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Our 34 best dinner recipes of all time

Simply Recipes / Cambrea Bakes
Simply Recipes / Cambrea Bakes

These recipes are some of our most beloved answers to the question, "What's for dinner?"

These recipes are some of our most beloved answers to the question, "What's for dinner?"

If you're looking for tried and true, beloved dinner recipes, you've come to the right place. Pulled from Simply Recipes' list of the most popular recipes of all time, these are dinners our readers have come back to again and again. Once you try them, we're sure you will, too.

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Easy Shepherd's Pie

A casserole dish with a piece of shepherd's pie removed.
Simply Recipes / Cambrea Gordon

Get Recipe: Easy Shepherd's Pie

Simply Recipes gave this classic casserole of Britain and Ireland an American-style remake by swapping out the traditional mutton or lamb for beef.

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The Best Homemade Lasagna

Side view of a piece of lasagna on a plate.
Cambrea Bakes

Get Recipe: The Best Homemade Lasagna

Everyone should have a great lasagna recipe in their back pocket. This is ours.

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French Onion Soup

Photo of Simply Recipe's most requested soup: a French onion soup (in a white handled ramekin), and on the edges of photo, yellow and light brown lined illustrations
Simply Recipes / Photo Illustrations by Wanda Abraham / Elise Bauer

Get Recipe: French Onion Soup

Our French onion soup doesn't cut corners. You need time, but the result is more than worth it.

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Homemade Pizza

Side view of a cheesy homemade pizza recipe on a wooden cutting board.
Simply Recipes / Annika Panikker

Get Recipe: Homemade Pizza & Pizza Dough

Step up pizza night with a homemade take, including the dough. It's easier than you might think!

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Classic Roast Beef

A sliced roast beef cooked to medium rare beef temperature.
Ciara Kehoe

Get Recipe: Classic Roast Beef

Roast beef can take center stage at just about any family gathering or special occasion. Our recipe gives you all the tips and tricks you need to pull it off.

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Baked Ziti

Casserole dish of cheesy baked ziti
Simply Recipes / Cambrea Bakes

Get Recipe: Baked Ziti

If you love lasagna, but don't like all the fuss, a classic baked ziti is the recipe you need.

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Classic Baked Chicken

Best Baked Chicken Recipe chicken on white plate with carrots and herbs
Sally Vargas

Get Recipe: Classic Baked Chicken

This recipe has a five-star rating for a reason.

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Grilled Marinated Flank Steak

Grilled Marinated Flank Steak sliced thinly on cutting board
Elise Bauer

Get Recipe: Grilled Marinated Flank Steak

Flank steak is a lean, flavorful cut of beef that can be tricky to work with. Our recipe gives you the best tips from a quick marinade to how to slice it.

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Pasta Carbonara

A plate of pasta carbonara
Elise Bauer

Get Recipe: Pasta Carbonara

This silky and indulgent Italian classic is made the right way—with no cream!

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The Ultimate Quesadilla

A cheese quesadilla on a plate with toppings.
Sally Vargas

Get Recipe: The Ultimate Quesadilla

If you are looking for the one-sheet for making the best quesadillas, this is it.

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Tuna Patties

Tuna patties topped with sauce and stacked on a plate with a forkful of patties removed and set next to it.
Ciara Kehoe

Get Recipe: Tuna Patties

Author Elise loves this recipe because "I almost always have the necessary ingredients in the pantry and fridge, they're incredibly easy and quick to make, and they're budget friendly too."

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Eggplant Parmesan

Baked eggplant parmesan in a casserole dish.
Ciara Kehoe

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A labor of love, our take on eggplant parmesan opts to bake the eggplant, not fry it, giving the eggplant that twice-cooked texture without all the oil splatters.

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The Best Chicken Fajitas

Chicken Fajitas Recipe
Elise Bauer

Get Recipe: The Best Chicken Fajitas

Making restaurant-style fajitas at home is both fun and very possible on a weeknight.

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Beef Stroganoff

Crockpot Beef Stroganoff
Marta Rivera

Get Recipe: Beef Stroganoff

This comfort food classic can be served over noodles, rice, or even fries.

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Pozole Rojo (Mexican Pork and Hominy Stew)

Pozole Rojo (Pork and Hominy Stew)
Elise Bauer

Get Recipe: Pozole Rojo (Mexican Pork and Hominy Stew)

If you've never had pozole, there's no better time (or recipe) to change that.

