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From pasta to salad, chicken, or fish, there are plenty of spring dinner ideas to take full advantage of the seasonal offerings of spring!

A collection of spring dinner ideas.

We Love Spring!

Spring brings fresh peak-season fruits and veggies to brighten up our dinners and add color.

Use them in salads or pair them with your favorite main dish. Produce can easily be grilled, roasted, or served raw. We’ve included a variety of options to fit any flavor preference and time constraints. These dinners are perfect for weeknights or special occasions!

You’re sure to find some new quick, easy, and delicious favorites to brighten up your dinner menu this spring!


Our Top 10 Spring Dinner Ideas

1 Sausage Sheet Pan Dinner

Sausage Sheet Pan Dinner
Total Time: 45 minutes

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Sheet Pan Sausage and Veggies are on the table in minutes and easy to clean up! This healthy dish is a perfect weeknight dinner.
5 from 7 votes
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2 Pigs in a Blanket

Pigs in a Blanket
Total Time: 20 minutes

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Quick and easy pigs in a blanket bring that nostalgic, kid-approved dinner to the table in just 20 minutes, for a guaranteed family favorite!
5 from 181 votes
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3 Roast Chicken Recipe

Roast Chicken Recipe
Total Time: 1 hour 30 minutes

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This simple and delicious roast chicken recipe tastes like you spent all day cooking it, but only needs 10 minutes of prep!
5 from 15 votes
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4 Huli Huli Chicken

Huli Huli Chicken
Total Time: 1 day 21 minutes

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Grilled Huli Huli chicken is juicy, smoky, and glazed with a sweet and tangy Hawaiian-style marinade! Serve it alone or on rice or noodles.
5 from 75 votes
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5 Creamy Chicken Salad

Creamy Chicken Salad
Total Time: 1 hour 15 minutes

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Our creamy chicken salad has been the star of parties and showers for years – enjoyed on croissants, in salads, or straight from the spoon!
5 from 19 votes
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6 Parmesan Crusted Pork Chops

Parmesan Crusted Pork Chops
Total Time: 40 minutes

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With less than 10 minutes of prep work, these parmesan crusted pork chops are simple, delicious, and the best way to enjoy pork chops.
4.99 from 594 votes
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7 Steak and Potatoes Recipe

Steak and Potatoes Recipe
Total Time: 45 minutes

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Steak and Potatoes basted in garlic butter is a rich and flavorful dinner perfect for a special occasion, but easy enough for any night!
5 from 8 votes
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8 Parmesan Crusted Chicken Recipe

Parmesan Crusted Chicken Recipe
Total Time: 1 hour 5 minutes

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Baked parmesan crusted chicken is crispy on the outside, and tender on the inside, with the perfect hint of lemon!
5 from 18 votes
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9 Chicken Stir Fry Recipe

Chicken Stir Fry Recipe
Total Time: 25 minutes
The tender chicken and flavorful sauce with yummy veggies made this stir fry dish a keeper, and I’m already anxious to try it again.
5 from 10 votes
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10 Green Chili Chicken Enchiladas

Green Chili Chicken Enchiladas
Total Time: 40 minutes

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Our famous green chili chicken enchiladas are prepped in 20 minutes and packed with flavor – perfect for busy nights AND freezer-friendly!
4.99 from 662 votes
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More Spring Dinner Recipes

11 Lemon Garlic Chicken

Lemon Garlic Chicken
Total Time: 15 minutes

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This flavorful lemon garlic chicken is ready in 15 minutes or less! It's a great weeknight chicken dinner.
5 from 26 votes
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12 Baked Pesto Chicken Recipe

Baked Pesto Chicken Recipe
Total Time: 45 minutes

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This Baked Pesto Chicken takes just minutes to prep, is simple, tasty, and the perfect meal to add to your dinner rotation.
5 from 19 votes
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13 Orange Chicken and Asparagus Recipe

Orange Chicken and Asparagus Recipe
Total Time: 15 minutes
For a healthier alternative to a favorite Chinese dish, try this Orange Chicken and Asparagus. Serve over rice or noodles, or enjoy on its own!
5 from 11 votes
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14 Veggie Panini Recipe

Veggie Panini Recipe
Total Time: 11 minutes
Delicious Veggie Panini – one of our favorite sandwich recipes filled with cheese, tomatoes, avocado and spinach.
5 from 20 votes
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15 Lemon Pepper Chicken Recipe

Lemon Pepper Chicken Recipe
Total Time: 15 minutes
Flavorful and tender Lemon Pepper Chicken is simple and requires just a few ingredients. Served on its own or over rice, this buttery chicken dish is perfect any night of the week for a simple, quick dinner idea.
5 from 1 vote
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16 Baked Salmon Recipe

