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Family Dinner Ideas
Get delicious family dinner ideas and recipes, 30 minute meals, 5 ingredient dinners and family friendly dinner ideas, from our families to yours. Whether you need dinner ideas for tonight or are planning in advance, we’ve got you covered.
We made meal planning easy with 8 weeks of free meal plans for dinner with recipes. Use our quick, easy and family friendly meals to plan ahead for stress fee suppers.
Pressed for time (or just don’t want to spend hours in the kitchen)? Check out the quick and easy 30 minute meals! They’re entire meals that go from kitchen to dinner table in 30 minutes without sacrificing taste.
All of the recipes have been served on our own family dinner tables, we hope you enjoy our dinner recipes as much as we do.
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Continue readingSome Our Favorite Dinner Ideas
Find some of our favorite dinner ideas below, with full recipes and related ideas for your next family dinner!
Chicken Dinner Recipes
We have all your favorite family chicken dinner recipes such as:
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Take a Look at This Quick and Easy Ginger Peach Chicken Recipe
September 18, 2009
You might think that all truly delicious recipes take a lot of time and effort
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Try This Amazing Garlic Butter Cheddar Chicken Recipe
April 8, 2009
These chicken breasts are first dipped in savory garlic butter and coated with flavorful cheddar
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Try This Easy and Healthy Chicken Chili Recipe
November 17, 2008
Chili is the perfect meal when you crave something hot and hearty to warm you
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From entree to sides, dinner is done in 30 minutes or less with our quick & easy meals. Some of our family’s favorites include:
Quick and Easy Dinner Recipes
Sesame Chicken with Broccoli Recipe
February 11, 2014
Sesame Chicken with Broccoli Ingredients:5 tablespoons reduced-sodium soy sauce4 teaspoons toasted sesame oil5 teaspoons honey1¼
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30 Minute Mexican Lasagna Recipe
October 12, 2013
Mexican Lasagna Recipe Ingredients: 3 Tablespoons olive oil 2 pounds ground chicken breast 2 Tablespoons
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Oriental Steak Skewers Recipe
September 12, 2013
Oriental Steak Skewers Ingredients: 1 pound boneless beef sirloin tip roast⅓ cup reduced-sodium soy sauce¼
Continue reading8 Weeks Of Meals Already Planned for You
Get 8 weeks of free family dinner plans with easy recipes included.
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Easy Dinner Recipes Week One
August 1, 2007
This week of easy dinner recipes includes family favorites that are sure to please. Enjoy
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Easy Dinner Recipes Week Two
August 1, 2007
The second full week of easy dinner recipes with entrees and side dishes. Our easy
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Easy Dinner Recipes Week Three
August 1, 2007
In the third week of easy dinner recipes we include easy dinner ideas ranging from elegant chicken
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Whether the storms are outside or inside, soup is good for the body and soul. With these hearty, easy soup recipes you can nourish both deliciously.
Dinner Recipes
7 Soups to Soothe Your Soul Recipe
February 18, 2016
7 Soups to Soothe Your Soul Homemade Vegetable Soup A hearty vegetable soup can warm
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You Need to Try This Taco Soup Recipe
October 1, 2007
Tacos are a traditional Mexican dish, consisting of a corn or wheat tortilla folded around
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Bread Bowl Potato Soup Recipe
June 12, 2012
Potato soup is a hearty meal in and of itself, rich and creamy with tender
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If you’re looking for other collections of dinner ideas & recipes outside of food type, be sure to check these out! You can find easily-created dinner ideas, healthy recipes and of course, the family favorite: Mama Shirley’s recipes. They are truly old-fashioned family meals!
Included as well are our most popular, pinned and “liked” recipes of all time. They’re the only recipe stash you’ll need on nights you want dinner ideas…fast. With a few ingredients, a homemade dinner is easy.
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Microwave Corn on the Cob Like a Pro
December 11, 2024
Microwaving is one of the quickest and simplest ways to prepare corn on the cob.
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8 Trader Joe’s Dinners You Can Make in 30 Minutes Flat
November 6, 2024
For Trader Joe's fans, these eight hacks will help you create delicious family dinners in
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Breakfast, Lunch & Snack Recipes Healthy Recipes
25 Healthy, Portable Snacks to Always Have on Hand
September 9, 2024
We know life gets busy between going to work, taking the kids to extracurricular activities,
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Quick and Easy Dinner Recipes
15 Super Easy Family Dinner Ideas Recipe
October 8, 2015
These are the perfect weeknight family dinners. They're the most popular of our quick and
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12 Simple Savory Dinners Recipe
February 12, 2016
Stovetop Lasagna A classic Italian dish made fast and easy on the stovetop.
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These are the kids favorites, meals that adults love too. Your next dinner idea doesn’t have to be something complicated, or something you’d ever order from a restaurant.
There’s sometimes a certain comfort to just eating what you loved as a child, and introducing your children to it as well. Only every once in a while of course!
