150 Dinner Recipe Ideas (Printable Quick Reference List) + Cooking Staples List

Following on from my post about a month ago with 50 recipe websites and blogs with recipes, I made a list while I was doing all that Googling and trawling through all the websites to compile a quick reference list to make meal planning easier (as I tend to cook the same things over and over).

150 Dinner Recipe Ideas

I’ve put this list into a convenient printable for quick reference. You can download and print it here (existing subscribers can login to the free printables library and download it here). You can add these pages to your planner, or print, laminate and keep on the fridge or the door of your pantry.

Instructions for resizing the printable to suit any planner are in this post.

In addition to the dinner recipe ideas list, I made a cooking staples list (which has been so helpful for making sure I have all the essentials on hand to make basically any marinade).

I’ve also included blank versions of the list if you want to add your own recipes or create a favorite recipes reference list.

Chicken Recipes

  1. Schnitzel
  2.  Roast w/ vegetables
  3. Chicken Manicotti
  4. Pie
  5. Lemon / lemon, garlic & herbs
  6. Quesadillas
  7. Paprika
  8. Garlic and herb
  9. Butter chicken
  10. Chicken, spinach & feta filo pastry
  11. Crumbed honey, garlic, mustard, herb marinade & parmesan cheese
  12. Tikka Marsala
  13. Thai Chicken
  14. Chicken Burritos
  15. Cajun Chicken w/ veggies
  16. Moroccan Chicken
  17. Kung Pao Chicken
  18. Mango chicken
  19. Chicken nachos
  20. Honey Garlic
  21. Chicken nuggets
  22. Chicken Stew
  23. Meatballs
  24. Parmigiana
  25. Chicken alfredo pasta
  26. Chicken pot pie
  27. Gozleme
  28. Roast chicken & veggies
  29. Enchiladas
  30. Chicken skewers & veggies
  31. Stir Fry
  32. Carbonara
  33. Fajitas
  34. Chicken and couscous
  35. Chicken cordon bleu
  36. Chicken Stroganoff
  37. Chicken tacos
  38. Chicken chow mein
  39. Curry chicken & rice
  40. Greek chicken & orzo
  41. Grilled chicken margherita
  42. Satay
  43. Garlic Butter Meatballs
  44. Chicken and broccoli casserole
  45.  Buffalo chicken alfredo bake
  46.  Cheesy garlic broccoli rice
  47.  Creamed Spinach Chicken
  48.  Chicken, pesto and  potato frittata
  49.  Cacciatore
  50.  Teriyaki
  51.  Kiev
  52.  Cannelloni
  53.  Japanese chicken curry
  54.  Chicken & leek pie
  55.  Rissoles

Pork Recipes

  1. Schnitzel
  2.  Roast w/ vegetables
  3.  Meatballs
  4.  Fried Rice
  5.  Garlic & Rosemary marinade
  6.  Honey & Sesame
  7.  Quesadillas
  8.  Jambalaya
  9.  Pork Chops w/ mashed potato & gravy
  10.  Sloppy Joe
  11.  Garlic butter roasted pork
  12.  Sweet and Sour
  13.  Rissoles

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Lamb Recipes

  1. Burgers
  2. Meatballs
  3. Shepherd’s pie
  4. Roast lamb & veggies
  5. Quesadillas
  6. Mongolian Lamb
  7. Rosemary & garlic roast lamb
  8. Lamb casserole
  9. Lamb Ragu
  10. Slow cook lamb & vegetable stew
  11. Lamb Tikka flatbread
  12. Lamb Korma
  13. Lamb Shanks
  14. Lamb Kofta
  15. Roast lamb with madeira sauce
  16. Lamb Meatloaf
  17. Moroccan Grilled Lamb
  18. Rissoles

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Beef Recipes

  1. Lasagne
  2.  Spaghetti Bolognese
  3.  Cottage pie
  4.  Enchiladas
  5.  Cheat’s lasagne
  6.  Meatballs
  7.  Nachos
  8.  Tacos
  9.  Casserole
  10.  Goulash
  11.  Stroganoff
  12.  Burgers
  13.  Stew
  14.  Slow cooker
  15.  Beef & Broccoli stir fry
  16.  Meatloaf and mash
  17.  Steak sandwich
  18.  Rotini Pasta Bake
  19.  Meatball sub
  20.  Teriyaki steak
  21.  Mongolian Beef Stir Fry
  22.  Quesadillas