Baked Salmon Recipe
Total Time: 40 minutes

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Bake a delicious and healthy pan of salmon for the whole family! Flavored with lemon, garlic, and parsley for a tasty dinner everyone will enjoy.
5 from 17 votes
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17 Lemon Chicken with Veggies Recipe

Lemon Chicken with Veggies Recipe
Total Time: 1 hour 8 minutes

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Roasted Lemon Chicken with Veggies including green beans and red potatoes. One of the easiest and yummiest dinner recipes!
4.72 from 53 votes
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18 Crockpot Ham Recipe

Crockpot Ham Recipe
Total Time: 3 hours 40 minutes

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Crockpot ham has a quick prep and requires minimal effort. Covered with a brown sugar glaze, it's our favorite way to make a holiday ham!
5 from 41 votes
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19 Pasta Primavera Recipe

Pasta Primavera Recipe
Total Time: 35 minutes
Pasta primavera is a tried and true dinner recipe. It's filled with peak-of-the-season veggies for a deliciously bright bite!
5 from 17 votes
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20 Lemon Asparagus Pasta

Lemon Asparagus Pasta
Total Time: 25 minutes
Bright, zesty, and loaded with cheese, this lemon asparagus pasta is a flavor explosion that's ready in under 30 minutes!
4.79 from 14 votes
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21 Beef and Broccoli Recipe

Beef and Broccoli Recipe
Total Time: 30 minutes
This delicious beef and broccoli recipe is better than takeout! This easy, flavorful dish is perfect for your next dinner.
4.89 from 17 votes
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22 Chicken Souvlaki Recipe

Chicken Souvlaki Recipe
Total Time: 41 minutes
Chicken Souvlaki is a savory kabob infused with Greek flavors. With marinated chicken, onions, and peppers, it's hearty and delicious.
5 from 12 votes
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23 Healthy Flatbread Pizzas Recipe

Healthy Flatbread Pizzas Recipe
Total Time: 16 minutes
Try making either of these Healthy Flatbread Pizzas! Chicken Pesto Pizza and Buffalo Chicken pizza – BOTH full of flavor and low on calories!
5 from 11 votes
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24 Healthy Chicken Piccata Recipe

This "Skinny" Chicken Piccata is easy enough to make on a busy weeknight but also fancy enough to make when you have company over! Plus it's a skinny version, which makes it even better!
Healthy Chicken Piccata Recipe
Total Time: 40 minutes
This "Skinny" Chicken Piccata is easy enough to make on a busy weeknight but also fancy enough to make when you have company over! Plus it's a healthy version, which makes it even better!
5 from 18 votes
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25 Sweet and Sour Meatballs

Sweet and Sour Meatballs
Total Time: 20 minutes

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These sweet and sour meatballs are bursting with tangy pineapples and peppers. It's an easy, 20-minute version of Chinese takeout.
4.98 from 398 votes
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26 Crock Pot Lo Mein

Crock Pot Lo Mein
Total Time: 3 hours
Deliciously saucy crock pot lo mein with tender chicken is made with minimal effort for a satisfying takeout-style meal at home!
5 from 14 votes
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27 Honey Mustard Chicken Recipe

Honey Mustard Chicken Recipe
Total Time: 1 day 30 minutes
Quick and Easy Healthy Chicken Dinner. This takes less than 30 minutes to bake, is full of flavor, and will please the whole family! 
5 from 1 vote
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28 Chicken and Asparagus Stir Fry Recipe

Chicken and Asparagus Stir Fry Recipe
Total Time: 20 minutes
Healthy and delicious Lemon Chicken and Asparagus Stir Fry is packed with lots of delicious flavors. It's simple and super easy too!
5 from 9 votes
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29 Pork Tacos Recipe

Pork Tacos Recipe
Total Time: 6 hours 5 minutes

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These simple pork tacos are flavorful, easy to make, and a big crowd-pleaser. Top with all of your favorite taco toppings!
5 from 8 votes
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30 Italian Pork Chops Recipe

Italian Pork Chops Recipe
Total Time: 25 minutes
These Italian Pork Chops require just a few ingredients and are baked in the oven with loads of veggies. Have it ready and on the table in just 30 minutes!
5 from 25 votes
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31 Instant Pot Carnitas

Instant Pot Carnitas
Total Time: 1 hour 10 minutes
Instant pot carnitas produces juicy, tender, flavorful meat in less than half the time of a slow cooker. It's perfect for tacos and more!
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32 Chicken Fajitas

