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# 5 Easy Dinners You Can Make in 30 Minutes or Less (Garlic Butter Chicken Bites & More) | Allrecipes

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## Summary

The video presents five quick, family-friendly dinner recipes that can each be prepared in 30 minutes or less, including crispy cheesy chicken patties, taco-stuffed potatoes, air-fried bang bang salmon, garlic butter chicken bites with smashed potatoes and roasted broccoli, and one-pot beef ramen.

### Key Points

- **Crispy cheesy chicken patties** [0:00] — Uses 1.5 pounds of boneless, skinless chicken breast, diced small, mixed with eggs, grated cheese and onion, fresh parsley, half a ranch packet, mayonnaise, salt, pepper, and flour. Formed into patties and pan-fried in batches for under 5 minutes each. Served with a salad and a dipping sauce made from the remaining ranch packet, mayonnaise, lemon juice, and cayenne.
- **Taco-stuffed potatoes** [2:29] — Microwave potatoes after piercing them, then cook ground beef with onion and taco seasoning. Add Rotel and processed cheese until melted. Spoon the mixture over the potatoes; top with lettuce for crunch.
- **Air-fried bang bang salmon** [4:15] — Bang bang sauce: mayonnaise, sweet chili sauce, and Sriracha. Spread about 1 tablespoon on each salmon fillet, air fry at 400°F or higher for 8–10 minutes. Serve with buttered rice (sautéed in butter, 2:1 water-to-rice ratio) and steamed green beans quickly sautéed.
- **Garlic butter chicken bites** [6:28] — Boil baby gold potatoes until tender; roast broccoli with olive oil, salt, pepper, garlic powder, and Parmesan at 425°F for about 15 minutes. Lightly coat bite‑size chicken pieces in flour, pan‑fry until golden. Make a garlic butter sauce: sauté 6 cloves garlic in olive oil, deglaze with white wine, then whisk in cold butter. Toss chicken in sauce. Smash potatoes with milk and sour cream.
- **One‑pot beef ramen** [10:12] — Brown lean ground beef (or other ground meat) in a non‑stick skillet. Add garlic, bell pepper, and cabbage; cook until softened. Deglaze with liquids (soy sauce, hoisin sauce, salted chicken stock). Add ramen noodles (discard seasoning packets), nestle in broth, cover and cook 5–6 minutes. Top with green onions and sesame seeds.
- **Video conclusion** [12:49] — Five 30‑minute meals for Monday through Friday, each family‑friendly and customizable.

### Conclusion

The video provides five quick, versatile dinner recipes that can be prepared in 30 minutes or less, offering solutions for busy weeknights—from crispy chicken patties to one‑pot beef ramen.

