35 Lazy Sunday Dinner Ideas

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Is it time for Sunday dinner, but you don't feel like cooking? Today I'm sharing 35 lazy Sunday dinner ideas, including 15 minute meals, dinners that take only 5 minutes to prep, and meals made with 6 ingredients or less!

A decorative collage of various lazy Sunday dinner recipes.

Looking for a few low effort, big flavor Sunday dinner ideas? You've come to the right place! Today I'm sharing 35 lazy Sunday dinner ideas.

You'll find three sections below:

15 minute meals - These meals come together, from beginning to end, in 15 minutes or less!
5 minutes of prep - You'll be in the kitchen for 5 minutes or less preparing these meals - no standing over a pot stirring for 30 minutes. All of these recipes use an oven or slow cooker to do the heavy lifting.
6 ingredients or less - These recipes require 6 ingredients or less (not including cooking oil, salt, and pepper) to prepare. Fewer ingredients makes a meal much less intimidating!

15 minute meals

All of these meals are ready in 15 minutes or less! They're the perfect meals to pull together at the last minute, many requiring only a handful of simple ingredients.

Pesto Tortellini

Pesto tortellini is an easy, 15-minute meal that's perfect for busy weeknights. Cheese tortellini is tossed with fresh spinach and basil pesto, then topped with fresh grated parmesan cheese. Creamy, flavorful, and filling!

A bowl of creamy tortellini with spinach.

Pasta with Clams and White Wine Sauce

By Urban Bliss Life

Your dinner guests will feel like they're in a restaurant with this elegant dish in front of them. Deceptively easy to prepare and ready quickly, impress your friends and family alike.

A bowl of pasta and clams.

Creamy Vegan Pasta

By The Stingy Vegan

Only four ingredients makes this pasta not only tasty but easy to make. It uses coconut milk and coconut cream for a silky smooth sauce everyone will love.

A plate of vegan pasta with a creamy sauce.

Easy Bean Salad Recipe

By The Forked Spoon

Four types of beans and a variety of fresh vegetables makes this salad delicious. The red wine vinaigrette adds a zesty pop of flavor and the crunchy veggies mix up the texture for a dish everyone will love.

A bowl of bean salad with many varied ingredients.

Yes-You-Can Black Bean Chili

By Eat Plant-Based

You can make this hearty bean chili quickly and easily. It only has three main ingredients but is still packed full of flavor. It's also oil-free and vegan.

A cast iron skillet filled with bean chili and garnished with lime.

Tuna Pasta Salad

By Goodie Goodie Lunchbox

A great mix of tuna, pasta, and vegetables, this salad will work great as a lunch or dinner. It's quick to make and has tons of flavor with its lemon mustard dressing.

A bowl of tuna pasta salad.

Hoisin Beef Noodles

By Mrs Jones's Kitchen

Stir fry is a great way to quickly get food on the table and this recipe is no exception. Combine beef, veggies, and a sticky flavorful hoisin sauce with cooked noodles and you're off.

A bowl of noodles garnished with scallions.

15-Minute Creamy Pesto Chicken with Mushrooms and Parmesan

By Scrummy Lane

Pan frying chicken breasts is fast and easy. Combine them with flavorful ingredients like pesto, mushrooms, and parmesan cheese and you've got yourself a meal that will please anyone.

Cooked chicken breast and mushrooms in a cast iron skillet with a creamy sauce.

5-Minute Pesto Eggs

By Craving Something Healthy

Substitute pesto for the butter or oil that you would normally fry eggs in to make this amazingly flavorful and simple dish. Pair it with toast, tomatoes, and feta for a complete meal great for breakfast, lunch, or dinner.

A pan of eggs fried in a pesto sauce.

Easy Garlic Shrimp Scampi Recipe

By Sustain My Booking Habit

Cooking with seafood doesn't have to be intimidating. Add pre-cooked shrimp to garlic, butter, and pasta for a delightfully easy and quick dish packed full of flavor.

Pasta and shrimp on a fork.

Marry Me Chicken

By An Edible Mosaic

Pan-seared chicken with a rich creamy sauce makes this savory dish a great option for dinner. The sundried tomatoes, fresh herbs, and garlic add enough flavor to prompt a marriage proposal.

A cast iron skillet of chicken breasts in a creamy sauce.

Tomato Olive Flatbread

By Quiche My Grits

Flavorful ingredients like olives, onions, and garlic are added to Naan and put in the oven to mingle. If you're hungry with 15 minutes to spare, give this dish a try.

Round flatbread with tomatoes and olives on a baking sheet.

5 minutes of prep

All of these meals can be prepped for cooking in 5 minutes or less. And when I say 5 minutes, I mean you're in and out of the kitchen in 5 minutes or less. No standing over the stove for 30 minutes stirring a pot. We're letting the oven and slow cooker do the heavy lifting today!

Baked Teriyaki Salmon

Baked teriyaki salmon is a quick and easy weeknight dinner that's both nutritious and flavorful. Salmon fillets are coated in a homemade teriyaki sauce and baked in the oven until perfectly flaky and tender.

Baked teriyaki salmon in a glass casserole dish.

Salsa Verde Chicken

By Bellyfull

Just five minutes of prep and baked in a single dish, this quick and easy chicken dish is packed with flavor. Serve with your choice of rice for a complete meal.

A baking dish filled with chicken breasts, cheese, and sauce.

Pesto Mozzarella Chicken

Pesto mozzarella chicken is a quick and easy five ingredient dinner. Chicken breasts are coated in pesto, smothered in mozzarella cheese, and roasted in the oven in just twenty minutes.

Pesto mozzarella chicken with marinara sauce in a large baking dish.

