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Family Friendly Dinner Recipes

Break free from dinner boredom with these healthy, delicious family-friendly recipes that everyone at your table will actually eat!

From quick weeknight favorites like garlic chicken bites and ranch chicken to comforting classics like brown sugar pork chops, these easy dinner ideas will transform your mealtime routine.

For busy evenings, try time-saving solutions like Instant Pot butter chicken or air fryer tilapia that deliver big flavor with minimal effort.

With plenty of variety available, you can serve meals that work for your family’s needs without sacrificing taste or spending hours in the kitchen.

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Thai-flavored turkey meatballs garnished with herbs in a creamy sauce with sliced red onions and bell peppers.

Featured FAVORITE

Thai Meatballs

Even picky eaters will love this flavorful combination. Pro tip: keep the sauce on the side if you’ve got an apprehensive eater, the meatballs are amazing on their own!

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Plated air fryer tilapia fillets with lemon slices and a fork.

Air Fryer Tilapia

Plate of seasoned, cooked chicken pieces with a fork, garnished with parsley, surrounded by small bowls containing spices and a striped cloth.

Garlic Butter Chicken Bites

Mexican zucchini boats filled with keto ground beef, presented on a white plate.

Zucchini Taco Boats

A plate of sliced air-fried grilled chicken breast with golden potato slices and steamed broccoli. In the background are a bowl of seasoning and a small plate with more food. Forks are placed on the plate.

Air Fryer Grilled Chicken

A chicken salad sandwich with lettuce on multigrain bread is on a white plate. Green apples and a bowl of chicken salad are in the background.

Apple Chicken Salad

Top down of the finished Pizza Chicken Skillet on a white board with basil leaves surrounding it.

Pizza Chicken

Bowls

A keto-friendly bowl of salad with ground beef, lettuce, and pickles.

Big Mac Salad Bowl

A white bowl with salmon stir fry and vegetables, served with rice.

Salmon Stir Fry

A bowl filled with chicken and rice soup.

Instant Pot Chicken & Rice Soup

Cottage Pie on a white platter with a serving spoon.

Healthy Shepherd’s Pie (or Cottage Pie)

A fork holding a bite of coconut lime chicken and vegetables over a black bowl filled with the same ingredients.

Instant Pot Coconut Lime Chicken

A bowl of lasagna soup with a tomato-based broth, spiral noodles, ground meat, and topped with a dollop of ricotta cheese. A spoon is in the bowl. Chopped herbs are visible in a dish nearby.

Healthy Lasagna Soup

One Pan Meals

Designed for minimal clean up!

A white dish with cooked chicken breasts on a bed of rice, topped with spinach, sun-dried tomatoes, and bacon pieces. A fork is placed beside the dish.

Marry Me Chicken Skillet

Close up of a bowl of poor man's stew with a spoon.

Hamburger Stew

Chicken sausage and vegetables on a sheet pan.

Sheet Pan Sausage and Vegetables

Cooked Thai Ground beef served in lettuce cups with cauliflower rice and sliced avocado

Thai Lettuce Wraps

Whole30 Beef and Broccoli Stir Fry, an easy Paleo weeknight dinner made with Flank Steak. I top it with sesame seeds and sliced green onions. Gluten Free!

Beef and Broccoli Stir Fry

Meatballs

What kid doesn’t love meatballs?! You’ll find our growing collection of meatball recipes in a variety of flavors!

A bowl filled with lettuce, meatballs, red pepper hummus and cauliflower tabbouleh on a white board.

Mediterranean Meatballs (No Breadcrumbs)

Thai-flavored turkey meatballs garnished with herbs in a creamy sauce with sliced red onions and bell peppers.

Thai Turkey Meatballs

A gray plate with air fryer meatballs, marinara sauce and green beans.

Air Fryer Turkey Meatballs

Keto meatballs with green beans.

Keto Turkey Meatballs

Instant Pot Swedish meatballs drizzled with a creamy gravy and sprinkled with fresh herbs.

Instant Pot Swedish Meatballs (Dairy & Gluten Free)

A long blue serving tray filled with meatballs, burst cherry tomatoes and broccoli rabe.

Skillet Lamb Meatballs Recipe

Paleo Orange Chicken Meatballs served over steamed broccoli in a large gray bowl on a white marble board. The meatballs are sprinkled with sliced green onion, orange zest, and sesame seeds.

Easy Orange Chicken Meatballs – Whole30, Paleo

Half a spaghetti squash filled with meatballs, marinara sauce, and garnished with fresh basil leaves on a white surface.

