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32 Easy Skillet Main Dishes To Make for Dinner Tonight

Updated on October 10, 2024

By: Food Network Kitchen

Grab your pan by the handle and mix up one of Food Network's easy skillet main dishes.

Food Network Kitchen’s Creamy, Garlicky Shrimp Skillet, as seen on Food Network.

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Creamy, Garlicky Shrimp Skillet

This super-quick and indulgent weeknight dinner takes a slight left turn from the standard fettuccine Alfredo. Red peppers and paprika transform it from expected to spectacular.

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Food Network Kitchen’s Lemon-Garlic Skillet Chicken and Potatoes, as seen on Food Network.

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Lemon-Garlic Skillet Chicken and Potatoes

For once, water and oil work together to make a magical one-skillet weeknight chicken dinner. Potatoes cook alongside crispy chicken thighs — first they boil in water until tender, and then fry into golden nuggets in the remaining oil.

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Food Network Kitchen’s Shrimp, White Bean and Feta Skillet for NEW FNK, as seen on Food Network.

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Shrimp, White Bean and Feta Skillet

In just under 30 minutes you can deliver a delicious shrimp and bean dinner to the table, and there's only one pan to clean up afterward.

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Food Network Kitchen’s Cornbread Crusted Chili for Comfort Cast Iron Dinners, as seen on Food Network

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Cornbread Topped Cast-Iron Skillet Chili

Cook chili, bake cornbread and serve dinner in a single skillet. The steam from this chunky, spicy, deep-red chili gives the cornbread topping an extra-fluffy texture.

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