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24 Healthy Family Dinner Ideas {Kid-Friendly}

By Taylor Stinson | Rate Recipe | Posted: 08/15/22 | Updated: 12/02/24

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Stumped with what to make for dinner? These Healthy Family Dinner Ideas are perfect for busy weeknights and they're kid-approved, too!

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Family Dinner Ideas

Leave the days of not knowing what to make for dinner behind! I’ve rounded up some of my favourite family dinner ideas that everyone from the kids to the parents will love. These recipes are healthy as well, so you can sneak in lots of good veggies and nutrients, but the meals are still fun enough that the kids will be going back for seconds.

Want to save some extra time? A lot of these recipes can be prepped in advance, whether you're prepping the ingredients on the weekend or cooking and freezing the meals for later. Read my post on How to Meal Prep for a Family to get some tips then check out the recipes below to get inspired!

Want more meal ideas? Here are 25+ healthy meals for picky eaters and the best 30-minute meals.

Casseroles & Comfort Food

Even if you have picky kids, I'm sure they'll like at least one of these options! They're healthy spins on family classics like cheeseburgers, pizzas, and chicken pot pies.

Cheeseburger Tater Tot Casserole

Cheeseburger Tater Tot Casserole

This easy Cheeseburger Tater Tot Casserole is the perfect family-friendly dish with all the flavors of a burger and cheesy goodness!

Instant Pot Pizza Quinoa Casserole

Instant Pot Pizza Quinoa Casserole

This Instant Pot Pizza Quinoa Casserole is a gluten-free pizza bowl that all comes together in one pot and in less than 30 minutes!

Super Easy Mini Chicken Pot Pies

Easy Mini Chicken Pot Pies

These Easy Mini Chicken Pot Pies are a lighter version of your fave comfort food in individual serving sizes! They're freezer-friendly, too.

One Pot Healthy Beef Stroganoff

Healthy Beef Stroganoff

Healthy Hamburger Helper Beef Stroganoff is packed with veggies, comes together in one pot for minimal clean up and is freezer-friendly!

A plate of cheesy spinach lasagna roll-ups topped with melted mozzarella cheese and garnished with fresh basil.

Lasagna Roll Ups

These easy Lasagna Roll Ups are perfect for busy weeknights because they can be prepared ahead of time. They'll become a family favourite!

Chicken pasta bake in a a large casserole dish.

Chicken Pasta Bake

This Chicken Pasta Bake is freezer-friendly, made with red peppers, onions and spinach in rose sauce topped with mozzarella cheese!

Pasta Dinners

I always had a pasta night each week while growing up. It's quick, inexpensive and easy to customize so they whole family will enjoy it! Try these delicious pasta recipes and see.

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One Pot Broccoli Alfredo Pasta

This healthy One Pot Broccoli Alfredo Pasta has a delicious, creamy sauce that's healthier than traditional fettuccine alfredo!

Instant Pot Chicken Bacon Ranch Pasta

Instant Pot Chicken Bacon Ranch Pasta

This Instant Pot Chicken Bacon Ranch Pasta is made lighter with packaged ranch seasoning, turkey bacon and Greek yogurt!

Super Easy Mini Vegetable Lasagna Cups

Super Easy Mini Vegetable Lasagna Cups

These Super Easy Mini Vegetable Lasagna Cups are such a cute individual serving-sized version of everyone’s favourite comfort food.

Homemade Hamburger Helper

Homemade Hamburger Helper {One Pot}

This Healthier Homemade Hamburger Helper is a delicious one-pot spin off on your favourite childhood meal – it's got extra veggies, too!

One Pot Pasta Primavera

Easy One Pot Pasta Primavera

This One Pot Pasta Primavera is a 30-minute dinner that's packed with fresh vegetables and an easy creamy parmesan sauce.

One Skillet Chicken Parmesan

Chicken Parmesan Pasta Skillet

This Chicken Parmesan Pasta Skillet is an easier way to make this classic Italian dish – and it comes together in about 30 minutes in one pot!

