This satisfying cream of mushroom chicken dinner is ready in one skillet in 30 minutes! It’s easy to make with tender and juicy chicken pieces cooked in a creamy mushroom gravy, perfect for serving over rice or noodles.

Why You’ll Love This Cream of Mushroom Chicken Recipe

This comforting cream of mushroom chicken recipe is a quick and easy skillet dinner that the whole family begs for at least once a week.

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Cheesy taco pasta is such an easy family dinner! Filled with juicy ground beef, salsa, and plenty of Tex-Mex seasoning, it’s a 30-minute recipe perfect for weeknights.

This dinner idea combines two of our household favorites: tacos and creamy pasta! For another fun Italian-Mexican spin, try this cheesy burrito lasagna.

Why You’ll Love This Taco Pasta Recipe

We love dinnertime mash-ups like taco pizza and taco burgers. This time, get ready for creamy, cheesy, satisfying taco pasta!

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If you’re a big fan of fancy yet simple seafood dinners, you’re going to want to put this Shrimp Scampi on your meal plan! Buttery, garlicky shrimp tossed with linguine is not to be missed.

Classic Homemade Shrimp Scampi

This classic Shrimp Scampi recipe is cooked in a buttery garlic sauce, and served over delicious linguine noodles. My kids love it, my husband loves it, I love it…it’s just an all-around winner of a pasta dinner!

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Pecan crusted chicken tenders are extra crunchy and so satisfying! Tender and juicy buttermilk chicken strips coated in toasty pecans are a fun twist on a classic, perfect for dipping.

Extra Crunchy Pecan Crusted Chicken Tenders

Looking to satisfy a craving for crunch? These pecan crusted chicken tenders are the answer. I thought I know what crispy was, and then I made these. This recipe is perfection from the inside out.

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Make homemade crunch wraps loaded with savory taco meat, melty cheese, tostada, sour cream, veggies, and more wrapped up inside a pan-fried flour tortilla. This copycat recipe is so easy to make and just as satisfying as the original!

Looking for more copycat versions of your take-out favorites? Try my homemade Popeyes chicken sandwich! 

Easy Homemade Crunch Wraps

These taco-licious beef crunch wraps are the stuff that family dinners are made of.

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Easy and comforting Caesar Pasta with all the flavors of the a classic Caesar! Made with al dente pasta tossed in a rich and creamy parmesan and lemon sauce with garlic and anchovies, topped with garlicky toasted breadcrumbs. 

If you love this flavorful pasta recipe, wait until you try this Garlic Bread Pasta, too!

Garlicky Caesar Pasta Recipe

As if I needed any excuse to justify pasta in place of salad, along comes this recipe for the creamiest, tastiest, most satisfying Caesar pasta.

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Make this Taco Rice recipe all in one skillet with savory ground beef, salsa, taco seasoning, and plenty of cheese. This fast and easy dinner idea brings together all of your favorite Tex-Mex flavors in 30 minutes or less.

If you love this ground beef and rice recipe, you need to give my Fiesta Chicken Casserole a try!

Cheesy One-Pan Taco Rice Recipe

Today we’re turning simple white rice into a zesty all-in-one meal, loaded with ground beef, onions, taco seasoning, salsa, and melted cheese.

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Skip the takeout menu this week and make flavor packed Ginger Chicken instead! This mouthwatering peanut ginger chicken recipe marinates in one hour and is ready on the stovetop in 20 minutes or less. Coated in a peanut-ginger soy glaze and loaded with crunchy roasted peanuts.

Better-Than-Takeout Sticky Ginger Chicken

This saucy and savory Asian-inspired ginger chicken is the best kind of homestyle cooking. 

My recipe is made from tender pieces of chicken thigh cooked in a rich marinade of soy, ginger, garlic, sesame, and hints of honey and lime – and it’s ready in 20 minutes!

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Quick Garlic Bread Pasta is made with only 5 ingredients, and tastes just like garlic bread that’s hot from the oven! This is an easy pasta recipe tossed in flavorful garlic butter with crunchy seasoned breadcrumbs. Ready in 20 minutes!

Craving more delicious pasta recipes in a hurry? Try my Creamy Beef Pasta for another fast, family-friendly dinner idea!

Easy 20-Minute Garlic Butter Pasta with Breadcrumbs

I’m all about a quick pasta dinner, and this easy garlic bread pasta recipe is about as quick and flavorful as they come. On weeknights when time is of the essence, I’ll make this savory garlic butter pasta tossed with crunchy breadcrumbs, and everyone goes crazy for it.

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Homemade Chicken Gnocchi Soup is made for chilly evenings! This easy soup recipe tastes as though it comes from a restaurant kitchen, but only takes one pot and 30 minutes to make on the stove. It’s full of tender chicken, veggies, and soft gnocchi dumplings in the silkiest cream broth. 

If you love comforting one-pot soup recipes like this easy gnocchi soup, try my One Pot Lasagna Soup, too!

