10 Quick Dinner Ideas When You're Stuck

We gathered some of our favorite quick dinners, from customizable personal pizzas to stir-fry. Dinner is ready soon!

Chicken Fajitas

For foolproof cooking and cleanup, wrap a chicken breast in a parchment packet with your favorite fajita veggies and seasonings. This recipe may feed a crowd or be meal prepped for the week.

Best Ever Slow Cooker Pot Roast

While you work, let the slow cooker make dinner. Dried onion soup mix makes this pot roast delicious. Serve meat and vegetables over rice or egg noodles.

Garlic-Veggie Noodles

This tasty, fast noodle stir-fry includes veggies. Green onions and garlic provide flavor, while brown sugar and soy create a sweet-savory sauce.

Chicken-Biscuit Bake

Store-bought biscuits, frozen mixed veggies, and rotisserie chicken make a comforting meal.

One-Pot Lemon-Garlic Shrimp Pasta

This 30-minute pasta recipe uses pantry ingredients to make a fancy seafood dish for your next dinner gathering. The dish is created in one pot, making cleanup easy.

Chicken-Veggie Stir-Fry

Change the protein or vegetables to suit your fridge. The simple sauce adds flavor to any food. 

Butter Chicken

This simplified Indian classic cooks chicken, tomato sauce, and aromatic spices and herbs in one pot for easy cleanup. 

Chicken Alfredo Penne

Butter, garlic, flour, milk, and Parmesan make a sauce you'll want to put on everything when mixed properly. 

Oven-Baked French Bread Pizzas

Pizza night is the best—especially when everyone gets to design their perfect slice. Or three! 

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