The Feathered Nester

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Quick and Easy 30 Minute Meals

Our 30-minute meals are a specialty of The Feathered Nester. With over 80 quick and easy 30 minute meals, we are your  go-to resource! We can help you feed your family on the busiest of days with our oven baked chicken tenders or sheet pan chicken thighs dinner recipes.

Below, you’ll find quick classic skillet meals and popular kid-friendly dinner ideas for everyone. 

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Spicy Rigatoni Vodka Pasta

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spicy vodka sauce with rigatoni in a casserole dish.
A scoop of canned sweet potato casserole on a plate with wooden spoon and fresh herbs.

Sweet Potato Casserole
chicken stove top stuffing casserole in a white baking dish.

Chicken Stuffing Casserole
a bowl of spaghetti with an Instant Pot in the background.

Easy Instant Pot Spaghetti Bolognese
Four slices of a chicken club sandwich with stick on it, placed on parchment paper.

Chicken Club Sandwich
Sheet pan with cooked chicken thighs and vegetables on it.

Sheet Pan Chicken Thighs
Sheet pan pancakes from a mix cut out into holiday shapes on a sheet pan.

Simple Sheet Pan Pancakes from Mix
White-handled spoon in a bowl full of American goulash.

Instant Pot Chili Mac
A perfectly seared shell steak (bone-in New York strip).

How to Cook a Perfect Shell Steak
Chili con carne and a spoon in a small bowl with 2 pieces of cornbread

Our Favorite Stovetop Chili
White chowder in a sourdough bowl on a white plate.

San Francisco Clam Chowder Bread Bowl
Panera Green Goddess salad in white bowl on a cutting board.

Panera Green Goddess Salad
Blackstone hibachi shrimp on a white platter next to a bowl of white rice.

Blackstone Hibachi Shrimp

Easy Chicken Recipes

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