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30 Minute Meals

30 minute meals are a specialty of ours on The Feathered Nester. With over 80 quick and easy meal ideas, this is your go-to resource! We can help you feed your family on the busiest of days.

These are simple, wholesome dinner recipes that you can make and serve in 30 minutes or less!

Below, you’ll find classic skillet meals like Chicken and Gravy and pasta dishes like Lazy Lasagna. And trust us, these quick and easy 30 minute meals are sure to satisfy kids as well as adults.

A popular kid-friendly dinner idea is Walking Taco Casserole, and you can make it in 20 minutes!

By using simple pantry staples like Bisquick and Velveeta, you’ll have more time to spend with your family! Everyone enjoys quick dinners like Bisquick Chicken Tenders and Beefy Velveeta Cheese Soup.

Let us help you find new and exciting ways to use fresh seasonal ingredients, too. One of our most popular healthy 30 minute meals is a garden fresh Kale Salad with Tahini Dressing.  

Serving platter of Instant Pot Mexican chicken

Instant Pot Mexican Chicken Salsa
Italian chicken cutlets on a platter, ready for serving.

Italian Baked Chicken Cutlets
spicy vodka sauce with rigatoni in a casserole dish

Carbone Spicy Rigatoni
One half of a perfectly cooked sourdough grilled cheese with three cheeses.

3-Cheese Sourdough Grilled Cheese
Pickled taco slaw served on top of pork street tacos.

Pork Street Tacos
Teriyaki chicken pineapple bowls with teriyaki glaze placed in a white plate with cloth, pineapple chicken and and chicken fried rice on a bowl at the background.

Hawaiian Teriyaki Chicken Pineapple Bowl
Wooden serving platter filled with shredded BBQ chicken sliders for game day party.

Shredded BBQ Chicken Sliders
Four pieces of panko breaded chicken on a white serving plate.

Lemon Pepper Panko Crusted Chicken
Platter of lemon caper chicken in a creamy sauce.

Chicken Piccata Cheesecake Factory Copycat
Weeknight dinner of chicken and gravy on a white dinner plate with sides of green beans and mashed potatoes with homemade pan gravy.

30-Minute Chicken and Gravy
Green bowl of salad with a blend of kale and romaine salad with a jar of tahini dressing in the background

Kale Salad with Tahini Dressing
Two plated servings of lazy lasagna in front of an electric pressure cooker.

Lazy Lasagna (Instant Pot)

Easy Chicken Recipes

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