Dinner & Meal Ideas

18 Quick Soup Recipes You Can Make in 30 Minutes or Less

From chunky chili to simple pho, all of the easy-to-make and quick soup recipes you'll find here will be ready in just 30 minutes or less.

Midwesterners Are Obsessed with This Creamy Grape Salad Recipe

If you live in the Midwest, chances are you've had grape salad at least once. It's a combination of grapes, apples, and glazed pecans covered with a sweet sauce. Here's how to make grape salad, including our Test Kitchen's secret to the creamiest texture.

Creamy Sausage Rigatoni with Peas

This cream-sauced sausage pasta is the perfect one-pot meal for your family tonight.

11 Mexican Casserole Recipes for Easy Tex-Mex Flavor

Look no further—the ultimate Mexican casserole recipe list for easy weeknight meals is here. There's lots of cheese, tortillas, and of course chips!

Roasted Garlic-Goat Cheese Pizza

This mozzarella and goat cheese pizza starts with a roasted garlic mash followed by basil vinaigrette. "It makes the garlic flavor sing," Gaby says.

How to Make Homemade Cream of Mushroom Soup

This year, skip the canned condensed soup and make a batch of homemade cream of mushroom soup. This version is richer, more flavorful, and surprisingly, just about as easy to make as opening a can.

Pizza Margherita

This classic Pizza Margherita was invented in 1889 by Naples pizza-maker in honor of Queen Margherita. Now it's a favorite recipe in many homes.

Chili-Pasta Skillet

Everyone in your family will be begging for seconds of this Chili-Pasta Skillet! Done in just 35 minutes, this skillet recipe tastes just like your favorite chili recipe--plus noodles.

Balsamic-Dried Cherry Salad Toss

Keep this delicious salad vegan-friendly by swapping the honey for maple syrup or agave.

Chicken Cordon Bleu Wild Rice Casserole

This easy wild rice casserole recipe has all the same flavors of chicken cordon bleu, but it's much easier to make. Instead of stuffing chicken, you can just combine all of the ingredients in your casserole dish, cover with bread crumbs, and bake.

Lemon-Caper Tuna and Noodles with Alfredo

Calling for just five simple ingredients, this 20-minute pasta recipe is one of the easiest dinner recipes that has even come out of our Test Kitchen. Brighten things up just before serving by topping with a handful of chopped chives.

Minnesota Hotdish Is the Regional Casserole Recipe You Need to Try

A retro recipe from Minnesota, hot dish is an easy-to-make casserole that's topped with Tater Tots and baked until bubbly. Here's our Test Kitchen's recipe for Tater Tot hot dish, including tips for meal prepping the dish ahead.

Strawberry Salad with Feta and Pickled Red Onions

Every bite of this strawberry salad boasts bold flavor with crisp arugula, fresh berries, pickled red onions, feta cheese, pistachios, and more.

This Vegetable Casserole Is a Delicious Slow Cooker Recipe

For a savory, slow cooker vegetable casserole recipe, try this combination of beans, polenta, radicchio, and spinach.

Original Pizza Margherita

Fresh grape tomatoes and rich mozzarella cheese are a perfect pairing in this margherita pizza, which makes an easy and delicious dinner recipe.

Classic Chicken Pot Pie

A few shortcuts, including leftover chicken, frozen vegetables and canned condensed soup, cut down on the prep time required for this comfort food dinner.

16 Healthy Chicken Casserole Recipes with Fewer Than 400 Calories

Follow your eating plan, but make Grandma proud while you do. Our easy, low-calorie, healthy chicken casserole recipes are nutritious and delicious.

Garlicky Asparagus Flatbread

This Garlicky Asparagus Flatbread recipe will become your new favorite vegetarian pizza. You might not immediately think of pairing garlic and asparagus with honey, but this sheet pan flatbread will make you a believer!

This Classic Broccoli Salad Recipe Is Our Go-To Potluck Side

Broccoli salad made with a sweet mayo-based dressing, dried fruit, bacon, and sunflower seeds has been a classic Midwest cookout dish for decades. Our version of the classic stays true to the original recipe and is sure to be a fan favorite any time you serve it.

Veggie Shepherd's Pie with Stout

To make this shepherd's pie perfect for St. Patrick's Day and for even richer flavor, we added in a full bottle of stout beer to the filling. Then, with the help of a cookie cutter, made a shamrock of herbs on top.