This simple vegetable soup is surprisingly sustaining. With beans and broccolini, tomato and quinoa, it'll make a belly-filling bowl that can power you through an afternoon, or quench a serious dinner hunger.

Get the recipe for Vegetable Soup. Nothing beats mac and cheese for filling bellies! What makes this extra easy is that the macaroni cooks right in the sauce. So you don't have to boil it ahead of time! Get the recipe for Slow Cooker Mac and Cheese. Puff pastry makes this extra-yummy pot pie both simple and delicious!

Get the recipe for Chicken Pot Pie. Serve this staple-filled soup with good, crusty bread for a simple, effective, and delicious meal. Get the recipe for Slow Cooker Potato Soup. Perhaps the only thing more warming and delicious than chicken soup on a cold day is chicken and dumplings.

Get the recipe for Crock Pot Chicken and Dumplings. This fast stovetop recipe skips roasting, but is steeped in flavor. And with just a few ingredients mostly squash , it's easy on the wallet! You can skip the brandy and use a little more cider to save some cost.

Get the recipe for One-Pot Butternut Squash Soup. Some chicken cutlets and pantry staples — and plenty of Parmesan, of course — can quickly turn into this family favorite.

Get the recipe for Chicken Parmesan. The underrated tuna melt, that staple of diners and lunch plates everywhere, deserves to be making a big time comeback. You probably have most of the ingredients in your fridge right now.

What are you waiting for? Get the recipe for Tuna Melt. If you're looking for a way to use ground beef in a spicy, simple dinner that'll make the whole family happy, then you've just found your recipe for tonight!

Get the recipe for Tamale Pie. This ground beef enchilada dinner is especially a winner. A little taco seasoning, some corn tortillas, a can of enchilada sauce, cover it with cheese and boom!

You've got a powerhouse meal for four or for two, with leftovers ready to go. Get the recipe for Beef Enchiladas. Want to make your whole family feel taken care of?

Treat them to a baked pasta dish. It's easy, it's cheap, and it's super filling. Get the recipe for Classic Stuffed Shells. Who's in the mood for a minute dinner? Besides gnocchi and frozen spinach, all you need for this meal is some cream, some cheese, and a few pantry spices.

Get the recipe for Gnocchi with Creamed Spinach. Tuna salad has been the centerpiece of a number of cheap and easy snack dinners in our household. Add some crackers, some cheese, a little fresh fruit, and you've got a meal! Get the recipe for Tuna Salad.

Broken noodles simmer in a tomato broth with sausage and spinach, capped off with a big dollop of blended cheese.

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Mazal has quickly become one of our favorite casual dinner spots on the Eastside. This vegetarian Israeli restaurant has an alleyway patio decorated with string lights, awnings, and patterned concrete walls.

But Mazal has more to offer than just a fun space. We love their smoky babaganoush and flaky bourekas, which come filled with potato, feta, or a pesto and olive mix. This colorful Filipino spot in Chinatown's Far East Plaza is perfect for drinking natural wine and updating some friends on your latest plan to hack an AI influencer.

The menu focuses primarily on brined meat like pork belly lechon, but the star of the show is without question the inasal. This juicy rotisserie chicken is stuffed with lemongrass and garlic, giving it sweet and citrusy notes, with a slight acidic bite at the end.

For group dinners especially if it's going to be people , our move is to do the "Pamilya Style" Set Menu. El Segundo. Located in an El Segundo strip mall, Jame Enoteca is a tiny Italian restaurant with some of our favorite pasta on the Westside.

This Torrance spot with other locations in El Segundo, DTLA, and Gardena specializes in crispy, tender tonkatsu. Sit up front near the sake bar if you want dinner to feel a bit rowdy or grab a booth table in the back for a quiet, semi-private experience.

Glassell Park. Dinner here feels more like hanging out at a garden party than eating at a formal restaurant. The charming dining area is divided up into three sections a front courtyard, main bar area, and a leafy back patio , and each one leads seamlessly into the other.

When you get hungry, order some crispy brussels sprouts, charcuterie, and spicy tuna tartare with an actual kick. The chile en nogada at this Mexican restaurant in Bell deserves its own cheerleading squad. The massive room is wrapped in bright orange paint, families push together tables for big group dinners, and a live band performs on weekends.

Highland Park. The counter-service spot in Highland Park serves Taiwanese street food that you can snack on or combine to create a full meal. Pull up a stool near their big street-facing windows and munch on things like sesame scallion bread, dan dan noodles, shrimp wontons, and mapo tofu.

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The cozy, art-filled dining room is one of the most popular lunch spots in the neighborhood, but at dinnertime, things calm down as tables unwind with bottles of beers and sake. Beverly Grove. Driving down San Vicente near the Beverly Center can be a stressful experience involving last-minute lane changes and very confusing street signs.

But if you manage to find this cozy, old-school Spanish spot sandwiched between a credit union and a sushi restaurant, prepare for a lovely time warp.

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