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Wholefully ยป Easy Family Dinners

Easy Family Dinners

Simplify your weeknights with these quick and easy family dinners. These recipes can be prepared in under an hour or made with energy-saving tools like a slow cooker or Instant Pot! They are all well-suited to busy weeknights when you just want to get a filling, healthy meal on the table.

With reader favorites like baked chicken meatballs, taco pasta skillets, and Instant Pot sweet potatoes, youโ€™re sure to find some new favorites in our simple sides and easy entrรฉes collections.ย 


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When you’re trying to get dinner on the table, it can be all too easy to forget the sides. From quick drop biscuits to basic vegetable sides, you’re sure to find the perfect pairing for your main dish here!

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Many of our quick and easy family dinners include ground beef because it just cooks so quickly! There can be a home for ground beef in quesadillas, pasta dishes, soups, and even salads.

Instant Pot Swedish Meatballs with Mushroom Gravy

Instant Pot Swedish Meatballs with Mushroom Gravy

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Loaded Burger Bowl Salads with “Special Sauce”

Ground beef sheet pan quesadillas cut into squares on a baking sheet and served with salsa, avocado, and lime.

Ground Beef Sheet Pan Quesadillas

Slow Cooker Cheeseburger Potato Soup

Slow Cooker Cheeseburger Potato Soup

Chicken Dinners


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When you have chicken in your fridge and need to get dinner on the table fast, what are you making? These chicken dinners are all either made in the slow cooker or come together in under an hour.

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Sheet Pan Chicken and Veggies

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Best Baked Chicken Meatballs Recipe

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Sheet Pan Sausage And Veggies Recipe

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Taco Turkey Chili

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If youโ€™re a vegetarian or looking to become one, it can be hard deciding what to eat. Here are some easy vegetarian dinners that can help! All of these dinner ideas come together in under an hour or are made with energy-saving tools like a slow cooker or Instant Pot. They are all well-suited to busy weeknights when you just want to get a filling, healthy meal on the table.

Grilled Veggie Sandwich with Pesto-Feta Mayo

Grilled Veggie Sandwich with Pesto-Feta Mayo

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Instant Pot Mac and Cheese Recipe

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Vegan Red Beans and Rice

Stock Your Freezer with These 3 Awesome Veggie Burgers

Stock Your Freezer with These 3 Awesome Veggie Burgers


All the latest dinner recipes

Here are all our easy dinner ideas in one place. Whether you’re looking for salads, side dishes, or entrรฉes, we’ve got you covered.


Slow Cooker Barbecue Ribs

Slow Cooker Barbecue Ribs

Grilled Veggie Sandwich with Pesto-Feta Mayo

Grilled Veggie Sandwich with Pesto-Feta Mayo

Sausage and Peppers Recipe

Sausage and Peppers Recipe

Slow Cooker Bacon Brown Sugar Baked Beans

Slow Cooker Bacon Brown Sugar Baked Beans

Sheet Pan Chicken and Veggies

Sheet Pan Chicken and Veggies

Instant Pot Mac and Cheese Recipe

Instant Pot Mac and Cheese Recipe

Watermelon Basil Salad

Watermelon Basil Salad

Instant Pot Shrimp Jambalaya

Instant Pot Shrimp Jambalaya

Crispy Baked Sweet Potato Fries

Crispy Baked Sweet Potato Fries

Instant Pot Swedish Meatballs with Mushroom Gravy

Instant Pot Swedish Meatballs with Mushroom Gravy

Loaded Burger Bowl Salads with “Special Sauce”

Loaded Burger Bowl Salads with “Special Sauce”

Best Baked Chicken Meatballs Recipe

Best Baked Chicken Meatballs Recipe

Barley Risottoย with Asparagusย 

Barley Risottoย with Asparagusย 

Crockpot Chicken Fajitas

Crockpot Chicken Fajitas

Oven-Roasted Chicken Recipe

Oven-Roasted Chicken Recipe

Sheet Pan Steak Fajitas Recipe

Sheet Pan Steak Fajitas Recipe

Slow Cooker Chicken Legs Recipe

Slow Cooker Chicken Legs Recipe

Juicy Instant Pot Chicken Breast

Juicy Instant Pot Chicken Breast

Chicken Caesar Pasta Salad

Chicken Caesar Pasta Salad

Simple Steamed Asparagus Recipe

Simple Steamed Asparagus Recipe

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