## Transcript

There are not enough hours in the day to
do life and cook dinner. I've got you
covered. I've got five new recipes and
all I need from you is 30 minutes. This
first one is so good, you might want to
double or triple the recipe because you
can eat off of them all week. They are
crispy, cheesy chicken patties, and I'm
going to serve it up with a
salad. If your kids love chicken
nuggets, but you're tired of feeding
them chicken nuggets, this is the dish
for you. So, I'm going to start with
boneless, skinless chicken breast. You
want about a pound and a half, and
you're going to chop them up. Kind of
dice them up small. only going to be
about three chicken breasts. This is a
great way to kind of stretch out your
chicken breast, too. It will feed your
whole family. You're just going to add
this to a bowl. I'm going in with a
couple eggs. Also going to grate in some
cheese and onion. And you just need a
few tablespoons. If you grate it, then
you won't get big old chunks in there.
I'm also going in with some fresh
parsley. This is something I just always
keep on hand. It's just a really cheap
and easy way to add a fresh kind of
earthy flavor. A little ranch packet.
I'm going to use half in here and half
for a dipping sauce. So excited to make
this at work because now my dinner's
cooked for tonight. So I'm just going to
stir that together and add in a little
mayonnaise. Now I'm just going to season
it up with a little salt and pepper. And
then I'm going to stir in a little
flour. You want to stir in just enough
flour till it comes together. It's just
going to help keep these patties
together. Okay, so that's it. We're just
going to form these into patties and
drop them in a skillet. Spoon about 1/4
cup of the mixture into the
skillet. See that crispy cheesy chicken
patties. Each batch cooks in like less
than 5 minutes. Cuz the chicken is cut
so small, the patties are thin, it
doesn't take that long to cook this
chicken all the way through. Then you
can just transfer them to a wire rack
and keep them warm in the oven while you
cook the rest. I'm just going to keep
these warm in the oven while I mix up
the salad. And then we're ready for
dinner. Salad. My kids love salad. They
call it a ranch salad or a Caesar salad.
I'll add in some cucumber. I'm going to
add in some tomato
too. Wish I had a stop clock. Dinner's
ready. Couple chicken patties. We're
going to serve these with a little
dipping sauce. The rest of that ranch
packet, a little mayonnaise. Then you're
going to mix that together with a little
lemon juice and a pinch of
cayenne. A little sauce on the side. My
kids will want that. This one is so
good. Your family will inhale
it. Maybe one of the most flavorful ways
to cook a bunless, skinless chicken
breast.
Perfect dinner. Number two, taco Tuesday
with a whole new look. How about taco
stuffed
potatoes? Grab your
potatoes. Scrub them up. Just going to
pierce them a couple
times in the microwave. All right, then
we're going to get our filling going. I
like onion in my taco meat. After
basically making that delicious dip that
we love, the Rotel dip. Usually has
sausage in it. I'm just doing ground
beef. Now I just cook it all up in a
skillet. Get my onion going for a couple
minutes. You just need about a pound of
ground
meat. And then you're going to go in
with some taco
seasoning. Homemade or storebought is
just
fine. Once that's all together, in with
your can of
Rotel. Okay. Then in with the processed
cheese. Sometimes everybody needs a
little
shortcut. Add it. And then it'll slowly
melt as you stir it all together. And
this is going to be the perfect topping
for our potatoes. Hot potato. Hot
potato. Okay, look. Everything's ready.
Hey, taco meat should always be made
with rotail. Okay, now we're about to
make the most bomb
potato you've ever had. When I do
dinners like this, I just love to make
it like a buffet and then the kids can
come in when they're ready, make their
own taco. We're always in different
schedules, so you know, nobody's really
eating at the same time. I don't really
need butter since I have all this
cheese. Really don't even need salt, I
don't think. Just to really give it the
full taco experience. You need a little
crunch, especially with Rotel. Loaded
baked potatoes in under 30 minutes. Oh
my
god. I'd like to be left alone with
this. 100%. This is the next thing you
need to make on your next taco Tuesday
or Wednesday, Thursday, Friday
Saturday, Sunday. I'm breaking out the
air fryer for this next one. This is a
old favorite airfried bang bang
salmon. This can really be probably a
15-minute meal because it is that fast.
Starts with a simple bang bang sauce.
It's just three ingredients. Mayonnaise
and then sweet chili sauce. This adds a
lot of flavor. You can use in marinades
or dressings or other sauces. super
cheap at the Asian market. It's a good
thing to kind of keep on hand. And then
you're going to add some Sriracha. So
the creaminess and the sweetness from
that is going to balance this out.
Perfect. The sauce is going to add
enough flavor to the salmon. You can
season it with a little salt to taste if
you want, but I'm just going to spread
about a tablespoon onto each fillet. And
then just pop it in the air fryer.
Lightly grease your air fryer or you can
put a little piece of parchment down on
the bottom. The air fryer is the perfect
way to cook this fish. You're going to
get a little crust on the outside, which
is so good. I probably should have
started my rice first because it's going
to take longer to cook than that salmon.
The salmon's only going to take about 8
minutes. Okay, so I start by sautéing my
rice in the butter. This will really
keep it fluffy while it cooks. Two parts
water to one part rice. You could use um
chicken stock here just for extra
flavor. Definitely want to salt it.
That's it. Bring it to a boil, cover it
and let it simmer till it's done.
Salmon's going, rice is going. All
that's left is my other side dish, which
are going to be green beans. I'm going
to steam them in the microwave and then
hit them real quick in the
stove. It's all it
takes. See how good these look? The
sauce kind of caramelizes in the heat.
If your air fryer goes above 400, crank
it up. 425, 450 will be even better.
These took about 10 minutes. They're
kind of thick, so if your um salmon
fillets are a little flatter, it'll take
closer to eight. Just plain butter rice
