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    Easy Dinner Recipes

    Get dinner on the table with these easy, nourishing dinner recipes made with simple, wholesome ingredients. Whether you’re looking for a quick weeknight meal, a comforting family dinner, or something special for a gathering, you’ll find plenty of delicious ideas here.

    Need inspiration? Try the Marinated Chicken Wings, one of the most popular recipes on the blog. For something hearty and comforting, make the Instant Pot Beef Stew, or keep things simple with the One-Pan Chicken Drumsticks & Sweet Potatoes.

    • Baked boneless skinless chicken thighs on a plate.
      Baked Boneless Chicken Thighs With Yogurt Curry
    • Gluten free turkey burger topped with slices of tomato, thinly sliced red onions, pickles in a bun next to a dollop of ketchup.
      Juicy Turkey Burgers on the Stove
    • A plate containing cauliflower rice and topped with fall of the bone beef ribs.
      Slow Cooker Beef Short Ribs
    • A large plate filled with three roasted chicken drumsticks, sweet potatoes, and a green salad with romaine lettuce, cucumbers, and cherry tomatoes.
      Healthy Baked Chicken Drumsticks (Easy Sheet Pan Dinner)
    • Thick-crust Sicilian pizza with onion-based toppings on a cutting board.
      Homemade Thick Crust Sicilian Pizza (Sheet Pan Recipe)
    • A plate neatly filled with baked chicken wings and garnished with celery and parsley.
      Marinated Chicken Wings
    • A fork lifting a bite out of a plate with spaghetti noodles drenched in a red tomato sauce with beans.
      Sweet and Spicy Pasta Sauce With Creamy Cannellini Beans (Vegan, Gluten-Free)
    • A large pot containing an Italian red sauce with beef meatballs.
      Tender Italian Meatballs In Tomato Sauce (No Breadcrumbs)
    • Creamy paprika chicken with plantain chips.
      One Pan Coconut Chicken With Plantain Chips
    • Creamy cooked cod and leek in a cast iron pan.
      One Skillet Creamy Leeks With Cod Fillets
    • A large serving plate with shredded beef tacos chuck roast.
      Dutch Oven Shredded Beef Chuck Roast For Tacos And More
    • Two bowls filled with Straciatella soup with tortellini next to a large pot of soup, extra Parmesan cheese and wooden spoons on the side.
      Nourishing Stracciatella Soup (Italian Egg Drop Soup)
    • One pot with mushroom mozzarella pasta.
      Creamy Mushroom Mozzarella Tomato Pasta
    • Savory meaty mug cake on a plate.
      Savory Mug Cake With Leftover Beef (Quick 5-Minute Recipe) 
    • A large Dutch oven pan filled with sausage and broccoli rabe pasta.
      Easiest-Ever Sausage Rapini Pasta with Potatoes
    • A close-up of two stacked wooden bowls with the bowl on top filled with a pumpkin spinach pasta.
      Creamy Vegan Pumpkin Pasta
    • A garlic spinach pasta recipe with peas in a large Dutch pan topped with Parmesan Cheese.
      Easy Spinach Garlic Pasta With Peas
    • Two black plates filled with a hearty potato and beef stew.
      How To Make An Amazing Instant Pot Beef Stew
    • Leftover pot roast on a sandwich served with tomatoes.
      Quick Leftover Pot Roast Shredded Beef Sandwich
    • Chunky swede soup with chicken legs in a large pot.
      Swede Soup (Rutabaga) With Chicken Legs
    • Cooked salmon poke bowl with avocado, carrots, and onions.
      Cooked Salmon Poke Bowl With Easy Sauce
    • One whole roasted browned chicken in a cast-iron pan with pan juices.
      Juicy Cast-Iron Brie Stuffed Roast Chicken
    • Whole roasted chicken leg, squash and pears in a cast-iron skillet.
      Roasted Chicken With Pears And Butternut Squash
    • Cast iron skillet pork chops with apples, squash and pan juices served on a table.
      Juicy Cast Iron Pork Chops With Apples And Squash
    • A beautiful dish with a whole chicken and potatoes topped with a healthy gravy.
      Slow Cooker Chicken And Potatoes With A Healthy Gravy
    • An open Focaccia Sandwich with pan-fried cod fish in red tomato sauce.
      Cod Focaccia Sandwich With A Red Tomato Sauce
    • A cast iron skillet with glazed peach chicken legs.
      One Skillet Peach Glazed Chicken Legs
    • Pan seared chicken thighs with a pesto sauce in a skillet.
      One Skillet Spanish Pesto Chicken Thighs
    • Oven baked lollipop drumsticks on a serving plate.
      How To Make Amazing Chicken Drumstick Lollipops
    • Bowls filled with cooked rice, small tomatoes, avocado slices, fried edamame beans, fried plantains, and topped with chimichurri sauce.
      Avocado Plantain Rice Bowl Recipe with Edamame Beans
    • A spoon resting in a cast iron skillet with curried bison meatballs.
      Incredibly Tender Curry Bison Meatballs
    • Shrimp with Shirataki noodles tossed in a green pesto sauce and presented in a large skillet.
      Low Carb Noodles with Shrimp & Garlicky Cashew Pesto
    • Three juicy cooked burgers stacked on top of each other on a plate.
      Juicy gourmet burger recipes (3 unique flavors with salad ideas)
    • Easy Italian Spiced Zucchini-Pork and Potato Bowl
      Easy Italian Spiced Zucchini-Pork and Potato Bowl
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      A Quick Sesame Garlic Shrimp Recipe with Avocado
    • A fork resting on a plate with a piece of baked salmon and a bit of baby broccoli, arranged next to a slab of the pierced in baked salmon and baked broccoli with a sprig of baked thyme on the side.
      Buttery Baked Salmon with Baby Broccoli
    • A closeup of a large skillet filled with sauteed shrimp and leeks.
      Easy and Healthy Garlic Shrimp with Leeks
    • A pizza with polenta crust and veggie toppings
      Polenta Pizza Italian Style (with alternative topping ideas)
    • ONE HEARTY VEGETABLE STEW RECIPE
      One Hearty Vegetable Stew Recipe (Vegan, GF)
    • A large plate filled with roasted beets, potatoes, sauteed dandelion greens, pecans, next to a wooden plate topped with extra goat cheese and Rosemary.
      Buttery Beets with Sauteed Dandelion Greens & Pecans

