Lamb chop casserole
This easy lamb chop casserole recipe is a great way to use this always popular cut of lamb. Served with mashed potato and green beans, it will become a family favourite casserole.
Roast veggies with goats cheese and lentils
This is a great veggie dish that can act as a side or as a main meal. Lentils and cheese add protein while the veggies boost the vitamin content. So yummy that even meat lovers will enjoy it!
Shepherds pie
Shepherds pie or cottage pie as it is sometimes called, is a great budget recipe. It is simple, easy, comfort food at it's best. You can have this on the table for under $10.
Sticky honey drumsticks
Make these sweet and sticky drumsticks for the kids to have with rice and steamed veggies. They'll love eating with their fingers - just have plenty of napkins to wipe them down with afterwards!
Rainbow fried rice
The kids are sure to devour this rainbow fried rice. The peas, corn and carrot make it a lovely colourful dish. Serving this up for dinner will be a raging success with all the family.
Garlic mushrooms, tomatoes and chipolatas
The gorgeous garlic butter in the mushrooms will soak through the vegetable onto the baking tray (hence the use of baking paper or foil) to leave a deliciously garlicky buttery residue. Think garlic bread here...
Mini frittata
These little beauties are perfect for lunch or dinner. If you make food look cute, youll have a much better chance of the kids eating them!
Easy spaghetti puttanesca
Here is a family meal that can be made quickly, simply and cheaply using a tin of tomatoes and just a few other ingredients. The sauce is made with tomatoes, olives and capers and is traditionally served with spaghetti.
Pork with spicy plum sauce
This delicious stir fry incorporates some lovely Asian flavours like the plum sauce, fresh vegetables and sliced pork fillets. Serve on top of hokkien noodles.
Chicken meatloaf
Meatloaf is real family food and this recipe is easy to make. It has a great Italian taste by including parmesan cheese and pasta sauce for flavour.
Honey soy chicken skewers
These homemade honey soy chicken skewers couldn’t be simpler! Marinate meat in advance, thread on the chicken and they are cooked before the rice is done. They're kid-friendly and super-yummy!
Easy Chinese lemon chicken
Tasty lemon chicken made just like a Chinese restaurant is one of the easiest ways to whip up a family meal that everyone will eat, without having to hit the local takeway. This version of Chinese lemon chicken is sweet and flavoursome.
Pork ragu lasagne
This pork ragu lasagne is layer on layer of flavour and starts out with pork sausages that make it super simple to get on the table. It's a great one for a dinner party too as you can make the ragu ahead of time and assemble when your guests arrive.
20 Dinner Ideas Kids Can Cook When You’re Exhausted
Here are 20 super simple dinner recipes that will take next to no time to make. Aside from the cooking and the cutting bits requiring grown-up assistance, these dinner ideas are easy enough for the kids to make.
Sausage and beef casserole
Having a no-fail casserole recipe in your arsenal is must-have for busy mums. And this is a recipe you can always rely on. With just a handful of simple ingredients, you've got a dinner everyone will love.
Easy baked worms
This is a quick and easy spaghetti bolognaise meal for the entire family we call it worms as my boys love to suck them up and try to see who can eat the most spaghetti worms.
Vegetable and fish cakes
These vegetable and fish cakes are a tasty way to sneak some veggies into your child's dinner. Lightly pan-fried they make for a quick mid-week meal.
Slow cooker meatloaf
This slow cooker meatloaf is tasty and will cook away in your crockpot while you are at work. Get ready to come home to a divine smelling house and tasty meatloaf for dinner.
Pork medallions with hot fruit salad
Try these juicy pork medallions topped with hot fruit salad - they're fast, tasty and can be on the table in 20 minutes. Team them with your favourite steamed vegetables for a low-fat
Tomato glazed meatloaf
This meatloaf has a tasty top that makes the loaf look good AND taste good too. Eat it with mashed potato or slice it up for sandwiches.
Grilled Coconut Salmon
A delicious way to cook your salmon, baste it in coconut milk as it cooks for a lovely infusion of flavour. Serve with a fresh cucumber and tomato salad.
Mexican chicken sandwich
These delicious chicken sandwiches are bursting with Mexican flavour and more of a main meal than a lunch box staple! Serve with homemade fries for a dish that's better than any takeaway.
Veal piccata
So fast to cook and is tasty comfort food with a hint of lemon.
Salmon with green salsa
There are many variations on the traditional salsa verde, and all of them go beautifully with fresh salmon. This one uses lemon juice in place of vinegar, and leaves the garlic out for a lovely light, fresh sauce.
Slow cooker chicken casserole
This is the slow cooker chicken casserole that you throw on before you run out the door to work in the morning. It has easy shortcuts that will have you coming home to a delicious smell and nutritious meal.
Sausages with fruity salad
Give BBQ sausages a fruity twist with this out-of-the-box dish.
Sausages with braised chickpeas
As the weather starts to cool, its natural to crave heartier meals. This quick braise of chickpeas, silverbeet and capsicum is a delicious accompaniment to grilled sausages.
Crockpot beef stew
Time to pull out the slow cooker! This beef casserole is good to put on in the morning so that dinner is ready when you return home. All that's left to do is cook the rice and heat your bread.
Salmon parcels
Kids really do love assembling things in the kitchen, and not just cakes and biscuits. These salmon parcels are a case in point.