Slow Cooker Recipes

One of the best ways to feed a family is to use the slow cooker! These recipes are super easy – just add all the ingredients in the morning and you'll have a delicious meal by dinnertime!.

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The Easiest 2-Ingredient Crockpot BBQ Chicken

This 2-Ingredient Crockpot BBQ Chicken is the easiest dump dinner with a side of kale slaw – all you need is chicken and BBQ sauce!

Slow Cooker Mac and Cheese

Creamiest Slow Cooker Mac and Cheese

The secret to the Creamiest Slow Cooker Mac and Cheese is evaporated milk – it's ultra creamy and velvety, and cooks on low in one pot!

Creamy crockpot chicken and rice in a bowl

Slow Cooker Chicken and Rice Recipe

The Creamiest Crockpot Chicken and Rice is so easy to make in your slow cooker – and no soup can is required! Just add frozen veggies, sour cream and cheese.

Crockpot Chicken Fajitas, in a crockpot closeup

Easy Slow Cooker Chicken Fajitas

These Crockpot Chicken Fajitas are so perfect for meal prep! Dump in 5 ingredients, then cook for 8 hours – this is the easiest recipe ever!

Honey Garlic BBQ Crockpot Meatballs

Honey Garlic BBQ Crockpot Meatballs {Super Easy}

These Honey Garlic Crockpot Meatballs are the perfect appetizer idea and come together super easy with less than 10 ingredients.

Crockpot Chicken Noodle Soup

Easy Crockpot Chicken Noodle Soup

This Crockpot Chicken Noodle Soup is a super easy way to cook everyone's fave comfort food from scratch, and the chicken is so juicy and tender!

Sheet Pan Dinners

Sheet pan dinners are great because they're quick to assemble and leave you with less dishes to clean up, too! That's a real win/win.

Sheet Pan Coconut Crusted Chicken

Sheet Pan Crispy Coconut Chicken

This Sheet Pan Crispy Coconut Chicken with mango salsa and sweet potato fries is the perfect dinner idea for busy weeknights.

Sheet Pan Bruschetta Chicken

Sheet Pan Bruschetta Chicken {Low Carb}

This Sheet Pan Bruschetta Chicken is a healthy low-carb dinner idea made with fresh veggies – plus, the entire recipe only uses one pan!

A sheet pan with roasted potatoes, seasoned chicken breasts, and asparagus on top.

Sheet Pan Chicken and Asparagus

This Sheet Pan Chicken and Asparagus recipe is great for meal prep. It’s Whole30 approved and is ready in less than 30 minutes!

A sheet pan with sausage and vegetables.

Sheet Pan Sausage and Veggies

This Sheet Pan Sausage and Vegetable Dinner is perfect for busy weeknights! It's a healthy meal that requires minimal prep and clean-up.

Meal Prep Chicken & Butternut Squash Harvest Bowls

Meal Prep Chicken & Butternut Squash Harvest Bowls

These Chicken & Butternut Squash Harvest Bowls are filled with fall flavours and an easy meal prep idea. Almost everything cooks on one pan!

Sheet pan Greek chicken

Sheet Pan Greek Chicken {Meal Prep}

These Sheet Pan Greek Chicken Meal Prep Bowls are a low carb lunch idea with a lemon-oregano marinade, and they're ready in 30 minutes!

Created by Taylor Stinson

Hey there, my name's Taylor! I’m the founder of The Girl on Bloor, a food blog where I share healthy meal prep recipes for busy people. I'm a busy city girl living in downtown Toronto on (you guessed it!) Bloor Street. I've got 10 years experience meal prepping, along with a Master's degree in journalism, and you can find my work across the internet featured on publications such as Buzzfeed, HuffPost, Women's Health, Reader's Digest and more. I'm also the founder of Dinner Prep Pro, which is a meal prep app and community that helps busy people get more time back, save money on food and reduce stress during the work week. Thanks for being here and I hope to inspire you with my recipes and meal planning tips!

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