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items: 40 Easy Family Dinner Recipes Everyone Will Love
items: Chicken and Potatoes with Smoky Sauce
items: Yellow Curry Meatballs with Peanut Shallot Crispies
items: Garlic Butter Crispy Chicken on Creamy Beans
items: 38 Easy Dinner Recipes For Real Life
items: Banoffee Pie

40 Easy Family Dinner Recipes Everyone Will Love
type: item
creator: Lindsay
date: 2026-05-01T09:00:00Z
subject: All Recipes
subject: Dinner
subject: Kid-Friendly
subject: Recipes
description: Full tables, full bellies - that's the goal! These 40 easy family dinner recipes are kid-friendly, crowd-pleasing, and simple enough for any night of the week. The post 40 Easy Family Dinner Recipes Everyone Will Love appeared first on Pinch of Yum.
encoded: <img loading="lazy" width="1500" height="2250" decoding="async" data-pin-url="https://pinchofyum.com/easy-family-dinner-recipes?tp_image_id=142599" src="https://pinchofyum.com/tachyon/Family-Dinner-Recipes-01.jpg" alt="Easy family dinner recipes." class="wp-image-142599" srcset="https://pinchofyum.com/tachyon/Family-Dinner-Recipes-01.jpg?resize=1500%2C2250&zoom=1 1500w, https://pinchofyum.com/tachyon/Family-Dinner-Recipes-01.jpg?resize=1500%2C2250&zoom=0.5 750w, https://pinchofyum.com/tachyon/Family-Dinner-Recipes-01.jpg?resize=1500%2C2250&zoom=0.25 375w" sizes="(min-width: 1220px) 653px, (min-width: 780px) calc(51.67vw + 33px), calc(100vw - 32px)" /> There’s just something really special about family dinner time. Bonus if the kids actually eat the meal, the adults can genuinely enjoy it, and nobody’s making a separate plate at 7pm. That’s the dream! These family dinner recipes are exactly that: crowd-pleasing, kid-friendly, and delicious enough to put on repeat. They’re also easy enough to get dinner on the table in less than an hour, so that dinner feels less like a task and more like the best part of the day. Here’s to full tables and full bellies! ❤️ My Favorite Family Dinner Recipes Instant Pot Spaghetti My whole family loves this Instant Pot Spaghetti! Silky, flavorful, and delightfully clingy. Easy enough for my kids to make it too! <use xlink:href="#wpt-star-full"></use> <use xlink:href="#wpt-star-full"></use> <use xlink:href="#wpt-star-full"></use> <use xlink:href="#wpt-star-full"></use> <use xlink:href="#wpt-star-full"></use> 49 reviews / 4.8 average make this recipe Yummy Air Fryer Chicken Tenders These chicken tenders made in the air fryer are a favorite in our house! Golden, hot, and crispy with your favorite sauce on the side! <use xlink:href="#wpt-star-full"></use> <use xlink:href="#wpt-star-full"></use> <use xlink:href="#wpt-star-full"></use> <use xlink:href="#wpt-star-full"></use> <use xlink:href="#wpt-star-full"></use> 12 reviews / 4.8 average make…

Chicken and Potatoes with Smoky Sauce
type: item
creator: Lindsay
date: 2026-04-30T15:26:42Z
subject: Air Fryer
subject: All Recipes
subject: Dinner
subject: Gluten-Free
subject: Healthy
subject: Meat and Chicken
subject: Recipes
description: My family is obsessed with this dinner! Crispy chicken thighs, roasted potato wedges, and a crunchy cucumber salad all covered in a creamy, smoky sauce. The post Chicken and Potatoes with Smoky Sauce appeared first on Pinch of Yum.
