30 easy sports night dinner ideas

Sports night dinners can be tough, so here are 30 easy ideas for you, including crock pot ideas, meals to prep ahead and heat up later, super fast and easy ideas, and dinners you can take with you and eat on the road or at the field. Everything is included in this free PDF download, perfect to hang on your fridge during the fall sports season!

Download the list of 30 Easy Sports Night Dinner Ideas here:

Crock pot dinners

Dinners that will be ready (or mostly ready) and waiting in the crock pot for you when you get home.

• Chicken tacos
• Baked potatoes
• Chili
• Meatballs (for easy meatball subs)
• Chicken tortilla soup
• Pulled pork

Make ahead and reheat

• Sloppy Joes
• Breakfast casserole
• BLTs
• Breakfast sandwiches
• Taco meat for loaded nachos or taco salads
• Ravioli

Super fast and easy

Dinner ideas that can be made with very little time or effort

• Rotisserie chicken with a salad kit
• Chicken nuggets or tenders in the air fryer
• Quesadillas
• Spaghetti
• Frozen pizza
• Pancakes, waffles, or french toast
• Walking tacos
• Buffalo chicken wraps
• Spicy Italian subs
• Eggs and toast
• Grilled cheese
• Chicken patty sandwiches

Take-along dinners

Dinner ideas that you can take along and eat on the go

• Hot dogs (just wrap them up in some foil to stay warm)
• Chicken tender Caesar wraps (I use a bagged Caesar salad kit to keep it simple)
• Pretzel roll sliders
• Chicken salad in a pita
• Turkey and cheese sandwiches
• Homemade lunchables

My favorite dinner-on-the-go supplies

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Here are a few of the containers and supplies we like to use when packing meals to eat in the car or at the field:

Food baskets and liners

These baskets and parchment paper are such a fun option for dinners on-the-go. They make it easy to serve up meals like chicken fingers, wraps, or sandwiches to your family. Toss your sides right into the basket, too.

The aluminum foil sheets make it easy to keep warm finger foods (like hot dogs) warm until they’re ready to be eaten.

Clean up is a breeze: Just toss the paper and stack the baskets for next time.

Bento Boxes

Bento boxes are great for serving a variety of foods. (They’re perfect for homemade lunchables or snack dinners!) Here are a few of my personal favorites:

I also love this large divided container for shared snacks:

Related: School lunch ideas for kids

I hope you found this helpful! If you did, do me a favor and share it.

And have a great sports season!

-Laura

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