25 Fast and Healthy Family Dinners for Back to School

September is National Family Meals Month, an initiative spearheaded by the Food Marketing Institute. It’s designed to encourage families to gather around the table more often and to educate everyone about the many health benefits of breaking bread together.

I’m on board with #FamilyMealsMonth and hope you are too. To make family mealtime easier (especially now that kids everywhere are back in school) and more nutritious, I collected 25 fast and healthy recipes from my dietitian blogger friends to share with you. I organized the recipes into three categories: seafood, poultry, and vegetarian.

From cookbooks and blogs to food magazines and family archives, there are literally millions of recipes out there. Yet, when I ask my readers which meal of they search for the most, the majority say, DINNER.

Chicken & Turkey:

Chicken Sausage Skillet with Zoodles from Lindsay at The Lean Green Bean

Easy Sweet Potato Turkey Burgers from Sarah at Bucket List Tummy

Orange Chicken Stir Fry from Katie at Mom to Mom Nutrition

One Pan Chicken and Mushrooms from Shannon at Kiss in the Kitchen

Healthy Upside Down Turkey Nachos from Amber at Homemade Nutrition

Slow Cooker Mexican Lasagna with Chicken from Serena at Teaspoon of Spice

Buffalo Chicken Grain Bowl from Liz at Simple Swaps

Kale Chicken Burrito Bowl from Lyssie and Tammy at The Nutrition Twins

All Natural Easy Chicken Enchiladas from Jenna at Make Healthy Easy

Seafood:

30 Minute Honey Dijon Salmon with Apple Farro from Jamie at Dishing out the Health

Orange Maple Salmon from Jessica at Nutritioulicious

Blackened Salmon Tacos from Karman at The Nutrition Adventure

Cod Nuggets from Maria at Cooks Aid

Skillet Tilapia Tacos from Jennifer at Dr. Jenn Bowers Nutrition

Easy Creamy Polenta, Shrimp, and Vegetable Bowls from Elizabeth at Better is the New Perfect

Oven Baked Shrimp Boil from Dixya at Food, Pleasure & Health

4-Ingredient Shrimp and Pesto Pasta from Holley at Holley Grainger

Vegetarian:

Sharp Cheddar Grilled Cheese with Broiled Tomatoes from Sara at Sara Haas

Easy Weeknight Dinner: Buddha Bowls from Sally at Real Mom Nutrition

Pesto Parmesan Spaghetti Squash from Amy at Amy Gorin Nutrition

Summer Squash Pizzas from Annette at Food Science Nerd

Southwestern Tofu Lettuce Wraps from Ann and Leslie at My Menu Pal

Lean Beef

Asian Beef Bowls from Liz’s Healthy Table

Chili-Veggie Pasta Skillet from Elissa at Elissa Nutrition

What’s on your family’s dinner menu this week?