31 Easy Dinner Ideas for Every Night of the Month

Choosing what’s for dinner is literally my least favorite thing to do and that my friends is why I am putting in all the work up front for you. I am giving you a months worth of dinner ideas! Not only are these some tasty dinners, but they are also easy to pull together. Talk about your win win!

• Our Favorite Easy Dinners
• Casseroles and Soups
• Easy Southern Dinners
• International Dinner Ideas
• Kid Friendly Easy Dinners
• Easy Grilling Dinner Ideas
• Breakfast for Dinner

Our Favorite Dinner Ideas

This first list is a list of our top 5 favorite easy dinners at our house. These simple meals come together in minutes and are ones that my kids ask for over and over again.

Taco Night

What kids doesn’t love taco night?! Our whole family loves when we have taco night at the house. Brown up some ground beef, add a little taco seasoning, and you are on your way to a delicious and easy dinner.

We love to serve ours as a taco salad topped with olives, tomatoes, salsa, and of course cheese. Serve with some chips and there you have it!

Meatball Subs

This is another simple to pull together meal that takes minutes when you use store bought frozen meatballs, pasta sauce, and sub rolls.

Simply open your jar of marinara and empty the contents into a pot along with 3 to 4 meat balls per person. Heat through and serve up on toasted sub rolls. Top with mozzarella for a little something extra!

Hamburgers and Fries

There’s not much more simple or delicious than a burger and fries. It feels like eating out in the middle of the week.

To speed up the fries, which can take 30 minutes in the oven, we use our Ninja Foodie to make our fries super crispy in a snap!

Sloppy Joes

Sloppy Joes are a cheap and simple dinner option for weeknight meals. No need to reach for the can of Manwich y’all, we have our favorite recipe to share with you!

This simple loose meat sandwich is perfection with a tangy tomato sauce that will have your whole family coming back for seconds.

Serve up Sloppy Joes with Fries or Mac and Cheese to really make this weeknight meal kid friendly.

Stuffed Baked Potatoes

Stuffed baked potatoes are an all in one meal! Super easy to make and so filling. We love to make our baked potatoes in the Ninja Foodi which speeds up the baking process and gives you a crispy potato skin on the outside.

Stuff yours will deli meats and cheese or leftover taco meat or chili, the possibilities are endless!

Easy Casserole and Soup Dinner Ideas

Casseroles and soups are the perfect one pan dinners that fill up your tummy without breaking the bank. We love a good casserole or soup because they are so easy to make ahead and heat through when ready to eat.

Beef & Bean Enchilada Casserole

Enchilada Casserole is sure to meet that midweek Mexican night craving without having to go to your favorite restaurant. Hearty and cheesy this mix of beef and beans is a make ahead wonder. You can assemble it a couple days in advance and throw it is the fridge for a quick meal in the middle of a busy week. All you have to do it throw it in the oven!

White Chicken Chili

Soup is one of my all time favorite meals because it really is a set it and forget it crock pot wonder! This White Chicken Chili is easy to assemble, creamy, with just a hint of spice. Serve it alongside a grilled cheese or tortilla chips and you have a satisfying meal that took you only minutes to assemble.

Refrigerator Soup and Cornbread

Refrigerator soup is my go to when I have a lot of leftover bits in the fridge that on their own can’t make a meal but together can make this delicious throw together soup.

The beauty of this soup is its versatility and ability to be a little different every time you make it. It is all about using what you have on hand to make a healthy and hearty meal to feed your family.

Cabbage Roll Casserole

I am a huge fan of cabbage and while my family doesn’t love it as much as me, they will allow me the occasional cabbage dinner.

When those nights happen, cabbage roll casserole is one of my favorites. It is easy to make ahead and so delicious! It is one of my favorite casseroles.

Beef Stew

This hearty stew is made easy with the Ninja Foodi. Tender beef bits alongside earthy carrots and potatoes make a stick to your ribs meal. Pair with our favorite biscuits and you have a full on meal!

Chili

Chili is one of our favorite weeknight meals in fall and winter. It is a perfectly spiced blend of tomatoes, beef, and beans. We love to use leftovers in baked potatoes to stretch one meal into two!

Chicken Broccoli Rice Casserole

Casseroles are a southern staple and this one is a popular one. This cheesy mixture of chicken, broccoli and rice will have your kiddos eating their veggies all gone!

Easy Southern Dinner Ideas

Southern Shrimp and Grits

Shrimp and Grits is one of my favorite date night dinner ideas. Creamy grits dripping with gooey cheese topped with a spicy tomato sauce and bejeweled with perfectly cooked shrimp make this dish drool worthy.

This is a dish that my husband and I came up with together years ago and it has become a staple go to dinner any time the kiddos are out of the house.

Chicken and Dumplings

Another stick to your ribs dish that is easy to make is chicken and dumplings. This dish can be made in a snap with the use of a store bought rotisserie chicken. This is one of those quick meals that feels like grandma has been over in the kitchen all day.

Chicken and dumplings is the epitome of comfort food.

Black Eyed Peas

When you think “What’s for dinner?” , you probably don’t immediately thing black eyed peas. You really should though!

This black eyed peas recipe is so easy to make with the Ninja Foodie! Paired with our easy cornbread and you have a filling meal that is tasty and nutritious.

