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by Amanda Keefer // August 28, 2019 (last updated July 20, 2021)
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If you’re looking for healthy, family-friendly dinner ideas that are quick and easy, here are 50+ 30-minute meals for you to enjoy!
As parents, putting a healthy, home-cooked meal on the table some weeknights seems like an impossible task. Between soccer practice or ballet and homework, there’s little time to throw together dinner.
With a little planning ahead, dinnertime can be easier (check out all of our great meal planning posts!). Have a stockpile of tried and true, quick and easy dinner recipes can also be a life saver!
30-Minute Meals for Easy Weeknights
Chicken Recipes
- from Healthy Family Project
- Healthy Chicken Waldorf Salad from It’s Yummi
- 30 Minute Chicken Tortellini Skillet from A Cedar Spoon
- One-Pot Chicken Lo Mein from Healthy Family Project
- Zoodles with Chicken & Spicy Almond Butter Sauce from The Lean Green Bean
- 20 Minute Homemade Chicken Noodle Soup from Country Cleaver
- One-Pot Healthy Chicken Tortilla Soup from Healthy Family Project
- 20-Minute Chicken Fajita Quinoa Dinner Skillet from An Edible Mosaic
- Buffalo Chicken Rice Bowls from Healthy Family Project
- Quick & Easy Chicken Fajitas from Yummy Healthy Easy
- Asian Chicken Stir Fry from Healthy Family Project
- Spinach Pesto Pasta with Fresh Green Beans and Chicken from Kristine’s Kitchen
- Asian Chicken Crunch Salad from Sugar Dish Me
- Mandarin Chicken Stir-Fry with Green Beans from Healthy Family Project
- Skillet Balsamic Chicken with Sweet Peppers and Zucchini from Aggie’s Kitchen
- from Healthy Family Project
Turkey Recipes
- One-Pot Healthy Turkey Skillet from Healthy Family Project
- Sloppy Joe Lettuce Cups from The Lemon Bowl
- from Healthy Family Project
- Healthy Bean and Sausage Soup from Around My Family Table
- Pepperoni Pizzadillas from Healthy Family Project
Beef Recipes
- Asian Noodle Soup from Healthy Family Project
- Lighter Orange Beef and Broccoli from Iowa Girl Eats
- Thai-Style Beef Cauliflower Rice from Healthy Family Project
- 30-Minute Ginger Beef Tacos with Peanut Sauce from Sweet Peas & Saffron
- from Healthy Family Project
- 30 Minute Ground Beef Gyros from Neighbor Food
- One Pot Tomato Rosemary Linguine with Meatballs & Mozzarella from Weekly Bite
- Tex-Mex Taco Salad Bowls from Healthy Family Project
Seafood Recipes
- Sheet Pan Shrimp Fajitas from Healthy Family Project
- Lemon Garlic Shrimp from Spoonful of Flavor
- Baked Fish Tacos with Watermelon Rind Slaw from Healthy Family Project
- Cajun Mahi Mahi with Mango Pineapple Salsa from Joyful Healthy Eats
- Goan Coconut Curry Shrimp Tacos from Healthy Family Project
- Super-Fast Herbed Mediterranean Shrimp Pasta from Two Healthy Kitchens
- Shrimp Egg Roll in a Bowl from Healthy Family Project
- Greek Style Shrimp Scampi from Lemons for Lulu
- from Healthy Family Project
Vegetarian Recipes
- 30-Minute Veggie Tortellini Soup from Healthy Family Project
- Veggie Pasta Salad from Inside Bru Crew Life
- Beany Cheese-tada from Healthy Family Project
- Cheesy Eggplant Apple Quesadillas from Dizzy Busy & Hungry
- from Healthy Family Project
- 20 Minute Cherry Tomato and Basil Angel Hair Pasta from Oh, Sweet Basil
- Avocado Mac n Cheesefrom Healthy Family Project
- Guacamole Tacos with Southwestern Veggie Salsa from Peas & Crayons
- Tofu Veggie Fried Rice from Healthy Family Project
- 15 Minute Kale and Tortellini Tomato Bisque from With Salt and Wit
- Vegetarian Bibimbap Bowls with Gochujang Soy Sauce from Healthy Family Project
- Easy Homemade Tomato Basil Parmesan Soup from Meal Planning Magic
- Vegetarian Sloppy Joes from Healthy Family Project
- Spaghetti with Spinach Sauce from Erren’s Kitchen
- from Healthy Family Project
What is one of your family’s favorite 30 minute meals?
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About the Author
Amanda Keefer
Amanda’s marketing, public relations and community outreach experience spans 20 years. She is the mom of two girls and two boxer dogs. You can hear her as the host of the Healthy Family Project podcast, find her cooking alongside her girls in videos on the Produce for Kids Instagram feed or spot her out volunteering with her family. When not in the office, Amanda can be found with her family on the tennis courts or at the dance studio.
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