encoded: <img loading="lazy" width="1600" height="2400" decoding="async" data-pin-url="https://pinchofyum.com/chicken-and-potatoes-with-smoky-sauce?tp_image_id=142564" src="https://pinchofyum.com/tachyon/Air-Fryer-Chicken-Thighs_LowRes-021.jpg" alt="Chicken, potatoes, and cucumber salad on a plate." class="wp-image-142564" srcset="https://pinchofyum.com/tachyon/Air-Fryer-Chicken-Thighs_LowRes-021.jpg?resize=1600%2C2400&zoom=1 1600w, https://pinchofyum.com/tachyon/Air-Fryer-Chicken-Thighs_LowRes-021.jpg?resize=1600%2C2400&zoom=0.5 800w, https://pinchofyum.com/tachyon/Air-Fryer-Chicken-Thighs_LowRes-021.jpg?resize=1600%2C2400&zoom=0.25 400w" sizes="(min-width: 1220px) 653px, (min-width: 780px) calc(51.67vw + 33px), calc(100vw - 32px)" /> People Have Been Asking <img loading="lazy" width="1600" height="1600" decoding="async" data-pin-nopin="nopin" data-pin-url="https://pinchofyum.com/chicken-and-potatoes-with-smoky-sauce?tp_image_id=94266" src="https://pinchofyum.com/tachyon/Lindsay-Post-Notes-960x960.jpg" alt="Lindsay Ostrom headshot. " class="wp-image-94266" style="width:222px;height:undefinedpx" srcset="https://pinchofyum.com/tachyon/Lindsay-Post-Notes-960x960.jpg?resize=1600%2C1600&zoom=1 1600w, https://pinchofyum.com/tachyon/Lindsay-Post-Notes-960x960.jpg?resize=1600%2C1600&zoom=0.5 800w, https://pinchofyum.com/tachyon/Lindsay-Post-Notes-960x960.jpg?resize=1600%2C1600&zoom=0.25 400w" sizes="(max-width: 1600px) 100vw, 1600px" /> When I started making the air fryer chicken thighs a few week ago, I shared a photo on Instagram of this plate combo: the roasted potato wedges the cucumber salad the golden, juicy, flavor-crusted chicken bites the smoky aioli drenching it all. And I got so many questions! What’s in the sauce? How do you make the potatoes? We need a written recipe! So here I am with a proper, written recipe for this very yummy, colorful, flavor-packed plate. It’s going to SEEM like a lot at first glance at the ingredient list, but all those ingredients = amazing fla…

Yellow Curry Meatballs with Peanut Shallot Crispies
type: item
creator: Lindsay
date: 2026-04-21T09:00:00Z
subject: All Recipes
subject: Dairy-Free
subject: Dinner
subject: Meat and Chicken
subject: Recipes
subject: Rice
description: Herby meatballs, pan-fried to get nice and golden, with a quick yellow curry sauce! This is weeknight magic! The post Yellow Curry Meatballs with Peanut Shallot Crispies appeared first on Pinch of Yum.
encoded: <img loading="lazy" width="1600" height="2337" decoding="async" data-pin-url="https://pinchofyum.com/yellow-curry-meatballs?tp_image_id=142455" src="https://pinchofyum.com/tachyon/Yellow-Curry-Chicken-Meatballs-2.jpg" alt="Yellow curry meatballs on a plate with rice and greens." class="wp-image-142455" srcset="https://pinchofyum.com/tachyon/Yellow-Curry-Chicken-Meatballs-2.jpg?resize=1600%2C2337&zoom=1 1600w, https://pinchofyum.com/tachyon/Yellow-Curry-Chicken-Meatballs-2.jpg?resize=1600%2C2337&zoom=0.5 800w, https://pinchofyum.com/tachyon/Yellow-Curry-Chicken-Meatballs-2.jpg?resize=1600%2C2337&zoom=0.25 400w" sizes="(min-width: 1220px) 653px, (min-width: 780px) calc(51.67vw + 33px), calc(100vw - 32px)" /> These Meatballs!! They Are a Crowd Favorite In Our House. <img loading="lazy" width="1600" height="1600" decoding="async" data-pin-nopin="nopin" data-pin-url="https://pinchofyum.com/yellow-curry-meatballs?tp_image_id=94266" src="https://pinchofyum.com/tachyon/Lindsay-Post-Notes-960x960.jpg" alt="Lindsay Ostrom headshot. " class="wp-image-94266" style="width:222px;height:undefinedpx" srcset="https://pinchofyum.com/tachyon/Lindsay-Post-Notes-960x960.jpg?resize=1600%2C1600&zoom=1 1600w, https://pinchofyum.com/tachyon/Lindsay-Post-Notes-960x960.jpg?resize=1600%2C1600&zoom=0.5 800w, https://pinchofyum.com/tachyon/Lindsay-Post-Notes-960x960.jpg?resize=1600%2C1600&zoom=0.25 400w" sizes="(max-width: 1600px) 100vw, 1600px" /> We recently hosted my parents, brothers, and their significant others for dinner on a WEEKNIGHT, and around 3pm ON THE DAY OF HOSTING I realized I needed a plan. Something that would not completely overwhelm me but would also be fun, interesting, and appealing to the foodies?! Guys, this recipe was group dinner perfection! Herby meatballs, pan-fried to get nice and golden, and then a quick little yellow curry sauce (gravy? it’s really more of a gravy) that gets built right in the pan and bathes every meatball in magic. <img loading="lazy" width="960" …

Garlic Butter Crispy Chicken on Creamy Beans
type: item
creator: Lindsay
date: 2026-04-13T09:00:00Z
subject: All Recipes
subject: Dinner
subject: Legume
subject: Main Dishes
subject: Meat and Chicken
subject: Recipes
description: One of my favorite dinners I've ever made! Crispy chicken brushed with garlic butter and served over creamy tomato-y beans. The post Garlic Butter Crispy Chicken on Creamy Beans appeared first on Pinch of Yum.