Momma’s Meatloaf

Hands down my favorite meal in the whole wide world. Yes even beating out tacos people! Meatloaf and Scalloped Potatoes is my number one go to. If you ask me what I want for dinner this is it.

Meatloaf is my number one comfort food and reminds me of growing up in my momma’s kitchen.

There. Is. Nothing. Better.

Easy International Dinner Ideas

Sometimes you have to move away from the traditional and add a little flair to your dinner menu. That is where these favorite and easy international dinner ideas come in to play!

German Bratwurst Skillet

My twins love this twist on German bratwurst with potatoes and sauerkraut. This tasty dinner is a one pan wonder that makes dinner and cleanup a breeze.

Indian Stew

This stew is chocked full of delicious Indian spices, shredded chicken, and vegetables all served over a bed of fluffy rice. If you love carbs, this dinner is for you! Potatoes and rice marry in the absolute best way possible in this rich fill you up dinner. Throw in some Naan bread and you are talking money!

Zuppa Toscana

My daughter loves this version of the Zuppa Toscana from the Olive Garden. A different twist on potato soup is perfect for a quick mid week dinner that feels like going out to eat without having to leave the house!

Easy Kid Favorite Dinner Ideas

Chicken Tenders and Mac

There aren’t many kids I have met that do not enjoy chicken tenders and Mac. This is one of those go to dinners when the kids are in a picky kind of mood and I don’t want to spend a ton of time in the kitchen.

I lightly bread chicken tenderloins and fry them up to serve with a delicious honey mustard dipping sauce. It is always a hit with the kids.

Chicken, Rice, and Beans

This is another simple dinner that the kids love and it couldn’t be simpler to make. I grill up a few chicken breast and serve on top of a bed of fluffy white rice along side pinto beans. Add a little cheese and serve with tortilla chips

Pizza

This one is a no brainer when you are in a pinch to figure out dinner and the kids are hungry. Whether it is homemade or called in from your favorite pizza place, pizza night is always a hit.

We love to make a pizza bar and give each kid a little personal pizza crust to fill up with their favorite toppings. My boys tend to stay simple with just pepperoni and cheese while my daughter gets a bit more adventurous by adding in olives.

Spaghetti

Spaghetti night is almost as popular with my kids as pizza night. Personally I am not a fan of spaghetti (I know, I am weird), but my kids love it.

Every summer I make and freeze garden sauce for our spaghetti sauce that is chock full of veggies like carrots and squash. This is one of my favorite ways to get my kids to eat their veggies! Just hide them in the sauce!

Sandwich Night

This is another favorite of the kids. They love sandwich night. Bologna reigns supreme for the boys while sissy and I prefer sub sandwiches. The best thing is that we serve our favorite chips alongside and there is minimal clean up!

Definitely a weeknight meal to go to when time is tight.

From the Grill

Honey Mustard Pork Tenderloin

This tender and juicy pork is a litany of flavors from the sweet tangy honey mustard marinade to the smoky deepness of the grill. This is the perfect summertime dinner.

Serve alongside some crashed potatoes and you have one delicious dinner in under 30 minutes.

Grilled Chicken and Roasted Root Vegetables

Summertime is all about hitting the grill for dinner. Simple grilled chicken breast are a quick and easy way to get a healthy dinner on the table in minutes. Just simply pound a boneless skinless chicken breast with a meat tenderizer until it is evenly flattened. Add a bit of olive oil and salt and pepper both sides. Grill on both sides until an internal temp of 165 degrees.

Serve with our favorite roasted root vegetable medley and you have a healthy and delicious summertime meal.

Kabobs

Another summer favorite is kabobs. What easier way to make dinner than on a stick!

The great thing about kabobs is that you can mix and match and have a full on meat and veggie fest! There is always something for everyone when you go with kabobs.

Add a twist at the end of dinner with a grilled fruit kabob!

Breakfast for Dinner

Who doesn’t love breakfast for dinner. Breakfast for dinner is one of those dinner traditions that our kids get really excited about. The great thing about it, other than breakfast foods are delicious, is breakfast is relatively quick to make.

Here are some of our favs!

French Toast

Ooey, gooey, and oh so satisfying. We love the cinnamon sugar goodness doused in a healthy helping of real maple syrup.

Serve along side with bacon and a fried egg and you have dinner and dessert all in one!

Sourdough Pancakes

Elevate your pancake game with this twist on a classic favorite. The sourdough discard gives these tasty breakfast cakes a buttermilk like flavor while using up that discard that you don’t want to waste.

We love to top ours with blueberries or chocolate chips for a little something extra special.

Spam Skillet

We are a SPAM Fam! We love the sweet saltiness that SPAM lends to this hearty and satisfying skillet. Bonus points that this meal is a one pan wonder! Save on those dishes y’all because we have better things to do than wash a dinners worth of dishes!

Serve with some buttered toast for a full on stick to your ribs kind of meal.

Biscuits and Gravy

Biscuits and gravy are one of my husband’s favorite breakfast items. While sausage gravy is king, we also switch it up with canned deer meat or chipped beef!

Make Dinner Planning Less Stressful

We hope that these ideas will ease some of the stress you feel when you have a houseful of people asking “What’s for Dinner?!”

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