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Easy Friday Foods: Irresistible Recipes to Kickstart Your Weekend

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Kickstarting the weekend with Friday Foods, which are mouthwatering dishes to celebrate the end of the week. Whether planning a cozy night in or hosting friends, these delectable recipes are designed to be simple and satisfying. From zesty Tex-Mex Meatballs in Red Chile Sauce to crispy Fried Pizzas!

A collage of three Friday Foods: a pizza with cherry tomatoes and greens, a plate of grilled steak with peppers and onions, and a taco with grilled fish, cilantro, and lime on the side. Each dish is vibrant and colorful.

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What are Friday Foods?

Friday foods are fun, delicious, and flavorful, making Fridays a day to look forward to all week!

As if we need another excuse to look forward to that day that signals the week’s end. Big sigh!

If you’re looking for more Friday night recipes, visit our perennial favorite post, “Friday Night Food Ideas for Quick and Easy Meals.

Friday nights should be special and fun, whether you’re relaxing at home or out on the town. Here are some ideas to help celebrate Friday Night Foods!

Friday Foods Recipes


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Sloppy Joe Dogs
Sloppy Joe Dogs
There are so many different ways to top a hot dog, but this tasty sloppy joe version beats them all! —Kimberly Wallace, Dennison, Ohio
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A hand holding a freshly baked pizza, a Friday Foods favorite, topped with melted mozzarella, green basil leaves, dollops of pesto, and sprinkled with red pepper flakes. The pizza boasts a golden-brown crust against a light, textured background.
Life-Changing Crispy Fried Pizzas
Absolutely THE BEST way to make pizza at home! With a quick fry, you get a light, crispy, and perfectly chewy crust texture than is SO MUCH BETTER than baked. Crispy fried pizza for the win!
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A plate of tacos filled with grilled salmon, chopped red onions, cilantro, and creamy sauce. The tacos are in crispy shells, garnished with lime wedges. The background includes blurred avocados.
Easy Chicken Tacos with Avocado Cilantro Sauce
Try these irresistible Chicken Tacos with Avocado Cilantro Sauce. Juicy, flavorful chicken thighs with a fabulous green sauce – the ultimate taco delight!
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Feast on this Friday Foods special: a platter of grilled beef fajitas with vibrant sliced peppers and onions, encircled by warm tortillas and a bowl of rice, all set on a colorful tile table adorned with a pink cloth.
Beef Fajitas
Put some sizzle into supper with these beef fajitas. This fajitas recipe is perfect for a weeknight meal with a few time-saving steps.
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Chicken Taquitos
Chicken Taquitos
These easy oven-baked taquitos are stuffed with chicken, cheese and make a great appetizer or meal. They freeze well too!
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Easy BBQ Chicken Pizza
Hungry for pizza? How about a simple, homemade BBQ Chicken Pizza with super fresh ingredients, tailor-made just for you, and ready in 20 minutes or less?
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A large pot filled with One Pot Pasta, ground meat, broccoli, cherry tomatoes, mushrooms, and melted cheese, with a wooden spoon resting inside. A small bowl of grated cheese sits nearby on a white surface.
Easy One Pot Pasta with Ground Beef and Broccoli
This easy One Pot Pasta recipe with ground beef and broccoli is for those nights when dinner needs to be quick and easy. As in, almost hands-free. And family-friendly too.
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Side view of sloppy joe on whoe grain bun on a wooden serving plate.
A Most Delicious Sloppy Joe
Perfect for Friday nights, when you’re feeding a crowd, or busy nights when you need something easy.
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Loaded Sheet Pan Nachos Recipe
Loaded Sheet Pan Nachos Recipe
Make these easy Sheet Pan Nachos for your game day crowd – so easy to make and positvely loaded with beef, salsa, cheese and more!
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Close up of chicken enchiladas topped with melted cheese in their serving dish.
Easiest Leftover Chicken Enchiladas
This recipe for the Easiest Leftover Chicken Enchiladas is a real favorite in our house ready in just 30 minutes using either homemade or store-bought enchilada sauce and plenty of melted Mexican cheese!
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Tomato ‘n’ Beef Casserole With Polenta Crust Recipe
Tomato ‘n’ Beef Casserole With Polenta Crust Recipe
This one-dish beef casserole will become one of your new favorite dishes. A cornmeal crust in the perfect base for the meat and vegetable mixture and shredded sharp cheddar creates a bubbly, cheesy finish.
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Garlic Butter Italian Sausage Subs
Garlic Butter Italian Sausage Subs
These are so over-the-top fantastical. I already told you unironically that sandwiches are my favorite food, and this right here is why. This Italian sub is soft and melty and rich and saucy and toasty. It is gorgeous to look at. It smells divine. You know instantly you are about to be a delighted eater. I want these on football days with giant piles of salty chips and freezing ice-cold Shiner beer. Voilà! Perfect game-day food.
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Close-up of a delightful Hawaiian Roll Slider featuring crispy bread filled with melted cheese, tomato, and fresh basil leaves. The sandwich rests on white paper, while a sprig of parsley adds a touch of green in the background.
Easy Meatball Hawaiian Roll Sliders Recipe
This Meatball Hawaiian Roll Sliders recipe is one of the easiest, most delicious toasty buttery treats for game days or parties. Leaving you plenty of time to cheer your favorite team, cook more food, chat with friends, or just kick back and enjoy!
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Rhodes Rolls Build your Own Pizza Bar
Rhodes Rolls Build your Own Pizza Bar
Build your own pizza bar has become a tradition at our house on friday nights. To make these even easier, we use Rhodes frozen dinner rolls!
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Mexican Style Loaded Baked Sweet Potato Fries with Egg-Free Aioli
Mexican Style Loaded Baked Sweet Potato Fries with Egg-Free Aioli
Mexican Style Loaded Baked Sweet Potato Fries. The PERFECT Friday night snack for chilling! Loaded with black beans, pico de Gallo and tons of vegan mayonaisse, you’re gonna love these! It’s Friday!! Woo!! I’m really,
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Quick and Easy Oven Baked Chicken Tacos
These Baked Chicken Tacos are a quick and easy dinner favorite. Stuffed with cheese and beans, these rotisserie chicken baked tacos will have your people asking for seconds. And you will be smiling because they are so incredibly simple to make.
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Top view of Chicken Burrito Bowl with Rice and Parsley
Quick Instant Pot Chicken Burrito Bowls
This Instant Pot Chicken Burrito Bowl is a 20-minute, one-pot dinner that is incredibly delicious. Mexican spices blend to cook tender, pull apart chicken with black beans, corn, and rice… in one irresistible bowl.
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Side view of Garlic Pull Apart Bread with a bowl of marinara sauce.
Cheesy Garlic Butter Pull Apart Bread
IThis Cheesy Garlic Pull Apart Bread is ready in no time, easy, and the ultimate party food! Scrumptious for game days… or any gathering!
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