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Family Dinner Ideas
Get delicious family dinner ideas and recipes, 30 minute meals, 5 ingredient dinners and family friendly dinner ideas, from our families to yours. Whether you need dinner ideas for tonight or are planning in advance, we’ve got you covered.
We made meal planning easy with 8 weeks of free meal plans for dinner with recipes. Use our quick, easy and family friendly meals to plan ahead for stress fee suppers.
Pressed for time (or just don’t want to spend hours in the kitchen)? Check out the quick and easy 30 minute meals! They’re entire meals that go from kitchen to dinner table in 30 minutes without sacrificing taste.
All of the recipes have been served on our own family dinner tables, we hope you enjoy our dinner recipes as much as we do.

What Are Dump Dinners, And Which Recipes Are Easiest?
For tired moms and busy nights, dump dinners are a lifesaver. But what are dump
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Find some of our favorite dinner ideas below, with full recipes and related ideas for your next family dinner!
Chicken Dinner Recipes
We have all your favorite family chicken dinner recipes such as:

Ginger Peach Chicken Recipe
Ginger Peach ChickenIngredients:4 boneless, skinless chicken breasts 1 (18 oz.) can peach halves in juice
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Garlic Butter Cheddar Chicken Recipe
Garlic Butter Cheddar Chicken These chicken breasts are first dipped in savory garlic butter and
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Chicken Chili Recipe
Chicken Chili RecipeChili gets a lean, mean makeover with chicken instead of ground beef. The
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From entree to sides, dinner is done in 30 minutes or less with our quick & easy meals. Some of our family’s favorites include:

Sesame Chicken with Broccoli Recipe
Sesame Chicken with Broccoli Ingredients:5 tablespoons reduced-sodium soy sauce4 teaspoons toasted sesame oil5 teaspoons honey1¼
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30 Minute Mexican Lasagna Recipe
Mexican Lasagna Recipe Ingredients: 3 Tablespoons olive oil 2 pounds ground chicken breast 2 Tablespoons
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Oriental Steak Skewers Recipe
Oriental Steak Skewers Ingredients: 1 pound boneless beef sirloin tip roast⅓ cup reduced-sodium soy sauce¼
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Get 8 weeks of free family dinner plans with easy recipes included.

Easy Dinner Recipes Week One
Easy Dinner Recipes Week One This week of easy dinner recipes includes family favorites that
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Easy Dinner Recipes Week Two
Easy Dinner Recipes Week Two The second full week of easy dinner recipes with entrees
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Easy Dinner Recipes Week Three
Easy Dinner Recipes Week Three In the third week of easy dinner recipes we include easy
Continue readingSoul-Soothing Soup Recipes
Whether the storms are outside or inside, soup is good for the body and soul. With these hearty, easy soup recipes you can nourish both deliciously.

7 Soups to Soothe Your Soul Recipe
7 Soups to Soothe Your Soul Homemade Vegetable Soup A hearty vegetable soup
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Taco Soup Recipe
Taco Soup Recipe Tacos are a traditional Mexican dish that is popularly known as a
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Bread Bowl Potato Soup Recipe
Bread Bowl Potato Soup Potato soup is a hearty meal in itself, rich and
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If you’re looking for other collections of dinner ideas & recipes outside of food type, be sure to check these out! You can find easily-created dinner ideas, healthy recipes and of course, the family favorite: Mama Shirley’s recipes. They are truly old-fashioned family meals!
Included as well are our most popular, pinned and “liked” recipes of all time. They’re the only recipe stash you’ll need on nights you want dinner ideas…fast. With a few ingredients, a homemade dinner is easy.

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Continue readingPepper and Sausage Calzones Recipe
Pepper and Sausage Calzones Ingredients: 1 pound Italian turkey sausage links, casings removed 1 cup
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Pepperoni Pizza Supreme Ingredients: 1 prebaked 12 inch thin pizza crust 1 can (8 ounces)
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15 Super Easy Family Dinner Ideas Recipe
These are the perfect weeknight family dinners. They're the most popular of our quick and
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12 Simple Savory Dinners Recipe
Stovetop Lasagna A classic Italian dish made fast and easy on the stovetop.
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These are the kids favorites, meals that adults love too. Your next dinner idea doesn’t have to be something complicated, or something you’d ever order from a restaurant.
There’s sometimes a certain comfort to just eating what you loved as a child, and introducing your children to it as well. Only every once in a while of course!