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Your Kids Will Love These Homemade Corn Dogs
March 24, 2008
Who doesn’t love a corn dog? With the crisp batter and the tender meat on
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Pepperoni Chicken and Spaghetti Recipe
May 25, 2010
This recipe has the best of both worlds: pizza and chicken. With the spicy, pizza-flavored
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Crunchy Ranch Chicken Tenders with Cheese Fries Recipe
May 22, 2010
This is one of the all-time kid's favorite dinners. It's perfect for a quick dinner
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How to Make the Nostalgic Sloppy Joe Recipe
November 14, 2007
If you've never had a Sloppy Joe, you're definitely missing out! Sloppy Joe’s are somewhat
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Philly Steak Sandwiches Recipe
July 30, 2012
Philly Steak Sandwiches Crispy Onion Rings Philly cheesesteaks have as many variations as there are
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Mom’s Famous Fish Sticks Recipe
July 30, 2012
Mom's Famous Fish Sticks Garlic Buttered Egg Noodles Fish sticks are the only way a
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One of the hardest things about following a low carb diet is incorporating it into your family dinnertime. Well, we’ve gathered 55 low carb dinner ideas just for you. ‘
And if you want to go in a completely different direction, dinner can be hand held and fun when you make it in a muffin tin. Because they’re so portable, they’re fantastic for lunches too. We also tested each recipe in double batches for the big eaters in the family and they all made a very hearty dinner.
Lastly, chicken can be a dowdy dinner companion. Give boring chicken a tantalizing makeover with these 10 recipes we’ve included for you.
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Low Carb Dinner Ideas
June 24, 2016
55 Low Carb Family Friendly Dinner Ideas One of the hardest things about following a
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10 Muffin Pan Dinner Recipes
January 27, 2015
Dinner can be hand held and fun when you make it in a muffin tin.
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You Need to Try These 10 Deliciously Easy Chicken Recipes
February 18, 2016
Chicken doesn't have to be boring or complicated. These ten chicken recipes will have your
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Easy one dish dinners the entire family will love.
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Fresh, easy crock pot dinners.
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Great dinners from the grill all year.
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Home cooking in a flash.
Freezer Cooking Meals
Every meal shines with our family favorite side dishes.
Easy Sides
These are all the best sweet endings to the perfect meal.
Dessert Ideas
Easy Family Dinners
Our most popular dinner recipes over the last 14 years.
Healthy Dinner Meal Plans
Use the free 8 weeks of healthy weekly meal plans we put together, along with our Healthy Recipes section for an easy way to plan your family’s dinners.
Even your picky eaters will enjoy these delicious dinners while getting nutritious meals at the same time.
8 Weeks of Healthy Dinners
Whether you don’t like to cook or don’t have the time, you can have flavorful dinners with easy to find ingredients.
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Elegant Entrees
These are the memorable recipes for those special occasions. An anniversay, birthday or maybe just a date night without the kids…any one of these dishes will help make your evening a night to remember. From Simmering Scampi to Sizzling Steak, your luxurious feast awaits.
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16 Shrimp Dinners
Shrimp is versatile, healthy, and absolutely delicious. Try it with one of our 16 recipes to add variety and superb flavor to this wonderful main dish.
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Chicken can be a dowdy dinner companion. Give boring chicken a tantalizing makeover with these 10 recipes.
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Philly Cheesesteaks
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Scalloped Potatoes and Ham
Easy Family Dinner Ideas
Baked Spaghetti
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Honey Glazed Ham
Easy Family Dinner Ideas
Crockpot Burgundy Beef
Easy Family Dinner Ideas
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Easy Family Dinner Ideas
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Chili Coke Roast
55 Low Carb Dinners
One of the hardest things about following a low carb diet is incorporating it into your family dinnertime. We gathered 55 of the best family-friendly low carb dinners from around the web along with a few of our own.
You don’t have to give up family mealtime, and you don’t need to cook different meals to follow a low carb plan. These are delicious recipes the entire family will love.
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The question is heard in every household nearly every day…what’s for dinner? And though this question is one that is asked commonly, the answer might not be so simple. If you are a busy parent who is responsible for putting food on your family’s table every night, finding a meal that is healthy, relatively easy to make and that will please all your family members can be trickier than it seems.
Moms Who Think knows how hard it is to come up with meals to feed your family every night. That’s why we provide our readers with a vast Dinner Ideas and Recipes section.
When it comes to dinner ideas, the possibilities are endless. You can choose a meal based on the ingredients you want to use or the way you would like to prepare your meal. Our dinner ideas are divided into categories like Healthy Recipes, Freezer Cooking Recipes, Chicken Recipes, Easy Recipes and more.
Once you decide what type of vibe you are going for, you can explore the recipes we have in each category. Some delectable options include our African Chicken, our 30 Minute Mexican Lasagna, our Baked Potato Soup and more. Each recipe lets you know exactly what ingredients you will need and provides step by step directions that are sure to help you prepare your meal successfully.
So, the next time your family asks you what’s for dinner, don’t stress. Just look at Moms Who Think for easy recipes you can prepare to bring variety to your table every night.
