15 Best Family-Friendly Weeknight Dinners
Easy peasy weeknight meals for the entire family all made in 30 min or less. You can’t beat that!
Free yourself from take-out and drive-thru on those super busy nights and try out these 30 min meals instead. With these recipes, you can get dinner on the table so quickly and effortlessly. Some of these dishes even come together in a single pan, which makes clean-up a breeze!
1
korean beef bowl
Wow! Just made this and it was a HUGE hit with my family. Definitely a keeper. Will double the recipe next time so we have more to enjoy. Love how quick and easy it was to throw together.
-Theresa
2
homemade sloppy joes
I made this for supper and it was delicious! My husband and talked about it all week raving how it was the best sloppy joe he has ever had.
-Charlene
3
spaghetti carbonara
I’ve made this so many times, it’s become a staple at our house. What more can I say, we LOVE this. Quick, easy, delicious.
-Sandie
4
easy chicken tacos
This is an east way to make chicken tacos, and I appreciate that. I served them to our guests and was happy to see them enjoying the meal. No left-overs!
-Kristine
5
creamy tortellini soup
It was both quick and easy to make and the flavors were delicious. My picky teenage daughter enjoyed it and my husband had seconds. This will definitely be a regular in my fall/winter comfort food meal rotation.
-Aislinn
6
mini chicken quesadillas
These were delicious and were the hit of the party. The fresh cilantro and refried beans added a nice touch! My Spanish husband is picky, and he wants me to make them often!
-Karen
7
parmesan lemon chicken
New family favorite – adding it to the rotation. Sauce was perfection, served with air fryer roasted red potatoes and broccoli and everyone was happy!
-Rebecca
8
sheet pan steak and veggies
I’m not a good griller so it’s so nice to be able to have steak from the oven that isn’t like shoe leather! I don’t even bother with the potatoes, just extra broccoli that tastes sooo good!
-Tomi
9
quick ramen noodle stir fry
This recipe is excellent and a family favorite! I sometimes switch it up and use pork sausage in place of the ground beef. Also, double the recipe so you have leftovers for lunch the next day. Amazing and super easy!
-Kathy
10
weeknight lemon chicken breasts
Damn delicious!! Almost like a gravy. Very quick and simple. All 4 kids (9, 7, 6, 4) and husband loved it. Is great with everything. Broccoli, baked/mashed potatoes and pasta.
-Naya
11
creamy beef and shells
Anyone making this – just go ahead and double the recipe. Everyone will want seconds. It’s a nice, comforting (and super easy) meal.
-Kim
12
sesame chicken bowls
This recipe was delicious! The sauce was perfect and the chicken was so tender. Even my picky eater loved this recipe!
-Heather
13
instant pot chicken alfredo
So delicious. So simple. Creamy and flavorful. Perfect. Better than our highly rated local Italian restaurant. Definitely a family favorite. Will make this again and again.
-Valerie
14
quick tomato sauce
This sauce as delicious, and quicker than my regular “Sunday sauce”. Nice bright flavor and easy ingredients. This will definitely be in my regular rotation.
-Katie
15
crispy baked chicken tacos
My teenage daughter and I made these when my husband was out of town, we loved them so much we had to make them again for him a couple of weeks later. They are a HUGE hit with everyone! A bonus, they make a lot and reheat very nicely in a toaster oven or air fryer.
-Jam
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I am new to these recipes but I can say that they look amazing and simple to prepare. I love that it is simple ingredients that won’t break the bank to buy. Thank you so much ahead of time. I can’t wait to make each one of these amazing recipes. Keep them coming.
Thanks, this will make my week easier. Only two of us, but will certainly save time❤️
Two is a family as well 🙂 have fun with these!
What I love most about your recipes is that they don’t include a lot of foreign ingredients, and most things I already have in my cupboard. Thank you for creating such yummy looking meals!
Your Korean beef bowl is Ah-mazing!! A huge hit in our family! Thank you for sharing your recipes! They have ALL been wonderful!!
I like your recipes.Thank you.
These all sound so good! I shared this on facebook
Have made and loved many of your recipes! Am putting the Korean Beef Bowl on the menu for this week!
I have indeed used many of your recepes. All were great, tasty meals. The ingredients are basic. Timing on each recepe is minimal making dinner is now easy! Thank you so much for these great meals!
You featured so many recipes on this weeknight list that I’ve been meaning to try for the longest time! I think this is a sign that I need to get my butt in gear and try these recipes, especially the Korean Beef Bowl and the Lemon Chicken. 🙂
These all look heavenly. Thanks for the roundup! After a long day at work, it’s nice, sometimes, to whip something up simple, delicious, and quick 🙂
Great collection of simple but tasty dinners – Can’t wait to try these! I’m so hooked on your site – Thanks for posting!
Mmm I have tried your honey salmon, and would love to try out the Korean beef bowl as well, actually it all looks so darn tasty! Thanks for your lovely recipe collections, they’re quite something and so so inspiring 😀 x
I’m somewhat new to Damn Delicious but have made several of your recipes now and they have all been a big hit! Thanks so much for sharing… I will be pinning this 🙂
I love one pot meals! Can gluten free pasta be used in the pasta dishes? Thanks for making cooking good food easier!
You can certainly substitute gluten-free pasta but without further recipe testing, I cannot speak for how much this will change the overall taste/texture of the dish. Please use your best judgment to make the appropriate substitutions to fit your dietary restrictions.
Oh my goodness… I just came across your website and l absolutely love it! I follow you on pinterest too…This is one of the top 10 food blogs out there! Thank you for so many recipes. Keep up the good work:)x
This is a great roundup and some of these have become our tried and true! I also love to keep some roasted or grilled chicken in the freezer so it takes the protein prep out of some of these dishes, making them even faster for this working mama. Your recipes never disappoint! Thanks!
You make amazing dinners! And you don’t even have kids! Want to come to my house and make dinners for us? 🙂
I know this comment is old, but… why one earth would a person not be able to make great meals if they don’t have kids? You sound surprised that she has a talent even though she hasn’t procreated. ffs
If I didn’t have kids, I might just eat cereal for supper and not even bother to go to the trouble. Sure would be a whole lot easier. I think that’s probably what she meant. (ffs)
I think it was more that she labeled the post family friendly dinners in consideration of others even though she herself does not have to think of this on a daily basis. 😛
You all need to stop being so damn sensitive! This is what is wrong with this world, now no one is allowed to have an opinion or just title a recipe post without someone getting offended. If you don’t like it shut up and stop trying to wreck it for the rest of us who are not a bunch of *******!
Why be nasty? Who does it serve? The recipes are great. Her home life is not the point.