Looking for new easy dinner recipes for the family? Turn to our collection of easy and delicious recipes for dinner! They’re family friendly and great for busy weeknights.
Find recipes below for pastas, salads, stir fries and more. All ready to eat in one hour or less.
Time saving tips
Use store-bought ingredients
For quick family dinners during the week, pre-packaged products from supermarkets offer meal prep shortcuts for a plethora of recipes. When time is short, try salad mixes, peeled and pre-cut vegetables, barbecued chickens, stir-fry mixes, pasta sauces, curry pastes, pizza bases, marinades, salad dressings and frozen pastry.
Or try one of these easy dinner recipes, on the table in 30 minutes or less.
Make use of pre-prepared protein options
Butchers have a handy range of trimmed, sliced, diced, marinated, crumbed and skewered meats that save time and effort. With the hard work done, all that’s left is to weigh and measure everything before starting to cook the recipe.
Speedy sides
For inspiration for easy side dishes for these family dinners, see this recipe collection of no-cook sides and salads. There are even some no-cook dinners in there, too.
Easy family dinner recipes
Lemon pasta with chilli & crispy crumbs
Satay chicken noodle salad
20-minute lemongrass pork with noodles
Chicken pesto pasta with tomatoes
20-minute Vietnamese minced pork noodles
Air fryer chicken skewers with roast vegetables
One pan creamy chicken, bacon & pumpkin
Pink sauce pasta
Air fryer miso salmon
Julie Goodwin’s chicken stroganoff
Chilli, lemon and garlic spaghetti
Chicken cacciatore
Zucchini slice
Oven baked pumpkin fritters
Julie Goodwin’s Spanish chicken
One pot salmon and rice
Chicken fried rice
One pan layered burrito bake
Hoisin pork rice paper rolls
Tuna mornay
Mince & rice stuffed capsicums
One pot pasta
Pork burgers with easy slaw
One pot chicken and rice
Savoury mince
Baked gnocchi and meatballs
Air fryer hoisin pork steaks
Pork mince stir fry with crisp green beans
Easy beef stroganoff
Spaghetti carbonara
Julie Goodwin’s creamy chicken & mushroom pasta
Five spice pork stir-fry with almonds
Julie Goodwin’s quick orecchiette pasta
Julie Goodwin’s rissoles with sweet potato mash
Julie Goodwin’s lamb forequarter chops with vegetables tray bake
Air fryer sausage & vegie bake
Julie Goodwin’s char siu chicken with egg fried rice
20-minute pork steaks with sesame Asian slaw
Hoisin beef & shiitake stir-fry
Chicken satay skewers
Protected: Massaman-style coconut curried sausages
Air fryer pizza supreme
Pulled chicken fajitas with cheesy toppings
Cauliflower, bacon and cheese pasta bake
Pork larb with rice noodles
50/50 Bolognese
Family-style zucchini slice
Julie Goodwin’s pastitsio
How to make salmon patties
Tuna and broccoli pasta bake
Teriyaki poke bowls
Chicken and mushroom pizzas
Thai fish burgers with pickled vegetables
Vegetable and chickpea fritters
Pasta with spinach, mushrooms and almonds
Julie Goodwin’s family dinner ideas
You may also enjoy Julie Goodwin’s family friendly dinners.
30-minute or less easy family dinner ideas
For more easy family dinner recipes, see this collection of 30-minute meals for busy nights. We also have this list of dinners that are ready in 15 minutes!
One-pot meals
Another way to make weeknights fuss free is with our collection of one pot and one pan meals. These family-friendly recipes make washing up easy.