Creamy Gnocchi Soup (Better Than Olive Garden!)

Who else isn’t quite ready to give up sweater weather?

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This Easy Stovetop Mac and Cheese is the best kind of classic comfort food, made with just 5 ingredients! The ultra-creamy cheese sauce for this homemade mac and cheese comes together in minutes in one pot.

You won’t want to miss my recipe for creamy, no-boil Crock Pot Mac and Cheese, too!

Easy Homemade Mac and Cheese on the Stovetop

Skip your boxed macaroni and cheese, because this homemade version is going to knock your socks off!

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Crunchy on the outside and tender and juicy on the inside, this Air Fryer Popcorn Chicken is ready in 20 minutes from start to finish! These dippable crispy nuggets are the perfect game day appetizer or fun family dinner.

20-Minute, Ultra-Crispy Air Fryer Popcorn Chicken

We love a good chicken tender recipe around here, and I also LOVE my air fryer. I feel like I make a batch of Crispy Air Fryer Chicken Tenders at least once a week.

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Fresh with the flavors of the Mediterranean, this quick Greek Tomato Feta Soup is a zesty and easy soup recipe made with sweet juicy tomatoes, tender orzo pasta, creamy feta, and a light chili kick. Pure comfort food!

Craving more hearty soups with loads of flavor like this one? Try my Cheeseburger Soup and Instant Pot Potato Soup, too!

An Easy Tomato Feta and Orzo Soup Recipe

This vegetarian soup is inspired by the flavors and smells of the Mediterranean.

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Creamy Italian Pastina is the best home-cooked comfort food! It’s full of unbelievably rich and buttery, cheesy flavors. This cozy pasta dish is made in under 10 minutes with tender pastina cooked in chicken broth and finished with an egg and fresh parmesan.

Classic Italian Pastina with Egg and Parmesan

Today I’m sharing a favorite recipe for creamy, cheesy pastina pasta. On days when we’re in need of something akin to a hug in a bowl, this recipe always delivers.

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This amazingly easy (and just plain amazing) Cashew Chicken is a favorite weeknight dinner! Made from juicy chicken stir-fried with tender veggies in a tangy, savory Asian-inspired sauce. This 25-minute homemade recipe is a million times better than takeout.

If you love quick take out at home inspired dinners, make sure to try my Beef and Broccoli recipe!

Better-Than-Takeout Cashew Chicken Recipe

We’re no strangers to takeout in this family.

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This cozy, creamy Pumpkin and Bacon Pasta recipe is ready in 30 minutes and filled with the warming flavors of fall! It’s an easy one-pot dinner made with tender pasta tossed in a rich pumpkin cream sauce, spiced with nutmeg and a touch of chili.

Serve this with my Southern Pecan Bread and you have a truly epic fall dinner idea!

Creamy Pumpkin Pasta with Bacon

Every so often, I craft up a recipe that I already know is destined for the weeknight dinner Hall of Fame.

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Tender and juicy Instant Pot Chicken Thighs are ready in 30 minutes! These flavorful, perfectly seasoned, fall-off-the-bone chicken thighs are one of my favorite recipes to make for an easy dinner.

Juicy Instant Pot Chicken Thighs

I don’t think I’ve ever met a dish as versatile as these Instant Pot chicken thighs! As if I needed an excuse to fuel my love affair with my Instant Pot. This chicken thighs recipe is truly an all-rounder, whether I’m stumped for family dinner on a busy weeknight, or planning a menu for entertaining friends.

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Philly Cheesesteak Stuffed Biscuits are buttery biscuits stuffed with tender and flavor packed roast beef, melty cheese, and perfectly seasoned peppers. The perfect game day food or everyday dinner idea!

If you love Philly cheesesteak recipes and easy appetizers, make sure to try my Philly Cheesesteak Sliders too!

Take Basic Buttermilk Biscuits to the Next Level

Stop what you’re doing. Drop everything. Get your oven preheating, because you absolutely need to make these Philly cheesesteak stuffed biscuits, stat!

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This easy Instant Pot Potato Soup is ready in minutes thanks to the pressure cooker! Silky, creamy and nourishing, you’re going to love a bowlful of this hearty soup recipe that’s loaded with melty cheese and veggies.

Don’t have an Instant Pot? Try My stove top version of Loaded Baked Potato Soup!

This Cheesy Potato Soup is Loaded With Nutrients!

This cheesy and nutritious potato soup is perfect for colder weather.

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These Extra Crispy Chicken Cutlets are so easy to make with a crispy and flavor packed coating on the outside with juicy, tender chicken on the inside! Enjoy them on their own, on a sandwich, or sliced on a salad, or pasta!

The Best Crispy Chicken Cutlets

Chicken Cutlets are a forever recipe in our house. I never really thought to share how I make mine until recently when I posted a video on TikTok and everyone seemed to love it!

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