Spaghetti Squash & Meatballs Marinara

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A bowl of paleo chicken meatballs garnished with sesame seeds and green onions, served with broccoli.

How to Cook Meatballs

Crispy air fryer cooked slices of kielbasa on a plate.

Air Fryer Kielbasa (Polish Sausages)

A bowl of butter chicken with a side of white rice.

Instant Pot Butter Chicken

A bowl of Instant Pot potato soup garnished with bacon, shredded cheese, and green onions, with additional toppings on the side.

Instant Pot Potato Soup

Close up of a bowl of ham and white bean soup with carrots and celery.

White Bean and Ham Soup

Close up of a crock pot filled with chicken in sweet Hawaiian sauce.

Crock Pot Sweet Hawaiian Chicken

A gray plate with air fryer meatballs, marinara sauce and green beans.

Air Fryer Turkey Meatballs

A large bowl filled with rice, topped with cooked snow peas and shrimp, garnished with sesame seeds.

General Tso Shrimp

Keto meatballs with green beans.

Keto Turkey Meatballs

Four grilled pieces of Greek Yogurt marinated chicken on a plate with lemon, parsley, and pickled onions.

Greek Yogurt Marinated Chicken

Instant Pot Swedish meatballs drizzled with a creamy gravy and sprinkled with fresh herbs.

Instant Pot Swedish Meatballs (Dairy & Gluten Free)

Sticky bbq chicken drumsticks on parchment paper.

Grilled Chicken Drumsticks

Air fryer chicken drumsticks with lemon and parsley on a white plate.

Air Fryer Chicken Drumsticks

Bourbon marinated salmon fillet on a plate with white rice and broccoli, accompanied by a fork.

Grilled Bourbon Salmon

Baked honey balsamic salmon fillet with green beans and white rice, garnished with herbs, on a white plate.

Baked Honey Balsamic Salmon

Grilled salmon topped with jalapeños and herbs on a plate with cilantro lime rice. Lime wedges are garnished on the rice.

Spicy Chili Lime Salmon

Whole30 compliant Kung Pao Chicken made family-friendly is a delicious and easy weeknight dinner!

Kung Pao Chicken Recipe

Sticky oven baked BBQ Chicken Thighs on a wooden cutting board.

Baked BBQ Chicken Thighs

Three juicy Instant Pot cooked pork chops with gravy on a plate.

Instant Pot Pork Chops

Two marinated salmon fillets baked with dill and garnished with lemon slices and sauce on a plate. A striped cloth and a tray of roasted potatoes are in the background.

Zesty Ranch Salmon

A bowl of cooked white rice topped with teriyaki salmon pieces, garnished with sesame seeds and chopped green onions, with chopsticks on the side.

Baked Teriyaki Salmon

Grilled salmon fillet with sesame seeds and salmon teriyaki marinade served with broccoli on a ceramic plate, accompanied by chopsticks.

Quick & Easy Salmon Marinades

Whole30 Chipotle Barbacoa Bowls. One bowl is on a wooden surface. It's filled with romaine lettuce and topped with shredded barbacoa beef, homemade pico, and cilantro leaves.

Chipotle Barbacoa Recipe

Frozen shrimp cooked in the air fryer plated with lemon wedges.

Air Fryer Frozen Shrimp

Crispy spicy salmon topped with scallions and sesame seeds, served with white rice and Bok choy on a gray plate.

Baked Firecracker Salmon

Greek marinated salmon pan fried, with yogurt sauce and dill over the top, on a plate with vegetable salad and roasted potatoes.

Greek-Inspired Mediterranean Salmon

Close up of cooked chicken breast in a creamy sauce with spinach, artichokes, and sundried tomatoes in a skillet

Tuscan Chicken Recipe (Skillet or Slow Cooker)

Roasted salmon with Italian seasoning on a plate, served with roasted potatoes and asparagus.

Easy Italian Salmon Recipe

Close up of the cooked garlic butter steak bites in a cast iron skillet with potatoes and broccoli.

Garlic Steak Bites

A plate with baked salmon topped with a lemon slice and lemon zest, roasted baby potatoes, and asparagus.

Marinated Lemon Garlic Salmon

Soy ginger salmon topped with sesame seeds and chopped scallions, served with steamed greens and rice.

Soy Ginger Salmon

A gray plate filled with Mississippi shredded chicken, potatoes, and green beans.

Mississippi Chicken – Slow Cooker or Instant Pot

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