100+ Easy Dinner Ideas for Busy Moms (with Links!)

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We’ve linked some of our favorite tried-and-true recipes, to give you 100+ Easy Dinner Ideas for Busy Moms.

“Mom, what’s for dinner?”

Now you have an answer! I like to plan our meals for the week on Sundays, and we get our groceries delivered or picked-up on Mondays. I keep an easy rotation schedule, so it’s pretty effortless, but I also use this as my guide when we’re ready for something new!

100+ Dinner Ideas

1. Alfredo (Olive Garden copycat by the Cozy Cook!)
2. Bagel Pizzas
3. Baked Potatoes
4. Barbacoa
5. BBQ Chicken
6. Beef Stew
7. Beef Stroganoff
8. Beef Tacos
9. Black Bean Burgers
10. BLTs
11. Breakfast for Dinner
12. Burrito Bowls
13. Burritos
14. Butter Chicken (Indian dish!)
15. Caesar Salad
16. Calzones
17. Carnitas
18. Chicken and Dumplings
19. Chicken and Rice
20. Chicken Cordon Bleu
21. Chicken Enchilada Soup
22. Chicken Noodle Soup
23. Chicken Parmesan
24. Chicken Pot-Pie
25. Chicken Salad Sandwiches
26. Chicken Tacos with Fire-Roasted Corn Guacamole
27. Chicken with Salsa Verde Sauce
28. Chicken, Broccoli, and Cheese Casserole
29. Chili
30. Chimichangas
31. Clam Chowder
32. Cobb Salad
33. Corn Chowder
34. Curry
35. Eggplant Parmesan
36. Empanadas
37. Enchiladas
38. Fajitas
39. Fish Tacos
40. French Onion Soup
41. Fried Chicken
42. Fried Rice
43. Grilled Chicken and Mashed Potatoes
44. Grilled Chicken Salad
45. Ham and Beans
46. Hamburgers
47. Hawaiian Haystacks
48. Hawaiian Pineapple Chicken
49. Jambalaya
50. Kabobs
51. Lasagna
52. Lasagna Roll-ups
53. Macaroni and Cheese
54. Meatball Subs
55. Meatloaf
56. Minestrone Soup
57. Nachos (with Tara’s “Crack” Queso Dip!)
58. Orange Chicken
59. Pad Thai
60. Pan-seared Tilapia
61. Parmesan Chicken
62. Pesto Chicken
63. Philly Cheese Steak Subs
64. Pita Pizzas
65. Pizza
66. Pork chops
67. Pork Tenderloin
68. Pot Roast
69. Potato Soup
70. Pulled Pork Sandwiches
71. Pumpkin Recipes
72. Quesadillas
73. Ratatouille
74. Ravioli
75. Ribs (BBQ)
76. Salmon, with a side of veggies
77. Salsa Chicken
78. Shepherd’s Pie
79. Skewers
80. Skillet
81. Sloppy Joes
82. Southwest Salad
83. Spaghetti with Meat Sauce
84. Stir Fry
85. Stuffed Mushrooms
86. Stuffed Peppers
87. Succotash (potato hash)
88. Sweet and Sour Chicken
89. Tacos
90. Taco Mac & Cheese
91. Taco Salad
92. Taco Soup
93. Taquitos
94. Tater Tot Casserole
95. Thai Chicken
96. Tikka Masala
97. Tomato Soup & Grilled Cheese
98. Tortellini Bake
99. Tortellini Soup
100. Turkey and Stuffing
101. Twice-Baked Potatoes
102. Vegetable Soup
103. White Bean Chicken Chili
104. Wild Rice Chicken Soup
105. Ziti

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