20 Easy Weeknight Dinners For Families Recipes

Easy Weeknight Dinners for Families are the only way most families survive because who has time for more than that! Here are 20 easy recipes with few ingredients that will help you get dinner on the table in a flash, and will get you two thumbs up from your family!

It doesn’t matter what time of the year it is life always seems to be crazy busy. For some reason, I always trick myself into believing it’s going to slow down as soon as this one more thing finished. And then life just stays busy!

Sometimes I’m stuck in the tractor and need a quick and easy dinner recipe to feed my family that I can pull together in about 5 minutes. If I’m not in the fields I’m usually cooped up in my office and wish I was in a tractor instead. Or there are the days when I’m running my kids from one activity to the next.

Either way, my family literally survives on really easy weeknight dinners. They have to be quick and with few ingredients!

Today I’m sharing 20 of the best easy family dinner recipes with you so you can get dinner on the table in a flash!

Quick and Easy Sandwich Recipes

It just doesn’t get any easier than hot sandwiches, wraps, ham and cheese calzones, and skillet quesadillas for dinner. All of these are easy dinner recipes with few ingredients. I’ve included an easy breakfast recipe too because breakfast for dinner is always a good idea!

Hot Ham and Cheese Sandwiches

Everyone loves ham and cheese and it only gets better in these cute little hot ham and cheese sandwiches! There's layers of gooey cheese and deli ham plus the most irresistible buttery poppy seed topping slathered all over the tops of the rolls!

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Sun-Dried Tomato Pesto Turkey Panini

An easy grilled sandwich recipe made easy and flavorful with sun-dried tomato pesto.

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Ham and Cheese Breakfast Quesadilla

Ham and Cheese Breakfast Quesadilla are loaded with diced ham, hard boiled eggs, and plenty of gooey chees! This is a hearty on the go breakfast for super busy mornings!

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Taco Cal-zones

A quick and easy weeknight dinner idea using refrigerated pizza dough, taco ground beef filling, and cheese! It’s a super kid-friendly meal idea!

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Dill Pickle Grilled Cheese Sandwich

There are grilled cheese sandwiches and then there are Dill Pickle Grilled Cheese Sandwiches! There are so many reasons to loved this dilled pickle version; it is out of this world gooey and amazing on the inside, the buttery parmesan and dill seasoning crust is spot on, and then you get addicting dill pickles inside which means you can say you ate your veggies today! You just can’t go wrong with that!

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Quick Side Dishes to serve with Easy Weeknight Dinners for Families

Simple Side Dishes are a big part of planning meals, but sometimes they take so much time to throw together. These easy side dishes recipes are great choices for any meal!

EASY CHEESY HASH BROWN POTATOES

These six ingredient Easy Cheesy Hash Brown Potatoes take just 10 minutes to prepare and are destined to become your favorite side dish!

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Knorr Spinach Dip Recipe In A Bread Bowl

This Knorr Spinach Dip Recipe is a cinch to throw together and a proven winner. Bring this cool creamy classic to your next gathering and you will be an instant potluck hero!

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NANA’S FINGER JELLO

Nana’s Finger Jello is possibly the easiest – and ask my menagerie, the most delicious! – thing to come out of my kitchen. Any dessert that takes just five minutes and three ingredients to prepare is a winner in my book.

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Hot Bean & Cheese Dip

Hot Bean & Cheese Dip – A quick oven-baked dip made with cream cheese, chili beans, salsa, and melty cheese!

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Sauteed Green Peas and Bacon

Sauteed Green Peas with Bacon is an easy side dish recipe that takes frozen peas to a whole new level with crispy bacon and garlic! You can use frozen, fresh, or canned peas! Bacon and peas are fancy enough for special dinners and easy enough for weeknights!

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Main Dish Ideas for Easy Weeknight Dinners for Families

These super simple and easy main dish recipes are made with chicken or beef. Some of them are easy stove top recipes, quick microwave recipes, fast pressure cooker chicken recipe, and even a no cook main dish salad!

Quick Shredded Beef Burritos

Quick Shredded Beef Burritos – a super easy recipe made with leftover shredded roast beef, a can of beans, a few seasonings and plenty of cheese! Microwave, bake, slow cook, or freeze them for later! 

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Creamy Mac and Cheese Recipe

After years of searching, I finally found the best creamy mac and cheese recipe around. Super cheddary, rich, and easily made on the stove top in under 30 minutes; This is going to be making many more appearances on our family table.

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EASY BAKED MEATBALLS

These Easy Baked Meatballs come together in just 10 minutes and then are baked to perfection in the oven. No oil splatters or manning a frying pan required!

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Hawaiian BBQ Chicken Pizza

Hawaiian BBQ Chicken Pizza is a quick and easy meal that thw whole family will go crazy for! It has barbecue sauce, sweet pineapple, grilled chicken, and plenty of cheese! I used a flatbread crust because it's so fast!

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Pizza Salad

Skip ordering pizza because Pizza Salad is the best of the salad bar and your favorite pizza all in one healthy and delicious salad bowl! You can prep everything ahead of time, just store them in different containers and combine them before serving! Add your ranch dressing or this vinegarette and Pizza night is ready!

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Pressure Cooker Lime Verde Chicken

Pressure Cooker Lime Verde Chicken is a five ingredient recipe that only takes about 20 minutes to make! This ultra tender chicken is a versatile recipe that can be used to make chicken tacos, burritos, enchiladas, salads, nachos, and more! 

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Easy No Bake Dessert Recipes

Even easy family dinners aren’t complete without simple desserts! These no bake dessert recipes are so easy to throw together and will make any meal feel special!

Cinnamon Apple Breakfast Banana Splits

This healthy recipe can be served for breakfast or dessert! The kids will feel spoiled!

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Classic Chocolate Peanut Butter No Bake Cookies

Classic No Bake Cookies are a simple and super popular dessert, yet not all Classic Chocolate Peanut Butter No Bake Cookies are created equal! This recipe gives you cookies every single time! They are easy to make, but you have to be sure to boil the mixture for only one minute!

Chocolate Banana Cream Pie

Chocolate Banana Cream pie is pretty much one of the best things that ever happened! It’s a mashup of banana cream pie, cheesecake, and chocolate pudding all in one luscious dessert! You want this in your life, and it’s so easy you can have it with very little effort!

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No Bake Chocolate Chip Cookies and Cream Icebox Cake

No Bake Chocolate Chip Cookies and Cream Icebox Cake only has four ingredients and takes about 5-10 minutes to assemble. Be sure to make it ahead because it needs a few hours to hang out in the fridge! You can easily adapt the recipe to make a huge pan or a single serving!

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