Corn Dog Recipe
Corn Dog Recipe Who doesn’t love a corn dog? The crisp batter…the tender meat on
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Pepperoni Chicken and Spaghetti Recipe
Pepperoni Chicken and Spaghetti This recipe has the best of both worlds, pizza and chicken.
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Crunchy Ranch Chicken Tenders with Cheese Fries Recipe
Crunchy Ranch Chicken Tenders with Cheese Fries This is one of the all-time kid's favorite
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Sloppy Joe Recipe
[addtoany] Sloppy Joe’s are kind of like a hamburger, but it’s what makes them sloppy
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Philly Steak Sandwiches Recipe
Philly Steak Sandwiches Crispy Onion Rings Philly cheesesteaks have as many variations as there are
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Mom’s Famous Fish Sticks Recipe
Mom's Famous Fish Sticks Garlic Buttered Egg Noodles Fish sticks are the only way a
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One of the hardest things about following a low carb diet is incorporating it into your family dinnertime. Well, we’ve gathered 55 low carb dinner ideas just for you. ‘
And if you want to go in a completely different direction, dinner can be hand held and fun when you make it in a muffin tin. Because they’re so portable, they’re fantastic for lunches too. We also tested each recipe in double batches for the big eaters in the family and they all made a very hearty dinner.
Lastly, chicken can be a dowdy dinner companion. Give boring chicken a tantalizing makeover with these 10 recipes we’ve included for you.

