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American dinner recipes

461 American dinner recipes, in a suggested order.

These are the 461 American recipes filed under dinner: 461 of the 2,108 dinners on the site, and 461 of its 1,633 American recipes. Of these, 88 are ready in 30 minutes or less, start to finish; the quickest are Barbecue Rub (5 min), Air Fryer Scallops (13 min) and Corn on the Cob (13 min). For 65, the method times a wait such as rising, chilling or marinating, and the time at the top of the recipe includes it. By difficulty: 362 easy, 94 medium and 5 hard.

As written, 59 are vegetarian, 14 vegan, 166 gluten-free and 175 dairy-free. Another 13 meet a diet label only with a swap the recipe names, and the recipe says which.

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Classic Smash Cheeseburger
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Prep
15m
Cook
10m
Serves
4
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Classic Smash Cheeseburger

A smash burger with lace-edged, deeply browned patties, American cheese melted to the edges and a soft toasted bun…

25 min · Easy
Baked Mac and Cheese
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Prep
15m
Cook
30m
Serves
6
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Baked Mac and Cheese

A baked macaroni cheese with a proper béchamel, three cheeses and a buttered breadcrumb top. Evaporated milk and a…

45 min · Easy
Carolina Pulled Pork
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Prep
25m
Cook
360m
Serves
10
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Carolina Pulled Pork

Pork shoulder rubbed and cooked low for six hours until it pulls apart in strands, dressed the Carolina way with a…

11 hr · Medium
Southern Fried Chicken
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Prep
30m
Cook
25m
Serves
6
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Southern Fried Chicken

Buttermilk-brined chicken in a craggy, well-seasoned crust, fried in a cast-iron skillet. The double dredge and a…

5.5–25.5 hr · Medium
Hearty Beef Stew
American
Prep
25m
Cook
210m
Serves
6
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Hearty Beef Stew

Chuck browned properly, then braised low with red wine, stock and root vegetables until the meat gives way under a…

4 hr · Easy
Texas Smoked Brisket
American
Prep
30m
Cook
600m
Serves
12
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Texas Smoked Brisket

Salt, pepper and twelve hours of smoke. Central Texas brisket asks for almost no ingredients and almost total…

12.5 hr · Hard
BBQ Baby Back Ribs
American
Prep
20m
Cook
180m
Serves
4
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BBQ Baby Back Ribs

Oven-baked ribs with a dry rub, a low three-hour cook and a final glaze under the grill. No smoker needed, and the…

4 hr · Medium
Chicken Pot Pie
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Prep
30m
Cook
65m
Serves
6
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Chicken Pot Pie

Chicken and vegetables in a velvety sauce under an all-butter pastry lid that shatters when you break through it…

2.5–3 hr+ · Medium
Louisiana Jambalaya
American
Prep
20m
Cook
45m
Serves
6
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Louisiana Jambalaya

Louisiana rice cooked in one pot with the holy trinity, andouille sausage, chicken and prawns. The Creole version…

65 min · Easy
Shrimp and Grits
American
Prep
15m
Cook
55m
Serves
4
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Shrimp and Grits

Lowcountry breakfast turned into dinner: prawns in a bacon and stock pan sauce over grits cooked slowly with cream…

70–75 min · Easy
Chicken and Sausage Gumbo
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Prep
25m
Cook
90m
Serves
8
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Chicken and Sausage Gumbo

Everything in gumbo rests on the roux: flour and fat cooked patiently to the colour of milk chocolate, then built…

115 min · Medium
Classic Meatloaf
American
Prep
15m
Cook
60m
Serves
6
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Classic Meatloaf

A meatloaf that slices cleanly and stays moist, built on a panade and free-formed on a tray rather than steamed in a…

90 min+ · Easy
Cioppino
American
Prep
25m
Cook
40m
Serves
6
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Cioppino

San Francisco's Italian-American fishermen's stew — crab, clams, mussels, prawns and firm fish in a tomato and wine…

65 min · Medium
Chicken Fried Steak
American
Prep
20m
Cook
20m
Serves
4
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Chicken Fried Steak

Tenderised beef, double-dredged and fried like chicken, under a peppery milk gravy made in the same pan. Texas…

40 min · Medium
Sloppy Joes
American
Prep
10m
Cook
25m
Serves
6
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Sloppy Joes