Chicken Fajitas
Total Time: 30 minutes

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Slathered in seasoning and bursting with flavor, sizzling chicken fajitas are on the table in only 30 minutes!
5 from 7 votes
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33 Ranch Chicken Recipe

Ranch Chicken Recipe
Total Time: 45 minutes
Chicken breasts with potatoes and carrots, tossed in ranch seasoning and baked to perfection. This delicious dish is SO simple, quick, tasty, and allows you to cook your meat and sides in one shot! 
5 from 19 votes
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34 Chicken Fingers Recipe

Chicken Fingers Recipe
Total Time: 35 minutes

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A healthy way to eat chicken that kids absolutely love – Baked Chicken Fingers! Chicken dipped in flour, egg, and panko, then baked to a crispy perfection! Not to mention they’re SO easy to make!
4.87 from 15 votes
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35 Bruschetta Chicken Pasta Recipe

Bruschetta Chicken Pasta Recipe
Total Time: 25 minutes
Easy and flavorful Bruschetta Chicken Pasta is a hot pasta dish filled with all the flavors of classic bruschetta—chicken, tomatoes, basil, and mozzarella.
5 from 5 votes
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36 Chicken Caesar Wrap Recipe

Chicken Caesar Wrap Recipe
Total Time: 5 minutes
Fresh Chicken Caesar Wraps are a simple, delicious variation of a Caesar Salad. It's perfect for a lunch or picnic.
4.92 from 12 votes
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37 Lemon Chicken Pasta Recipe

Lemon Chicken Pasta Recipe
Total Time: 20 minutes

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Flavorful lemon chicken pasta is covered in a delicious sauce made from lemons, whipping cream, cheese, and fresh basil.
4.96 from 21 votes
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38 Baked Chicken Chimichanga Recipe

Baked Chicken Chimichanga Recipe
Total Time: 25 minutes

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Baked Chicken Chimichangas are like a crispy burrito, stuffed with chicken + cheese. Everyone will love this simple restaurant-style recipe!
5 from 127 votes
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39 Healthy Chicken Parmesan Recipe

Comfort food gets lightened up with this Skinny Chicken Parmesan! Healthy, easy and totally delicious!
Healthy Chicken Parmesan Recipe
Total Time: 45 minutes
This "Skinny" healthy Chicken Parmesan has all the tasty goodness of the classic meal, without the extra calories!
5 from 19 votes
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40 Creamy Lemon Chicken Pasta Recipe

Creamy Lemon Chicken Pasta Recipe
Total Time: 50 minutes
Simple & Creamy Lemon Chicken Pasta is bright, cheesy, and comforting. It is a flavorful dish the entire family will love!
5 from 9 votes
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41 Sheet Pan Chicken Fajitas Recipe

Sheet Pan Chicken Fajitas Recipe
Total Time: 55 minutes
Make dinnertime a breeze with these delicious and simple Sheet Pan Chicken Fajitas. They're delicious and easy to prepare!
5 from 11 votes
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42 Sausage Alfredo Recipe

Sausage Alfredo Recipe
Total Time: 30 minutes
Creamy Sausage Alfredo packed with smoky sausage is a family favorite. It's on the table in only 30 minutes!!
4.93 from 14 votes
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43 Steak Taco Recipe

Steak Taco Recipe
Total Time: 3 hours 10 minutes

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This steak taco recipe is marinated to perfection and bursting with fresh flavor! They're quick and easy for a perfect weeknight dinner.
5 from 10 votes
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44 Fajita Recipe

Fajita Recipe
Total Time: 2 hours 35 minutes

Recipe Video

Make those sizzling restaurant fajitas at home! It may seem intimidating, but this fajita recipe couldn't get any easier.
5 from 17 votes
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45 Carne Asada Recipe

Carne Asada Recipe
Total Time: 3 hours 20 minutes

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Make an authentic carne asada recipe right at home! Easily create perfect Mexican-flavored meat to add to tacos, burritos, and more.
5 from 11 votes
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46 Slow Cooker Barbacoa

Slow Cooker Barbacoa
Total Time: 7 hours 5 minutes
With only 5 minutes of prep, this beef slow cooker barbacoa is tender, savory, and perfect for filling tacos or burritos!
5 from 1 vote
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47 Carne Asada Street Tacos

Carne Asada Street Tacos
Total Time: 1 hour 45 minutes

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Carne asada street tacos are juicy grilled steak loaded in tortillas with all of your favorite toppings – customizable and delicious!
5 from 6 votes
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