Family Dinner Ideas & Recipes

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Beef and cabbage casserole in clear dish

Beef and Cabbage (Lazy Golumpki)

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shrimp and peppers with avocado slices

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plate of chicken and rice casserole

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close up view of a Runza Casserole pastry with ground beef and onions on a plate with a fork and knife

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tomato basil gnocchi topped with basil and Parmesan cheese

Quick and Easy Tomato Basil Gnocchi

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Baguette pizza with salami and meat on white plate set on green tablecloth

Hidden Veggie Meatloaf

pizza boats with pepperoni

Mexican Quesadilla Casserole

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closeup of Asian Orange Chicken garnished with chopped scallions, served on a bed of rice on a white and blue plate

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a low angle close up view of a large bowl of spicy blakc eyed peas topped with sliced green onions

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Frito Pie Casserole garnished with green onions in a baking dish

Frito Pie Casserole

Creamy Chicken And Asparagus Bake on a plate

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a plate of scrambled egg muffin cups, with one split in half

Scrambled Egg Muffin Cups

Hash brown and bacon omelet cups on a bright orange surface.

Hash Brown and Bacon Omelet Cups

Lasagna Flatbread

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The Best Lemon Bars garnished with powdered sugar on top of parchment paper

The Best Lemon Bars

Brownie close up with a plate of brownies in the background

A tiled surface with plated banana muffins served with mugs of coffee, with a wire cooling rack of banana muffins

a close up view of a pile of chewy chocolate chip oatmeal cookies

Chewy Chocolate Chip Oatmeal Cookies

A bowl of pesto pasta, topped with parmesan cheese and fresh basil

A plated stack of old-fashioned potato cakes topped with sour cream and sliced chives

Old-Fashioned Potato Cakes

close up view of two bowls with Fresh Tomato Soup garnished with fresh basil, next to bread

Fresh Tomato Soup

Corn Muffin Pancakes

Easy Baked Oatmeal

Magic Cookie Bars from Eagle Brand

looking at a chicken quesadilla cut into fours, served with sauces on the side

Chicken Quesadillas

tuna patties served on a plate with lemon wedges

Easy Tuna Patties

Kettle Corn

a bunch of bran muffins on a wire cooling rack

Classic Bran Muffins

top-down view of a tomato sauce-topped pizza

Two-Ingredient Pizza Dough

A wooden serving board with banana oat muffins with green muffin liners

Banana Oat Muffins

A sliced cheese quesadilla, served with pico de gallo, sour cream, and sliced green onions

2-Minute Cheese Quesadillas

close up view of a stack of Seven Layer Bars on a plate

Seven Layer Bars

A platter of baked chicken nuggets served with dipping sauce

Homemade Chicken Nuggets

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Chocolate Cupcakes

A serving plate of peanut butter bars with a top chocolate layer

Peanut Butter Bars

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Chocolate Protein Balls

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Easy French Dip Sandwiches

close up view of Egg in a Hole, an english muffin and bacon on a plate

Cream Cheese Squares on plates next to a glass with milk

Cream Cheese Squares

A chicken burger served on a bun with lettuce, tomato, mayonnaise, and avocado, served with potato chips

Natasha's Chicken Burgers

looking at two slow cooker french dip sandwiches

Easy Slow Cooker French Dip

A platter of fast English muffin pizzas topped with melted cheese and pepperoni

Fast English Muffin Pizzas

A bowl of Instant Pot beef stroganoff garnished with chopped parsley

Beef Stroganoff for Instant Pot

A plate of sliced Japanese tamago egg

Japanese Tamago Egg

overhead view of Easy Pizza Sauce in a glass bowl

Easy Pizza Sauce

Slow cooker chicken tortilla soup, garnished with crunchy tortilla strips and cilantro

Slow Cooker Chicken Tortilla Soup

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A plate of sliced baked honey mustard chicken served with a salad of mixed greens

Baked Honey Mustard Chicken

a super close up, overhead view of brownies cooled and cut into squares.

Mmm-Mmm Better Brownies

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Easy Shake and Bake Chicken

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Baked Oatmeal Breakfast Bars

an overhead view of a classic Caesar salad in a green oval bowl, on a green surface.

Best Homemade Caesar Salad Dressing

overhead view of Instant Pot Chicken Cacciatore garnished with herbs, in a bowl

Instant Pot Chicken Cacciatore

Six pecan pie bars on a crumbled piece of white parchment paper

Porcupine meatballs in tomato sauce served over white rice.

Porcupine Meatballs

Simple Strawberry Syrup

stack of blondies on blue plate

Blonde Brownies

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Chewy Peanut Butter Brownies

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