encoded: <img loading="lazy" width="1600" height="2156" decoding="async" data-pin-url="https://pinchofyum.com/garlic-butter-crispy-chicken-on-creamy-beans?tp_image_id=142426" data-pin-description="One of my favorite dinners I've ever made! 😮‍💨 Crispy chicken brushed with garlic butter and served on luscious creamy beans with roasty tomatoes and golden shallots. And family-friendly because my kids love that plain crispy chicken!" src="https://pinchofyum.com/tachyon/Crispy-Chicken-with-Creamy-Beans-7.jpg" alt="Crispy chicken with creamy beans in a blue bowl topped with basil" class="wp-image-142426" srcset="https://pinchofyum.com/tachyon/Crispy-Chicken-with-Creamy-Beans-7.jpg?resize=1600%2C2156&zoom=1 1600w, https://pinchofyum.com/tachyon/Crispy-Chicken-with-Creamy-Beans-7.jpg?resize=1600%2C2156&zoom=0.5 800w, https://pinchofyum.com/tachyon/Crispy-Chicken-with-Creamy-Beans-7.jpg?resize=1600%2C2156&zoom=0.25 400w" sizes="(min-width: 1220px) 653px, (min-width: 780px) calc(51.67vw + 33px), calc(100vw - 32px)" /> I Love This Dinner So Much I Could Cry. <img loading="lazy" width="1600" height="1600" decoding="async" data-pin-nopin="nopin" data-pin-url="https://pinchofyum.com/garlic-butter-crispy-chicken-on-creamy-beans?tp_image_id=94266" src="https://pinchofyum.com/tachyon/Lindsay-Post-Notes-960x960.jpg" alt="Lindsay Ostrom headshot. " class="wp-image-94266" style="width:222px;height:undefinedpx" srcset="https://pinchofyum.com/tachyon/Lindsay-Post-Notes-960x960.jpg?resize=1600%2C1600&zoom=1 1600w, https://pinchofyum.com/tachyon/Lindsay-Post-Notes-960x960.jpg?resize=1600%2C1600&zoom=0.5 800w, https://pinchofyum.com/tachyon/Lindsay-Post-Notes-960x960.jpg?resize=1600%2C1600&zoom=0.25 400w" sizes="(max-width: 1600px) 100vw, 1600px" /> OH MY GOODNESS you guys, this is so good. Crispy golden chicken, brushed with garlic butter (!!), and served up on a plate of creamy tomatoey beans that are laced with caramelized shallot and fresh basil?! Come on! Come on. It feels very *special occasion…

38 Easy Dinner Recipes For Real Life
type: item
creator: Lindsay
date: 2026-04-10T13:52:45Z
subject: All Recipes
subject: Quick and Easy
subject: Recipes
description: Easy dinner recipes that are low effort, high reward! Just a handful ingredients and a few easy steps to get these on the table! The post 38 Easy Dinner Recipes For Real Life appeared first on Pinch of Yum.
