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Is it time for Sunday dinner, but you don't feel like cooking? Today I'm sharing 35 lazy Sunday dinner ideas, including 15 minute meals, dinners that take only 5 minutes to prep, and meals made with 6 ingredients or less!
Looking for a few low effort, big flavor Sunday dinner ideas? You've come to the right place! Today I'm sharing 35 lazy Sunday dinner ideas.
You'll find three sections below:
- 15 minute meals - These meals come together, from beginning to end, in 15 minutes or less!
- 5 minutes of prep - You'll be in the kitchen for 5 minutes or less preparing these meals - no standing over a pot stirring for 30 minutes. All of these recipes use an oven or slow cooker to do the heavy lifting.
- 6 ingredients or less - These recipes require 6 ingredients or less (not including cooking oil, salt, and pepper) to prepare. Fewer ingredients makes a meal much less intimidating!
15 minute meals
All of these meals are ready in 15 minutes or less! They're the perfect meals to pull together at the last minute, many requiring only a handful of simple ingredients.
Pesto Tortellini
Pesto tortellini is an easy, 15-minute meal that's perfect for busy weeknights. Cheese tortellini is tossed with fresh spinach and basil pesto, then topped with fresh grated parmesan cheese. Creamy, flavorful, and filling!
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Pasta with Clams and White Wine Sauce
By Urban Bliss Life
Your dinner guests will feel like they're in a restaurant with this elegant dish in front of them. Deceptively easy to prepare and ready quickly, impress your friends and family alike.
Creamy Vegan Pasta
By The Stingy Vegan
Only four ingredients makes this pasta not only tasty but easy to make. It uses coconut milk and coconut cream for a silky smooth sauce everyone will love.
Easy Bean Salad Recipe
By The Forked Spoon
Four types of beans and a variety of fresh vegetables makes this salad delicious. The red wine vinaigrette adds a zesty pop of flavor and the crunchy veggies mix up the texture for a dish everyone will love.
Yes-You-Can Black Bean Chili
By Eat Plant-Based
You can make this hearty bean chili quickly and easily. It only has three main ingredients but is still packed full of flavor. It's also oil-free and vegan.
Tuna Pasta Salad
By Goodie Goodie Lunchbox
A great mix of tuna, pasta, and vegetables, this salad will work great as a lunch or dinner. It's quick to make and has tons of flavor with its lemon mustard dressing.
Hoisin Beef Noodles
By Mrs Jones's Kitchen
Stir fry is a great way to quickly get food on the table and this recipe is no exception. Combine beef, veggies, and a sticky flavorful hoisin sauce with cooked noodles and you're off.
15-Minute Creamy Pesto Chicken with Mushrooms and Parmesan
By Scrummy Lane
Pan frying chicken breasts is fast and easy. Combine them with flavorful ingredients like pesto, mushrooms, and parmesan cheese and you've got yourself a meal that will please anyone.
5-Minute Pesto Eggs
By Craving Something Healthy
Substitute pesto for the butter or oil that you would normally fry eggs in to make this amazingly flavorful and simple dish. Pair it with toast, tomatoes, and feta for a complete meal great for breakfast, lunch, or dinner.
Easy Garlic Shrimp Scampi Recipe
By Sustain My Booking Habit
Cooking with seafood doesn't have to be intimidating. Add pre-cooked shrimp to garlic, butter, and pasta for a delightfully easy and quick dish packed full of flavor.
Marry Me Chicken
By An Edible Mosaic
Pan-seared chicken with a rich creamy sauce makes this savory dish a great option for dinner. The sundried tomatoes, fresh herbs, and garlic add enough flavor to prompt a marriage proposal.
Tomato Olive Flatbread
By Quiche My Grits
Flavorful ingredients like olives, onions, and garlic are added to Naan and put in the oven to mingle. If you're hungry with 15 minutes to spare, give this dish a try.
5 minutes of prep
All of these meals can be prepped for cooking in 5 minutes or less. And when I say 5 minutes, I mean you're in and out of the kitchen in 5 minutes or less. No standing over the stove for 30 minutes stirring a pot. We're letting the oven and slow cooker do the heavy lifting today!
Baked Teriyaki Salmon
Baked teriyaki salmon is a quick and easy weeknight dinner that's both nutritious and flavorful. Salmon fillets are coated in a homemade teriyaki sauce and baked in the oven until perfectly flaky and tender.
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Salsa Verde Chicken
By Bellyfull
Just five minutes of prep and baked in a single dish, this quick and easy chicken dish is packed with flavor. Serve with your choice of rice for a complete meal.
Pesto Mozzarella Chicken
Pesto mozzarella chicken is a quick and easy five ingredient dinner. Chicken breasts are coated in pesto, smothered in mozzarella cheese, and roasted in the oven in just twenty minutes.
