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    Easy Family-Favorite Recipes

    It's great to have tried and true meals and sides ready to go on a busy night. Enjoy these easy family-favorite recipes.

    Idaho Chili is a wonderful, stovetop (or Crockpot) recipe. Buttermilk Chicken Tenders might remind you of your favorite takeout fried chicken - but these are oven-baked. And Sweet Potato Lasagna is a whole new spin on a traditional lasagna.

    • A baking dish of butternut squash mac anc cheese with a large serving spoon.
      Butternut Squash Mac and Cheese
    • A serving of cheese, egg and sausage casserole on a plate with a glass of orange juice.
      Cheese, Egg and Sausage Casserole
    • Baked biscuits on a plate with a bowl of butter and jar of jam.
      Buttermilk Butter Biscuits
    • A small bowl of shrimp cocktail with lettuce, lemon, celery and avocado.
      Shrimp Cocktail Cups
    • Sliced, boneless pork tenderloin with orange sauce and sliced oranges.
      Easy Pork Tenderloin with Orange Sauce
    • A serving of tiramisu cake on a plate with a fork.
      Tiramisu Cake for Dessert
    • Baked lazy lasagna with mozzarella cheese on top.
      Lazy Lasagna
    • Pasta topped with white clam sauce on a plate.
      Easy White Clam Sauce
    • A large baking dish full of baked ziti pasta with small mounds of ricotta cheese on top.
      Cheesy Baked Ziti Casserole
    • Sweet corn salad on a plate with corn on the cob in the background.
      Sweet Corn Pasta Salad
    • A serving of spicy peanut noodles on a plate with peanuts, onion and cilantro.
      Spicy Peanut Butter Noodles
    • A pan of mini carrot and banana muffins, still in the muffin pan.
      Carrot and Banana Muffins
    • A wedge of blueberry cake on a dish with a slice of lemon on the side.
      Blueberry Lemon Coffee Cake
    • Blue cheese crumbles on top of blended ingredients.
      Blue Cheese Vinaigrette
    • Pesto pasta salad being served from a bowl with parmesan cheese on top
      Pesto Pasta Salad with Peas
    • A short stack of peanut butter cookies next to a small glass of milk.
      Old-Fashioned Chewy Peanut Butter Cookies
    • A slice of cheese-stuffed crust pizza being scooped up from a pizza pan.
      Homemade Stuffed Crust Pizza
    • Fruit arranged on a shortbread crust.
      Fresh Fruit Tart
    • A slice of vanilla cheesecake on a plate with a fork and a lemon in the background.
      Baked Vanilla Cheesecake
    • A piece of glazed salmon on a plate with a wedge of lemon and a small bowl of tarter sauce on the side.
      Skillet-Glazed Salmon
    • A pot on the stove full of black bean soup with a spoon.
      Black Bean Sweet Potato Soup
    • Taco seasoning in a jar with a small spoon.
      Homemade Taco Seasoning
    • A serving of crunchy cole slaw in a bowl
      Crunchy Cole Slaw
    • Baked pie crust.
      Perfect Pie Crust
    • Three pieces of fried cod on a metal plate.
      Ivar's Copycat Fried Cod
    • French fries on a plate with fry sauce and a hand holding a fry.
      French Fry Sauce
    • Garlic and herb dip in a dish on a plate with chopped vegetables and crackers.
      Herb and Garlic Dip
    • A spoon scooping up country potatoes from a baking dish.
      Cheesy Potatoes with Corn Flakes
    • Salmon patties on a plate with onion and a lemon wedge.
      Old Fashioned Salmon Patties Recipe
    • Egg bites arranged on a plate with a sprig of fresh basil.
      Starbucks Copycat Egg Bites
    • Pork chops and sliced apples simmering in a skillet.
      Pork Chops and Sauerkraut
    • Croissant bread pudding with fruit in a baking dish, before baking.
      Croissant Bread Pudding
    • Close up shot of a cranberry brie appetizer
      Cranberry Brie Bites
    • Honey butter in a small jar on a table with a napkin and spoon on the side.
      Easy Homemade Honey Butter
    • A close shot of oven-crispy orange tofu on top of diced veggies with noodles and orange slices in the background.
      Easy Baked Orange Tofu
    • A collage of photos from the Barbie-Inspired recipe roundup.
      25 Barbie-Inspired Recipes
    • A serving of red potato salad in a bowl with a fork and napkin on the side.
      Red Potato Salad
    • Chicken strips arranged on a plate with sliced pickles on the side.
      Buttermilk Chicken Tenders
    • Cheeseburger pie with sliced tomatoes and sesame seeds on top, two small bowls of ketchup and mustard on the side.
      Cheeseburger Pie Without Bisquick
    • A serving of egg casserole with green chiles on a plate with tomatoes in the background and a bowl of salsa.
      Green Chili Egg Casserole
    • A wedge of quiche on a serving plate.
      Cougar Gold Cheese Quiche
    • A slice of sweet potato lasagna on a plate with a glass of ice water on the side.
      The Best Sweet Potato Lasagna

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      Delicious Crab and Shrimp Dip
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    • Blue cheese crumbles on top of blended ingredients.
      Blue Cheese Vinaigrette
    • A piece of smoked salmon on the grill.
      Smoked Salmon on a Pellet Grill

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