easy dinner recipes for families
The whole reason Smells Like Home was created in 2007 was to save my family's recipes in digital format. Since then, this recipe Collection has become one of the most popular on the site, with tons of easy dinner recipes for families. These family recipes are perfect for all sizes of families from small, like mine, to large as the recipes are generally easy to scale up or down as needed. You'll find one pot meals like creamy sausage pasta, toddler-approved meals for picky eaters like baked chicken parmesan meatballs, mac and cheese like my Panera copycat recipe, and heirloom recipes like Mom's garlic butter shrimp scampi.

heirloom family recipes
Here are a few of our all-time favorite heirloom recipes.
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All easy dinner recipes for families recipes
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Four Cheese Baked Pasta with Pesto
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Creamy Tortellini Sausage Pasta
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Instant Pot Barbacoa Beef
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Bacon Cheddar Ranch Twice Baked Potatoes
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Grilled Chicken Shawarma
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Mom’s Garlic Butter Shrimp Scampi
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One Pan Mexican Chicken and Rice
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Honey Garlic Chicken (Instant Pot Recipe)
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Instant Pot Chicken Enchiladas
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Dutch Oven Whole Roast Chicken Recipe
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Cream Cheese Garlic Mashed Potatoes
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Beef Taco Loaded Baked Potatoes
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One Pot Taco Mac
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Chicken Taco Loaded Baked Potatoes
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Chicken Tamale Pie Recipe
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The Best Homemade Garlic Knots