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    Easy Dinner Recipes for Busy Parents

    Welcome to Kitchen Skip, a food blog for busy parents who love good food and crave easy, flavorful dinner recipes. You'll find simple, nourishing recipes with clear instructions and reliable results. Every recipe here is a meal that I have fed my own family!

    • a bowl of sour cream with grated cucumber and fresh herbs
      Tzatziki Sauce with Sour Cream
    • bowl of white beans
      Instant Pot White Beans (Cannellini, Navy, Great Northern)
    • bowl of pulled pork
      Instant Pot Pork Butt
    • Ground chicken in a bowl with white rice, cabbage and cucumber.
      Quick & Easy Ground Chicken & Rice

    Spring Recipes

    Light recipes for the warm days of spring.

    • a plate of cooked asparagus
      Oven Roasted Asparagus
    • A piece of cod on a plate with panko baked on top, surrounded by peas
      Panko Crusted Cod with Creme Fraiche Sauce
    • a small glass bowl of spinach basil pesto next to slices of baguette
      Spinach Pesto
    • A bowl of arugula quinoa salad sprinkled with dried cranberries and pieces of pecans.
      Arugula Quinoa Salad with Lemon Vinaigrette

    See more spring recipes →

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    Hi, I'm Jenny - Recipe developer, culinary school graduate and busy Mama of two trying to answer the never-ending question "what's for dinner?"

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    Quick and Easy Dinner Recipes

    These are the quick and easy recipes you need for busy weeknights!

    • A sheet-pan of roasted green beans
      Frozen Roasted Green Beans
    • A bowl of Filipino chicken adobo made with boneless, skinless chicken thighs
      Instant Pot Chicken Adobo
    • A bowl of ground turkey teriyaki over white rice.
      Ground Turkey Teriyaki
    • a bowl of mini shell pasta with cooked frozen vegetables
      Pasta with Frozen Mixed Vegetables

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    What I'm Eating Now

    Here's what I've been feeding my family and cooking in my kitchen lately.

    • A bowl of spinach and kale salad tossed in a creamy miso tahini dressing.
      Kale and Spinach Salad with Miso Tahini Dressing
    • Homemade almond butter granola bars.
      Almond Butter Granola Bars
    • Granola in a bowl with yogurt and fruit.
      Cinnamon Granola
    • A bowl of grated cabbage and carrot coleslaw.
      Miso Slaw

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    Summer Recipes

    Flavorful recipes for outdoor dining.

    • Cucumber Shrimp Salad
    • a bowl of orzo with canned tuna and herbs
      Tuna and Orzo Pasta Salad
    • Orzo pesto salad with sun-dried tomatoes, olives, feta and basil.
      Orzo Pesto Salad
    • Sliced steak surrounded by basil, orange slices and lime slices.
      Citrus Marinated Cast Iron Flank Steak

    See more summer recipes→

    Looking For Something?

    Simple Dinner Recipes

    Easy, flavorful and filling recipes you can make on busy weeknights.

    • sliced kielbasa sausage in a skillet
      How to Cook Kielbasa
    • bowl of glass noodle soup with mushrooms
      Easy, Flavorful Glass Noodle Soup
    • Cooked barley in a bowl with wilted spinach and a runny egg.
      Barley with Eggs & Spinach
    • A bowl of chicken and rice soup garnished with dill.
      Instant Pot Chicken and Rice Soup

    Instant Pot Beans, Grains and Pasta

    Affordable beans, grains & pasta are easy to cook and meal prep in your Instant Pot.

    • a bowl of cooked brown basmati rice.
      Instant Pot Brown Rice (Basmati and Jasmine)
    • bowl of cooked black lentils
      How to Cook Black Lentils (Instant Pot & Stove)
    • bowl of egg noodles made in an Instant Pot
      Instant Pot Egg Noodles
    • a bowl of cooked pinto beans
      Instant Pot Pinto Beans (soaked and no soak)

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