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6-photo picture collage of minestrone soup, manicotti, teriyaki chicken kabobs with rice, roast beef with mashed potatoes and gravy and peas and carrots, pesto pork chop on top of fettuccine, and meatloaf. Centered in the middle are the words "30+ Sunday Dinner Ideas" overlaid on the photo collage.

30+ Sunday Dinner Ideas

Horizontal 6-photo picture collage of sheet pan fajitas, chili Mac, loaded pepper jack mack and cheese, South of the Border Pie with corn chips and a green salad, sloppy joes, and sausage and peppers with egg noodles. In the middle the words "35+ Back to School Dinners" are overlaid on the collage of photos.

35+ Back to School Dinners

A 9x13 Polish potter dish of Authentic Eggplant Parmesan with a few basil leaves on top in the middle.

Authentic Eggplant Parmesan

A white Polish pottery bowl with a blue upside down "Y" and a blue circles pattern filled with authentic Italian tomato sauce with fresh basil leaves on top.

Authentic Italian Tomato Sauce

The corner of a glass 9x13 dish filled with classic tuna casserole.

Classic Tuna Casserole

A dinner plate with coconut rice, broccoli, and 4 ounce filet of baked bang bang salmon with a fork held diagonally from the left inserted into the salmon.

Baked Bang Bang Salmon

Rice topped with green curry with chicken and potatoes in a dark blue bowl with white polka dots with a blue dot in the middle. A spoon is on the left of the bowl.

Slow Cooker Green Curry with Chicken and Potatoes

White chicken chili with hominy in soup bowl and topped with shredded Colby Jack cheese, chopped avocado and chopped cilantro with tortilla chips on the upper left.

White Chicken Chili with Hominy

A dinner plate of ground beef broccoli with shredded carrots served over white rice.

Easy Beef Broccoli with Ground Beef

A serving bowl full of super crispy roasted potato chunks tossed with Parmesan cheese and parsley flakes.

Extra Crispy Roasted Potatoes

A dinner bowl plate with three baby potatoes, chopped chicken and green beans with bacon bits.

Slow Cooker Country Chicken and Veggies

The corner of a baking sheet with parchment paper with a filet of sweet and smoky brown sugar salmon and a fork inserted into the salmon from the left.

Sweet and Smoky Brown Sugar Salmon

A dark blue white polka dotted soup bowl of loaded baked potato soup topped with sliced green onions, shredded cheddar cheese, and bacon crumbles. In the upper right corner is a partial picture of a bowl of shredded cheese, and in the bottom left corner is a partial picture of a bowl of bacon pieces and a bowl of sliced green onions.

Loaded Baked Potato Soup

A serving of ground beef and peppers over rice on a dinner plate.

Beef and Peppers Skillet over Rice

A crockpot of shredded honey garlic chicken with two forks inserted into the chicken on the left.

Slow Cooker Honey Garlic Chicken

Two egg rolls, sweet chili sauce, and a serving of fried rice on a plate.

Dhiana’s Indonesian Egg Rolls

The corner of a dark blue Polish pottery 9x13 dish filled with Easy Baked Tortellini Casserole.

Easy Baked Tortellini Casserole

A dark blue plate with a swirled pattern with a serving of turkey breast topped with gravy, a serving of mashed potatoes and gravy and stuffing.

Instant Pot Turkey Breast

Three fajita stuffed sweet potatoes sitting in a glass 9x13 baking dish topped with melted cheese and sliced green onions with melted cheese surrounding the bottoms of the sweet potatoes.

Fajita Stuffed Sweet Potatoes

A dark blue, white polka dotted Polish pottery soup bowl of beef barley soup with a spoon inserted in the soup resting on the edge. A pot holder is laying on the right of the bowl.

The Best Beef Barley Soup

A corner of a glass 9x13 baking dish of unstuffed pepper meatloaf casserole with a scoop taken out of the corner.

Unstuffed Pepper Meatloaf Casserole