Some nights you just need dinner to be easy. When the day has been long and everyone is hungry, complicated recipes are the last thing you want to deal with.
That’s where these lazy dinner recipes come in. This collection of 35 quick and easy meals is packed with simple, family friendly recipes made for busy weeknights.
From crockpot favorites and dump and bake casseroles to one pot dinners and comfort food classics, these meals are designed to get food on the table fast without sacrificing flavor.
You’ll find plenty of options made with ground beef, hamburger, chicken, ground chicken, and rotisserie chicken, along with kid approved favorites like tacos, pizza, sliders, sloppy Joes, grilled cheese, tortellini Alfredo, and rice dishes.
With easy shortcuts like crescent roll dough, condensed soup, Texas toast, and loaded garlic bread, these dinners are perfect for picky eaters, busy families, and nights when simple is exactly what you need.
Lazy Dinner Recipes
Bacon Chicken Alfredo English muffins are an easy dinner recipe or perfect party snack. These baked English muffins are loaded with shredded rotisserie chicken, bacon, cheese and Alfredo sauce.
Pizza Burger English muffins are an easy dinner recipe using ground beef. These mini pizzas loaded with bacon and pepperoni are perfect for a weeknight dinner or even as a party snack.
Bacon Cheese Dog Crescent Braid is an easy weeknight dinner recipe. This crescent bake is stuffed with wieners, bacon and cheese then topped with chili to make it a hearty comfort food dish.
Chicken Parm Crescent Bake is an easy 5 ingredient dinner recipe. Breaded chicken with marinara sauce and mozzarella cheese topped with Pillsbury crescent roll dough is a delicious dinner your whole family will love.
Pizza Crescent Rolls are an easy dinner or party snack recipe using Pillsbury crescent rolls, pepperoni, mozzarella cheese and pizza sauce.
One Pot Chicken Spaghetti is an easy dinner recipe using just spaghetti noodles, condensed cream of chicken soup and spices.
BBQ Chicken Crescent Rolls are an easy weeknight dinner recipe using shredded rotisserie chicken, diced red onions, Sweet Baby Ray's Barbecue sauce, shredded cheese and Pillsbury crescent rolls.
Chicken Parmesan Sloppy Joes are an easy weeknight dinner recipe made with ground chicken tossed in marinara, basil pesto and Parmesan cheese topped with shredded mozzarella and served on a toasted garlic butter brioche bun.
French Bread Pizza is an easy dinner or party snack recipe made with a large loaf of French or Italian bread toasted with garlic butter and topped with pizza sauce, cheese, pepperoni and green peppers.
Naan Pizza is an easy dinner recipe using store bought naan bread topped with pizza sauce, shredded mozzarella cheese, sliced pepperoni and diced green peppers.
Air Fryer Grilled Cheese is an easy lunch or dinner recipe and results in a crispy sandwich with perfectly melted cheese.
Garlic Bread Grilled Cheese is an easy lunch or dinner recipe with garlic buttered bread filled with gooey mozzarella and cheddar cheese.
English Muffin Pizzas are an easy dinner recipe made with split English muffins topped with pizza sauce, shredded mozzarella cheese, mini pepperonis and diced green peppers.
Chicken Gumbo Sloppy Joes are an easy weeknight dinner recipe using lean ground beef and Campbell's chicken gumbo soup.
Crescent Roll Pizza is an easy weeknight dinner recipe using a can of Pillsbury crescent dough topped with pizza sauce, shredded mozzarella cheese, pepperoni and diced green peppers.
Cheeseburger Subs are an easy family friendly dinner recipe loaded with ground beef, shredded cheddar cheese on a bun spread with a special mayo sauce.
Pizza Subs are an easy weeknight dinner recipe using 9 inch sub rolls loaded with pizza sauce, mozzarella cheese, pepperoni and green peppers and then baked until perfectly toasted.
Texas Toast Sloppy Joes are an easy ground beef dinner recipe made with frozen Texas toast garlic bread slices and loaded with sloppy joe ground beef and shredded cheese.
Texas Toast Pizza is an easy weeknight dinner recipe using frozen Texas toast garlic bread and topped with pizza sauce, shredded mozzarella cheese, pepperoni slices and green peppers.
Ham and Cheese Hot Pockets are a kid friendly lunch or dinner recipe using Pillsbury crescent rolls, American cheese slices and chopped ham slices.
One Pot Spaghetti is an easy stove top dinner spaghetti recipe loaded with ground beef, marinara, Italian seasoning and parmesan cheese.
Tortellini Alfredo is a simple and delicious pasta recipe with cheese tortellini all tossed in a creamy garlic parmesan sauce.
Sloppy Joe Tacos are hearty ground beef tacos with sloppy joe sauce and baked with cheese.
Hamburger Helper Lasagna is an easy ground beef dinner recipe using pasta that looks like mini lasagna noodles, tomato sauce, Italian seasoning, beef broth, shredded mozzarella and parmesan cheese.
Spaghetti Alfredo is rich and creamy pasta recipe made with butter, minced garlic, heavy cream, Italian seasoning and shredded parmesan cheese.
Dump and Bake Chicken Alfredo is an easy one dish meal made with cavatappi pasta, jarred alfredo sauce, condensed cream of bacon soup, chicken broth, chopped rotisserie chicken and mozzarella cheese.
Dump and Bake Meatball Pasta Casserole is an easy dinner recipe with ziti noodles, chicken stock, pasta sauce, Italian seasoning and turkey meatballs all cooked together in one dish and then topped with mozzarella cheese.
Chicken Alfredo Linguine is a delicious pasta recipe with a creamy garlic parmesan sauce and loaded with shredded rotisserie chicken.
Garlic Parmesan Chicken Sliders are a delicious mini sandwich recipe loaded with shredded rotisserie chicken, bacon, provolone, mozzarella, cream cheese and Buffalo Wild Wings Parmesan Garlic Sauce.
Cajun Chicken Alfredo Garlic Bread is an easy dinner recipe loaded with chunks of rotisserie chicken, Cajun seasoning, creamy alfredo sauce, mozzarella and cheddar cheese all baked on top of a loaf of Italian bread spread with garlic butter.
Transform your weeknight dinner game with this irresistible Garlic Parmesan Texas Toast Sloppy Joe recipe—a mouthwatering mashup of comfort food classics! This super easy dinner recipe is made with frozen Texas toast garlic bread slices loaded with ground beef in a creamy garlic parmesan alfredo sauce and topped with mozzarella cheese.
Air Fryer Pizza Dogs are a fun and easy recipe perfect for lunch or a quick weeknight dinner. These tasty hot dogs are loaded with pizza sauce, mozzarella cheese, pepperoni and bacon all air fried to crispy perfection.
Dump and Bake Ground Beef Alfredo is an easy baked pasta recipe perfect for weeknights.
This creamy pasta recipe is made with store bought alfredo sauce, chicken broth, mini penne noodles, cream of bacon soup, ground beef, mozzarella and cheddar cheese, Texas toast garlic bread and bacon.
Garlic Bread Alfredo Meatballs are an easy family friendly dinner recipe perfect for busy weeknights.
These sub buns are slathered with garlic spread and loaded with meatballs in creamy alfredo sauce, shredded mozzarella cheese and crumbled bacon before being baked to perfection.
Taco Pizza with Crescent Rolls is a family friendly ground beef dinner recipe perfect for busy weeknights.
This tasty pizza starts of with a Pillsbury crescent roll crust and is topped with a ground beef and cream cheese taco mixture, shredded nacho cheese, lettuce, tomatoes and mini Doritos nacho chips.
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