Family Pleasing Meals That Are Easy To Make

What is your idea of a perfect family meal? For some, it’s meatloaf and mashed potatoes. For others, chicken casserole with buttered noodles. If you’re tired of the same old food night after night, here is a list of meals you should give a try.  All of these meals are simple to make and will please the whole family. Plus, they’re all budget-friendly!

Beef Enchiladas

Beef enchiladas are a perfect family-pleasing meal that are easy to prepare. They only take about 30 minutes, start to finish. You only need tortillas, cheese, enchilada sauce, ground beef, and cilantro. You can have these ready in no time!

The beef enchiladas can be served with Spanish rice, refried beans, guacamole salad, and tortilla chips. The beef enchiladas are even great for leftovers! All you have to do is reheat them in the microwave or oven. You can enjoy these at any time of day with little effort on your part!

Apart from making beef enchiladas, ground beef can be used in a variety of other family-pleasing meals. There are many quick ground beef recipes that you can make for your family. Some that come to mind are hamburger steaks, meatloaf, casseroles, and shepherd’s pies.

Slow Cooker Teriyaki Chicken

If chicken teriyaki is one of your family’s favorite dishes, you’ll love this slow cooker version. The chicken cooks up moist and tender in a delicious teriyaki sauce. This healthy and delicious meal is prepared by mixing equal parts of soy sauce, water, and brown sugar. Next, the chicken is coated with this mixture so it can marinate for one hour.

After an hour has passed, put your slow cooker on low heat and add in two tablespoons of cornstarch so that it mixes well with the liquid at the bottom of the pan. Now place all pieces of chicken into your slow cooker – top side down first – then pour remaining teriyaki sauce over them as well as four sliced green onions along with a half-cup each of pineapple chunks and reduced-sodium soy sauce (optional). Cover up your slow cooker lid again to cook for about six hours before adding coconut rice pilaf.

Homemade Pizza

Gone are days when you had to go to a nearby restaurant and ask them for some pizza. You can as well prepare a healthy pizza at your home with the utmost ease and comfort of your couch or bed.

All you need is a pre-made dough, pizza sauce, cheese, onions, and mushrooms of your choice. You need to roll the pizza base, spread the sauce, add cheese and toppings of your choice.

Place this in a preheated oven for 15 minutes. You can also use an air fryer instead to prepare crispy crust pizza that is healthy as well.

Spaghetti with Meat Sauce

Spaghetti with meat sauce is an easy and quick meal to prepare. It is a good source of veggies and protein, making it perfect for little ones who don’t like vegetables.

The meal is prepared by boiling pasta and then adding a meat sauce to it. You can either prepare the sauce from scratch or use a pre-made sauce from the grocery store.

Preparing a family meal doesn’t have to be complicated. There are many recipes that are both easy to make and pleasing to the palate. This article mentions a few of the best. So, what are you waiting for? Get in the kitchen and start cooking! The fam will be sure to thank you.