Low Carb Dinner Ideas
55 Low Carb Family Friendly Dinner Ideas One of the hardest things about following a
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10 Muffin Pan Dinner Recipes
10 Muffin Pan Recipes for Dinner Dinner can be hand held and fun when you
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10 Deliciously Easy Ways to Make Chicken Recipe
10 Deliciously Easy Ways to Make Chicken Chicken doesn't have to be boring or complicated.
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Easy one dish dinners the entire family will love.
Casserole Recipes
Fresh, easy crock pot dinners.
Crock Pot Recipes
Great dinners from the grill all year.
Barbecue Recipes
Home cooking in a flash.
Freezer Cooking Meals
Every meal shines with our family favorite side dishes.
Easy Sides
These are all the best sweet endings to the perfect meal.
Dessert Ideas
Easy Family Dinners
Our most popular dinner recipes over the last 14 years.
Healthy Dinner Meal Plans
Use the free 8 weeks of healthy weekly meal plans we put together, along with our Healthy Recipes section for an easy way to plan your family’s dinners.
Even your picky eaters will enjoy these delicious dinners while getting nutritious meals at the same time.
8 Weeks of Healthy Dinners
Whether you don’t like to cook or don’t have the time, you can have flavorful dinners with easy to find ingredients.
12 Simple Savory Dinners
Elegant Entrees
These are the memorable recipes for those special occasions. An anniversay, birthday or maybe just a date night without the kids…any one of these dishes will help make your evening a night to remember. From Simmering Scampi to Sizzling Steak, your luxurious feast awaits.
A Meal to Remember
16 Shrimp Dinners
Shrimp is versatile, healthy, and absolutely delicious. Try it with one of our 16 recipes to add variety and superb flavor to this wonderful main dish.
From scampi to slow cooker, you’ll find the perfect way to make and enjoy this seafood favorite.
16 Dinner Recipes with Shrimp
Chicken can be a dowdy dinner companion. Give boring chicken a tantalizing makeover with these 10 recipes.
10 Easy Chicken Favorites
Buttermilk Biscuits
Creamy Scalloped Potatoes
Southern Fried Chicken
Shirley’s Chocolate Cake
Easy Dinner Recipes & Meal Plan Favorites
Easy Family Dinner Ideas
Crispy Baked Pork Tenderloin
Easy Family Dinner Ideas
Philly Cheesesteaks
Easy Family Dinner Ideas
Scalloped Potatoes and Ham
Easy Family Dinner Ideas
Baked Spaghetti
Easy Family Dinner Ideas
Spicy Shrimp and Broccoli
Easy Family Dinner Ideas
Honey Glazed Ham
Easy Family Dinner Ideas
Crockpot Burgundy Beef
Easy Family Dinner Ideas
Penne in Vodka Sauce
Easy Family Dinner Ideas
Easy Chicken Cordon Bleu
Easy Family Dinner Ideas
Easy Chicken Stroganoff
Easy Family Dinner Ideas
Italian Sausage & Peppers
Easy Family Dinner Ideas
Biscuit Pizza
Easy Family Dinner Ideas
Classic Tater Tot Casserole
Easy Family Dinner Ideas
Parmesan Chicken and Rice
Easy Family Dinner Ideas
Crispy Coated Butter Chicken
Easy Family Dinner Ideas
Chili Coke Roast
55 Low Carb Dinners
One of the hardest things about following a low carb diet is incorporating it into your family dinnertime. We gathered 55 of the best family-friendly low carb dinners from around the web along with a few of our own.
You don’t have to give up family mealtime, and you don’t need to cook different meals to follow a low carb plan. These are delicious recipes the entire family will love.
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The question is heard in every household nearly every day…what’s for dinner? And though this question is one that is asked commonly, the answer might not be so simple. If you are a busy parent who is responsible for putting food on your family’s table every night, finding a meal that is healthy, relatively easy to make and that will please all your family members can be trickier than it seems.
Moms Who Think knows how hard it is to come up with meals to feed your family every night. That’s why we provide our readers with a vast Dinner Ideas and Recipes section.
When it comes to dinner ideas, the possibilities are endless. You can choose a meal based on the ingredients you want to use or the way you would like to prepare your meal. Our dinner ideas are divided into categories like Healthy Recipes, Freezer Cooking Recipes, Chicken Recipes, Easy Recipes and more.
Once you decide what type of vibe you are going for, you can explore the recipes we have in each category. Some delectable options include our African Chicken, our 30 Minute Mexican Lasagna, our Baked Potato Soup and more. Each recipe lets you know exactly what ingredients you will need and provides step by step directions that are sure to help you prepare your meal successfully.
So, the next time your family asks you what’s for dinner, don’t stress. Just look at Moms Who Think for easy recipes you can prepare to bring variety to your table every night.