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Classic Meatloaf

Classic Meatloaf
Elizabeth Stark, Elise Bauer, and Sheryl Julian

Get Recipe: My Dad's Favorite Meatloaf

This classic meatloaf has a sausage-y secret, and our readers love it.

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Chicken Piccata

A helping of chicken piccata on a plate topped with sauce
Simply Recipes / Elise Bauer

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Made in 30 minutes but still impressive and sophisticated enough for a dinner party, chicken piccata is an all-around winner.

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Shrimp Scampi

Shrimp Scampi
Elise Bauer

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Shrimp scampi is one of those things you should make more of than you think. It goes quickly and people just love it!

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The Best Homemade Swedish Meatballs

Swedish Meatballs Sauce Recipe
Elise Bauer

Get Recipe: The Best Homemade Swedish Meatballs

These tender Swedish meatballs with plenty of creamy gravy are a million times better than the ones at IKEA.

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Easy Chicken Parmesan

Baked Chicken Parmesan bake the chicken in the oven in a casserole dish
Sally Vargas

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Serve with spaghetti or on a toasted roll for a taste of classic Italian American comfort.

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Albondigas Soup (Mexican Meatball Soup)

Albondigas Soup
Elise Bauer

Get Recipe: Albondigas Soup (Mexican Meatball Soup)

This Mexican meatball soup recipe has been in author Elise's family for over 50 years.

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Steak Fajitas

steak fajitas
Elise Bauer

Get Recipe: Steak Fajitas

When it comes to Tex-Mex, it doesn't get better than steak fajitas.

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Easy Sausage, Peppers, and Onions

Overhead view of a dutch oven with polish sausage recipes with peppers and onions inside.
Simply Recipes / Cambrea Gordon

Get Recipe: Easy Sausage, Peppers, and Onions

Simple, classic, and versatile, this easy sausage, pepper, and onion dish can be served on a hoagie roll, pasta, or polenta.

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Dad's Stuffed Bell Peppers

Stuffed bell pepper sliced half on a plate to show the filling.

Get Recipe: Dad's Stuffed Bell Peppers

Made with a mix of ground beef, rice, onions, tomatoes, and spices, with this recipe there's no need to pre-cook the filling—just stuff, bake, and serve!

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Carne Asada

Carne Asada
Elise Bauer

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Our special marinade sets this carne asada recipe apart.

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Chile Verde

Chile Verde
Elise Bauer

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This five-star Mexican pork chile verde slow-cooks chunks of pork shoulder in a roasted tomatillo and jalapeño chile verde sauce.

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Lemon Chicken

Lemon Chicken
Elise Bauer

Get Recipe: Lemon Chicken

Lemon and chicken are a match made in heaven, and this easy recipe is just one great example.

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Tandoori Chicken

Tandoori Chicken
Simply Recipes / Sally Vargas

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Making tandoori chicken at home is not only possible, but so worth it!

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Shrimp Fried Rice

Shrimp Fried Rice
Elise Bauer

Get Recipe: Shrimp Fried Rice

If you have leftover rice, you need to make this shrimp fried rice.

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Salmon Patties

Salmon patties set on a plate with a dip and lemon.
Ciara Kehoe

Get Recipe: Salmon Patties

With the help of canned salmon, these easy patties make a perfect midweek meal or lunch meal prep.

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Sweet and Sour Chicken

Sweet Sour Chicken
Jaden Hair

Get Recipe: Sweet and Sour Chicken

Our take on sweet and sour chicken skips the deep frying but none of the flavor.

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Easy Enchiladas

Cheese Enchiladas
Elise Bauer

Get Recipe: Easy Enchiladas

This crowd-pleasing Tex-Mex classic was taught to author Elise's mother by her grandmother. It's a favorite in their family and is sure to be in yours, too.

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Best Ever Sloppy Joes

Sloppy Joe Sandwich on a Plate With the Filling Cascading From the Bun
Simply Recipes / Elise Bauer

Get Recipe: Best Ever Sloppy Joes

Cooked in one pot, the filling for these sloppy joes is completely homemade, extra delicious, and extra messy.

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Honey Mustard Chicken

Overhead view of Honey Mustard Chicken baked in a casserole dish.
Michelle Becker

Get Recipe: Honey Mustard Chicken

For a one-pan winner winner of a chicken dinner, turn to this saucy, tangy honey mustard chicken.

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