easy homemade Chicken Divan

Chicken Divan

four breaded chicken breasts in cream sauce

Chicken Francese

baked Bacon Wrapped Scallops

Jalapeño Bacon Wrapped Scallops

sliced chicken breast with lemon in pan

Lemon Pepper Chicken

homemade cheeseburger and fries

World’s Greatest Hamburger

bowl of homemade Cashew Chicken

Cashew Chicken

Szechuan Chicken and rice in bowl

Szechuan Chicken

Country Fried Steak with mashed potatoes and gravy

Country Fried Steak

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