Beef mince cooked down in a sweet-sharp tomato sauce and spooned onto a soft bun, engineered to be eaten with both…

35 min · Easy
American
Prep
10m
Cook
40m
Serves
4
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5 Ingredient Chicken Casserole

Chicken thighs, potatoes, onions, chicken stock and cream of mushroom soup baked together for 40 minutes in a single…

50 min · Easy
5 Ingredient Chili
American
Prep
5m
Cook
35m
Serves
4
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5 Ingredient Chili

Beef mince, kidney beans, tinned tomatoes, onion and chili powder simmered for 35 minutes into a thick chili with…

40 min · Easy
Air Fryer Burgers
American
Prep
10m
Cook
12m
Serves
4
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Air Fryer Burgers

Beef patties pressed thin with a dimple in the centre, air fried for 12 minutes and served in toasted buns with…

22 min · Easy
Air Fryer Chicken Breast
American
Prep
10m
Cook
15m
Serves
4
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Air Fryer Chicken Breast

Boneless breasts, evened out and rubbed with paprika and garlic, cooked at 190°C until they hit 74°C. Twenty-five…

25 min · Easy
Air Fryer Chicken Nuggets
American
Prep
20m
Cook
12m
Serves
4
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Air Fryer Chicken Nuggets

Chicken breast pieces coated in seasoned breadcrumbs and air fried for 12 minutes until crisp and golden, with a dip…

32 min · Easy
Air Fryer Chicken Thighs
American
Prep
10m
Cook
25m
Serves
4
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Air Fryer Chicken Thighs

Bone-in, skin-on thighs rubbed with paprika and garlic, cooked skin side down and then flipped for a crisp skin…

35 min · Easy
Air Fryer Cod
American
Prep
5m
Cook
10m
Serves
4
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Air Fryer Cod

Cod fillets coated in panko, Parmesan and paprika and cooked in the air fryer until golden and crisp. Four servings…

15 min · Easy
Air Fryer Drumsticks
American
Prep
10m
Cook
25m
Serves
4
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Air Fryer Drumsticks

Chicken drumsticks rubbed with smoked paprika and garlic and air fried for 25 minutes until the skin is crisp and…

35 min · Easy
Air Fryer Fried Chicken
American
Prep
20m
Cook
25m
Serves
4
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Air Fryer Fried Chicken

Buttermilk-soaked chicken pieces coated in seasoned flour and air fried for 25 minutes until crunchy outside and…

3 hr · Medium
Air Fryer Meatballs
American
Prep
15m
Cook
12m
Serves
4
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Air Fryer Meatballs

Beef and pork meatballs with breadcrumbs, egg and garlic, cooked in a single layer in the air fryer until browned…

27 min · Easy
Air Fryer Pork Chops
American
Prep
10m
Cook
12m
Serves
4
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Air Fryer Pork Chops

Thick bone-in chops with a smoky brown-sugar rub, cooked at 200°C to 63°C and rested. Twenty-two minutes, and not a…

22 min · Easy
Air Fryer Scallops
American
Prep
5m
Cook
8m
Serves
4
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Air Fryer Scallops

Sea scallops seasoned with garlic and paprika, cooked in the air fryer until golden and finished with garlic lemon…

13 min · Easy
Air Fryer Steak
American
Prep
5m
Cook
10m
Serves
2
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Air Fryer Steak

Two steaks seasoned with salt and pepper, cooked in a very hot air fryer and rested under foil. Two servings in 15…

15 min · Easy
Air Fryer Stuffed Peppers
American
Prep
20m
Cook
35m
Serves
4
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Air Fryer Stuffed Peppers

Halved peppers filled with spiced beef, rice and tomato, topped with cheese and air fried for 20 minutes until soft…

55 min · Easy
Air Fryer Tilapia
American
Prep
5m
Cook
10m
Serves
4
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Air Fryer Tilapia

Tilapia fillets rubbed with chilli, cumin and garlic and cooked in the air fryer until the edges crisp, with lime…

15 min · Easy
Air Fryer Tofu
American
Prep
15m
Cook
15m
Serves
4
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Air Fryer Tofu

Pressed extra-firm tofu cubes tossed in cornflour and spices, cooked in the air fryer until crisp and glazed with…

30 min · Easy
Air Fryer Turkey Breast
American
Prep
10m
Cook
50m
Serves
6
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Air Fryer Turkey Breast

A boneless turkey breast rubbed with butter and herbs, air fried for 50 minutes and rested until juicy, with crisp…

75 min · Medium
Alabama White Sauce Chicken
American
Prep
15m
Cook
45m
Serves
6
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Alabama White Sauce Chicken

Roasted chicken pieces dunked in a tangy white barbecue sauce of mayonnaise, vinegar, horseradish and black pepper.

