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    10 Quick and Easy Dinners for Weight Loss

    Modified: Aug 22, 2025 · by Shelby Stover · This post may contain affiliate links · Leave a Comment

    When life gets busy, dinner often becomes the hardest meal to keep healthy. The key is quick, simple meals that are balanced and satisfying! Enjoy delicious dinners loaded with protein, packed with veggies, and full of flavor so you won’t feel deprived. Plus, these meals are quick enough for any weeknight, especially when you're short on time.

    Bulgogi-Style Ground Beef and Broccoli

    a skillet of cooked korean ground beet and broccoli
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    A savory dinner that comes together in 25 minutes, this Korean ground beef and broccoli recipe is great for busy weeknights. A budget-friendly twist on the traditional recipe, this ground beef version has the same comforting flavor but with a great price cut.

    Get the recipe: Korean Ground Beef and Broccoli

    One-Pan Inside Out Egg Rolls

    Inside out egg roll in a skillet with green onions on top and a wooden spoon and white plates behind it.
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    A delicious blend of savory and umami flavors these inside out egg rolls are a 25-minute variation on the classic recipe. It’s lighter, faster, and made in just one skillet to make busy weeknights easier. You’ll fall in love with his unstuffed egg roll recipe in no time.

    Get the recipe: Inside Out Egg Rolls

    Easy Sheet Pan Steak Fajitas

    Baking tray with cooked steak, bell peppers, and veggies with a steel bowl of fresh tomatoes in the middle and flour tortillas folded to the side
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    No mess and no fuss! These sheet pan steak fajitas make the perfect weeknight dinner recipe. Made with fresh veggies, lean beef, and homemade fajita seasoning, this easy, healthy dinner comes together in under 20 minutes.

    Get the recipe: Sheet Pan Steak Fajitas

    Keto-Friendly Tuna Salad Stuffed Peppers

    Red and yellow peppers sliced and stuffed with tuna salad on a wooden cutting board.
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    Your go-to tuna just got a makeover. These tuna salad stuffed peppers make for the perfect quick and easy lunch recipe or a protein-packed snack. Paleo and whole30-approved, this tuna salad recipe is a budget-friendly meal you’ll make over and over. To learn more: Tuna Salad Stuffed Peppers

    15-Minute Chicken Teriyaki

    White bowl with teriyaki chicken pieces and broccoli with chopsticks beside it.
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    A 15 minute dinner perfect for busy weeknights. This chicken teriyaki broccoli skillet combines bite-sized, tender chicken cooked in a homemade, gluten-free teriyaki sauce. A dinner recipe perfect for busy moms. To learn more: Teriyaki Chicken Skillet

    Creamy Thai Chicken Pineapple Curry

    Green chicken curry with pineapple and peppers in a skillet with a wooden spoon beside it.
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    Tender and juicy bites of chicken simmered in a rich and creamy sauce; this Thai chicken pineapple curry is a comforting weeknight dinner. Ready in just 20 minutes, this green curry uses pineapple for a punch of tropical flavor. To learn more: Thai Chicken Pineapple Curry 

    Fiery Turkey Meatballs

    Multiple turkey meatballs on parchment paper with a jalapeno, steel tin of sauce, toothpicks, and green onions around them.
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    Packed with protein and a fiery kick these whole 30 turkey meatballs make a great weeknight dinner! Baked in the oven to juicy perfection these meatballs make a great 30-minute dinner recipe and can even be prepped in advance!

    Get the recipe: Spicy Turkey Meatballs

    Honey Garlic Chicken Wings

    Gluten-free chicken wings in honey garlic sauce on a grill pan with cilantro and lime on them
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    Tender, juicy chicken wings coated in a sticky honey garlic sauce and cooked on a grill pan. These gluten-free chicken wings are a perfect blend of sweet and sour flavors. To learn more: Honey Garlic Chicken Wings

    Savory Chicken and Potato Casserole

    White bowl with chicken, bacon, potato casserole with green onions, blue linen and checkered cutting board behind it
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    An easy weeknight dinner that bakes together to create a creamy, savory, dinner, all in one dish! This chicken and potato casserole is the solution to busy weeknights. The whole family will fall in love with this hearty, flavorful dish!

    Get the recipe: Chicken and Potato Casserole

    Air Fryer Steak Bites

    Close up of air fryer steak bites with parsley on them with soy sauce and more parsley around it.
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    Cooked in just 10 minutes these air fryer steak bites come out tender, juicy, and perfectly seasoned! With a blend of cumin and garlic, these steak cubes work just as well as a game-day appetizer as they do as part of a busy weeknight dinner.

    Get the recipe: Air Fryer Steak Bites

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