Easy Family Dinner Recipe – Make weeknight dinners a breeze with these cheap and easy dinner recipes! From skillet dinners to dump and bake casseroles, scroll down to choose from our list of easy family dinner recipes. These dinner recipes keep the ingredients lists short and cooking times rarely exceed 25mn. Enjoy!


Chicken Stir Fry Noodles
These chicken stir fry noodles combine tender chicken, broccoli, carrots, and noodles in a savory ginger, soy, and hoisin sauce for an easy weeknight dinner.

Cheesy Chicken Pasta Casserole with Spinach and Bacon
This chicken pasta casserole recipe is a perfect heartwarming meal your family will love!

Garlic Butter Steak and Potatoes Skillet
The best steak and potatoes recipe you'll ever have - Easy to prepare in 30 minutes or Less, you'll want to make this flavorful dish a regular in your meal rotation.

Creamy Chicken Breast in Spinach Parmesan Sauce
This creamy chicken breast recipe is a 20-minutes easy chicken dinner that will wow the entire family!

Creamy Chicken Soup with Pasta and Spinach
This creamy chicken pasta soup is nutritious, easy and big on flavor. Try our chicken pasta soup recipe tonight, it's done in less than 30 minutes!

Creamy Tuscan Salmon Recipe
This Tuscan salmon recipe is so creamy and delicious - Ready in 20 minutes or less, this easy salmon recipe is a winner!

Sausage & Potato Sheet Pan Dinner
Baked sausage & potato sheet pan dinner is the easiest and most delicious way to have your weeknight meal cooked and ready to serve when you’re short on time!

Creamy Garlic Shrimp Pasta Recipe
This creamy shrimp pasta recipe will become your new favorite! Ready in 25 minutes, shrimp is cooked in a creamy garlic sauce with sun-dried tomatoes. A simple and fast shrimp recipe for an easy weeknight dinner!

CrockPot Tuscan Garlic Chicken Thighs With Spinach and Sun-Dried Tomatoes
This crockpot Tuscan chicken thighs cooked in the slow cooker is packed with flavors and so easy to prep!

One-Pot Garlic Parmesan Pasta with Spinach and Mushrooms
One-pot garlic parmesan pasta skillet with spinach and mushrooms is super delicious and quick to make. This pasta recipe is the ultimate win for easy weeknight dinners

Cheesy Baked Pasta with Creamy Meat Sauce
This baked pasta casserole with meat sauce is the best weeknight meal for the whole family!

Tomato Spinach Chicken Pasta
Give this tomato spinach chicken pasta recipe a try anytime you are craving comfort food!

Tomato Spinach Sausage Pasta Recipe
This tomato spinach sausage pasta is an easy 30-minute dinner with Italian sausage, fresh tomatoes, spinach, garlic, and plenty of flavor.

Creamy Ground Beef Pasta Recipe
one-pot creamy ground beef pasta in a thick and creamy salsa sauce with cream cheese. This creamy beef pasta is the weeknight dinner everyone raves about!

Fajita Chicken Breasts Casserole
This chicken casserole is packed with flavor and so quick to throw together!

Pan-Seared Tilapia in Tomato Basil Sauce
Light and delicious Tilapia fish recipe in Tomato Basil Sauce, made in 20 min, all in one pan!

Chicken Pasta in Creamy Pesto Sun-Dried Tomato Sauce
This creamy pesto chicken pasta recipe is a restaurant-style meal, packed with flavor and ready in 30 minutes.

One-Pot Sausage and Vegetables
This healthy one-pot sausage and vegetables recipe combines smoked sausage, baby potatoes, bell peppers, and zucchini for an easy, hearty weeknight dinner.

Smoked Sausage and Potato Skillet (20-Minute )
This smoked sausage recipe with potato is an easy weeknight meal sizzled in one pan.

Sausage Pasta Skillet
This sausage pasta skillet combines Italian sausage, penne, tomatoes, bell pepper, garlic, and herbs for an easy, flavorful dinner ready in 20 minutes.

Baked Turkey Meatballs
This Baked Turkey meatball recipe is incredibly simple to make and perfect for family dinners, meal prepping, or feeding a crowd.!

Roasted Lemon Garlic Butter SpatchCock Chicken
This roasted spatchcock chicken is crisp and juicy at the same time.

Creamy Cajun Shrimp with Sausage
This cajun shrimp and sausage skillet is an easy shrimp recipe packed with amazing flavors!

Cheesy Meatballs Casserole {Low Carb}
This low carb turkey meatball casserole recipe is absolutely fabulous if you're looking for a great low carb dinner option!

Creamy Fajita Chicken Breasts Skillet
This creamy fajita chicken breasts recipe is the perfect quick weeknight dinner.

Easy Tomato Spinach Ravioli Bake
This tomato spinach ravioli bake is rich and nourishing and makes an excellent main dish for a family dinner.

Garlic Butter Chicken and Potatoes Skillet
This garlic butter chicken and potatoes skillet is the easiest and tastiest weeknight dinner - One skillet for amazing flavors!

Creamy Garlic Parmesan Chicken Breasts with Mushrooms
This easy mushroom chicken skillet recipe will wow your entire family for dinner. Delicious chicken breasts are cooked in one pan in a creamy mushroom sauce to die for!

Baked Ham Steaks Sheet Pan Dinner
This Sheet Pan recipe with Ham steaks, green beans, and potatoes is all baked in one pan! Succulent oven-baked ham steaks with the best honey mustard sauce make an easy sheet pan dinner everyone will go crazy about!

