Easy Recipes

Browse easy recipes that actually work—30-minute and one-pan dinners, quick sides, simple snacks, and fuss-free desserts using pantry staples.

Comfort Food | Condensed Soup | Eastern European | Easy Recipes | Ground Beef | Mushrooms | Skillet | Weeknight Meals

30-Minute Skillet Beef Stroganoff Recipe
ByDiana Rattray January 28, 2024October 23, 2025

This creamy beef stroganoff is made with ground beef and comes together in just under 30 minutes. With mushrooms, sour cream, and a can of condensed soup, it’s a quick and hearty skillet meal that’s perfect for busy weeknights. Serve it over noodles and garnish with parsley or green onion for a family-friendly dinner everyone will enjoy.

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Cherries | Cobblers & Crisps | Dessert Recipes | Easy Desserts | Fruit Desserts | Oats

Easy Cherry Crisp Recipe
ByDiana Rattray January 28, 2024October 23, 2025

You can whip up this easy cherry crisp in 5 minutes, making it perfect for a busy weekday. Cherry pie filling is the secret to this quick dessert!

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Cake Mix Recipes | Cake Recipes | Easy Desserts | Holiday Baking | Pumpkin | Thanksgiving Desserts

Pumpkin Cake With Broiled Topping
ByDiana Rattray January 27, 2024October 23, 2025

A broiled coconut pecan topping adds flavor and crunch to this wonderful pumpkin cake. A cake mix makes it incredibly easy!

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Autumn | Beef | Comfort Food | Dinner | Easy Recipes | One-Pot Meals | Slow Cooker

Slow Cooker Onion Soup Pot Roast
ByDiana Rattray January 27, 2024October 23, 2025

Use dry onion soup mix or a can of French onion soup for this delicious and easy slow cooker onion soup pot roast. You’ll repeat this recipe again and again!

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Brownies and Bars | Cake Mix Recipes | Easy Desserts | Frostings and Glazes

Semi Homemade Brownies With Penuche Frosting
ByDiana Rattray January 23, 2024October 23, 2025

A packaged mix makes these brownies a snap to fix, and the wonderful penuche frosting takes them to another level.

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Comfort Food | Dinner | Easy Recipes | Meatloaf | Parmesan Cheese

Parmesan Meatloaf
ByDiana Rattray January 21, 2024October 23, 2025

Top this flavorful Parmesan meatloaf off with pizza sauce or your favorite marinara sauce. Or make meatloaf muffins.

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Chicken Breasts | Easy Recipes

Oven-Fried Chicken Breasts
ByDiana Rattray January 21, 2024October 23, 2025

Dijon mustard and herbs flavor these easy panko coated chicken breasts. These crispy chicken breasts are a lighter alternative to fried chicken.

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Easy Recipes | Ham | Pasta | Peas | Weeknight Meals

Orecchiette Pasta With Ham and Peas
ByDiana Rattray January 20, 2024October 23, 2025

Orecchiette pasta is combined with cream, Parmesan cheese, diced ham, and peas. The recipe is a snap to prepare, and the dish is delicious.

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Dinner | Easy Recipes | Ground Beef | Italian Food | One-Pot Meals | Pasta | Skillet | Weeknight Meals

One-Pot Spaghetti Dinner With Ground Beef
ByDiana Rattray January 20, 2024October 23, 2025

This quick and delicious spaghetti dinner is ready in 30 minutes, and you only need to dirty one pot! It’s perfect for busy weeknights!

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Cheese | Easy Recipes | Lunch | Mushrooms | Sandwiches

Fontina Cheese and Mushroom Sandwiches
ByDiana Rattray January 19, 2024October 23, 2025

Melty fontina cheese, fresh sliced mushrooms, and a little balsamic vinegar and sage make up the filling for these delicious grilled cheese and mushroom panini sandwiches.

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Candy | Easy Desserts

Easy Chocolate Truffles
ByDiana Rattray January 18, 2024October 23, 2025

These chocolate mock truffles are unbelievably easy! Frosting, milk chocolate, and liqueur make creamy, delicious treats, and the coating adds texture.

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Easy Recipes | Gravies | Meatballs | Weeknight Meals

Meatballs With Creamy Mushroom Gravy
ByDiana Rattray January 16, 2024October 23, 2025

These meatballs are quick and easy to cook, and they make a satisfying meal with cooked noodles or pasta.

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Autumn | Chicken | Chicken Thighs | Dinner | Easy Recipes | Skillet

Crispy Skin Chicken Thighs
ByDiana Rattray January 11, 2024October 23, 2025

These perfectly seasoned crispy skin chicken thighs are browned in a cast iron skillet and then finished in the oven.

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Autumn | Beef | Dinner | Easy Recipes | Pressure Cooker

Instant Pot Beef Tips
ByDiana Rattray January 11, 2024October 23, 2025

Savor the flavor of instant pot beef tips prepared effortlessly. Enjoy tender, seared beef in a savory gravy any night of the week.

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Cheese | Comfort Food | Easy Recipes | Pasta | Pressure Cooker

Instant Pot Macaroni and Cheese
ByDiana Rattray January 10, 2024October 23, 2025

This creamy macaroni and cheese is mixed and cooked in the Instant Pot. It’s the only way you’ll make macaroni and cheese from now on.

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Apples | Autumn | Cake Recipes | Easy Desserts | Fruit Desserts | Instant Pot Desserts

Instant Pot Apple Dump Cake
ByDiana Rattray January 6, 2024October 23, 2025

This scrumptious apple dump cake is a breeze to prepare and cook in the Instant Pot pressure cooker. Skip the cake mix version and make this dump cake with a homemade cake mixture.

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Bread Recipes | Dinner | Easy Recipes | hard-boiled eggs | Lunch | Sandwiches | Tuna

Hot Baked Tuna Buns
ByDiana Rattray January 6, 2024October 23, 2025

Hot tuna buns are perfect for lunch or a sandwich supper. The tuna sandwiches are briefly baked, melting the cheese and making hot and satisfying buns.

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Casseroles | Cheese | Dinner | Easy Recipes | Ground Beef | One-Pot Meals | Potatoes

Ground Beef and Potato Bake
ByDiana Rattray January 3, 2024October 23, 2025

This easy layered casserole combines browned ground beef, diced potatoes, and a flavorful saucy topping. The casserole is finished with melted cheese.

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Easy Recipes | Garlic | Italian Food | Shrimp

Light Garlic Shrimp Scampi
ByDiana Rattray January 2, 2024October 23, 2025

This great-tasting garlic shrimp is lighter than the usual shrimp scampi combination. It’s made with less butter and olive oil and lots of garlic.

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Easy Recipes | Garlic | New Year Celebration | Shrimp | Skillet

Garlic Butter Shrimp
ByDiana Rattray January 2, 2024October 23, 2025

This garlic shrimp is a simple preparation, and it cooks in under 10 minutes. Serve with French bread and a salad or serve with angel hair pasta or rice. The shrimp make a great appetizer, too.

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