Easiest Family Weeknight Meals

Wish back to school just around the corner, you can’t help but start thinking about easy weeknight meals! The school year gives us so much less time to cook and get all the kids in bed at the right times, so simple and fast recipes are essential.

We’ve compiled a list of recipes we love and ones we think are easy to cook so they could easily be added to your meal plan.

Easy Weeknight Casseroles

•  Sausage & Rice (mild version)
• Pizza Casserole
• Baked Spaghetti and Meatballs
• Easy Jambalaya
• Buffalo Chicken Spaghetti Squash
• Meatball Casserole
• Alfredo Chicken Broccoli
• Chicken Enchilada Casserole
• Taco Spaghetti
• Taco Bake

 

Easy Chicken Recipes

• Curry Chicken Drumsticks
• Chicken Adobo
• Chicken Bites
• Goldfish Crusted Chicken
• Chicken Chow Mein
• Homestyle Chicken Pot Pie
• Pesto Chicken Ciabattas
• Garlic Cillantro Chicken
• Cheez It Chicken
• Honey Terriyaki Chicken 
• Baked Chicken Parmesean
• BBQ Chicken Quesadilla
• Super Simple Jerk Chicken
• Tarragon Skillet Chicken

Easy Pasta Recipes

• Spaghetti Carbonara 
• Homemade Mac ‘n Cheese
• Peruvian Style Pesto Pasta
• Shrimp & Zoodle Stir Fry
• Pizza Lasagna
• Chicken Spaghetti
• Mexi Mac Skillet
• Upside Down Pasta Bake
• Fired Up Rotini with Sweet Sausage
• Lemon Chicken Fettuccini

Simple Dinner Ideas

• Carbonara Sauce
• Mini Pizza Sliders
• Ham Fried Rice
• Stuffed Bell Peppers
• Texas Meatloaf
• Easy Sloppy Joes
• Fried Rice
• Quick Red Chili
• Taco Ring
• Chicken Tortilla Soup
• Corn Chowder

 

Slow Cooker Weeknight Dinners

• 10 Minute Pot Roast
• 2 Ingredient BBQ Chicken
• Slow Cooker Moroccan Chicken
• French Onion Pork
• Crock Pot BBQ Wings
• Crock Pot Chicken & Rice Bowls

Do you have a favorite weeknight meal for back to school days? Let us know your favorites in the comments!

 

You can also check out our school-days meal plan method by clicking the image below.