Skip to content
Beyer Eats and Drinks
  • About
  • Farm Life
  • Recipe IndexExpand
    • Appetizer Recipes
    • Breakfast Recipes
    • crock pot Recipes
    • Dessert Recipes
    • Easy Recipes
    • Low-Carb Recipes
    • Whatcha Crockin’
    • Working Mom Meals
    • Beef Recipes
    • Chicken Recipes
    • Pork Recipes
  • Media/PR
  • Instagram
  • ContactExpand
    • Privacy Policy
Facebook Instagram Pinterest Email
Beyer Eats and Drinks

Weeknight Meals

On a busy weeknight, you want easy recipes that can be made without very much effort. These weeknight meals are just the easy dinner recipes you need to have for effortless recipes your whole family will love.

Knowing how to cook a chicken in an Instant Pot will be a gift for cooking a whole chicken quickly for fall of the bone chicken that can be used in soup, casseroles, and salads.

How to Cook a Whole Chicken in an Instant Pot

Taco Shepherd's Pie is an easy taco casserole made with leftover mashed potatoes, ground beef, corn, cheese, and peppers in the crock pot or oven.

Taco Shepherd’s Pie – Crock Pot Shepherd’s Pie

Overnight lettuce salad is my grandmother's version of 7 layer salad made with lettuce, cauliflower, mayonnaise, onions, celery, bacon, and parmesan cheese.

Overnight Lettuce Salad – 7 Layer Salad with Cauliflower

Sausage Tortellini Soup with spinach is a quick soup made on the stove all in one pot for a hearty, creamy soup full of spinach, sausage and cheese tortellini for an Italian sausage tortellini soup.

Sausage Tortellini Soup with Spinach

Hawaiian Roll Hamburger Sliders

Hawaiian Roll Hamburger Sliders

Instant Pot butternut squash risotto is a creamy risotto recipe has a hint of sweetness but savory in flavor from the onion, garlic, and sage and is made in under 20 minutes.

Instant Pot Butternut Squash Risotto

Easy Crock Pot Beef Cubed Steaks with Gravy recipe! Tender beef cube steaks cooked in a slow cooker with French onion soup, cream of mushroom soup, and vegetables. Serve over mashed potatoes for a comforting and delicious meal.

Crock Pot Beef Cubed Steaks with French Onion Soup

30-minute chicken tortilla soup is by far one of my family's favorite chicken soups and is the copycat recipe of the restaurant Max and Erma's chicken tortilla soup. This chicken tortilla soup is made with lots of cheese including velveeta, grilled chicken, and has lots of flavor from onions, garlic, green chilis and fire roasted tomatoes.

30-Minute Chicken Tortilla Soup – Max and Erma’s Chicken Tortilla Soup Copycat Recipe

Butternut squash soup with smoked sausage is a savory, creamy roasted butternut squash soup with hints of chili, sage, onion and feta for a delish fall soup.

Roasted Butternut Squash Soup with Smoked Sausage

Instant Pot Chicken and Noodles is a quick chicken and noodles recipe for an easy comfort food when you are in a hurry for something for a weeknight dinner.

Instant Pot Chicken and Noodles Recipe

Roast beef Hawaiian roll sliders, or more affectionately called Sandy's Sandwiches, combine butter, garlic powder, worcestershire sauce, and poppy seeds for a butter glaze that compliments these baked roast beef and cheese sandwiches.

Roast Beef Hawaiian Roll Sliders – Sandy’s Sandwiches

Brussels sprouts with pecans and honey is a cast iron skillet brussels sprout recipe that is a little sweet, nutty with a light cream sauce that is topped off with a drizzle honey.

Brussels Sprouts with Pecans and Honey

English muffin garlic toast is a crusty, buttery 3-ingredient easy homemade garlic bread that will shock people by how surprisingly good it is.

English Muffin Garlic Toast – Easy Homemade Garlic Bread

Instant Pot Jambalaya is a quick cajun recipe with spicy andouille sausage, chicken, shrimp, and rice pressure cooked in onions, celery, peppers, garlic, tomatoes, and creole seasonings.

Instant Pot Jambalaya

Smoked mac and cheese is an over the top macaroni and cheese recipe using a cheesy garlic white sauce combined with four kinds of cheese and then smoked on the Big Green Egg for an hour.

Best Smoked Mac and Cheese Recipe | Easy Over-the-Top Macaroni and Cheese

Homemade sausage gravy is a simple white gravy with breakfast sausage recipe perfect for easy biscuits and gravy breakfast made regularly for breakfast since it is so easy to make.

Homemade Sausage Gravy – Easy Biscuits and Gravy

Crock pot pork loin roast and potatoes is an easy dump and go crock pot pot ranch pork loin recipe that will look and taste fancy when you serve it for dinner.

Crock Pot Pork Loin Roast and Potatoes – Ranch Pork Loin

Cheesy Frosted Cauliflower is a whole head of cauliflower, steamed and then frosted with a combination of mayonnaise and mustard and then covered in cheese before quickly roasting in the oven.

Cheesy Roasted Cauliflower – Easy Low-Carb Side Dish Recipe

Cheesy hamburger and noodle casserole is an easy dinner recipe made with ground beef, noodles, tomato soup, and cheese for homemade hamburger helper kind of meal.

Cheesy Hamburger and Noodle Casserole

Crock Pot smoked sausage, cabbage, and potatoes is an easy dinner idea using garden fresh vegetables like cabbage, potatoes, onions, and carrots that have been slow cooked in the juices from the smoked sausage.

