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.

  • Seven Layer Casserole

    ByDiana Rattray
    Total Time: 1 hour 30 minutes

    This old-fashioned seven layer casserole is a complete meal, with layers of ground beef, corn, rice, tomato sauce, and strips of bacon.

  • Basic Scrambled Eggs With Bacon

    ByDiana Rattray
    Total Time: 20 minutes

    These easy scrambled eggs are finished with crumbled bacon and optional sliced green onion tops.

  • Roasted Potatoes and Ham

    ByDiana Rattray
    Total Time: 45 minutes

    This savory roasted potato and ham dish is an all-in-one meal, and it’s a great way to use leftover ham.

  • Easy Red Velvet Cake

    ByDiana Rattray
    Total Time: 45 minutes

    This easy red velvet cake starts with a devil’s food cake mix but gets a boost of flavor and texture from buttermilk and a touch of vinegar. It bakes up moist and vibrant, then gets topped with a silky cream cheese frosting. Perfect as a simple sheet cake, for cupcakes, or as a holiday dessert for Valentine’s Day, Christmas, or any special occasion.

  • Quick Vanilla Snacking Cake

    ByDiana Rattray
    Total Time: 40 minutes

    A quick one-pan vanilla snacking cake topped with an easy melted chocolate chip frosting—simple, cozy, and perfect anytime.

  • 30-Minute Skillet Beef Stroganoff Recipe

    ByDiana Rattray
    Total Time: 28 minutes

    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.

  • Easy Cherry Crisp Recipe

    ByDiana Rattray
    Total Time: 35 minutes

    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!

  • Pumpkin Cake With Broiled Topping

    ByDiana Rattray
    Total Time: 55 minutes

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

  • Slow Cooker Onion Soup Pot Roast

    ByDiana Rattray
    Total Time: 7 hours 10 minutes

    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!

  • Semi Homemade Brownies With Penuche Frosting

    ByDiana Rattray
    Total Time: 45 minutes

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

  • Parmesan Meatloaf

    ByDiana Rattray
    Total Time: 1 hour 15 minutes

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

  • Oven-Fried Chicken Breasts

    ByDiana Rattray
    Total Time: 45 minutes

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

  • Orecchiette Pasta With Ham and Peas

    ByDiana Rattray
    Total Time: 25 minutes

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

  • One-Pot Spaghetti Dinner With Ground Beef

    ByDiana Rattray
    Total Time: 38 minutes

    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!

  • Fontina Cheese and Mushroom Sandwiches

    ByDiana Rattray
    Total Time: 16 minutes

    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.

  • Easy Chocolate Truffles

    ByDiana Rattray
    Total Time: 4 hours 15 minutes

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

  • Meatballs With Creamy Mushroom Gravy

    ByDiana Rattray

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

  • Crispy Skin Chicken Thighs

    ByDiana Rattray
    Total Time: 55 minutes

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

  • Instant Pot Beef Tips

    ByDiana Rattray
    Total Time: 1 hour

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

  • Instant Pot Macaroni and Cheese

    ByDiana Rattray
    Total Time: 22 minutes

    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.