60 min · Easy
Almond Crusted Chicken
American
Prep
15m
Cook
25m
Serves
4
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Almond Crusted Chicken

Chicken breasts brushed with Dijon mustard and coated in crushed almonds, baked until golden and crunchy.

40 min · Easy
American Chop Suey
American
Prep
10m
Cook
25m
Serves
6
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American Chop Suey

Elbow macaroni, beef mince, onion and tinned tomatoes cooked in one pot until saucy. Six servings in 35 minutes.

35 min · Easy
American Goulash
American
Prep
15m
Cook
35m
Serves
6
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American Goulash

Ground beef, macaroni, tomatoes, onion and paprika cooked together in one pot to a thick, savoury supper. Nothing…

50 min · Easy
Appalachian Soup Beans
American
Prep
15m
Cook
120m
Serves
6
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Appalachian Soup Beans

Pinto beans simmered with a smoked ham hock and onion until soft and creamy, served with cornbread and raw onion.

2.5 hr · Easy
Apple Cider Pork Tenderloin
American
Prep
15m
Cook
30m
Serves
4
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Apple Cider Pork Tenderloin

Pork tenderloin seared and roasted for 20 minutes, with a pan sauce of apple cider, mustard and thyme.

45 min · Medium
American
Prep
10m
Cook
25m
Serves
4
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Apple Sage Chicken

Seared chicken breasts finished in the pan with apple wedges, onion, sage and a splash of cider vinegar and unsalted…

35 min · Easy
Apple Stuffed Chicken Breast
American
Prep
20m
Cook
30m
Serves
4
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Apple Stuffed Chicken Breast

Chicken breasts cut with a pocket and stuffed with soft apple, onion, dried cranberries and sage, seared and…

50 min · Medium
Bacon Mac and Cheese
American
Prep
10m
Cook
25m
Serves
6
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Bacon Mac and Cheese

Macaroni in a thick cheddar sauce with crisp bacon, topped with breadcrumbs and cooked for 20 minutes.

35 min · Easy
Bacon Wrapped Chicken
American
Prep
15m
Cook
30m
Serves
4
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Bacon Wrapped Chicken

Chicken breasts rubbed with paprika and garlic and wrapped in streaky bacon, roasted until the bacon is crisp.

45 min · Easy
Bacon Wrapped Meatloaf
American
Prep
20m
Cook
60m
Serves
6
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Bacon Wrapped Meatloaf

A classic beef meatloaf wrapped in a lattice of bacon and glazed with ketchup, baked until the bacon is crisp.

80 min · Easy
Bacon-Wrapped Pork Tenderloin
American
Prep
15m
Cook
35m
Serves
6
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Bacon-Wrapped Pork Tenderloin

Two pork tenderloins rubbed with brown sugar and paprika, wrapped in bacon and roasted until the bacon crisps and…

50 min · Medium
Baked BBQ Chicken
American
Prep
10m
Cook
60m
Serves
4
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Baked BBQ Chicken

Bone-in chicken thighs baked and basted with a homemade barbecue sauce of ketchup, vinegar and brown sugar. Four…

70 min · Easy
Juicy Baked Chicken Breast
American
Prep
10m
Cook
22m
Serves
4
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Juicy Baked Chicken Breast

The answer to the driest thing in the fridge: a brief brine, a hot oven and a thermometer. Twenty minutes, and the…

47 min · Easy
Baked Chicken Drumsticks
American
Prep
10m
Cook
45m
Serves
4
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Baked Chicken Drumsticks

Drumsticks tossed in oil and a smoky spice rub with a little baking powder, then baked on a rack at 220°C until the…

55 min · Easy
Baked Chicken Legs
American
Prep
10m
Cook
45m
Serves
4
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Baked Chicken Legs

Chicken drumsticks and thighs baked at 220C for 45 minutes with garlic, paprika and olive oil until the skin is…

55 min · Easy

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