Crock Pot Smoked Sausage, Cabbage, and Potatoes

Guacamole burgers combine taco night with burger night straight from the grill with flavorful burgers, pepper-jack cheese, guacamole, sauteed onions, peppers, and street taco tortilla shells.

Guacamole Burgers – Lettuce Wrapped Burger Version

Teriyaki Pork on a Stick is a simple pork marinade recipe made from soy sauce, brown sugar, pineapple juice, and ginger that is perfect for grilled pork.

Teriyaki Pork on a Stick – Grilled Pork Skewers

Bacon parmesan stuffed mushrooms are a gluten-free stuffed mushroom recipe is low-carb, filled with bacon, cheese, garlic, onions, and herbs that can be grilled or baked.

Bacon Parmesan Stuffed Mushrooms – Grilled Stuffed Mushrooms

Summer dinner ideas that will keep your kitchen cool and your stomachs filled with everything from grilled chicken, steaks, and burgers to salads and garden-fresh recipes to accompany everything coming off the grill.

Easy Summer Dinner Ideas

Creamy ground beef baked tacos are made with corn or flour shells, ground beef, taco seasoning, cream cheese, and salsa before topping with shredded cheese.

The Ultimate Baked Tacos – Creamy Ground Beef Baked Tacos

Bacon cheeseburger stuffed meatballs on the grill are the perfect grilled meatball made with bacon bits, fried onions, ground beef, and a cube of Colby jack cheese.

Bacon Cheeseburger Stuffed Meatballs on the Grill

Low-carb chile Rellenos soup is a creamy keto Mexican soup recipe combining queso and cream cheese, ground pork, taco seasonings, and poblano peppers. This is poblano pepper and sausage soup is full of flavors just like your favorite chile Rellenos at your favorite Mexican restaurant.

Low-Carb Chile Rellenos Soup – Poblano Sausage Soup

Cheesy ham, broccoli, and rice casserole quickly combined steamed broccoli and cauliflower, diced onions and celery, minute rice, and creamy cheese sauce.

Cheesy Ham, Broccoli, and Rice Casserole

Sheet pan pork chops, sweet potatoes, and red potatoes are a garlic brown sugar pork chops recipe baked on top of roasted sweet potatoes and red potatoes.

Sheet Pan Pork Chops, Sweet Potatoes and Red Potatoes

Air fryer pizza bites on naan bread are a simple snack or lunch made with naan bites, pizza sauce, pepperoni, and cheese and cook quickly in the air fryer or Ninja Foodi.

Air Fryer Pizza Bites on Naan Bread

Italian squares are antipasto stuffed crescent rolls that are made with two sheets of a crescent roll dough, ham, salami, pepperoni, pepper rings, and cheese then baked to perfection.

Italian Squares – Antipasto Stuffed Crescent Rolls

Cheesy bacon breakfast pizza is made with a refrigerated pizza crust, cheese sauce, scrambled egg, and bacon, topped off with more cheese and garlic butter for a decadent breakfast treat.

Cheesy Bacon Breakfast Pizza – Easy Breakfast Pizza

Cheesy Shepherd's Pie is a ground beef casserole filled with mixed vegetables, cheese, cream of mushroom soup, and topped off with mashed potatoes.

Cheesy Shepherd’s Pie – Mashed Potato Ground Beef Casserole

Crock pot taco hamburger and rice soup is a taco-seasoned stuffed pepper soup with a tomato base, rice, bell peppers, onions, and ground beef and slow-cooked to a delicious, hearty soup.

Crock Pot Taco Stuffed Pepper Soup – Taco Hamburger and Rice Soup

Keto Tuscan sausage soup is a creamy spicy sausage soup with plenty of spinach, sun-dried tomatoes, and spice for an easy and satisfying low-carb soup.

Keto Tuscan Sausage Soup with Spinach and Sun-Dried Tomatoes

Mom's best meatloaf recipe is a gluten-free recipe as it is made with ground beef, oats, onions, eggs, milk, and a sweet and tangy glaze that is baked to perfection.

Mom’s Best Meatloaf – Gluten-Free Meatloaf Recipe

Low Carb Broccoli Cauliflower soup is the low-carb version of cheddar and broccoli soup with the help of cream cheese, heavy whipping cream, and xanthan gum to make the broccoli and cauliflower come together for a creamy low-carb soup.

Low-Carb Broccoli Cauliflower Soup

Leftover steak sandwiches uses up cooked steaks to create a midwest version of a Philly Cheesesteak sandwich with caramelized mushrooms, onions and peppers.

Leftover Steak Sandwiches

French onion ground beef casserole is an easy and hearty casserole filled with hamburger, onions, sour cream, cream of mushroom soup, noodles, and French fried onions great for a busy weeknight dinner.

French Onion Ground Beef Stroganoff Casserole

Easy bacon and cheese quiche is made quickly in a blender and poured into a store-bought pie crust that has been filled with bacon and shredded cheese for a velvety smooth quiche.

Easy Bacon and Cheese Quiche

Page navigation

Previous PagePrevious 1 2 3 4 … 6 Next PageNext

Copyright © 2008 - 2025 Beyer Eats and Drinks • All Rights Reserved • Privacy Policy

Scroll to top
  • About
  • Farm Life
  • Recipe Index
    • Appetizer Recipes
    • Breakfast Recipes
    • crock pot Recipes
    • Dessert Recipes
    • Easy Recipes
    • Low-Carb Recipes
    • Whatcha Crockin’
    • Working Mom Meals
    • Beef Recipes
    • Chicken Recipes
    • Pork Recipes
  • Media/PR
  • Instagram
  • Contact
    • Privacy Policy
Facebook Instagram Twitter Pinterest
Search