Family Dinner Recipes & Easy Dessert Ideas

Slice of pineapple glazed ham.

Best Crockpot Ham

Syrup is being drizzled on top of a stack of homemade pancakes.

Best Fluffy Pancakes

Close-up of the chex mix snack with cayenne pepper, ranch mix, Worcestershire sauce, and brown sugar.

Cheesy Chex Mix

A chewy peanut butter cookie with a soft center and crisp edges stacked on top of more cookies on a cookie cooling rack.

Peanut Butter Cookies

30 min

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Bowl of dirty rice with green onions on top.

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30

Dirty Rice

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Today's Dessert

A donut is being dipped into a bowl filled with glossy chocolate glaze.

5

Chocolate Glaze

5 from 1 vote

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Sliced garlic brown sugar chicken on a fork.

Garlic Brown Sugar Chicken

25

Up close view of cheeseburger pasta with tender pasta shells and ground beef in a cheesy cream sauce.

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Homemade Hamburger Helper

30

A pot of creamy pasta with chicken and peppers.

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Creamy Cajun Chicken Pasta

30

Close-up of half a burrito, cut on the diagonal with cheese and chips spilling out.

Taco Bell Beefy Melt Burrito

30

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A caramel colored eggnog flan topped with sugared cranberries and star anise, arranged decoratively on one side, served on a glass platter.

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Eggnog Flan

A close-up of a glass baking dish filled with cinnamon roll casserole drizzled with white icing.

Breakfast Ideas

45

Cinnamon Roll Casserole

A white bowl filled with creamy shredded crockpot chicken and gravy seasoned with herbs and pepper, served over a bed of rice, on a marble surface.

3 7

Crockpot Chicken and Gravy

A bowl of apple crisp topped with a scoop of vanilla ice cream and drizzled with caramel sauce, served on a beige surface.

Dessert Recipes

40

Apple Crisp Recipe

Slices of roasted acorn squash topped with pomegranate seeds, toasted pumpkin seeds, and fresh sage leaves are served on a white plate with a fork next to the dish.

Vegetable Sides

40

Roasted Acorn Squash

A martini glass filled with a creamy pumpkin espresso martini, topped with whipped cream, a sprinkle of pumpkin pie spice, and coffee beans.

5

Pumpkin Espresso Martini

A stack of chocolate s'mores cookies with gooey marshmallow and melted chocolate inside. One cookie on top is broken in half, showing the soft, melty filling. Marshmallow pieces and crumbs are visible nearby.

30

Chocolate S’mores Cookies

A plate of warm banana split cake topped with with strawberry and banana slices, crumbly topping, whipped cream, chocolate drizzle, and a strawberry slice on top.

50

Banana Split Dump Cake

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A white bowl filled with creamy shredded crockpot chicken and gravy seasoned with herbs and pepper, served over a bed of rice, on a marble surface.

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Crockpot Chicken and Gravy

A large cooking pot of creamy pasta with shrimp, chicken, and sausage.

50

Cajun Pasta with Sausage, Shrimp & Chicken

A close-up of spaghetti topped with browned chicken piccata meatballs in a lemon caper sauce, garnished with chopped herbs, and served with lemon wedges in a white bowl.

30

Chicken Piccata Meatballs

Close-up of a tray filled with bacon-wrapped stuffed shotgun shells, glazed with a shiny barbecue sauce. They are neatly arranged on crinkled parchment paper, with a checkered cloth napkin visible in the background.

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BBQ Shotgun Shells Recipe

White rice and seafood gumbo served in a single white bowl.

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Authentic Cajun Gumbo Recipe

A white bowl is filled with cheesy goulash.

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40

Beef Goulash Recipe

Chopped green onions and sesame seeds garnish a large portion of asian meatballs.

40

Asian Chicken Meatballs

Crispy air fryer salmon bites are served with a small bowl of creamy dipping sauce.

25

Air Fryer Salmon Bites

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A stack of chocolate s'mores cookies with gooey marshmallow and melted chocolate inside. One cookie on top is broken in half, showing the soft, melty filling. Marshmallow pieces and crumbs are visible nearby.

30

Chocolate S’mores Cookies

A plate of warm banana split cake topped with with strawberry and banana slices, crumbly topping, whipped cream, chocolate drizzle, and a strawberry slice on top.

50

Banana Split Dump Cake

Two crumbly blackberry pie bars stacked on a white plate, filled with blackberries and a golden oat topping, with fresh blackberries and a sprig of thyme next to them. A glass of milk is blurred in the background.

1

Blackberry Pie Bars

A close-up of a plate piled with freshly baked chocolate chip walnut cookies, featuring both white and dark chocolate chips, on a white background.

25

Chocolate Chip Walnut Cookies

A slice of easy Black Forest cake on a white plate, topped with whipped cream, chocolate shavings, and two real cherries on top. A bowl of cherries is blurred in the background on a light-colored surface.

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Easy Black Forest Cake Recipe

A thick slice of French silk pie is presented on a round plate.

6 40

Chocolate French Silk Pie

Chewy almond joy cookies are placed on a white plate.

30

Almond Joy Cookies

A moist homemade cake is flavored with fresh strawberry puree and topped with pink frosting.

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Homemade Strawberry Cake

A scoop of vanilla ice cream on top of a homemade brownie is topped with a drizzle of chocolate sauce.

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Homemade Brownie Recipe

Buttermilk pound cake sliced into pieces dusted with powdered sugar on top.

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Buttermilk Pound Cake

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