There are lots of sites out there claiming to “save your weeknights” with their fast and easy meal ideas. But how many times can you actually finish them in 30? And how often are they tasty enough to make again next week? Introducing, our top 30 minute meals that actually take 30 minutes and are so delicious, you’ll want to make them again and again! With each recipe, we’ve offered a few tips for simple sides to round them out into a meal.

And now, our top easy 30 minute meals!

More fast and easy meal ideas

Want more inspiration, or options for special diets? Browse these recipe collections for more fast and easy meal ideas: Serving ideas: Heat up pre-packaged rice or quinoa to make a more filling bowl, or make this couscous or orzo in 10 minutes. Serving ideas: How on a pot of white rice before you start the chicken, or make a simple arugula salad. Serving ideas: Make fuss free arugula salad or a purchased bagged salad. Serving ideas: Try sauteed spinach, sauteed kale, peas with lemon, sauteed broccoli, broccolini, or broiled asparagus. Serving ideas: Start a pot of rice before making the curry. Serving ideas: Add kale salad, arugula salad. lemon green beans, peas with lemon, baked asparagus, sauteed broccolini, lemon rice, couscous, or orzo. Serving ideas: Add a quick salad with premade dressing or a bagged salad. Serving ideas: Add rice for a complete meal. Serving ideas: Try garlic butter noodles, angel hair pasta, green beans almondine or haricot verts Serving ideas: Add a bag of purchased coleslaw, apple slaw, or make baked frozen fries Serving ideas: Add rice and sauteed broccoli. Serving ideas: Add kale salad, arugula salad. lemon green beans, peas with lemon, baked asparagus, sauteed broccolini, lemon rice, couscous, or orzo. Serving ideas: Add arugula salad or a bagged salad. Serving ideas: Pair with seasoned quinoa, lemon bice or basil bice, or celery salad with apples. Serving ideas: Add a green salad or broccoli. Serving ideas: Try chopped salad or a bagged salad. Serving ideas: Add a kale Caesar salad, arugula salad. green beans, peas with lemon, sauteed broccolini, lemon rice, or orzo. Or, try a purchased coleslaw, classic coleslaw, or apple slaw. Serving ideas: Add rice or quinoa. Serving ideas: Add purchased or homemade artisan bread, or a salad. Serving ideas: Sop it up with crusty bread, or pour it over pasta: Serving ideas: Add a crisp green salad. Serving ideas: Add kale salad, arugula salad, lemon green beans, peas with lemon, baked asparagus, sauteed broccolini, lemon rice, couscous, or orzo. Serving ideas: Add a bagged salad or veggies and ranch for a quick meal. Serving ideas: Add a crisp green salad. Serving ideas: Pair with rice, couscous, orzo, asparagus or garlic green beans.

Easy: Try 50 Easy Dinner Ideas or 21 Easy Weeknight Dinners Special diet: Opt for Healthy Dinner Ideas, Vegan Dinner Recipes, Vegetarian Dinner Recipes or Gluten Free Dinner Recipes Serving size: Go for Dinner Ideas for Two, Dinner Ideas for One, Easy Family Dinner Ideas, or Dinner Ideas for Kids.

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