Easy last-minute dinner recipes – Only have a few minutes to get dinner on the table? These last-minute dinner recipes will help you get a quick, delicious meal ready without prep or planning. From steak and potatoes to salmon in foil, here are our 12 simple dinner ideas that are easy to throw together at the last minute. Enjoy!
Easy Last-Minute Recipes: These 12 Easy Recipes Are Perfect for Last Minute Dinners
1. Garlic Butter Steak and Potatoes Skillet
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The best steak and potatoes recipe you'll ever have - Simple and so flavorful!
Cooking time: 15 minView recipe >> Save to recipe box
Cooking time: 15 minView recipe >> Save to recipe box
2. Easy Oven Baked Chicken Bites
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Try our juicy oven baked chicken bites recipe! Boneless chicken breasts are cut in small bites and deliciously seasoned before baked in the oven until tender!
Cooking time: 15 minView recipe >> Save to recipe box
Cooking time: 15 minView recipe >> Save to recipe box
3. Salsa Fresca Chicken Bake
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This crazy good chicken bake with salsa Fresca is so quick and easy to make - a guaranteed hit for tonight!
Cooking time: 25 minView recipe >> Save to recipe box
Cooking time: 25 minView recipe >> Save to recipe box
4. Pepper Chicken Bake
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This pepper chicken bake is an incredibly easy chicken dinner, packed with super fresh flavors.
Cooking time: 25 minView recipe >> Save to recipe box
Cooking time: 25 minView recipe >> Save to recipe box
5. Garlic Butter Parmesan Pasta
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This spicy garlic butter pasta recipe is another quick pasta dinner with a ton of flavor!
Cooking time: 20 minView recipe >> Save to recipe box
Cooking time: 20 minView recipe >> Save to recipe box
6. Lemon Garlic Butter Salmon in Foil with Pineapple
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This easy juicy baked salmon wrapped in foil is easy to make, tastes delicious, and is ready in under 20 minutes!
Cooking time: 15 minView recipe >> Save to recipe box
Cooking time: 15 minView recipe >> Save to recipe box
7. Fried Butter Gnocchi with Garlic & Parmesan
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Comfort food at its finest! This easy skillet gnocchi recipe takes only 15 mins to make and is perfect for weeknight dinners.
Cooking time: 10 minView recipe >> Save to recipe box
Cooking time: 10 minView recipe >> Save to recipe box
8. Garlic Butter Shrimp in 10 Minutes
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This easy garlic butter shrimp recipe is an amazing flavor combination of garlicky, buttery goodness.
Cooking time: 10 minView recipe >> Save to recipe box
Cooking time: 10 minView recipe >> Save to recipe box
9. Grilled Steak Kabobs
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So juicy and delicious - Your BBQ parties just won’t be the same without them!
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Cooking time: 15 minView recipe >> Save to recipe box
10. Cajun Shrimp Skillet
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This Cajun shrimp recipe is the perfect base for a low carb or paleo meal. Shrimps are ready in less than 15 minutes - The whole family will love it!
Cooking time: 10 minView recipe >> Save to recipe box
Cooking time: 10 minView recipe >> Save to recipe box
11. Instant Pot Sweet-and-Spicy Chicken
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This Instant pot chicken recipe is ready in 30 minutes - Sweet, spicy, and fork-tender!
Cooking time: 20 minView recipe >> Save to recipe box
Cooking time: 20 minView recipe >> Save to recipe box
12. Honey Garlic Salmon Baked in Foil
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Flaky honey garlic baked salmon is dinner perfection in just 20 minutes. This salmon recipe is baked on a sheet pan for an easy dinner everyone will love!
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Cooking time: 20 minView recipe >> Save to recipe box
13. Instant Pot Lemon Garlic Butter Green Beans
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These delicious Instant Pot green beans cook in only 5 minutes, yet taste like they have been slow-cooked all day long!
Cooking time: 5 minView recipe >> Save to recipe box
Cooking time: 5 minView recipe >> Save to recipe box
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