Beef and Black Bean Sliders
From teens to toddlers, sliders are a fits-all-sizes kind of meal. This recipe is a twist on ordinary beef sliders by incorporating black beans into the mix and can be on the table in 10 minutes flat.
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3-Ingredient Creamy Taco Chicken
Even though this meal requires slow cooking for six to eight hours, it will literally take you a whole two minutes to get it started. All you need: a can of tomatoes; boneless, skinless chicken breasts; and half a brick of cream cheese. When you walk through the door from work, taco night will be ready to begin.
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BBQ Chicken Twice-Baked Potatoes
Seeing that this takes five ingredients and 20 minutes to put together had us sold. In fact, if you bake these potatoes at the same time as the sweet potatoes for the shepherd's pie, that makes two meals pre-prepped for the week.
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Spaghetti With Broccoli Pesto
This is another fantastic 20-minute meal, the longest portion of which is boiling the water for pasta. Plus, the broccoli makes for a delightful secret ingredient hidden within the nutty pesto.
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Roasted Vegetable Enchilada Pizza
Combine your pizza and Mexican food nights with this fun fusion recipe. In lieu of tomato sauce, use enchilada sauce, and opt for sweet corn and mixed grilled vegetables as toppings. Sprinkle with mozzarella cheese and bake according to the pizza crust instructions.
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Cheesy Chicken Broccoli and Rice Casserole
When lacking ideas for a quick meal that will feed an army (or just a family of growing kids), a casserole is always a safe bet. Better yet, with this recipe, you can toss all of the ingredients in the casserole dish itself (no mixing bowl required), sprinkle with the cornflake topping and bake for 30 minutes.
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Roasted Veggie Rotini
This recipe is multitasking at its finest (and your kids will never suspect that the pasta is the healthier, whole-grain version, either). While the vegetables roast for about 20 minutes, boil the water for the rotini and prepare the olive oil dressing. Pour all ingredients into a bowl, toss with the dressing and serve with Parmesan cheese.
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Sweet Potato Shepherd's Pie
This dish gives a little unexpected sweetness to traditional shepherd's pie, thanks to the creamy sweet potato topping. Time-saving tip: Cook the sweet potatoes (which is the most time-consuming part of this recipe) when you use the oven for another dish and then keep refrigerated to make this meal later in the week.
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Korean BBQ Shish Kabobs
These shish kabobs are a good meal to get the kids' help with as soon as they get home from school. After cutting up the meat into strips, place them in a plastic bag and have the kids pour in the marinade and shake the bag to evenly coat. Let the juices soak for a couple of hours while everyone finishes their homework. Thread bamboo skewers through the meat, put on the grill and serve alongside grilled pineapple, peppers and tomatoes.
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Skinny Orange Chicken
This tangy orange chicken recipe is a calorie-conscious alternative to your Chinese takeout of choice (and since it takes only 20 minutes prepare, you might even have it on the table quicker than you would with takeout). Dish it up over some quinoa and top with sesame seeds, green onions and orange zest.
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