Easy sports night dinners: 100 ideas — The Organized Mom Life

When I signed my kids up for sports, I didn’t realize that it meant we would either be eating dinner at 4:00, or at 9:00 pm!

Evenings with sports practices and games can make eating dinner as a family tough. Which is why I decided to make a list of over 100 easy sports night dinners.

These ideas are broken down into 3 categories:

1. Crock pot dinners: You can make these dinners ahead of time, and they’ll be ready (or mostly ready) for you to eat when you finally make it home.

2. Quick dinners: These are dinner ideas that take 15 minutes of less to make, OR they can be prepped ahead of time, and finished very quickly when you get home.

3. Take-along dinners: These are meals you can make and take with you. Kids can eat in the car, if you’re not opposed to that. Younger siblings (and parents!) can eat at the game or practice.

Want to make meal planning easier? Just print out this list of Easy Sports Night Dinner Ideas and put it up on your fridge:

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Crock pot dinners

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

Chicken and dumplings
Sloppy Joes
Potato soup
Chili
Taco soup
Chicken tacos
Corn chowder
Vegetable soup
Ham and bean soup
Chicken curry
Beef stroganoff
Crack chicken
BBQ ribs
Salsa chicken
Chicken tortilla soup
Chicken fajitas
Mac and cheese
Chicken burrito bowls (Just make the rice ahead of time, too, so that you can heat it back up again quickly)
Pot roast
White chicken chili
Lasagna soup
Butternut squash soup
Pulled pork or chicken
Beef stew
Pork chops
Meatballs (eat with spaghetti, or in a meatball sub)
Pork carnitas
Stuffed peppers
Breakfast casserole
Garlic parmesan chicken
Quiche
Swedish meatballs over rice or potatoes
Baked potatoes
BBQ chicken

Quick dinners

Dinner ideas that take 15 minutes of less (or can be prepped ahead of time, and finished quickly)

Frozen pizza
Chicken nuggets or tenders in the air fryer
Chicken Caesar salad wraps (with chicken tenders or rotisserie chicken)
Grilled cheese
Hot dogs
Eggs and toast
Deli meat sandwiches
Reheated leftovers
Rotisserie chicken with a salad
Omelets
Pizza bagels
Charcuterie plate (or “snack dinner”)
Fried rice (Comes together quickly when the rice is already made)
Tacos: Cook the meat and prep toppings ahead of time
Mason jar salads
Canned or pre-made soup
Breakfast for dinner (Make pancakes, waffles, etc. ahead of time)
Spaghetti
Ravioli
Egg bites

Take-along dinners

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

Chicken tender Caesar wraps
PB&Js
Hummus and veggie wraps
Turkey and cheese sandwiches
Spicy Italian subs
Burritos or burrito bowls
Meatball subs
BLTs
Ham and cheese sandwiches
Buffalo chicken wraps
Chicken tenders or chicken nuggets
Chicken burritos
Chicken bacon ranch wrap
Chicken, egg, or ham salad on a croissant or pita
Mini sandwiches on Hawaiian rolls
Quesadillas
Tacos
Homemade lunchables (cheese, salami or other lunch meat, crackers)
Ham and cheese croissants
Walking tacos
Cheesy roll-ups
Deli pinwheels
Loaded nachos
Cobb salad sub
Pretzel roll sliders
Taquitos
Tomato and mozzarella on focaccia or a baguette
Soft pretzels
Chips and bean dip
Taco salad
Ceasar or Cobb salad
Red bean buns
Pasta salad
Caprese salad
Rotisserie chicken
Bean salad
Calzones
Breakfast sandwiches/breakfast burritos
Pancakes, waffles, or french toast
Pizza
Chicken or tuna salad with crackers
Pesto pasta
Pizza rolls
Chicken Caesar pasta salad
Chicken sandwiches
Burgers or hot dogs

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

Product	Price
New Star Foodservice 44140 Fast Food…		Buy on Amazon
Eco Friendly, Grease Proof 12″ x 12″…	$15.08	Buy on Amazon
200 Count Pre-Cut Deli Aluminum Foil…	$8.99	Buy on Amazon

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:

Product	Price
Bentgo Kids Bento-Style 5-Compartment…	$27.99	Buy on Amazon
Bentgo Fresh (Blue/Green 2 PACK) – New &…	$28.99	Buy on Amazon
Bento Box Adult Lunch Box – 4 Pack, 5 -…	$16.99	Buy on Amazon
DIMBRAH Snack Containers (4 Pack),Lunch…	$8.99	Buy on Amazon