Family friendly dinners

These recipes are guaranteed to become family favourites, from easy pasta recipes to delicious stir fries.

The Batch Lady Leftover Ham and Stuffing Mac and Cheese Recipe

The Batch Lady’s Ham Mac and Cheese with Stuffing Crumbs

by The Batch Lady from The Batch Lady Saves Christmas

Sausage and Bean Casserole Recipe

‘Cowboy Supper’ Sausage and Bean Casserole

by Lou Robbie from Make & Freeze

Mary Berry Veggie Mushroom Lasagne Recipe

Mary Berry’s Veggie Mushroom Lasagne

Mary Berry Author Biography

by Mary Berry from Mary 90: My Very Best Recipes

Slow cooker lemon and garlic chicken recipe

Creamy Garlic and Lemon Chicken with Buttery Mash and Veg

by Lou Robbie from Make & Freeze

Mateo Zielonka Spaghetti Pasta Bake Recipe

Spaghetti Bake

by Mateo Zielonka from Pasta Pronto

Leftover Roast Chicken, Three Ways

by Amy Sheppard from Easy 10

Quick dishes

Flavour-packed recipes ready in 30 minutes or less.

Nadiya Hussain Chicken and Rice Bake Recipe | Family Favourites BBC2

15 family-friendly recipes from Nadiya Hussain

Charlotte Stirling-Reed

Charlotte Stirling-Reed’s tips for family-friendly meal planning

Caprese_Pesto_Orzo

8 cheap family meals

Chicken recipes

Please the whole family with our best chicken recipes, from roasts to one pot wonders.

The best cookbooks with family friendly recipes

Nadiya's Family Favourites

Nadiya's Family Favourites

The Batch Lady Grab and Cook

Suzanne Mulholland, The Batch Lady

Dominique’s Kitchen

Dominique Woolf

Mary Berry’s Quick Cooking

Mary Berry’s Quick Cooking

How to Feed Your Family

Charlotte Stirling-Reed

The Green Cookbook by Rukmini Iyer

The Green Cookbook

Vegetarian recipes

Veggie forward meals that even the kids will love.

Budget friendly meals

These recipes show there is no need to compromise on flavour when cooking on budget.

Boston Baked Beans Recipe

Boston Baked Beans

by ManiLife from The Peanut Butter Cookbook

Mexican_Halloumi_Taco_Bowls

Mexican Halloumi Taco Bowls

by Ashleigh Mogford from Cardiff Mum’s Thrifty Feasts

Caprese_Pesto_Orzo

Caprese Pesto Orzo

by Ashleigh Mogford from Cardiff Mum’s Thrifty Feasts

Hot_Honey_Salmon_Traybake

Hot Honey Salmon Traybake

by Ashleigh Mogford from Cardiff Mum’s Thrifty Feasts

Smoked_Pancetta_and_Baked_Feta_Spaghetti

Smoked Pancetta and Baked Feta Spaghetti

by Ashleigh Mogford from Cardiff Mum’s Thrifty Feasts

Deep_Pan_Pizzas

Deep Pan Pizzas

by Ashleigh Mogford from Cardiff Mum’s Thrifty Feasts

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