Quick and Easy Recipes for Busy Families and Kids

Delicious Italian chicken recipe completed in record time

Teriayaki Chicken Toss with Spaghettini Pasta

This is a full meal for 4 in 30 minutes. Garnished with baby carrots.

This is bar none the simpliest yet tastiest salmon preparation ever.

This is easy to make, simply spend 20 minutes preparing the meal, then sit back and relax for 35 minutes while it cooks.

An absolutely tastyand versatile dish.

So easy to make and they taste GREAT!!!

Quick and easy party dip good for any occaision

Pretty darn close to what you might get in a coffee house, but much much cheeper.

This is a great dessert that can be made while dinner is cooking or the night before a party. Make extras, goes fast!!

A mild side dish that won't overpower the entree. Use the thread saffron, which gives a much better flavor.

Quick 'special' dinner

You can bake this dish with the rice or bake the chicken by itself and serve over cooked rice, pasta, or potatoes.

This recipe is still a family favorite after many years.

White Cake

Great salsa to eat with chips or on Burritos or Tacos!

Requires only simple ingredients, so simple even kids can do it.

Fresh salsa that puts the bottled versions to shame. The fresher the ingredients the better the Salsa. The heat can be adjusted to taste by adding or subtracting peppers.

Pizza from scratch in under an hour. Much better than the ones you buy! Use your favorite toppings.

Try this recipe, your family will love it gaurenteed.

A mildly spicy accompaniment to any Tex-Mex or Mexican entree. Spiciness can be played down by adding bell peppers or spiced up by using habaneros or additional chilies. The intrigue of this dish is how all the flavors come together..very tasty!

This is a quick one-pot complete meal for when you are in a hurry and don't have time to spend in the kitchen.

This is the easiest way to get dinner on the table without much effort.

A very quick and easy to make recipe and when it is just the 2 of us, I can cut the recipe in half and use the other 4 crescent rolls for our rolls for the meal.

If you're looking for a quick and easy one bowl recipe this is for you! So comforting on a cold afternoon, brings back childhood memories while the aroma fills the air. Enjoy!

I like this recipe because it is a breeze to make and everyone in my family loves it. It tastes great over noodles or rice.

I got this from my aunt Susan, It is as easy as hamburger helper to make but tastes much better. The whole family loves it.

I generally bake from scratch, but I ran across this recipe that uses a yellow cake mix that is fabulous. It makes a beautiful three-layer bar that is good either with or without the whipped cream.

This is the way I've been making cocktail sauce for years. Never have to buy it because it is so incredibly easy and delicious to make at home. Fresh is always better!

Avocado Salsa

Coconut Macaroons

this is one of those magical recipies where the ingredients take a life of their own together. Its a real favourite in our house and very easy to make. The hanabero chilli split open once and it was like dynamite ! But we ate it anyway.

Super easy, light and tasty cake. Great as a light finish after dinner.

These are good but they are really sweet.

Mouth watering chops! If your schedule is tight, these will fit right in! We like rice for a side.

Try this surprisingly tastey dessert, made from simple ingredients

I have tons of recipes that I want to try that list puff pastry as an ingredient and of course I never have any and forget to buy it when I am out. Here is a recipe to make your own at home.

The title says it all. Serve with French bread and salad. Enjoy.

Anyone who loves chocolate cake will love this one.

Quick and Easy Chimichangas

Magnifico! Classic spaghetti with meat sauce ready in about 45 minutes!

So quick, so easy,so fresh, so good

This recipe is so simple and tasty.

A lasanga style enchilada.

The title says it all, try this meal

Easy and kids will love it.

Great and EASY stir fry dish. I found this online in rec.food.recipes. I am planning to try it later this week with tofu for a veggie meal.

This is a quick soup, but it still has all the taste of a long, slow-cooked dish--great for busy nights.

This is a favorite recipe from the National Fisheries Institute.

Another favorite Indian recipes. The flavors are incredible and it makes the whole kitchen smell like India.

This is so easy--great for busy lunch or dinner--also good for baby sitting.

This recipie also works well with a lamb roast - but not so good with beef.

This is not a gourmet cake, but it is a quick chocolate fix.

This is a delicious and fast supper for those hectic nights; it goes together, start to finish, in less than 45 minutes. Add a tossed salad and some fresh fruit for dessert, and you've got a healthier alternative to processed

This is very fast and simple; basic but a family favorite.

This is a quick and hearty meal--a real stick-to-your-ribs dinner.

This is a quick and easy way to have a fresh tasting dinner! Serve with a nice green salad and warm bread.

The title says it all. This is a favorite late night snack of mine.

This micowave recipe is so quick and easy. It came from the back of a bag of frozen peas!

This is a wonderful, easy bread. Great for a cookbout. It is good with an Italian meal or if you use the Feta Cheese with a Greek Meal

This is quick and easy to make and can easily be made on a busy weeknight. Red wine adds a lot to the flavor so that is one ingredient I would not skip.

These are great as a quick and fun weeknight meal. My Fiance came up with this one when he was out of town for a week. When he came back and shared it with me I was really surprised with how good they were.

Very yummy!

This dessert is a favorite in many families.

This is how my mommy dearest makes sambhar...

This is a family favourite. It's requested of me everytime we have a family gathering. It was passed down by my grandmother.

This is a recipe that has been a staple on our monthly menus for the past 10 years. It is delicious and easy!

This is also from the Fix it and Forget it cookbook. This nacho dip tastes great, isn't too mild, or too hot. Great to dip chips in or put on Tacos.

This is a great way to use leftover chicken. Leftover chicken taco meat is great for taco salads the next day.

I have a good friend who fixes these for church potluck dinners. He gets up early to make a large pan and he never has any leftover. So easy and cheap! I toss everything in a ziploc bag the night before, and they will fall apart when cooked. These can be

Quick and delicious. Preparation time does not include the 20 minute marinating time.

This goes together easily and the dumplings really set off the chili. A good weeknight meal. Add spices to taste if you prefer a

After trying several catfish cake recipes, I improvised using catfish in my wife's tuna cake recipe. I was very pleased with the results.

Its quick yet special. Serve with some crusty garlic toast!

I came up with this today for supper. Had very little in my fridge and needed something quick to put on the table. This turned out so good, and so easy to make.