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Family Dinner Ideas

Meet my family friendly dinner ideas – these recipes are quick and easy to prepare (a lot are under 30 minutes) so perfect on nights when you are juggling activities.

They are also balanced meals so you can feel you are serving up something healthy and delicious to your family without any parental guilt!

My recommended family meals include plenty of simple, fuss-free pasta dishes, from creamy one-pot favourites like Creamy Sausage Pasta (less washing up, what a dream!), to reader-loved classics like Tomato and Basil pasta.

All recipes are tried and tested by my family and my readers – try some other favourties such as one-pot chicken recipes from my chicken collection – including 5 ⭐️ Easy Chicken Korma and Chicken Fajita Pasta – for those days you just need to come home to a ready-made dinner! I also have simple recipes made in 15 minutes or less, like Easy Beef Tacos, which are always a real hit.

Another fantastic family meal option for when you have a bit more time on your hands, are my slow cooker recipes.

Easy spicy sausage pasta bake recipe in a frying pan

our most popular recipes

Easter Ideas

Hot Cross Buns

Side Dishes

Quinoa Salad

Lamb

Roast Leg of Lamb

Easter Ideas

Easter Egg Cheesecake

one pot family favourites to spice up week night dinners

One Pot

Sticky Beef & Noodles {One Pan}

One Pot

Peri Peri Chicken and Rice One Pot

One Pot Pasta

Cajun Chicken Pasta {One Pan Recipe}

Pasta

Chicken Fajita Pasta {One Pan Recipe}

winner winner, pasta dinners!

Family Dinner Ideas

Classic Meatballs {with Rich Tomato Sauce}

Orzo

Chorizo Orzo

Orzo

Creamy Lemon Chicken Orzo

Under 30 minutes

Cheeseburger Pasta {One Pot Recipe}

veggie favourites for the whole family

Under 15 minutes

Halloumi Burger {15 Minute Recipe}

Dump & Bake

Cheesy Baked Gnocchi {One Pan}

Vegetarian Slow Cooker Recipes

Red Lentil Dahl {Slow Cooker Fakeaways}

One Pot

Easy Macaroni Cheese {One Pan}

classic pies that won’t disappoint

Family Dinner Ideas

Shepherd’s Pie

Main Courses

Sweet Potato Fish Pie with Salmon

Beef

Cottage Pie {Easy Recipe}

Family Dinner Ideas

Best Chicken and Leek Pie {Easy Recipe}

All Family Dinner Ideas

Lamb

Roast Leg of Lamb

Dump & Bake

Chicken Burrito Rice {Dump & Bake}

Lamb

Lamb Chops

Comfort Food

Beef Bourguignon

Comfort Food

Classic Lasagne Recipe

Dump & Bake

Spicy Peanut Butter Chicken Noodles {Dump & Bake}

Beef Mince Recipes

Sheet Pan Kebabs

Dump & Bake

Chicken Kiev Pasta

Pasta Bake Recipes

Tuna Pasta Bake

Salmon Recipes

Baked Salmon Recipe

Fish

Easy Fish Pie

Beef

Roast Beef

Dump & Bake

Chicken Curry and Rice

Dump & Bake

Marry Me Chicken and Rice {Dump & Bake}

Beef

Beef Ragu

Dump & Bake

One Pan Dumplings {Dump & Bake}

Chicken

Creamy Paprika Chicken

Soup

Chicken Soup

Winter Warmers

Chicken and Mushroom Pie

Slow Cooker

Slow Cooker Sausage Casserole