encoded: <img loading="lazy" width="1500" height="2250" decoding="async" data-pin-url="https://pinchofyum.com/easy-dinner-recipes?tp_image_id=142403" src="https://pinchofyum.com/tachyon/Easy-Dinner-Recipes-01.jpg" alt="Easy dinner recipes." class="wp-image-142403" srcset="https://pinchofyum.com/tachyon/Easy-Dinner-Recipes-01.jpg?resize=1500%2C2250&zoom=1 1500w, https://pinchofyum.com/tachyon/Easy-Dinner-Recipes-01.jpg?resize=1500%2C2250&zoom=0.5 750w, https://pinchofyum.com/tachyon/Easy-Dinner-Recipes-01.jpg?resize=1500%2C2250&zoom=0.25 375w" sizes="(min-width: 1220px) 653px, (min-width: 780px) calc(51.67vw + 33px), calc(100vw - 32px)" /> Some nights you want a home-cooked dinner that feels special – but you also have approximately zero energy, only a handful of ingredients, and no time for anything complicated. That’s exactly where this list comes in! These are the recipes my family turns to on weeknights and have earned a permanent spot in the rotation because they’re just that reliable. The recipes on this list don’t require anything complicated – nothing you need to hunt down at a specialty store or prep three days in advance. We’re talking short ingredient lists, straightforward steps, and flavors that make it feel like you totally had your act together. (Even if you absolutely do not.) Whether you’re feeding a family, cooking for two, or just trying to get a decent meal on the table after a long day, there’s something here for you! Easy Dinner Recipes Burger Bowls with House Sauce and Ranch Fries A burger in a bowl! Ranch-seasoned fries topped with a burger patty and all the fixings, with a drizzle of house sauce to take it over the top! <use xlink:href="#wpt-star-full"></use> <use xlink:href="#wpt-star-full"></use> <use xlink:href="#wpt-star-full"></use> <use xlink:href="#wpt-star-full"></use> <use xlink:href="#wpt-star-full"></use> 37 reviews / 5 average make this recipe Buffalo Chicken Burgers with Whipped Feta Spread Easy and amazing buffalo chicken burgers! Piled …

Banoffee Pie
type: item
creator: Lindsay
date: 2026-04-08T11:00:00Z
subject: All Recipes
subject: Desserts
subject: Recipes
description: Absolutely my new favorite dessert. Salty-sweet graham cracker crust, silky caramel toffee filling, sliced bananas, and whipped cream on top. My family loves this easy dessert recipe! The post Banoffee Pie appeared first on Pinch of Yum.
encoded: <img loading="lazy" width="1600" height="2146" decoding="async" data-pin-url="https://pinchofyum.com/banoffee-pie?tp_image_id=142381" src="https://pinchofyum.com/tachyon/Banoffee-Pie-1-6.jpg" alt="Banofee pie on a plate." class="wp-image-142381" srcset="https://pinchofyum.com/tachyon/Banoffee-Pie-1-6.jpg?resize=1600%2C2146&zoom=1 1600w, https://pinchofyum.com/tachyon/Banoffee-Pie-1-6.jpg?resize=1600%2C2146&zoom=0.5 800w, https://pinchofyum.com/tachyon/Banoffee-Pie-1-6.jpg?resize=1600%2C2146&zoom=0.25 400w" sizes="(min-width: 1220px) 653px, (min-width: 780px) calc(51.67vw + 33px), calc(100vw - 32px)" /> This Immediately Became One Of My New Favorite Desserts. <img loading="lazy" width="1600" height="1600" decoding="async" data-pin-nopin="nopin" data-pin-url="https://pinchofyum.com/banoffee-pie?tp_image_id=94266" src="https://pinchofyum.com/tachyon/Lindsay-Post-Notes-960x960.jpg" alt="Lindsay Ostrom headshot. " class="wp-image-94266" style="width:222px;height:undefinedpx" srcset="https://pinchofyum.com/tachyon/Lindsay-Post-Notes-960x960.jpg?resize=1600%2C1600&zoom=1 1600w, https://pinchofyum.com/tachyon/Lindsay-Post-Notes-960x960.jpg?resize=1600%2C1600&zoom=0.5 800w, https://pinchofyum.com/tachyon/Lindsay-Post-Notes-960x960.jpg?resize=1600%2C1600&zoom=0.25 400w" sizes="(max-width: 1600px) 100vw, 1600px" /> Guys this might be my favorite dessert, for sure top five. I love it so much. Banoffee Pie is a British dessert with a thick toffee or caramel-like layer over a graham cracker crust, topped with a layer of bananas and whipped cream. I learned about it from a video on my discover feed – thank you, Amy Nash! For the last few months, we’ve been doing this thing in our house called “Family Dessert Night” where I basically make a fun dessert every Thursday night, for no reason except joy. Sometimes it’s just us, and sometimes we invite other people. It has become a total highlight of the week for us and has also given us a reason to invite people over and build community…