25 “What Can I Fix for Dinner?” Ideas

What Makes These Easy Dinner Ideas "Easy"?

• Fast: Many can be ready quickly or prepped ahead.
• Simple: Most use familiar ingredients and basic steps.
• Fun: They include comfort foods kids already know.
• Minimal cleanup: The meals use fewer dishes and simple tools.

25 Easy Dinner Ideas

1. Grilled Cheese and Tomato Soup — Make a grilled cheese sandwich and heat tomato soup according to the can directions.
2. Bean Burritos with Yogurt Salad — Heat refried beans, spread on a tortilla, top with cheese, and roll. Mix yogurt with drained fruit cocktail for a side.
3. Cheese Crisp — Place shredded cheese on a flour tortilla and bake at 400 degrees F for about 10 minutes.
4. Hot Dogs — Heat according to package directions and serve with chips and baked beans.
5. Ham and Cheese Sandwich with Carrot Sticks — Assemble a sandwich and add an easy vegetable side.
6. Macaroni and Cheese with Muffins — Prepare boxed macaroni and cheese and a simple muffin mix.
7. Tuna Sandwich with Cottage Cheese and Cucumbers — Mix drained tuna with mayonnaise and pickle relish, then serve with easy sides.
8. Pizza Toast — Top bread, a bagel half, or an English muffin with sauce, oregano, and cheese. Bake or microwave until melted.
9. Spaghetti with Sauce and French Bread — Cook noodles, warm jarred sauce, and serve with bread and Parmesan cheese.
10. Egg Salad Sandwich and Apple — Mash hard-boiled eggs with mayonnaise and mustard, then spread on sandwich bread.
11. BBQ Chicken and Rolls — Cook chicken in a crockpot, drain, add barbecue sauce, and serve with rolls.
12. Chicken Noodle Soup and Rolls — Heat canned soup and serve with rolls or bread.
13. English Muffin Pizzas — Toast English muffin halves, top with sauce and cheese, then microwave until melted.
14. Nachos with Beans and Salsa — Top tortilla chips with shredded cheese, black beans, and salsa, then microwave until melted.
15. Spaghetti and Meatballs — Heat frozen meatballs with sauce in a crockpot and serve over spaghetti.
16. Pork Chops in the Crockpot — Place pork chops in a sprayed crockpot and top with cream of mushroom soup. Cook until done.
17. Ravioli with Yogurt Sauce — Cook frozen ravioli and top with plain or Greek yogurt.
18. Fish Sticks and Applesauce — Cook fish sticks according to package directions and serve with peas and applesauce.
19. Corn Dogs with Potato Chips and Baked Beans — Cook corn dogs and heat baked beans.
20. Baked Potato with Chili Beans — Microwave a potato and top with heated chili beans.
21. Crockpot Chicken Tacos — Cook chicken with taco seasoning and salsa, shred, and serve in taco shells.
22. Fish Sandwich — Bake fish fillets and serve on hamburger buns with mayonnaise and cheese.
23. Tacos and Refried Beans — Brown ground meat, add taco seasoning, and serve in taco shells with cheese.
24. Sloppy Joes and Chips — Brown ground meat and add canned sloppy joe sauce.
25. Scrambled Eggs with Ham — Scramble eggs with torn deli ham and cheese in a sprayed pan.