25 of the best family dinner recipes that take 30 minutes or less to make. Dinner will be ready in no time with these family favorite dishes.
Our list of 25 of the Best 30 Minute Family Dinner Recipes to make are great for when you need quick dinner ideas.
They are the perfect easy weeknight dinner for your family!
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Watch us make some our favorite 30 Minute Dinners:
25 Family Dinners that take 30 Minutes or Less:
- Skillet Lasagna
This lasagna actually only takes 20 minutes from start to finish! Serve with a bagged green salad and a loaf of easy homemade French bread for a perfect meal.
2. Seven Can Instant Pot Chicken Tortilla Soup
This recipe is the ULTIMATE dump-and-go dish – dump it all in and let the Instant Pot do it’s magic. It takes about 20 minutes from start to finish. Serve with our favorite cornbread.
3. Philly Cheesesteak Sloppy Joes
The best version of sloppy joes out there! Serve with our Baked Sweet Potato Wedges.
4. Cheesy Beef Taco Pasta (Instant Pot)
Who knew that tacos + pasta were a match made in heaven? Serve this dish with our favorite Mexican Street Corn Salad and some chips and salsa dinner is done!
5. Chicken Bacon Alfredo French Bread Pizza
Homemade pizza loaded with flavor and ready in less than 20 minutes! Serve with a green salad and your favorite fruit.
6. Sheet Pan Chicken Sausage and Vegetables
One big baking sheet full of flavor – I love that it’s your main dish and side dish in one!
7. Teriyaki Beef Skillet
One of our favorite ground beef recipes – serve it over rice or even wrap it in a lettuce wrap. Serve with a bag of frozen stir-fry vegetables to round it all out.
8. Meatball Lasagna Roll-Ups
All the flavor of lasagna without all the hard work! Add a side salad and our 30 Minute Homemade Dinner Rolls for a quick and easy meal everyone will love.
9. Cream Cheese Chicken Roll-Ups
These have been a staple in our family for decades. They are easy to throw together and have great flavor! We serve them with mashed potatoes and gravy.
10. 20 Minute Taco Cups
This is a great recipe to have your kids help with! Serve with our Spanish Cauliflower Rice and enjoy!
11. One Pan Chicken Alfredo
This is consistently one of our most popular dishes on the blog and for good reason: homemade alfredo in 30 minutes! Serve with our favorite green beans.
12. Pesto Salmon
If you love salmon, this easy dish is for you! The pesto adds incredible flavor. Serve with our Parmesan Orzo on the side.
13. Pizza Grilled Cheese Sandwiches
Two of my favorite foods (pizza and grilled cheese sandwiches) come together to make the best dinner ever! We served these with a green salad and it was delicious.
14. Shrimp Scampi and Pasta
This dish takes only 20 minutes and is ALWAYS a crowd pleaser!
15. Sweet and Tangy Meatballs
This meal takes 17 minutes from start to finish (give or take a few minutes depending on when your Instant Pot comes to pressure). We always serve it over rice and my kids LOVE it. It’s quick, easy, and only has 3 ingredients.
16. Garlic Parmesan Wings
If you have an air fryer, these wings are AMAZING. They take 25 minutes from start to finish and are so good. We love to serve them with roasted potatoes.
17. Flatbread Mexican Pizza
A quick and easy dinner that comes together in minutes! Top it with your favorite toppings and dinner is ready for you.
18. Quick and Easy Calzones
Another popular recipe on our site – these little calzones are a family favorite! Load them with your favorite pizza toppings and dip them in sauce. You can’t go wrong with these calzones!
19. Ground Beef Tostadas
My family loves this simple meal that takes 15 minutes to make – sometimes I use the ground beef filling for tacos and burritos as well. Serve these with our homemade guacamole for the best combo ever.
20. Chicken Street Tacos
Flavorful chicken topped with pico de gallo – this is our go-to Mexican chicken recipe!
21. Easy Pizza Quesadillas
This is my go-to meal on busy nights! My kids can make their owns and they are delicious. Serve with Cheesy Garlic Breadsticks.
22. Ham and Swiss Poppy Seed Sliders
My kids love little sandwiches and these are a family favorite! Serve them with our Homemade Macaroni and Cheese for a kid-friendly meal.
23. Cheeseburger Wraps
All the flavor of a cheeseburger wrapped up in a crispy tortilla. These are one of the best ground beef recipes! Serve with our Red Potato Wedges.
24. Chili’s Copycat Cajun Pasta
This dish was made to impress! It’s loaded with flavor and is so good. It takes 30 minutes from start to finish. Serve with our Chili’s Copycat Queso Recipe.
25. BBQ Turkey Burgers
Who knew that ground turkey could taste so good?? These burgers are always perfect moist. Serve with our Honey Roasted Carrots for a quick side dish.
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