Vegetarian recipes

  1. Zucchini & corn fritters
  2.  Healthy pancakes
  3.  Spinach & ricotta frittata
  4.  Spinach & ricotta Pie
  5.  Pumpkin, spinach and feta pizza
  6.  Pesto Pasta
  7.  Zucchini Pizza
  8.  Lasagne
  9.  Creamy tomato pasta
  10.  Potato bake
  11.  Baked Ziti
  12.  Stuffed Potatoes

Quick & easy

  1. Savoury Pinwheels
  2.  Pizzas
  3.  Calzone
  4.  Toasted sandwiches
  5.  Omelette
  6.  Stromboli
  7.  Stuffed peppers
  8.  Bruschetta pasta
  9.  Cauliflower Rice
  10.  Tortellini bake
  11.  Smashed Potatoes
  12.  Fried Rice
  13.  Stuffed Peppers
  14.  Chicken & bacon turnovers

Seafood Recipes

  1. Paella
  2.  Grilled fish with herbs, garlic butter & lemon
  3.  Scallop Mornay pies
  4.  Lemon Garlic butter salmon
  5.  Fish Cakes
  6.  Salmon Patties
  7.  Fish tacos
  8.  Creamed Spinach Stuff Salmon
  9.  Fish pie
  10.  Garlic Parmesan Flounder
  11.  Crab Bisque
  12.  Seafood lasagne
  13.  Tuna Melt
  14.  Crab cakes
  15.  Pad Thai
  16.  Coconut shrimp curry

Soup Recipes

  1. Tomato
  2. French Onion
  3. Chicken Noodle
  4. Creamy Chicken and Mushroom Soup
  5. Goulash
  6. Bacon Sweet-Potato Soup
  7. Chicken, ham & corn
  8. Clam Chowder
  9. Minestrone
  10. Meatball Sub Soup

Pasta Recipes

  1. Carbonara
  2.  Mac & Cheese
  3.  Garlic Shrimp Alfredo Bake
  4.  Chicken Parmesan Pasta Bake
  5.  Ravioli
  6.  Creamy garlic herb mushroom pasta
  7.  Pasta salad
  8.  Tuna pasta
  9.  Gnocchi
  10.  Creamed corn chicken noodle bake

Air Fryer Recipes

  1. Chicken tenders, parmigiana, cordon blue
  2.  Garlic bread
  3.  2 Ingredient bagels (Greek yoghurt & SR flour)
  4.  Egg roll
  5.  Potato chips
  6.  Roast Vegetables
  7.  Nacho cheese crumbed chicken tenders

Cooking Staples

This list has my go to staples with some empty lines in each category for you to add yours. I’ve also included a blank version if you want to make your own list from scratch.

cooking staples printable list reference marinade baking pantry fridge

Marinade Staples

  1. Honey
  2. Parsley
  3. Oregano
  4. Rosemary
  5. Thyme
  6. Mixed Herbs
  7. Worcestershire Sauce
  8. Soy Sauce
  9. Mustard
  10. Garlic
  11. Olive Oil
  12. Salt & pepper
  13. Balsamic Vinegar
  14. Butter
  15. Breadcrumbs
  16. Cornflour
  17. Beef Stock
  18. Chicken Stock
  19. Moroccan seasoning
  20. All purpose seasoning

Baking Staples

  1. Self-Raising flour
  2.  Plain Flour
  3.  Baking soda
  4.  Baking powder
  5.  Butter
  6.  Eggs
  7.  Milk
  8.  Sour Cream
  9.  Cinnamon
  10.  Salt
  11.  Cocoa
  12.  Brown Sugar
  13.  Caster Sugar
  14.  Rolled Oats
  15.  Condensed Milk
  16.  Chocolate chips
  17.  Icing Mixture
  18.  Vanilla essence

Pantry Staples

  1. Spices
  2.  Tomato Paste
  3.  Tomato Sauce
  4.  Stock
  5.  Tortillas

Fridge Staples

  1. Milk
  2.  Eggs
  3.  Cooking Cream
  4.  Butter
  5.  Lemon Juice

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