How to Cook Brats in the Oven

By Fantabulosity

If the weather is too wet or cold for grilling, slide some brats in the oven for a fast and easy dinner. Grab your favorite brand from the grocery store or check your local butcher for a different flavor.

A bratwurst on a bun with ridged potato chips.

Slow Cooker Pork Roast

Slow cooker pork roast is seasoned with garlic and herbs and cooked until fall-apart tender. Made with simple ingredients, you only need five minutes of prep to get this dinner started.

A fork picking up a piece of slower cooker pork roast.

Instant Pot Vegetable Beef Soup

By Aubrey's Kitchen

A little prepwork goes a long way to a hearty soup packed with flavor. Freeze the leftovers for a quick lunch or dinner any time during the week.

A bowl of thick vegetable beef soup on a cutting board.

Sheet Pan Italian Sausage and Potatoes

Sheet pan Italian sausage and potatoes is an easy, one pan meal to make for dinner tonight. Italian sausage, seasoned potatoes, and onions are roasted on a single sheet pan.

Sheet pan filled with italian sausage and potatoes.

Baked Pesto Salmon Recipe

By Herbs and Flour

This recipe only requires four ingredients and a single pan to make. Pesto adds bright fresh flavor to a nutritious bed of salmon and veggies.

A filet of salmon covered in pesto on a white plate.

Crock Pot Italian Beef Sandwiches

Crock pot Italian beef sandwiches are hearty, flavorful, and made with just five ingredients. Shredded beef roast with Italian seasoning and banana peppers can be served on a hoagie roll or over mashed potatoes.

Italian beef sandwich on a white plate.

Crockpot Tuscan Chicken

By The Dizzy Cook

Easy to prep and no fuss to cook, get this started in advance so you can get on with the rest of your day. Chicken and veggies are always tasty, especially when the veggies are sundried tomatoes and artichoke hearts.

A slow cooker pot with chicken and a creamy sauce.

Slow Cooker Shredded Chicken Tacos

Chicken is slow-cooked with salsa and spicy seasoning until pull-apart tender. Serve on tortillas with your favorite taco toppings!

Flour tortilla filled with shredded chicken and taco toppings.

Instant Pot Taco Spaghetti

By TropRockin

Use the instant pot for the heavy lifting with this six-ingredient recipe that's a definite crowd pleaser. Add a Tex-Mex flair to your next pasta night.

Spaghetti with red sauce on a plate.

6 ingredients or less

All of these recipes take 6 ingredients or fewer to make, not including your cooking oil, salt, and pepper. Low ingredient recipes are less intimidating to make because there's less measuring, fewer ingredients to shop for, and minimal kitchen cleanup afterward!

Ravioli Casserole

Ravioli casserole is a lasagna-style dinner made with frozen ravioli, ground beef, cheese, and your favorite marinara sauce. It's easy to assemble with only six ingredients, and the entire family will love it!

Spoonful of ravioli casserole.

Skillet Brown Sugar Glazed Pork Chops

By Cook At Home Mom

Make this family-favorite dish in only thirty minutes with a single skillet. It combines soy sauce, brown sugar, and garlic for an exciting flavor that will make it into your regular rotation in no time.

Three pork chops on a white plate with asparagus spears.

Pesto Chicken Pasta

Pesto chicken pasta is an easy, 20 minute meal that's made with just five shelf-stable ingredients. Bow tie pasta and chicken are coated in a rich and flavorful pesto sauce with sun-dried tomatoes.

Bow tie pasta coated in a basil pesto sauce.

Brown Butter and Sage Chicken

By Through the Fibro Fog

Chicken breasts are pan-seared and flavored with a nutty sage-infused brown butter sauce. You'll love only having to clean one pan, too.

Pieces of white meat chicken with sage on a round plate.

Roasted Cherry Tomato Pasta

Roasted cherry tomato pasta is a simple pasta dish that can be served hot or cold. Juicy cherry tomatoes and garlic are coated in olive oil and spices, roasted in the oven, and tossed with your favorite cooked pasta and fresh basil.

A white casserole dish filled with roasted cherry tomato pasta.

Crispy Garlic Butter Chicken Thighs

By Celebrating Southern Cooking with K

Use just one pan to put this delicious dinner on the table. Finishing the chicken in the oven with the skin side up gives it a wonderfully crispy texture.

Six chicken thighs on a bed of green beans.

Spaghetti Aglio e Olio

Spaghetti Aglio e Olio is a classic Italian dish known for its simplicity and ease. Fresh garlic is sauteed in olive oil, which is then tossed with spaghetti, red pepper flakes, and parsley.

Spaghetti topped with sauteed garlic and chopped parsley.

Easy Kid-Friendly Garlic Bread Pizza

By Two Kids and a Coupon

Add pizza toppings and flavors to one of the all-time favorites: Garlic Bread. Everyone will love this quick and easy recipe as an app, lunch, or dinner.

Two pieces of garlic bread pizza stacked on a plate.

Bacon Spinach Stuffed Chicken

Bacon spinach stuffed chicken is an easy, low carb meal that's perfect for busy weeknights. Chicken breasts are stuffed with bacon, spinach, and mozzarella cheese, then pan seared and finished in the oven.

Bacon and spinach stuffed in the middle of chicken breasts, on a white plate.

Cheesy Pierogi Casserole

By My Kitchen Love

This recipe uses four ingredients and a single baking dish to produce fluffy pierogi topped with cheese and crispy bacon. Your family will love it.

A dish full of pierogi topped with cheese, bacon, and scallions.

Pizza Stuffed Chicken

Pizza stuffed chicken is an easy, five ingredient meal that the entire family will love. Chicken breasts are stuffed with mozzarella cheese and pepperoni, then topped with pizza sauce and baked in the oven.

Chicken topped with pizza sauce and melted mozzarella cheese.

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