is good for this because we have all
that sauce. And then a little green
onion. It's perfection. This is a
beautiful restaurant quality dinner that
doesn't look like it came together in 30
minutes. The green onion is essential.
Just kind of ties it all together. It's
sweet. It's salty. The salmon is cooked
perfectly. It's so tender and moist.
It's the perfect dinner. You're going to
want to make this one, too. This next
one is so easy. I'm going to get my
sides actually going first. I'm doing
garlic, butter, chicken bites with
smashed potatoes and roasted broccoli in
half an hour. So, I'm going to start
with my potatoes. Just going to get
these going in water and then bring it
to a boil and let them cook while I do
everything else. For my veg, I'm going
to do broccoli. My daughter just loves
broccoli prepared this way versus
boiling it. So, you want to get your
oven going to 425 or 450. I'm going to
drizzle on olive oil and then salt
pepper, garlic powder, and a little
parmesan. I'm going to toss this
together and then I'll sprinkle on the
palm. Now, this goes into the oven. It's
only going to take about 15 minutes, so
just judge your timing based on
everything else that's going on. You
just need boneless, skinless chicken
breast. I'm going with about a pound and
a half. And then to a shallow dish
you're going to add in a little bit of
flour. We're not generously coating
them, just giving them a really light
coating of flavor so that it gets
crispy. going to cut your chicken into
bite-sized pieces. Probably do this in a
plastic
bag now that I'm thinking about it. Just
want a really light coating like that.
So, get your skillet hot while the
skillet heats up. I'm going to cube up
some butter. You want to use cold butter
whenever you're making a butter sauce.
You'll whisk it in at the end and it'll
stay creamy instead of getting all oily
and separated. Then, you want to place
your chicken in in a single
layer. And then don't touch
it. They're almost fork tender. I'm
going to go a little bit more so that
way they're really soft so I can smash
them
easily. And the broccoli's looking good.
All right, time to flip them
over. Woo! Look at that
color. See these little like crunchy
ones?
M going to transfer these to a plate.
Okay. And then you're going to wipe your
skillet a little bit. Just adding a
little more olive oil to help get the
garlic going. And I'm going in about six
cloves of garlic and more if you wish.
Now I'm going to add in some white
wine. Right now, this just reduces until
it's almost evaporated. And I'm going to
go ahead and drain my potatoes. Drain
them and then add them back to the pot.
Just going to set the pot right back
over the stove just to let any other
moisture evaporate out. And I'll go
ahead and add in the butter and let it
be melting while we finish the sauce.
Liquid is almost gone. Now it's time to
whisk in the butter. You want to make
sure your heat is not too high. And then
go in with a few pieces at a time. Sauce
is good and creamy. So garlicky and
buttery. Then in goes the chicken.
You're going to toss it to
coat. Okay, these are done. I'm just
keeping them on warm. Butter's melted in
here. I'm doing this with the baby gold
potatoes because the skin is so thin.
It's okay. It's not like overwhelming
when you mash potatoes with the skin on
with these. Smash and add a little milk
a little sour
cream, and season it up with salt and
pepper. Dinner's ready. I just feel like
I ran a marathon in 30 minutes.
Garlicky, buttery goodness. Tender
flavorful, juicy chicken breast, creamy
smashed potatoes, and roasted broccoli.
This is again a perfect
dinner. It's just so simple yet so easy.
Kind of just a new way to serve up your
chicken breast. Roasted broccoli, don't
steam it. You know, just adding flavor
to the basics by just incorporating like
new ways to cook them. Another winner.
We're about to take it all home. That
final trick
uses our favorite packs of ramen to make
a one pot beef ramen
dish. And the only thing you really have
to chop up a bell pepper. I love meals
like this because they have extra veggie
and it just kind of stretches out the
meat. Satisfying and so easy. This one
really only takes like 20 minutes to
cook. So, this is the perfect weekn
night dinner. I'm using the lean ground
beef, but you could use ground chicken
ground pork, or ground
turkey. Well, let's cook. So, going in
to a non-stick skillet with my ground
sirloin. You know, when we do one pot
cooking, it's all about building the
layers of flavor. So, the first layer
has been created with the beef. You can
see it's kind of caramelized around the
pan a little bit. that's going to be
released in a little while. So now I'm
going to go in with garlic, bell pepper
and our cabbage. This cooks down a ton.
So it looks like a lot, but it's really
not. Five is a lot. You know, it's easy
when you're just making a 30 minute meal
every night, but I'm making five dinners
in one
day for you. Once everything has
softened and that cabbage has started to
turn translucent, you're ready to go in
with your liquids. These are going to
delaze the pan and then they're going to
provide a flavorful broth to cook our
noodles in. See, what do we say? Color
equals flavor. We're going to bring this
to a boil and then we're going to use
our ramen. We're not using the little
seasoning packets that are inside
though. And you want to kind of nestle
the ramen into the broth. You want to
make sure it's fully submerged in there.
Then I'm going to cover it and cook it
undisturbed for about 5 to 6 minutes. 6
minutes.
Voila. That looks delicious. All
right. Now, we're just going to gently
steam the carrots in their residual heat
and then cover it and take it off the
heat.
Perfect. Got ramen at home in less time
than it takes to get take out. Sprinkle
of green
onions and a sprinkle of sesame seeds.
How does it taste? Well, let me tell
you. The soy sauce gives you the
saltiness. That hoisonen sauce adds so
much flavor. I did use a salted chicken
stock, so that helps. Another one that
every single person will love and you
can tweak it. You can add in other
vegetables, use a different meat. Either
way, you need to keep this one in your
rotation. There you have it. Five 30
minute meals. It's a new recipe Monday
through Friday. You're going to love
these. Try them all and let me know what
you
think. Just so glad I have all of my
family's dinners for the week.