Gingerbread Cookie Recipe
Updated:Gingerbread Cookie Recipe Nothing says home like a good gingerbread cookie recipe filling the air with the wonderful spices that smell like the holidays. This recipe makes a firm dough for rolling, but don’t be afraid to generously flour your rolling surface and rolling pin. Inexpensive pastry cloths and rolling pin covers work fabulously for […]
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Girl Scout Cookie Recipe
Updated:Girl Scout Thin Mint Cookie Recipe This is the best girl scout cookie recipe ever, it’s for all the months in between girl scout cookie selling season…when you still need your thin mints! Thin Mint Girl Scout Cookie Recipe Ingredients: 8 ounces butter, softened1 cup powdered sugar1 teaspoon vanilla extract1 cup cocoa powder 3/4 teaspoon […]
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Oreo Cookie Recipe
Updated:Oreo Cookie Recipe This oreo cookie recipe was passed around friends for a long time, it’s a great way to show kids how oreo cookies are made. Home Made Oreo Cookies Ingredients: 2 (18 ounce) boxes devil’s food cake mix 4 eggs, beaten well 2/3 cup oil 1/2 cup butter 4 ounces cream cheese 2 […]
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Diabetic Cookie Recipe
Updated:Diabetic Cookie Recipe Diabetes can be difficult to live with. It is difficult to monitor sugar levels, but one thing that can be especially hard is having to avoid eating your favorite sweets. Fortunately, with increased sensitivity to those with restricted diets, there are many options for diabetics who still want to enjoy sweet treats. […]
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Best Chocolate Chip Cookie Recipe
Updated:Best Chocolate Chip Cookie Recipe This was voted the best chocolate chip cookie recipe in an old magazine recipe contest. The cookies are soft and tasty, you won’t be disappointed. Best Chocolate Chip Cookies Ingredients 1 cup packed dark brown sugar1/2 cup granulated sugar1 cup butter, softened1 teaspoon vanilla2 eggs2 1/4 cups all-purpose flour1/2 teaspoon […]
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Low Fat Cookie Recipe
Updated:Low Fat Butter Cookie Recipe You can indulge your sweet tooth with this low fat cookie recipe, and you won’t feel cheated. It’s packed with taste! Low Fat Vanilla Butter Cookies Ingredients: 1 cup all-purpose flour1/4 teaspoon baking soda1/8 teaspoon salt1/4 cup butter, softened2/3 cup sugar1 egg white1 teaspoon vanilla Directions: 1. Combine flour, baking soda and […]
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Mrs. Fields Cookie Recipe
Updated:Mrs. Fields Chocolate Chip Oatmeal Cookie Recipe Mrs. Fields cookie recipe is one of the best, it makes wonderful cookies that are a cross between an oatmeal cookie and a chocolate chip cookie. The texture is much finer than an oatmeal cookie because of the step involving grinding the oats finer. They taste just like […]
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Nestle Toll House Cookie Recipe
Updated:Nestle Toll House Chocolate Chip Cookie Recipe A Nestle Toll House Cookie recipe? Those who come across this might be a bit perplexed. After all, aren’t Toll House Cookies available in a premade dough that you can just bake in the oven? Many might think that is the case, but the truth is, there is […]
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Bar Cookie Recipe
Updated:Magic Bar Cookie Recipe The seven layer magic bar cookie recipe combines the sweetness of chocolate with coconut. It is a perfect dessert cookie recipe. Magic Bar Cookies (7 layer bars) Ingredients: 1 1/2 cups graham cracker crumbs 1/2 cup (1 stick) butter, melted 1 (14-ounce) can sweetened condensed milk (NOT evaporated milk) 1 cup […]
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Cake Mix Cookie Recipe
Updated:Cake Mix Cookie Recipe The cake mix cookie recipe is an easy way to combine a cake-type texture into a cookie. Fluffy and soft, this recipe is a winner. Chocolate Cake Mix Cookies Ingredients: 1 package devil’s food cake mix1/3 cup vegetable oil2 eggssugar Directions: 1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. 2. Mix […]
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Monster Cookie Recipe
Updated:Monster Cookie Recipe Little monsters need a good monster cookie recipe or they’re left feeling very grumpy! This one is sure to please even the grimmest goblins. Monster Cookies Ingredients: 6 eggs3 cups brown sugar2 cups granulated white sugar1 Tablespoon vanilla extract1 cup (2 sticks) butter, softened3 cups creamy peanut butter9 cups oatmeal (must be […]
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Neiman Marcus Chocolate Chip Cookie Recipe
Updated:Neiman Marcus Chocolate Chip Cookie Recipe Many of us know Neiman Marcus for their famous department store chain. Many of these have cafes that serve delectable food including their chocolate chip cookies. The Neiman Marcus chocolate chip cookie has a bit of a story behind it. The legend goes that when one woman was lunching […]
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Oatmeal Chocolate Chip Cookie Recipe
