A fresh batch of dinner recipes that everyone will love.
Pleasing all of the kids plus the grown-ups is no simple feat.
What more could you ask for?
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Serve them solo, or over your favorite pasta shape for a kid-approved meal.
It’s loaded with green chiles and seasonings, plus tender beans and chicken.
All you need is a side of cornbread.
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We recommend a starch like rice or potatoes to soak up the delicious garlic butter.
All of the ingredients are cooked in one skillet.
Roasting the drumsticks on a wire rack creates a crispy skin.
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Serve with a side salad for an easy complete meal.
With lettuce, pico de gallo, and onion, each family member gets what they want.
Chicken-Bacon Ranch Casserole
Whats not to love in this creamy casserole that has all the family favorites?
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Ranch, chicken, and bacon star in thispasta dinnerthat bakes up bubbly and golden in 20 minutes.
This dish reheats well for leftovers the next day.
Mix in mustard and pickle relish to the filling, and top with cheese and rolls.
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This will be your go-to way to make sloppy joes.
Fettuccine Alfredo
Skip the jarred Alfredo sauce and whip up this easy homemade version.
It only takes 30 minutes for the entire meal to hit the table.
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Burrito Bowls
Keep Taco Tuesday on its toes by making these burrito bowls instead.
This recipe is full of customizable ingredients, so every child gets exactly what he or she likes.
Ravioli Lasagna
Lasagna on a weeknight?
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This spin makes it possible in under 30 minutes.
Salmon Burgers with Creamy Tartar Sauce
These burgers will make even skeptical diners rethink salmon.
Capers, dill, and lemon give these patties plenty of brightness.
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Topped withhomemade tartar sauce, lettuce, and tomato, theyre a fresh take on weeknight eating.
Start this in the morning, and youll be ready to top your tacos by dinnertime.
Pimiento Cheese Chicken-Broccoli Casserole
Casseroles are the ultimate easy weeknight dinner.
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Rotisserie chicken, fresh broccoli, and whole-grain pasta make this bake lighter than some casseroles.
Butpimiento cheesemeans this recipe doesnt skimp on taste.
Cheese and sour cream add creaminess.
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Tater tots create an incredibly crispy topping.
Rotisserie chicken and canned soup turn this casserole into a quick, comforting, and welcome weeknight meal.
This chicken and spaghetti dish is loaded with vegetables.
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Use tongs to neatly twirl the pasta for pretty weeknight servings.
Vegetables, corn chips, cheese, slaw, and sauce let everyone create unique combinations.
For dinner the next day, theyll cook up quickly.
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Add microwaveable rice, chiles, corn, and seasonings for a balanced and flavorful meal.
Leftovers freeze like a dream, too.
Not a fan of spinach?
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Swap out blanched green peas, snap peas, broccoli, or your favorite vegetable.
Cheesy Potato Soup with Bacon
Like a loaded baked potato, but in soup form.
This recipe feeds a crowd, freezes well, and comes together in a Dutch oven.
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These loaves' small size facilitates faster, more even baking.
For even easier clean up, place paper liners in the muffin pan prior to baking.
After you try it, you’ll want to keep ranch seasoning mix stocked in your pantry year-round.
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Meatball Sliders with Tomato Sauce
What kid will turn down a meatball slider?
Cooks will be happy too, because they come together easily in a slow cooker.
This recipe uses buttermilk to give the dumplings a light texture.
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The flour from kneading the dough helps thicken the broth.
Chive-and-onion cream cheese is the secret ingredient that boosts the flavor of this dish.
Chicken Bog
This is the best old-fashioned recipe that you might not have ever heard of.
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It’s hard to go wrong with a delicious pot full of chicken and rice.
It’s the perfect weeknight duo.
Pork Chops with Dijon-Buttermilk Sauce
A tangy Dijon-buttermilk pan sauce helps keep theseskillet pork chopsfrom drying out.
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Served on a bed of egg noodles, this comforting meal will be a weeknight game changer.
Even better, this recipe comes in hot in under 30 minutes.
Molasses-Soy Glazed Salmon and Vegetables
A quick meal thats healthy and delicious?
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Tangy glazed salmon and vegetables cook together on a sheet pan.
Serve with brown rice to soak up the molasses-soy sauce.
Turkey, Apple, and Brie Sandwich
These ingredients hit the trifecta of flavor.
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A sandwich filled with roasted turkey,hot pepper jelly, and brie will be the leftovers you crave.
Fried chicken strips and an Italian cheese blend make these easy to put together on busy evenings.
Serve with a tossed salad for an easy side.
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Just thaw overnight, and let stand at room temperature before baking.
Chicken Tamale Pie
Corn muffins are the base for this one-skillet pie.
Add gnocchi during the last few minutes of cooking, and top with Parmesan cheese.
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Reserved pasta cooking water is the key to the creamy sauce.
Fill it with cooked ham and whatever frozen vegetables you have available.
A refrigerated pie crust makes this dish the rival of anypot pierecipe.
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