Garlic Butter Cod with Lemon Asparagus Skillet
This cod and asparagus recipe will have you enjoy a delicious and nutritious dinner! Garlic butter cod with lemon asparagus - Healthy, tasty, simple and quick to cook!

Lemon Garlic Butter Chicken and Green Beans Skillet
This one-skillet Lemon Garlic Butter Chicken recipe is a snap to fix. The chicken thighs and green beans are cooked with lemon garlic butter sauce in the same pan. So addicting!

Creamy Pesto Chicken Meatballs
These creamy chicken meatballs are comfort food at its tastiest!

Garlic Butter Parmesan Pasta
This spicy garlic butter pasta recipe is another quick pasta dinner with a ton of flavor!

Tomato Spinach Shrimp Pasta
This tomato spinach shrimp pasta recipe is healthy, light, and delicious comfort food. Perfect for easy healthy dinners or date night.

Roasted Turkey Thighs with Garlic Herb Butter
A no-fuss easy roasted turkey recipe filled with the most succulent garlic herb butter flavors!

Salsa Fresca Chicken Bake
This crazy good chicken breast bake with salsa Fresca is so easy to make for Quick Healthy Dinner. A guaranteed hit for tonight !

Sheet-Pan Chili-Lime Tilapia with Veggies
This sheet-pan chili-lime tilapia with broccoli and sweet potato makes an easy, colorful fish dinner in just 20 minutes.

Creamy Spinach Chicken Meal Prep with Zucchini Noodles
This spinach chicken meal prep recipe is colorful, packed full of flavor, and ready in 30 minutes or less!

Garlic Butter Chicken Thighs and Baby Potatoes Skillet
This easy one-pan chicken and potatoes recipe is SO simple and SO flavorful with its luscious garlic butter sauce!

15-Minute Broccoli Chicken in Cream Cheese Sundried Tomato Sauce
This quick tasty chicken and broccoli recipe is a great keto option for a quick dinner or meal prep! Chicken breasts have never been so delicious!

Creamy Garlic Chicken with Spinach and Bacon
This Creamy garlic chicken recipe with spinach and bacon is rich, creamy, and hearty - everyone will love it!

Tuscan Garlic Salmon with Spinach and Tomato
This Tuscan salmon recipe takes just a few minutes of prep and makes a perfect weeknight meal in 30 minutes or less.

Pan-Seared Chicken Breasts in Pepper Parmesan Sauce
Easy pan-seared chicken breasts cooked to perfection and simmered in a luscious roasted pepper sauce. Dinner is ready in less than 30 minutes or less!

Crock Pot Lemon Garlic Butter Chicken Thighs
This Crockpot chicken thighs recipe is easy and delicious, with outstanding flavors!

Creamy Chicken with Bacon and Spinach
This creamy chicken recipe is a quick and easy weeknight delight!

Healthy Chicken Pasta Salad with Cucumber and Parmesan Balsamic Dressing
This chicken pasta salad is simple to make and super delicious. Perfect for summer potlucks and BBQs, or as a quick family dinner.

Instant Pot Sausage Pasta in Cream Cheese Tomato Sauce
This Instant Pot Sausage Pasta is a quick and easy one-pot dinner made entirely in the pressure cooker.

Honey Mustard Pork Chops and Potato Skillet
Juicy honey mustard pork chops with potatoes melt in your mouth, literally. This pork and potato recipes is the bomb!

Potato Gnocchi in Bacon Spinach Cream Sauce
This potato gnocchi recipe is a delicious restaurant quality weeknight meal - The gnocchi are done in 20 minutes or less!

Creamy Garlic Pork Chops
This creamy garlic pork chops recipe is a must-try dinner idea! A perfect pork recipe for all of your family and friends!

Cauliflower Sweet Potato Curry
This cauliflower sweet pootato curry is a quick and comforting vegan dinner loaded with spicy goodness.

Honey Balsamic Instant Pot Chicken
Fall-off-the-bone chicken legs make for an effortless dinner ready in 30 minutes or less!

Easy Beef Stroganoff
The beef Stroganoff is delicious and nourishing — Comfort food at it’s best.

Baked Sheet Pan Pork Chops and Potatoes
These baked pork chops and potatoes make a quick and easy sheet pan dinner you can whip up in a breeze.

Easy Chicken Cacciatore
Easy and healthy whole chicken recipe with fantastic Italian flavors!

One-Pot Chicken Fajita With Orzo Pasta
This chicken fajita orzo pasta is a nourishing one-pot dish that screams comfort food!

One Pan Chicken and Potatoes with Garlic Parmesan Spinach Cream Sauce
Easy one pan chicken and Potatoes recipe- An entire meal in a single skillet!
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Family Dinner recipe tips
With busy schedules and activities, it’s not always easy to get cooking in a relaxed way, even for simple recipes. Here are a couple of tips to make family dinner easier:
Create a family meal plan together
Map out a basic meal plan for the coming week. It doesn’t have to be elaborate but this will help you plan the grocery shopping trips and tasks that can be made ahead. You may want to include a leftover night or a “breakfast night” where you can reheat leftovers or eat quick breakfast food on busy weeknights.
Make the dinner prep and clean-up a family affair
If you want to keep it going, you must make dinner time manageable for everyone in the household. If only one person has the planning, shopping, prepping, cooking, and clean-up duties all to themselves, the burnout is sure to come soon. So to make family dinners easier, assign everyone a task, no matter their age, and work it out altogether.

