Whip Up Quick and Easy Dinners Your Family Will Love

We've all been there. Weeks when the evening schedule is packed with school concerts, sporting events and endless errands. While it's tempting to order takeout or head to the nearest drive-through at dinnertime, those choices can be both expensive and unhealthy.

Instead, consider these dinner options designed specifically for busy cooks. They're quick, easy and healthy.

• Healthy Recipes in a Hurry
• Healthy Crock Pot Recipes

Open any cookbook and most of the recipes will include a rather lengthy list of ingredients. After a long day at the office, the last thing most working moms want is a complicated recipe that takes a long time to get on the table.

The solution? These five-ingredient recipes that are sure to become family favorites.

Then, there are some nights when even five ingredients seems like too many. Does that sound like you?  Then keep reading!

Have you ever had one of those days where you hit the snooze too many times and overslept? Then you rushed around trying to get everyone ready and out the door on time. Traffic was worse than usual and you were late getting into the office.  Then, of course, the school calls in the middle of your afternoon meeting to let you know your child is running a fever and needs to be picked up. When you get home you discover that you left the milk sitting out on the counter all day.

On days like this, you don't just need a quick and easy meal; you need a meal that almost cooks itself.

You need a recipe like these that are  easy as 1-2-3!

From a time management perspective, the best way to handle dinner each night is to plan ahead. Trying to decide what you will serve for dinner while on the way home from the office is not a very organized approach. And did you know that last-minute stops at the grocery store throughout the week are one of biggest time wasters for working moms?

Here are some make ahead meals that will make you feel awesome heading home from work. Nothing beats having dinner ready when you get home!

• Make Ahead Main Dish Casserole Recipes
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• Freeze Ahead of Time Casserole Recipes