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Back to School

These back to school recipes include make-ahead breakfasts, after-school snacks and quick and easy dinners to help save your time and sanity.

Cause this time of year means hectic mornings, busier schedules and less time for fussing in the kitchen.

That's where these healthy, easy recipes come in to save the day!

Don't miss these grab and go breakfast ideas and healthy school lunch ideas to start the school year off strong.

  • Close up of a sheet pan dinner with chicken thighs, sweet potatoes and green beans.
    Sheet Pan Chicken Thighs with Potatoes & Green Beans
  • Four lightened up comfort food classics in a square grid.
    Healthy Comfort Food Favorites
  • Close up of a wooden spoon scooping up some shrimp and andouille from a sheet pan jambalaya.
    Sheet Pan Jambalaya
  • Close up of a serving spoon scooping up some cheesy chicken casserole with potatoes and broccoli from a slow cooker insert.
    Slow Cooker Chicken Casserole with Potatoes
  • Close up of a scoop of a chicken and pasta baked casserole being lifted out of a blue and white casserole dish.
    Healthier Chicken and Pasta Bake
  • A green square box with text for theme night dinner ideas for different days of the week.
    50+ Theme Night Dinners
  • A fork resting in a green bowl with yellow rice topped with piles of black beans, salmon bites, chopped lettuce, pickled red onion, diced avocado and cilantro dressing drizzled lightly on top.
    Salmon Taco Bowls
  • Close up of sliced homemade taco style pizza with lettuce and avocado on top on a wooden cutting board.
    Taco Pizza {5 ingredients}
  • Collage of four store-bought items for easy dinners, including a bagged salad, frozen chicken bites, prepared chicken pot pie and a frozen veggie and grain blend.
    Easy Dinners Using Store-Bought Foods
  • Close up of a spatula scooping up some roasted veggies and sausage from a sheet pan dinner.
    Sheet Pan Sausages and Veggies
  • Close up of a meatball with a bite taken out on a fork that's resting in a platter of meatballs.
    Air Fryer Meatballs
  • Close up of a slotted serving spoon resting in a casserole dish of pork chops with rice and vegetables.
    Pork Chop Casserole
  • Close up of a sliced mini turkey meatloaf on a small wooden cutting board with sprigs of thyme nearby.
    Mini Turkey Meatloaves
  • Close up of a cheesy southwestern skillet chicken and rice dish with jalapenos, lime and avocado on top with extra toppings to the side.
    Southwest Skillet Chicken and Rice
  • Close up of a cast iron skillet of cheesy chicken and potatoes with zucchini.
    Cheesy Skillet Chicken and Potatoes
  • Close up of one pot Cajun dirty rice cooked in a green Dutch oven pot with sliced green onions on top.
    One-Pot Cajun Dirty Rice
  • Zoom in of hot sandwich melts stacked on top of one another on a plate.
    Sandwich Melts (15+ Ideas)
  • A collage of 4 healthy slow cooker chicken recipes.
    15+ Healthy Slow Cooker Chicken Recipes
  • A collage of four breakfast for dinner photos, including a sandwich, grits bowl, frittata and breakfast pizza.
    Breakfast for Dinner Ideas
  • Close up of a homemade English muffin sandwich on a white plate alongside some fresh strawberries with a glass of milk in the background.
    5-Minute Homemade Egg McMuffin
  • Close up of a collection of tiny containers with different colorful healthy kids snacks on a counter.
    Healthy Kids Snacks
  • Cottage cheese pancakes stacked on a white plate with maple syrup drizzled over and a sliced strawberry on top.
    Cottage Cheese Pancakes
  • A fork resting on a white plate with a sliced broccoli cheese stuffed chicken breast served alongside mashed potatoes.
    Broccoli Cheese Stuffed Chicken
  • Close up of a serving spoon scooping up a cream cheese crack chicken with bacon and green onions from a slow cooker.
    Crock Pot Crack Chicken
  • Close up of a Ranch seasoned and breadcrumb coated baked chicken breast on a white plate with sweet potato fries and broccoli.
    Baked Ranch Chicken
  • Close up of shredded cheesy cream cheese chicken in a slow cooker insert.
    Slow Cooker Cream Cheese Chicken
  • A hand holding up a half of a grilled cheese with bacon and scrambled eggs from a white plate
    Breakfast Grilled Cheese
  • Collage of 6 photos of easy weeknight dinners with a green text block in the middle
    Easy Weeknight Dinners - Ideas + Recipes
  • A hand holding up a cheesy chicken quesadilla piece with lettuce and Greek yogurt
    Chicken Quesadillas (+ 9 variations)
  • A collage of four different folded wraps for breakfast, lunch and dessert.
    Folded Wraps: How-to & 25 Combos
  • A baked chicken spaghetti pie in a spring form pan with melted cheese on top and fresh chopped parsley sprinkled over it.
    Chicken and Veggie Spaghetti Pie
  • Close up of fajita chicken pasta all mixed together in a large skillet.
    Fajita Chicken Pasta
  • A hand holding up a cheesy pepperoni pizza slider from a plate of sliders
    Pepperoni Pizza Sliders (+ video)
  • A white platter filled with cheese, crackers, cured meats, fruits and snacks for kids
    Kids Charcuterie Board
  • Close up of a wooden spatula lifting up a square slice of breakfast pizza with bacon, eggs and cheese from a sheet pan.
    Breakfast Pizza
  • Egg and sausage breakfast tacos in a soft tortilla shell with cheese, avocado and green onion on top
    Breakfast Tacos
  • Close up of a spatula lifting up a square cut piece of a cheesy King Ranch chicken casserole from a blue and white baking dish.
    King Ranch Chicken Casserole
  • Collage of six healthy snack photos with a text block on the collage
    29 Healthy Snacks On-the-Go
  • A collage of 4 breakfast recipes with eggs
    5 easy make-ahead egg breakfasts
  • A hand picking up a breakfast bar from a white plate
    Healthy breakfast bars
  • Tortilla with scrambled eggs, beans, cheese, salsa and avocado on a white plate
    Freezer Breakfast Burritos (+ video)
  • Cooked eggs in a muffin tin with one cut open in half
    Baked Hard Boiled Eggs (+ video)

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Hi there! I’m Kathryn Doherty, a cookbook author, mom of two, and devoted food and home cooking nut. I’ve got lots of easy recipes to help you get delicious food on the table for your family!

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