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    “Cooking may be as much a means of self-expression as any of the arts.”

    –Fannie Farmer

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    Hi, I'm Mariska—I love to explore food & all things nourishing in and outside the kitchen. As a PN 1 Certified Nutrition Coach, I guide others to cook more at home, eat intuitively, and feel confident in their own wellness journey. Let's embark on this journey together! More About Me →

    Fall Favorites

    • Whole roasted chicken leg, squash and pears in a cast-iron skillet.
      Roasted Chicken With Pears And Butternut Squash
    • Chocolate chip date pumpkin muffins on a cooling rack.
      Healthy Oat Pumpkin Muffins With Dates 
    • A close-up of two stacked wooden bowls with the bowl on top filled with a pumpkin spinach pasta.
      Creamy Vegan Pumpkin Pasta
    • Healthy Paleo apple crumble with cherries served on a plate.
      Best Healthy Apple Crumble (Paleo, Vegan, Gluten-free)

    Easy Weeknight Dinners

    • Cooked salmon poke bowl with avocado, carrots, and onions.
      Cooked Salmon Poke Bowl With Easy Sauce
    • A large plate filled with three roasted chicken drumsticks, sweet potatoes, and a green salad with romaine lettuce, cucumbers, and cherry tomatoes.
      Healthy Baked Chicken Drumsticks (Easy Sheet Pan Dinner)
    • Creamy paprika chicken with plantain chips.
      One Pan Coconut Chicken With Plantain Chips
    • Creamy cooked cod and leek in a cast iron pan.
      One Skillet Creamy Leeks With Cod Fillets

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