Top 50+ easy family dinner ideas
- Air fryer chicken skewers with roast vegetables
- Pink sauce pasta
- Julie Goodwin’s chicken stroganoff
- Chilli, lemon and garlic spaghetti
- Zucchini slice
- Julie Goodwin’s Spanish chicken
- One pot salmon and rice
- One pan layered burrito bowl
- Tuna mornay recipe
- One pot chicken and rice
- Baked gnocchi and meatballs
- Easy beef stroganoff
- Spaghetti carbonara
- Julie Goodwin’s lamb forequarter chops with vegetables tray bake
- Air fryer sausage & vegie bake
- Julie Goodwin’s char siu chicken with egg fried rice
- 20-minute pork steaks with sesame Asian slaw
- Pick-a-flavour pizza night: Air fryer pizza supreme
- Pulled chicken fajitas with cheesy toppings
- Cauliflower, bacon and cheese pasta bake
- Pork larb with rice noodles
- Julie Goodwin’s pastitsio
- How to make salmon patties
- Leek and broccoli tuna pasta bake
- Thai fish burgers with pickled vegetables
- Vegetable and chickpea fritters
- Pasta with spinach, mushrooms and almonds
Looking for new family dinner ideas? Turn to our collection of easy and delicious recipes for dinner! They’re family friendly and great for busy weeknights.
Find recipes below for pastas, salads, stir fries and more. All ready to eat in one hour or less.
Time saving tips
For quick weeknight meals, pre-packaged products from supermarkets offer meal prep shortcuts. When time is short, try salad mixes, peeled and pre-cut vegetables, barbecued chickens, stir-fry mixes, pasta sauces, curry pastes, pizza bases, marinades, salad dressings and frozen pastry. Or try one of these easy dinner recipes, on the table in 30 minutes or less.
Butchers have a handy range of trimmed, sliced, diced, marinated, crumbed and skewered meats that save time and effort. With the hard work done, all that’s left is to weigh and measure everything before starting to cook the recipe.

Air fryer chicken skewers with roast vegetables
Air fryer chicken skewers with roast vegetables

One pan creamy chicken, bacon & pumpkin

Pink sauce pasta
Pink sauce pasta

Air fryer salmon with miso honey glaze, broccolini and rice

Julie Goodwin's chicken stroganoff in the pan with pasta and beans on the side
Julie Goodwin’s chicken stroganoff

Chilli, lemon and garlic spaghetti
Chilli, lemon and garlic spaghetti

chicken cacciatore in a pot

Zucchini slice
Zucchini slice

Pumpkin fritters natural yoghurt, lime pickle, fresh mint and salad

Julie Goodwin’s Spanish chicken tray bake
Julie Goodwin’s Spanish chicken

salmon broccoli and rice in a pan
One pot salmon and rice
What’s not to love about a one-pot meal? This easy pilaf will have dinner on the table in 30 minutes.

chicken fried rice

burrito bake in the pan with a scoop
One pan layered burrito bowl

Hoisin Pork rice-paper rolls

Tuna mornay recipe
Tuna mornay recipe

Mince and rice stuffed capsicum recipe

One pot pasta - a casserole pan of summer spaghetti

Miso and chilli pork burgers with easy slaw

One pot chicken and rice
One pot chicken and rice

Savoury mince

baked gnocchi and meatballs in a baking tray
Baked gnocchi and meatballs

Air fryer hoisin pork steaks with peanut rice and cucumber salad

Pork mince stir fry with crisp green beans

Beef stroganoff in a yellow pan
Easy beef stroganoff

spaghetti carbonara on a plate with cutlery
Spaghetti carbonara

A bowl of chicken and mushroom pasta

Five spice pork stir fry with on a white plate with noodles

Julie Goodwin's orecchiette with walnut burnt butter sauce

Julie Goodwin's rissoles with sweet potato mash

Julie Goodwin's lamb and vegetable tray bake
Julie Goodwin’s lamb forequarter chops with vegetables tray bake

Cooked sausages and vegetables on a white rectangular platter with pesto dressing.
Air fryer sausage & vegie bake

Julie Goodwin's char siu chicken with egg fried rice
Julie Goodwin’s char siu chicken with egg fried rice

20-minute pork steaks with sesame Asian slaw
20-minute pork steaks with sesame Asian slaw

Add this speedy, hoisin beef and shiitake stir-fry to this week's meal plan.

Satay chicken skewers

Massaman sausage curry
Pick-a-flavour pizza night: Air fryer pizza supreme

Pulled chicken fajitas with cheesy toppings
Pulled chicken fajitas with cheesy toppings

Cauliflower pasta bake
Cauliflower, bacon and cheese pasta bake

pork larb with rice noodles
Pork larb with rice noodles

Bowl of spaghetti Bolognese

Zucchini slice cut into slices

A baking dish filled with pastitsio, a baked pasta
Julie Goodwin’s pastitsio

Salmon patties
How to make salmon patties

tuna and broccoli pasta bake recipe easy
Leek and broccoli tuna pasta bake

Teriyaki poke bowls

chicken and mushroom pizzas

Thai fish burgers with pickled vegetables
Thai fish burgers with pickled vegetables

vegetable and chickpea fritters recipe
Vegetable and chickpea fritters

Pasta with spinach, mushrooms & almonds