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How to Cook Brats in the Oven
By Fantabulosity
If the weather is too wet or cold for grilling, slide some brats in the oven for a fast and easy dinner. Grab your favorite brand from the grocery store or check your local butcher for a different flavor.
Slow Cooker Pork Roast
Slow cooker pork roast is seasoned with garlic and herbs and cooked until fall-apart tender. Made with simple ingredients, you only need five minutes of prep to get this dinner started.
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Instant Pot Vegetable Beef Soup
By Aubrey's Kitchen
A little prepwork goes a long way to a hearty soup packed with flavor. Freeze the leftovers for a quick lunch or dinner any time during the week.
Sheet Pan Italian Sausage and Potatoes
Sheet pan Italian sausage and potatoes is an easy, one pan meal to make for dinner tonight. Italian sausage, seasoned potatoes, and onions are roasted on a single sheet pan.
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Baked Pesto Salmon Recipe
By Herbs and Flour
This recipe only requires four ingredients and a single pan to make. Pesto adds bright fresh flavor to a nutritious bed of salmon and veggies.
Crock Pot Italian Beef Sandwiches
Crock Pot Italian Beef Sandwiches are hearty, flavorful, and made with just five ingredients. Shredded beef roast with Italian seasoning and banana peppers can be served on a hoagie roll or over mashed potatoes.
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Crockpot Tuscan Chicken
By The Dizzy Cook
Easy to prep and no fuss to cook, get this started in advance so you can get on with the rest of your day. Chicken and veggies are always tasty, especially when the veggies are sundried tomatoes and artichoke hearts.
Slow Cooker Shredded Chicken Tacos
Chicken is slow-cooked with salsa and spicy seasoning until pull-apart tender. Serve on tortillas with your favorite taco toppings!
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Instant Pot Taco Spaghetti
By TropRockin
Use the instant pot for the heavy lifting with this six-ingredient recipe that's a definite crowd pleaser. Add a Tex-Mex flair to your next pasta night.
6 ingredients or less
All of these recipes take 6 ingredients or fewer to make, not including your cooking oil, salt, and pepper. Low ingredient recipes are less intimidating to make because there's less measuring, fewer ingredients to shop for, and minimal kitchen cleanup afterward!
Ravioli Casserole
Ravioli casserole is a lasagna-style dinner made with frozen ravioli, ground beef, cheese, and your favorite marinara sauce. It's easy to assemble with only six ingredients, and the entire family will love it!
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Skillet Brown Sugar Glazed Pork Chops
By Cook At Home Mom
Make this family-favorite dish in only thirty minutes with a single skillet. It combines soy sauce, brown sugar, and garlic for an exciting flavor that will make it into your regular rotation in no time.
Pesto Chicken Pasta
Pesto Chicken Pasta is an easy, 20 minute meal that's made with just 5 shelf-stable ingredients. Bow tie pasta and chicken are coated in a rich and flavorful pesto sauce.
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Brown Butter and Sage Chicken
By Through the Fibro Fog
Chicken breasts are pan-seared and flavored with a nutty sage-infused brown butter sauce. You'll love only having to clean one pan, too.
Roasted Cherry Tomato Pasta
Roasted cherry tomato pasta is a simple pasta dish that can be served hot or cold. Juicy cherry tomatoes and garlic are coated in olive oil and spices, roasted in the oven, and tossed with your favorite cooked pasta and fresh basil.
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Crispy Garlic Butter Chicken Thighs
By Celebrating Southern Cooking with K
Use just one pan to put this delicious dinner on the table. Finishing the chicken in the oven with the skin side up gives it a wonderfully crispy texture.
Spaghetti Aglio e Olio
Spaghetti Aglio e Olio is a classic Italian dish known for its simplicity and ease. Fresh garlic is sauteed in olive oil, which is then tossed with spaghetti, red pepper flakes, and parsley.
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Easy Kid-Friendly Garlic Bread Pizza
By Two Kids and a Coupon
Add pizza toppings and flavors to one of the all-time favorites: Garlic Bread. Everyone will love this quick and easy recipe as an app, lunch, or dinner.
Bacon Spinach Stuffed Chicken
Bacon spinach stuffed chicken is an easy, low carb meal that's perfect for busy weeknights. Chicken breasts are stuffed with bacon, spinach, and mozzarella cheese, then pan seared and finished in the oven.
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Cheesy Pierogi Casserole
By My Kitchen Love
This recipe uses four ingredients and a single baking dish to produce fluffy pierogi topped with cheese and crispy bacon. Your family will love it.
Pizza Stuffed Chicken
Pizza stuffed chicken is an easy, five ingredient meal that the entire family will love. Chicken breasts are stuffed with mozzarella cheese and pepperoni, then topped with pizza sauce and baked in the oven.
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