Updated:Oatmeal Chocolate Chip Cookie Recipe A great oatmeal chocolate chip cookie recipe that isn’t too mushy or too dried out is a gem. This recipe is a taste tested winner. Oatmeal Chocolate Chip Cookies Ingredients: 1 3/4 cups of flour1 tsp. baking soda1/4 tsp. salt1 cup firmly packed brown sugar1/2 cup granulated white sugar1 cup […]
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Chocolate Shortbread Cookie Recipe
Updated:Chocolate Shortbread Cookie Recipe This shortbread cookie recipe has the additional heavenly taste of chocolate added to it. If you love shortbread cookies, this recipe is a winner. Chocolate Shortbread Cookies Ingredients: 3/4 cups powdered sugar1 1/2 cups (3 sticks) butter, softened3 cups all-purpose flour3/4 cup baking cocoa1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla Directions: 1. Heat […]
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Shortbread Cookie Recipe
Updated:Shortbread Cookie Recipe This is a traditional scotch shortbread cookie recipe. It is loaded with butter, and flavor. They’re one of the easiest cookies to make with very few ingredients. These are addicting so beware of the calories! Scotch Shortbread Cookies Ingredients: 1 cup (2 sticks) butter, softened1/2 cup sugar1 3/4 cups all-purpose flour1/4 cup […]
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Sugar Free Cookie Recipe
Updated:Sugar Free Cranberry Oatmeal Cinnamon Cookie Recipe As the world becomes more aware of the health problems caused by certain ingredients in food, there has been more of a conscious effort to eliminate sugar in recipes. Diabetics will need to avoid sugar as much as possible. But even when thinking of those of us who do […]
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Snickerdoodle Cookie Recipe
Updated:Snickerdoodle Cookie Recipe It isn’t often that a cookie has a many storied background. The Snickerdoodle cookie recipe below creates perfectly wonderful cookies, even though historians can’t seem to agree on the cookie’s roots. Some say the recipe is a variation of a sugar cookie, with spices added for a headier taste by Germans in the 17th […]
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Italian Cookie Recipe
Updated:Italian Cookie Recipe There are many types of cookies that originate in Italian heritage but the Pignoli cookie is one that is popularly found at Italian bakeries. They can be described as sweet, chewy and nutty and if you are an almond lover, they may just be your new fave. It is the Italian city […]
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Butter Cookie Recipe
Updated:Butter Cookie Recipe Butter is a delicious ingredient in just about any food. I suppose if the Dutch weren’t the first to come up with the butter cookie, someone would have thought of them. Butter cookies or biscuits are also known as Brysselkex, Sables or Danish biscuits. They are unleavened cookies that consist of butter, […]
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Fortune Cookie Recipe
Updated:Fortune Cookie Recipe Fortune cookies are a lot of fun. Light and sweet, you never know what message they are going to contain and its always a lot of fun to find out. Although fortune cookies are often served after a meal of Chinese food, the consensus is that they originated in America. However, no […]
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Oatmeal Raisin Cookie Recipe
Updated:Oatmeal Raisin Cookie Recipe Oatmeal Cookies with raisins sprinkled throughout the recipe are moist and chewy, infused with traditional spices. Oatmeal-Raisin Cookies Ingredients: 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour1/2 teaspoon salt1/2 teaspoon baking powder3/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg2 sticks (1 cup) unsalted butter, softened1 cup packed brown sugar2/3 cup granulated sugar2 eggs3 cups old-fashioned […]
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Chocolate Cookie Recipe
Updated:Chocolate Cookie Recipe For a delicious chocolate cookie, this recipe can’t be beat. Drop cookies are among the easiest to make, this recipe is no exception. Chocolate Drop Cookies Ingredients: 1 cup sugar1/2 cup butter, softened1/3 cup buttermilk1 teaspoon vanilla2 ounces unsweetened baking chocolate, melted 1 egg1 3/4 cups all-purpose flour1/2 teaspoon baking soda1/2 teaspoon […]
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No Bake Cookie Recipe
Updated:No Bake Cookie Recipe This is the easiest no bake cookie recipe around that actually tastes good. Make sure you use unsweetened cocoa powder, anything sweetened will not give you the rich chocolatey taste (and will also end up sickeningly sweet) that unsweetened cocoa powder will. If you are a fan of the no bake […]
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Oatmeal Cookie Recipe
Updated:The oatmeal cookie may well be considered the comfort food of cookies. Although I suppose all cookies could be considered comfort food, there is something about the subtly spicy taste of the oatmeal cookie that conjures up feelings of home no matter where you may be when eating them. Easy Oatmeal Cookies It is likely […]
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