Tried and True Dinner Recipes

If I could come over and make you a big pot of soup, I would. But alas, all I can offer you is this collection of my favorite dinner recipes.

Browse by protein, season, or just make some of my personal favorites!

My Favorites:

Don’t want to overwhelmed by a giant list? I’ll just pick for you. You can’t go wrong with these:

• Sausage Stuffed Acorn Squash
• Southwest Chicken Cutlet Salad
• Buttermilk Chicken Tenders

Easy Dinner Recipes

Most recipes that are easy aren’t that good. And that’s fine, sometimes easy is more important. But not these! You’ll love ’em all.

• Flank Steak Tacos
• Hot Dog Chili
• Sausage Broccoli Pasta
• Mississippi Chicken

Slow Cooker Dinner Recipes

Ideal for a slow morning paired with a busy afternoon, or when you’re one of those smart types who likes getting hard work out of the way whenever you can. (I admire you.)

• Ham and Bean Soup
• Chicken Cacciatore
• Shredded Beef Sliders
• Chicken Broccoli Rice

Pasta Dinners

If I could eat pasta for dinner every day, I would. For various reasons, I cannot. But pasta night is still my favorite night of all.

• Shrimp Alfredo
• Smoky Chicken Pasta
• Cajun Pasta Skillet
• Rigatoni al Forno

Cast Iron Dinners

Cast iron goes from stove to oven to table. But even better, it lasts forever.

• Cast Iron Pork Tenderloin
• Cast Iron Burgers
• Cast Iron Mac and Cheese
• Cast Iron Whole Chicken

Soup and Chili Recipes

Cozy and comforting for everyone. Everyone loves soup in the winter, but sometimes you need a nice bowl other times of year.

• White Chicken Chili
• Terlingua Chili
• Creamy Chicken Noodle Soup
• Roasted Tomato Soup
• Tortellini Soup
• Crockpot Potato Soup

Casserole Recipes

There’s something about a casserole: it feeds a ton of people, you only have to serve a salad and bread on the side, and most people like them. But the actual best part is this: while it’s in the oven, you cna do all the dishes and then the hard part is over.

• Chicken Taco Pasta Bake
• Ham and Hashbrown Casserole
• Chili Hashbrown Casserole
• Chicken Bacon Ranch Pasta Bake

Freezer Friendly Dinners

I know what you’re thinking: oh a list of casseroles I can put in the freezer, never to be seen again. No! I would never do that to you. I promise you’ll be happy to find all of these tucked away for a busy day.

• Stuffed Peppers
• Shredded Beef Tacos (prep + freeze the meat)
• Our Favorite Lasagna

Pizza and Wings

Why are these together? Because every single week of my life I make this for dinner or some variation and pair it apple slices and carrot sticks. And I think you should too.

• Deep Dish Pizza
• Thin Crust Pizza
• Pepperoni Bread
• Cajun Wings
• Buffalo Wings
• Oven Baked Wings

Sandwiches for Dinner

My favorite thing!

• Club Subs
• Shrimp Po Boys
• Fried Chicken Sandwiches
• Chicken Salad Croissants
• Tuna Salad
• Chicken Artichoke Sliders
• Cucumber Chicken Salad

Grilling and Smoking Recipes

We grill all year long here in Virginia, but you might think of these as summertime only recipes. Either way, you’ll love them.

• Pickle Juice Chicken Marinade
• Oven to Grill Ribs
• Barbecue Drumsticks
• Southwest Salad with Barbecue chicken (we grill the chicken and corn for this)

I hope you find a new favorite for your family, and of course, for yourself. It’s so important that you enjoy what you’re cooking. Truly!

I’ll add to this as I share more of my recipes. Let me know what you try.