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Easy Family Dinners

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, youโ€™re sure to find some new favorites in our simple sides and easy entrรฉes collections.ย 


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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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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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Instant Pot Chicken and Dumplings

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Instant Pot Buffalo Chicken Dip

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If youโ€™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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Bell Pepper Eggs

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


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Glazed Grilled Carrots Recipe

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