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Easy Family Dinners

Quick and easy recipes are perfect for weeknights—every recipe here takes less than 60 minutes, and there is something for everyone.

Simplify your weeknights with these quick and easy family dinners. These recipes can be prepared in under an hour or made with energy-saving tools like a slow cooker or Instant Pot! They are all well-suited to busy weeknights when you just want to get a filling, healthy meal on the table.

With reader favorites like baked chicken meatballs, taco pasta skillets, and Instant Pot sweet potatoes, you’re sure to find some new favorites in our simple sides and easy entrées collections. 


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When you’re trying to get dinner on the table, it can be all too easy to forget the sides. From quick drop biscuits to basic vegetable sides, you’re sure to find the perfect pairing for your main dish here!

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Ground Beef Dinners


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Many of our quick and easy family dinners include ground beef because it just cooks so quickly! There can be a home for ground beef in quesadillas, pasta dishes, soups, and even salads.

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Ground Beef Sheet Pan Quesadillas

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Creamy Taco Pasta Skillet

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Vegetable Beef Soup

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How to Brown and Cook Ground Beef

Chicken Dinners


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When you have chicken in your fridge and need to get dinner on the table fast, what are you making? These chicken dinners are all either made in the slow cooker or come together in under an hour.

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Sheet Pan Chicken and Veggies

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Oven-Baked Chicken Wings

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Honey Garlic Chicken Thighs

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Sheet Pan Sausage And Veggies Recipe

Vegetarian Dinner Ideas


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If you’re a vegetarian or looking to become one, it can be hard deciding what to eat. Here are some easy vegetarian dinners that can help! All of these dinner ideas come together in under an hour or are made with energy-saving tools like a slow cooker or Instant Pot. They are all well-suited to busy weeknights when you just want to get a filling, healthy meal on the table.

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Arrabbiata Sauce (Pasta Arrabiata)

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Mashed Potato Soup (with Thanksgiving Leftovers!)

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Roasted Veggie and Black Bean Rice Bowls

Veggie Mediterranean Quiche

Veggie Mediterranean Quiche


All the latest dinner recipes

Here are all our easy dinner ideas in one place. Whether you’re looking for salads, side dishes, or entrées, we’ve got you covered.


Easy Ground Beef Nachos

Easy Ground Beef Nachos

Avocado Black Bean Quesadilla

Avocado Black Bean Quesadilla

Easy Drop Biscuits Recipe

Easy Drop Biscuits Recipe

Quick Gluten-Free Bread

Quick Gluten-Free Bread

Herbed Cucumber Tomato Salad

Herbed Cucumber Tomato Salad

How To Make Grilled Bell Peppers

How To Make Grilled Bell Peppers

Glazed Grilled Carrots Recipe

Glazed Grilled Carrots Recipe

Grilled Garlic Green Beans

Grilled Garlic Green Beans

Grilled Zucchini with Parmesan

Grilled Zucchini with Parmesan

Mexican Street Corn Salad

Mexican Street Corn Salad

Avocado Tuna Salad Recipe

Avocado Tuna Salad Recipe

Juicy Instant Pot Chicken Breast

Juicy Instant Pot Chicken Breast

Easy Grilled Corn On The Cob Recipe

Easy Grilled Corn On The Cob Recipe

How to Make Grilled Chicken Thighs

How to Make Grilled Chicken Thighs

Simple Oven Roasted Asparagus with Parmesan

Simple Oven Roasted Asparagus with Parmesan

Simple Steamed Asparagus Recipe

Simple Steamed Asparagus Recipe

Simple Roasted Garlic Bread Recipe

Simple Roasted Garlic Bread Recipe

Perfect Instant Pot Sweet Potatoes

Perfect Instant Pot Sweet Potatoes

Best Baked Chicken Meatballs Recipe

Best Baked Chicken Meatballs Recipe

Oven-Roasted Potatoes and Asparagus

Oven-Roasted Potatoes and Asparagus

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