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.These 25 Trader Joe’s Dinner ideas are quick and easy ways to incorporate your favorite items from Trader Joe’s!
I know you guys love Trader Joe’s as much as I do because my Healthy Trader Joe’s Meal Plan and Shopping List, 35+ My Healthy Trader Joes Recipes, and 32 Healthy Trader Joe’s Snacks are among my most popular posts!
This time of year, as we settle into the back-of-school routine, I’m always more motivated to meal plan and try new recipes. So, I thought a quick round-up of all my favorite Trader Joe’s dinner ideas would be helpful for me and you! I also asked some of my dietitian friends to share a few of their favorite Trader Joe’s dinner recipes as well, so you’ll find those below too!
Take a scroll and let me know what you try!
These 25 Trader Joes' Dinner ideas are quick and easy ways to incorporate your favorite items from Trader Joes'!
Easy Paleo Taco Salad with Plantain Chips
Harissa salsa and roasted plantain chips also top the list of two of my all-time favorite Trader Joe's goods I can never pass up. They make this salad out of this worth delicious!
Whip up a salad made with ingredients from TJ!
Photo Credit:Amy Gorin, MS, RDN
Egg-and-Veggie-Topped Hummus Toast with Everything Bagel Spice Mix
Why not eat breakfast for dinner? This brinner recipe features Trader Joe's Everything But the Bagel Seasoning and includes a healthy dose of protein from the egg and hummus.
Photo Credit:Lizzie Streit
Roasted Chickpea Salad with Herb Yogurt Dressing
This roasted chickpea salad featured Trader Joe’s frozen roasted corn! It’s full of flavor and really easy to make.
Turkey Bacon Ranch Bowls
If you haven't tried Trader Joe's peppered turkey bacon, you don't know what you're missing. Did you feel the FOMO just set in?
Photo Credit:Bon Appeteach
Easy Homemade Chicken Cauliflower Gnocchi Soup
Learn how to make this Olive Garden inspired low carb chicken gnocchi soup recipe with a handful of pantry gluten free ingredients. The perfect comforting soup recipe you make in 30 minutes or less!
Sheet Pan Everything Bagel Salmon & Roasted Veggies – an easy and healthy Trader Joe’s recipe made with one sheet pan for a healthy dinner win with minimal fuss!
Healthy Parmesan Crusted Baked Chicken
Not your average chicken parm. Parmesan, flax, and vegetable root chips come together to make a delicious and healthy parmesan crusted baked chicken! Grain-Free
Photo Credit:Lauren Nagel
Easy Cauliflower Gnocchi Nachos
A lower carb, healthy approach to making smoked nachos using cauliflower style gnocchi in place of classic tortilla chips for a delicious game day meal!
This creamy Trader Joe's Cauliflower Gnocchi & Sausage Skillet is a little better for you comfort food with a whole lot of flavor made only in one pan!
If I don't get my wings at Butcher Box, the next likely place I am to get them is Trader Joe's. This is my new favorite wing recipe, so I thought I'd throw this recipe in the list!
Photo Credit:Bakerita
Vegan Cauliflower Gnocchi with Pesto
This Vegan Cauliflower Gnocchi with Pesto shows you how to make the best crispy cauliflower gnocchi using Trader Joe’s cauliflower gnocchi! This quick and easy lunch or dinner comes together in about 20 minutes and with just FOUR ingredients.
Mediterranean Pizzas
I LOVE TJ's Mediterranean Hummus and their brown rice tortillas. The brown rice tortillas crisp up perfectly to make these delicious Mediterranean inspired pizzas.
Remember when cauliflower rice was exclusive to Trader Joe's and you'd buy like 10 packets every time you went? Oh, just me? Now, thanks to TJ's you can get it just about anywhere, but I still throw all the cauliflower rice recipes inspired by TJ's first convenient package in the list!
Photo Credit:Kristine Pfeifer Duncan
Bruschetta Pasta
This recipe comes together quickly with Trader Joe’s pantry staples. And this plant-based meal relies on beans and nuts to push the protein to 20 g per serving.
I like all kinds of pesto, and I'm we aren't a dairy-free household. But, that doesn't mean I can't enjoy this surprisingly delicious vegan pesto in the cold case.
Oven-Fried Paleo Chicken Tenders
Do you know what I can never find anymore? Almond meal, NOT almond flour, almond MEAL. The only place to get it nowadays is TJs. Thank goodness because almond meal lends a crispy texture to these chicken tenders that you can't get with almond flour. Try them, you'll love them I promise!
Bruschetta Shrimp Pasta
Another item I love from TJs is there already made bruschetta. I love to eat like regular bruschetta, but I also like to mix it with pasta for a delicious summery dish.
Photo Credit:Tammy Lish Spencer
Mexcian Chicken & Broccoli Quiche Tart
Use Mexican street corn seasonings & cotija cheese to make this flavorful Chicken & Broccoli Quiche Tart.
Photo Credit:Addie LaBonte
Chicken Bacon Ranch Spaghetti Squash
This Chicken Bacon Ranch Spaghetti Squash features easy and healthy ingredients from Trader Joe’s! This recipe is cozy and flavorful.
How to Make Grilled Pizza
I love to use Trader Joe's premade pizza crusts when I throw pizza on the grill!
Fully-cooked chicken sausages threaded with multi-colored peppers and fresh vegetables on a skewer and grilled to perfection for a quick weeknight meal everyone will love.
Photo Credit:Colleen Wysocki Woods
Jackfruit Enchiladas
Trader Joe's pre-cut canned jackfruit only needs to be seasoned, rolled in tortillas, and baked with some cheese and mole for a delicious family dinner.
Photo Credit:Kristi Ruth
Grilled Lemon Pepper Chicken
My super easy kid-favorite Grilled Lemon Pepper Chicken features Trader Joe’s Lemon Pepper seasoning blend in a grinder! Actually, all of the ingredients this recipe calls for can be found at Trader Joe’s-it’s my ‘go to’ for groceries!
Air Fryer Cauliflower Gnocchi
The air fryer is one of the easiest ways to turn TJ’s cauliflower gnocchi from defrosted or directly from frozen to crispy golden brown perfection.
Trader Joe's Broccoli Slaw Salad Recipe
Four ingredient Trader Joe’s Broccoli Slaw Recipe idea, it doesn’t get more easy or delicious than this recipe!
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About Kelli Shallal MPH RD
Kelli Shallal MPH RD is a Phoenix, Arizona based Registered Dietitian with a Masters in Public Health from Loma Linda University. She is a blogger behind the popular blog and nutrition practice Hungry Hobby. She is also the owner and creator of What to Eat? Meal Plans.
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Hank saysI am a fan of the mushroom and black truffle flatbread which I improve with various toppings. I also love the saucy scallops and mushrooms. I took 6 of the scallops and sliced them in half and then placed them around the flatbread. When the scallops and their sauce melted it became a great seafood pizza.
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