Are you in the mood to cook dinner tonight? These low-effordable and lazy dinner ideas will help you eat at home.
No one will tell you that the majority of adults are thinking about what will be for dinner every day forever. 😅 Or maybe you don’t cook much or can’t. no worries! I share my best recipes and tips for those who don’t like cooking!
Over the years, I have made my best friends in the grocery store term section, especially my two favorites Costco and Sam’s Club! Trader Joe’s also has a great freezer passage! (Tip: Adding fresh vegetables to the frying pan along with Trader Joe’s Mandarin Chicken is a winner!
But if you’re looking for fresh, new lazy dinner ideas, we’re sharing 14 tried and true tips to help inspire your family’s diet this week!
Try these 14 lazy dinner ideas:
1. Take advantage of quick meals using rotisserie or canned chicken from the grocery store.
Pairing a bagged salad in the produce department with finely cooked chicken is my personal meal when the dish is unattractive. You can also make quick tacos, quesadillas, chicken salads and more.
For canned chicken, try soups, casseroles, walnut chicken salad, chicken pot pie, or my latest trend. These teenager approved air fryer nuggets!
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2. Busy parents! Make a snack-based dinner or charcoal grill board habit and skip the drive-thru!
Raid your fridge for a fridge and make a simple snack-based dinner or Charcute board. Make use of grocery store grab and go meat and cheese too. We know that Aldi usually has a good, specialized cheese section at affordable prices.
Place small bites on large cutting boards or sheet pans to enjoy a delicious No-Cook meal!
Hip Tip: Are you running around sports or after-school activities? These Team Fairock n Lock Containers create a simple snack dinner on the go!
3. Both Costco and Sam’s Club have delicious term meals in the fridge section!
If you have a warehouse membership, be sure to check out the pre-cooked meals and sides at Costco and Sam’s Club. Our family loves to use these for low-cost meals. The delicious chicken taco kit along with tortillas from either shop is always a hit with my kids!
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4. Trader Joe’s frozen meals are popular and tasty.
There are too many favorite items for the family as Trader Joe’s ready-made or frozen items appear on the list. Honestly, their frozen items can taste the next level and gourmet! Orange chicken, fried rice, all pasta options, and beef villia taco meat are my current obsession.
Hip Tips: These parts tend to be one or two people, so you’ll end up grabbing multiple bags for the size of your family’s portion. )
5. Air Fryer Frozen Foods is the ultimate lazy dinner idea!
Having an air fryer means you don’t even need to turn on the oven to heat frozen classics like fries, tachytos and of course chicken nuggets. It’s easy for kids to make their own!
You need great suggestions. Try these teenager-approved frozen chicken nuggets. My family should lift the cane and then combine it with this homemade sauce.
The food at the Quick Air Fryer is very helpful and delicious. Check out all of my simple air fryer recipes!
6. Grab your favorite deli meat, cheese, or French bread bread!
Cutting the bread lengthwise in half, making a large sandwich with the meat of the deli, then cutting into slices, turns out to be an easy way to make a quick sandwich for your family.
If you want to take it a step further, try the grilled ham and cheese loaf recipe. Try out what you can do easily on the grill or oven!
Have you jumped at the sourdough trend? Make one or two breads and save yourself some preparations throughout the week!
7. Chilly weather is looking for a ready-made soup section of the store.
I’m a huge soup lover, especially when the weather is chilly. Choosing a handy ready-made soup is quick and very comforting. My local grocery store also has delicious panera soups that can be warmed up at home.
This large batch dump and dawn broccoli cheddar soup recipe has a Panera vibe that doesn’t contain any actual “cooking”.
7. Take advantage of the grocery store salad bar and hot food bar.
The convenience of a good salad bar with lots of toppings and vegetables is also difficult to resist! I love making good salads rather than chopping vegetables from time to time. Whole Foods offers a lovely salad bar and hot bar to check out.
8. Grocery store sushi is an effective option especially on Wednesdays!
I noticed grocery stores like Sprouts, Kroger and Heb discounting sushi rolls to $5-6 on Wednesday. Have you noticed this trend in your area? !
I don’t know when sushi cravings will bump up. If you don’t want to spend money on a restaurant, this is an option to consider. I sometimes love the crunch rolls at good grocery stores and my local grocery stores make fresh sushi every day.
9. We use ready-made Karnita from the grocery store.
Almost every grocery store has ready-made karnitas. Colin is a huge fan of Trader Joe’s Carnitas and uses it as a starter to build a Carnita salad with lettuce, sour cream and guacamole to keep things low carbs and keto. Instead, you can easily make tacos and burritos!
11. Did someone say lasagna night?
I’m kind of lasagna snob and telling you there’s a delicious frozen option! My favourites are Costco’s Italian sausage and beef frozen lazania! The sauce is very flavorful and big enough for the whole family with leftovers. Please give it a try!
Hip Tip: Pair my favorite lasagna with my favorite lasagna and garlic bread for a 3-course meal. Needs zero cooking!
12. Buy ready-made pizza dough and add toppings for a fast, semi-swamp pizza night.
Taking shortcuts to buy dough can be useful when making quick pizza! My family personally enjoys Trader Joe’s herb pizza dough.
13. It’s not easier than eating sheet bread.
Very few ingredients are thrown into sheet pans and baked! This low-effort chicken and vegetable diet idea, using three ingredients from Costco, is tasty. The sesame dressing gives it a nice flavour, which is very easy to achieve!
Use sheet pans to make lots of grilled cheese sandwiches at once! This is also your favorite lazy day kitchen hack!
14. Make breakfast for lower meal ideas when everything else fails!
My kids will say that their favorite breakfast idea is pancakes. You can easily fry cheese with eggs on top or dress up the easiest sheet pan pancakes ever made! This is an amazing low-effort meal that you love and you can taste the toppings.
If you don’t mind cooking, do you have a “reliable” lazy meal idea? Share with us in the comments!
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