The Best Back-to-School Dinners for your busy weeknights. 30 minute dinner recipes, slow cooker recipes, kid-friendly casseroles, soup & chili recipes, and Instant Pot recipes. All these are family tested and approved. The best collection for quick and simple recipes, and dump & go recipes for weeknight dinners.
THE BEST BACK TO SCHOOL DINNER RECIPES
Every time August comes around (hello back to school 🙂 ) this post for the best dinner recipes is always so popular. I can see why! Cause if y’all are like me then you are gearing up for those crazy, hectic, and sometimes stressful weeknights once the kids are in school again. No more lazy days of summer!
I wanted to reorganize this list of dinners to make it easier to navigate. I also separated them out into categories:
- 30 Minute Dinner Recipes
- Kid-Friendly Casserole Recipes
- Soup & Chili Recipes
- Instant Pot Recipes
- Slow Cooker Recipes
My #1 goal for this food blog of mine is to help families eat together. I think it’s so important to eat together even during the busy weeknights. Maybe not everyone is there. Or maybe it’s picking up fast food or take-out and eating that together. Trust me we’ve done the fast food thing more times than I can count. But you know what? It’s ok!
I have personally hand-picked only the best recipes that are quick & easy (30 minute dinners), dump & go slow cooker recipes, Instant Pot recipes, kid-friendly casseroles, and easy soup and chili recipes.
I have made each of these recipes more times than I can count and I know your family will love them too ♥
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30 MINUTE DINNER RECIPES
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- ONE POT CHICKEN ALFREDO PASTA
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- EASY FISH TACOS
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- QUICK & EASY CHICKEN FLAUTAS
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- CHINESE CASHEW CHICKEN
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- SKILLET CASHEW CHICKEN
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- ONE POT CHICKEN BROCCOLI & RICE
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- ONE PAN BEEF TACO PASTA SKILLET
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- TERIYAKI CHICKEN RICE BOWLS
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- GROUND CHICKEN BAKED TACOS
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- CHEESY BEEF & RICE ENCHILADAS
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- GREEN CHILI CHICKEN & CORN ENCHILADAS
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- CHEESEBURGER BISCUIT CUPS
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- OVEN BAKED HONEY LIME CHICKEN TACOS
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- HOMEMADE SPAGHETTI MEAT SAUCE
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- PHILLY CHEESESTEAK SLOPPY JOES
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- FRENCH BREAD HOT CHICKEN SALAD SANDWICHES
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- FRENCH BREAD PEPPERONI PIZZA
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- BEEF TERIYAKI SKILLET
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- ONE PAN CHICKEN TERIYAKI
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- PINEAPPLE TERIYAKI CHICKEN MEATBALLS
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- PINEAPPLE TERIYAKI CHICKEN STIR-FRY
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- SKILLET CHICKEN RANCH FAJITAS
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- SKILLET TURKEY TACO PASTA
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- BAKED GARLIC PARMESAN CHICKEN
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- CREAMY GARLIC PARMESAN PASTA
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- CREAM CHEESE ALFREDO SAUCE
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- BEEF TACO BOWLS
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- FAJITA CHICKEN RICE BOWLS
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- CHICKEN BURRITO SKILLET
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- TURKEY TACO BURRITO BOWLS
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- CRISPY SOUTHWEST SKILLET BURRITOS
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- CHICKEN BURRITO SKILLET
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- BAKED HONEY LIME CHICKEN TAQUITOS
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- HONEY GARLIC CHICKEN & POTATOES
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- 20 MINUTE BBQ BEEF RANCHERO TACOS
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- BBQ TURKEY SLOPPY JOES
SOUP & CHILI RECIPES
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- TACO SOUP
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- EASY TACO SOUP
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- SOUTHWESTERN TURKEY CHILI TACO SOUP
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- TACO RANCH CHICKEN CHILI
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- VEGGIE LOADED TACO CHILI
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- EASY CHEESY TACO SOUP
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- 7 CAN CHICKEN TACO SOUP
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- SLOW COOKER POTATO SOUP
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- CROCK POT CREAMY CHICKEN STEW
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- CREAMY SOUTHWEST CHICKEN CHILI
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- EASY PANTRY CHILI
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- 8 CAN CHICKEN CHILI
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- SLOW COOKER CHICKEN ENCHILADA SOUP
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- BAKED BEAN & BEEF CHILI
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- VEGETABLE BEEF NOODLE SOUP
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- SLOW COOKER BEEF STEW
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- EASY HAMBURGER MINESTRONE SOUP
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- PASTA FAGIOLI SOUP
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- TOMATO HAMBURGER VEGETABLE SOUP
SLOW COOKER RECIPES
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- SLOW COOKER CHICKEN QUESO TACOS
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- EASY SLOW COOKER SPAGHETTI & MEATBALLS
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- HONEY LIME CHICKEN BURRITO BOWLS
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- SLOW COOKER TURKEY BREAST
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- SLOW COOKER TEX MEX CHICKEN
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- CROCK POT FRITOS TACO BOWLS
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- SLOW COOKER CHICKEN ENCHILADA TACOS
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- INSTANT POT SANTA FE CHICKEN BURRITO BOWLS
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- SLOW COOKER SWEET & SOUR MEATBALLS
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- CROCK POT TURKEY SLOPPY JOES
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- ASIAN SESAME CHICKEN
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- SLOW COOKER CHICKEN TACO BURRITO BOWLS
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- SLOW COOKER CREAMY ITALIAN CHICKEN
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- SLOW COOKER CREAMY FIESTA CHICKEN
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- ROOT BEER BBQ CHICKEN SANDWICHES
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- SLOW COOKER ORANGE CHICKEN
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- SLOW COOKER MONGOLIAN CHICKEN
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- SLOW COOKER HONEY TERIYAKI CHICKEN
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- SWEET GARLIC CHICKEN
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- SLOW COOKER CHICKEN COCONUT CURRY
KID-FRIENDLY CASSEROLE RECIPES
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- CHEESEBURGER TATER TOT CASSEROLE
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- PEPPERONI PIZZA BISCUIT CASSEROLE
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- BURRITO LASAGNA
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- HAM & BROCCOLI RICE CASSEROLE
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- MACARONI & CHEESE HAM CASSEROLE
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- FIESTA CHICKEN CASSEROLE
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- CHICKEN POT PIE TATER TOT CASSEROLE
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- BAKED SPAGHETTI CASSEROLE
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- BBQ BEEF SLOPPY JOE TATER TOT CASSEROLE
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- CHEESY TACO SPAGHETTI CASSEROLE
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- CREAMY BEEF NOODLE BAKE
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- 5 INGREDIENT MEXICAN BISCUIT CASSEROLE
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- TACO BISCUIT CASSEROLE
INSTANT POT RECIPES
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- INSTANT POT HONEY CHICKEN
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- INSTANT POT CHICKEN BURRITO BOWLS
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- INSTANT POT CASHEW CHICKEN
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- INSTANT POT CHICKEN TORTILLA SOUP
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- INSTANT POT SANTA FE CHICKEN BURRITO BOWLS
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TRY THESE OTHER EASY DINNER RECIPES
- Simple & Easy Stuffed Shells Recipe – Cooking with Karli
- Pizza Noodle Casserole – Belly Full
- Slow Cooker Parmesan Chicken & Rice – Plain Chicken
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