Toast for dinner is a backup plan I can really get behind. Pile it with melty cheese, jammy eggs, seasonal veggies, seafood, or whatever else is hanging around, and suddenly dinner is done.
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There are so many reasons to have toast for dinner ~ maybe it’s too hot (or too cold) to make a grocery run, it’s been a super busy day, you’re a little under the weather, just back from vacation, or pinching your pennies. Or maybe you just love toast (who doesn’t?) and know it can make a quick, delicious dinner.
So take stock of your bread and fire up the toaster ~ you can use any of these:
- classic toasting white
- Dutch oven bread
- baguettes
- pita bread
- bagels
- cornbread
- focaccia
- English muffins
- …basically any bread you’ve got on hand
Toast for dinner ideas
Tomato Melts
What do you do when tomatoes are practically bursting off the vine? You make these hot, cheesy tomato melts and call it dinner.
Brothy Beans with Garlic Toast
Brothy Beans with Garlic Toast ~ yes toast and beans can be dinner, and a darned delicious one at that, especially when you combine them with garlicky toasted bread and an incredibly aromatic broth. Let’s do this!!
Grilled Cornbread Panzanella
My Cornbread Panzanella is buttery grilled cornbread meets juicy tomatoes, red onion, and basil for a fresh take on the classic Italian tomato bread salad!
How to Make Flatbread Pizza with a Tortilla
How to make flatbread pizza with a tortilla ~ this FABULOUS no- fail recipe is a family favorite! It's the best easy appetizer or light dinner.
Welsh Rarebit
This Welsh rarebit turns simple cheese toast into something irresistible with a creamy cheddar sauce with a hint of ale, broiled until bubbly and golden.
Smoked Salmon Platter
Smoked salmon with a little cream cheese, sliced onion, capers and lemon on a toasted bagel makes a luxe version of toast for dinner!
Easy French Bread Pizza
Toasted baguettes loaded with everybody’s favorite pizza toppings ~ my family begs for this dinner.
Perfect Egg Tartines
Scrambled egg tartines have that je ne sais quoi that somehow turns egg toast into an elegant breakfast, lunch, or dinner!
Grilled Cherry Tomato Bruschetta
Grilled Cherry Tomato Bruschetta is a deliciously easy appetizer that can double as a light meal.
Spiced Lamb Pita Burgers
Spiced Lamb Pita Burgers are a fresh take on a classic burger — the lamb is mixed with Middle Eastern spices, onions, and fresh mint.
Pan Con Tomate (Spanish tomato bread)
Pan Con Tomate is a lusciously simple Mediterranean tradition made with fabulous toasted bread topped with olive oil, garlic, and grated tomatoes. It's an homage to everything we love about summer.
Rosemary Focaccia Bread with Dipping Oil
Make your own restaurant-style rosemary focaccia bread at home. Dip, crunch, and savor the flavors with this simple recipe.
Cheese Fondue Soup
Cheese Fondue Soup ~ The Coziest Way to Eat Melted Cheese and toasted bread!
Sweet Vidalia Onion Dip
Your favorite hot cheesy dip is the perfect vehicle for crunchy bread ~ and I promise, no one will complain about toast for dinner when this is on the table.
Herb Marinated Goat Cheese
The tangy herbaceous cheese smeared onto a toasty slice of bread is beyond delicious.
Mushroom Bruschetta with Gruyere
Mushroom Bruschetta is quick and easy ~ the savory mushroom toast with a hint of garlic and lots of melty Gruyere is a combination no one can resist!
Puttanesca Style Beans and Toast
Puttanesca Style Beans and Toast is the most sophisticated meal from the pantry I’ve had in a long time. It marries all the vivacious flavors of one of my favorite Italian pasta recipes with the humble bean, and the result is pure delicious.
Tomato Sandwich Bruschetta
Southern comfort meets rustic Italian chic : elevating the tomato sandwich!
Middle Eastern ‘Nachos’
Middle Eastern ‘Nachos’ are a creative take on everybody’s favorite party appetizer, with juicy steak, chickpeas, and crispy pita toast!
Fattoush Salad
Crisp and fresh fattoush salad with toasted pita, colorful veggies, and a zesty lemon-sumac dressing. Perfect for a light and healthy meal.
Almond Poppy Seed French Toast
Hey, you’re in charge and if you want French toast for dinner, go for it!
Whitefish Salad
Whitefish Salad is a Jewish deli classic made with smoked whitefish and a lemony mayo dressing ~ perfect for a toasted bagel dinner.
Sheet Pan Tuna Melts
Sheet pan tuna melts are a quick and easy meal that everyone loves!
Baked Feta Cheese with Olives and Lemon
Baked Feta Cheese with Olives and Lemon ~ an easy baked cheese that shows off the spectacular sun drenched flavors of the Mediterranean. Just add toasted bread for a unique summer dinner.
Heirloom Tomato Toast
Move over avocado toast, tomato toast with basil mayonnaise is the official light meal of summer. It’s healthy, delicious, and oh so easy to put together!
Baked Feta Bruschetta
Baked Feta Bruschetta is an easy Mediterranean style small plate made with cherry tomatoes and olives, baked until the cheese is soft and spreadable, the olives are warm and mellow, and the tomatoes have burst into a juicy sauce.
Nordic Open Faced Smoked Salmon Sandwiches
Nordic Open Faced Smoked Salmon Sandwiches on thin slices of toasted rye bread are exquisitely delicate and healthy ~ this is clean eating that that also happens to be insanely delicious.
Tomato Toast with Basil Mayonnaise
Move over avocado toast, tomato toast with basil mayonnaise is the official snack of summer. It's healthy, delicious, and oh so easy to put together!
Cheddar Cornmeal Biscuits
Cheddar Cornmeal Biscuits are simple cheesy biscuits with great texture and flavor. Split and toast them with butter ~ they make the best ‘brinner’ sandwiches EVER!
Irresistible Bagel Toast (your new favorite snack!)
Bagel Toast ~ whether it's a Game Day bagel bar for a crowd, or a quick snack for one, these bagel toasts are hearty, healthy, and yummy.
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