35+ Themed Dinner Ideas
Ready to mix things up? Sometimes it gets so hard to come up with new dinner ideas. You either get stuck eating the same three things with a few “fend for yourself” nights thrown in or you end up spending way too much on eating out. Stop the cycle and make meal planning easy as pie. Boost your creativity with one of these awesome themed dinner ideas!
- Back to school
- Camping Themed
- Event Night (circus themed, music festival themed, etc.)
- Pancake/Waffle Bar
- Oktoberfest
- Nacho Bar
- Decades Night (70’s, 80’s, etc. make it more fun by dressing up!)
- Indian Cuisine
- Chili Night
- Eat the rainbow (make sure there are foods of every color on the table)
- Mexican Night
- Hibachi
- Irish Night (shepherds pie, colcannon, corned beef, etc.)
- Steakhouse
- Party Foods
- Seafood
- Movie Night (make foods from your favorite movie or show)
- Italian Night
- On the Grill Night
- Stir Fry
- American south (fried chicken, greens, fried green tomatoes, etc.)
- Burger Night
- Wraps (buffalo chicken wraps, ham and cheese, etc.)
- Thai Food Night
- French Cuisine (Onion soup, Ratatouille, etc.)
- Sushi Night
- Breakfast For Dinner
- Japan Cuisine (tempura, miso soup, sashimi, etc.)
- Pizza Party
- Meatless Monday
- Mediterranean (hummus, moussaka, falafel, etc.)
- Sandwich Bar (present different fixings, including different breads)
- Soup Night
- Salad Bar
- Taco Tuesday
- Classic Spaghetti and Meatballs
You can use themed dinner nights simply to keep things new and to keep you from eating out so much, but they’re also a great way to mark special occasions. Having people over for dinner? Make it a salad bar. Celebrating a graduation? Make it a waffle bar. The ideas are endless.
If you use any of these themed dinner ideas, leave a comment below. I’d love to hear how it turned out!
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