25 Meal Ideas to Fix Your Nightly Takeout Addiction Forever
You know how it is. It’s been a long day, everyone is starving and you’re tempted to order takeout. Don’t. These 25 supper recipes are way better than takeout and will cure your eating out addiction, er, habit for good.
Fast No Rise Pizza Dough
Friday Night is often synonymous with
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Honey Chipotle Steak and Potatoes
Expensive meal kit services offer a similar recipe to this Honey Chipotle Steak and Potatoes dish. However, you’ll be spending way less when you make it in one pan at home tonight.
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Italian Sausage and Pepper Pasta in One Pot
It’s so easy to use a food-ordering app to get Italian dinner for Friday night. Try this Italian Sausage and Pepper Pasta in One Pot recipe instead. Plus, it’s ready in under 30 minutes.
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30-Minute Creamy Chicken Corn and Pasta
You’ll be able to save money on takeout by throwing together leftovers to make this Creamy Chicken Corn and Pasta recipe. Have bacon from breakfast? You can crumble it on top for an extra punch of flavor.
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Easy Pasta Puttanesca
You can get this Pasta Puttanesca dish on the table in under 30 minutes. It has just a few ingredients and cooks up so quickly that your family won’t believe it’s not a gourmet meal from the local Italian restaurant.
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Fried Chicken in the Crock Pot
A slow cooker or Crock Pot can really save your dinner butt on busy weeknights. This “fried” chicken recipe is one my family begs me to make over and over again. I’ll bet yours will, too, once they taste it.
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Goat Cheese Pizza Sauce
Once you’ve made the fast, no-rise
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Easy Chicken Enchilada Rice Casserole
Craving Mexican food tonight? Try this instead. With this Easy Chicken Enchilada Rice Casserole, you need just five ingredients, including leftover rice, chicken and cheese.
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Copycat Trader Joe’s Arancini Rice Balls
If you miss buying arancini rice balls from Trader Joe’s, there’s no reason to stop by the store. You can make this recipe at home. It’s delightful, delicious and an easy way to use up leftover risotto.
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Pizza Toppings Bar
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Leftover Lasagna That Tastes Freshly Made
Let’s face it: sometimes the easiest and fastest dinner to make is heating up leftovers. However, if you’re looking to heat up last night’s lasagna, you’ll want to follow these tips so it tastes like you just made it.
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Broccoli Chicken Cheese Casserole
The broccoli in this Broccoli Chicken Cheese Casserole is hidden under layers or gooey, yummy cheese, so much so that your picky eaters won’t even realize they’re getting in their greens. Plus, it’s the tastiest casserole ever!
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No Fail Sourdough Pizza Dough
The crust on a sourdough
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Air Fryer Ribeye Steaks
Drive right by the steak restaurant and grab some steaks out of the freezer. This recipe for Air Fryer Ribeye Steaks has everything cooked and on your plate in about 30 minutes.
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Lobster Rolls
This is a terrific summertime treat to remind you of a trip to Maine from the past or coming up this summer. Learn how to make lobsters rolls at home with ingredients from the supermarket.
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Steak in the Air Fryer
Here’s another way to use your air fryer to cook steak for dinner tonight. It will taste just like a meal you would get at the local steakhouse but for half the price and faster, too.
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Barbecue Sauce Chicken Drumsticks in Air Fryer
Barbecuing goes hand-in-hand with summer meals. This is an easy recipe for making chicken drumsticks in the air fryer that you slather with your favorite BBQ sauce.
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Air Fryer Chicken Drumsticks
Considering getting a drive-through bucket of chicken? Nah. Try this recipe for Air Fryer Chicken Drumsticks instead. Prep and cooking time is only 30 minutes. The flavor will leave your family asking for seconds.
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Shrimp Scampi Over Linguine
Pour yourself a glass of wine to eat with this classic Italian dish of linguine and shrimp scampi. It looks and sounds expensive and fancy but it’s really easy, fast and, of course, delicious.
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Salmon in the Air Fryer
You could easily spend a Benjamin taking your family out for seafood. Instead, try cooking up your favorite fish, such as salmon, in the air fryer. It’s fast and easy and nearly impossible to do it wrong.
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Copycat Supermarket Chicken Rotisserie
When it comes to takeout food, supermarket rotisserie chicken counts as takeout. Make a healthier version at home with this Copycat Supermarket Chicken Rotisserie in the air fryer.
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Air Fryer Chicken Drumsticks
You can get the taste of fried chicken without oil or the mess when you make these chicken drumsticks in the air fryer. Prep and cooking time is 30 minutes.
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Easy Shrimp Scampi
Shrimp scampi is a quick and easy meal that will certainly impress your guests. With minimal prep time, it lets you serve up a meal that many will think came from a restaurant.
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Easy Cold Pasta Salad with Italian Dressing
We created this easy cold pasta salad recipe with Italian dressing years ago when we were looking for a hearty, satisfying meal when it was hot out. We love pasta but not hot pasta during hot weather. The simplest way to satisfy that pasta craving was creating a cold pasta salad.
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Basic Risotto
Risotto is a northern Italian staple of rice, garlic, onions and cheese that provides a hearty base for a variety of dishes.
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