Discover 21 delicious dinner ideas packed with flavor and substance — without chicken. Enjoy easy, quick-fix meals highlighting seafood, beef, and vegetarian options. Embrace some variety in your meals and enjoy a lineup of satisfying dinners bound to become your newest favorites.
Loaded Broccoli Cauliflower Casserole
This Loaded Broccoli Cauliflower Casserole combines frozen broccoli and cauliflower with a rich cheese sauce and crispy bacon. Baked to perfection, it’s an ideal weeknight dinner option.
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Cauliflower Cheddar Cheese Bacon Soup
This Cauliflower Cheddar Cheese Bacon Soup offers comforting warmth for a satisfying weeknight dinner. The soup melds the flavors of cauliflower, cheddar cheese, and savory bacon within just 30 minutes.
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Creamy Ground Beef Skillet with Cauliflower Rice
This Creamy Ground Beef Skillet with Cauliflower Rice provides a hearty and nourishing feast. Well-seasoned ground beef, cheddar cheese, cauliflower rice, and mushrooms come together in a single skillet for a high-protein meal.
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Sausage and Veggies Sheet Pan Dinner
This Sausage and Veggies Sheet Pan Dinner delivers a convenient and delectable dinner experience. Roasted sausages and vegetables harmonize within just 30 minutes, creating a balanced and protein-rich meal.
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Sausage Curry
This Sausage Curry elevates your family dinner experience with its blend of sausages, vegetables, and a creamy curry sauce. The result is a dish that’s rich in protein and flavor.
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Asparagus Noodles with Alfredo Sauce and Bacon
This Asparagus Noodles with Alfredo Sauce and Bacon is a creative 30-minute meal where asparagus is peeled into noodles and then topped with a homemade Alfredo sauce and bacon crumbles.
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Cheesy Beef Casserole with Cauliflower Rice and Spinach
This Cheesy Beef Casserole with Cauliflower Rice and Spinach unveils a quick, well-rounded dinner option. Crafted in just 30 minutes, this dish melds ground beef, cauliflower rice, fresh spinach, and cheddar cheese, ensuring a satisfying and protein-packed meal.
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Philly Cheese Steak Casserole
This Philly Cheese Steak Casserole lets you experience thinly sliced steak, sautéed peppers, onions, mushrooms, and topped with provolone cheese. It’s high in protein and delicious.
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Creamy Italian Sausage Soup
This Creamy Italian Sausage Soup comes together in 30 minutes. Featuring Italian sausage, cream cheese, canned tomatoes, and heavy whipping cream, this recipe promises rich flavors and a filling meal.
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Tuscan Garlic Shrimp and Spinach
This Tuscan Garlic Shrimp and Spinach combines succulent shrimp with a garlicky sauce, grape tomatoes, and spinach for a protein-rich delight in half an hour.
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Bacon Cheeseburger Salad
This Bacon Cheeseburger Salad offers a convenient and protein-rich twist on a classic, balancing crispy bacon, hearty ground beef, and veggies.
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Crock Pot Taco Soup
This Crock Pot Taco Soup boasts rich flavors as seasoned ground beef meets pantry staples. It’s a slow-cooked, high-protein delight that comes together quickly.
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Coconut Curry Thai Turkey Meatballs
These Coconut Curry Thai Turkey Meatballs are ready in 30 minutes, made with ground turkey, coconut aminos, coconut milk, curry spices, and curry paste.
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Mini Spicy Canned Salmon Patties
These Mini Spicy Canned Salmon Patties come together in half an hour, featuring canned salmon, jalapeño, and cayenne pepper, topped with a zesty lemon dill aioli.
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Curry Salmon with Coconut Milk and Bok Choy
This Curry Salmon with Coconut Milk and Bok Choy combines curry paste, creamy coconut milk, fresh ginger, and spices for a protein-packed dish.
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Lemon Garlic Scallops
These Lemon Garlic Scallops combine scallops with lemon and garlic. The recipe yields a dish rich in protein and flavor in just half an hour.
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Roasted Cubed Butternut Squash with Cauliflower and Bacon
This Roasted Butternut Squash with Cauliflower and Bacon combines butternut squash, cauliflower, bacon, and spinach in a homemade dressing.
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Fried Cabbage with Bacon
This Fried Cabbage with Bacon dish includes cabbage, bacon, and onion for a perfectly balanced taste and texture in 25 minutes.
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Keto Zuppa Toscana
This Keto Zuppa Toscana is like Olive Garden’s soup, but instead of potatoes, radishes are included. Even if you don’t follow a low-carb diet, you’ll love this flavorful soup that comes together in just one hour.
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Sweet and Spicy Bacon and Turkey Chili
This Sweet and Spicy Bacon and Turkey Chili is sweet, savory, and spicy. The one-pot recipe yields a hearty, warming meal and is a perfect addition to your menu.
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Pumpkin Soup with Canned Pumpkin
This Pumpkin Soup with Canned Pumpkin comes together effortlessly. To make it, you’ll simply need to simmer, blend, simmer again, then serve. It’s delicious and ready to enjoy in just 40 minutes.
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