30 Minute Back to School Meals
More than 25 Back To School meals that can be prepared in 30 minutes or less and are perfect for busy weeknights! These family-friendly recipes include pasta, soup, tacos and stir fry. There’s something for everyone here with these 30 Minute Back to School Meals!
It’s that time of year again – back to school time! ‘Tis the season for hectic schedules for your family, lots of running around, and less time for preparing those gourmet meals that I know you all made on the daily all summer long. Maybe…maybe not? I think we all have those token meals in our arsenals that we default to when we are short on time and supper time sneaks up on us. For me, it’s this lazy day Homemade Hamburger Helper or my favorite Breaded Chicken Cutlets. Quick and easy is the name of the game this time of year, folks. However, I really love trying out new dinners and I am constantly looking for different recipes to try out to keep things exciting. If you’re anything like me, you will love having all of these ideas for 30 Minute Back to School Meals rolled into one convenient post. Enjoy!
Easy Cheesy Veggie Pasta Bake / One Pot BBQ Chicken & Bacon Pasta
Skillet Lasagna / Family Favorite Sloppy Joes
French Bread Pizzas / Spicy Smoked Sausage Alfredo Bake
Penne with Sun-Dried Tomato Pesto / White Chicken Chili
Easy Chicken Enchilada Bake / Santa Monica Street Tacos
Fettuccine Alfredo / Beef Burrito Skillet
Chicken Alfredo Lasagna Roll Ups / Easy Goulash
Stove Top Pastitsio / Chicken Parmesan Pasta
15 Minute Chicken Alfredo / Sweet & Spicy Cashew Ginger Chicken Stir Fry
Chicken Teriyaki with Vegetable Fried Rice / Caprese Balsamic Chicken
Parmesan Herb Chicken / Creamy Pasta with Bacon and Peas
Healthy Mini Margherita Pizzas / Creamy Pecorino Spaghetti
Simple Teriyaki Stir Fry / Skillet Spinach Lasagna
Orange Chicken / Chicken Pot Pie Crescent Braid
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30 minutes is about the time I have had for the past couple of weeks since school started here in GA so these are perfect – I need to start with that stir fry and spinach lasagna! YUM!
Yes, back to school all too soon! These are great meal ideas!!
We started school today, WAHHHH! All these recipes look fantastic for busy weeknights!
What a great roundup! My daughter starts kindergarten next week, so I know my time preparing meals will decrease soon. Love this!
Great recipes. Thank you for having them all in one place for this post!
Jen, you’re very welcome! Thanks for the nice comment!!
Amazing rundown. Just what I needed right now — a list of quick, easy and gorgeous recipes.
AhHa! Now this is what people are needing. Great round-up!
LOVE this round up! I need these recipes, thanks!
School starts tomorrow and all of my daughter’s activities next week – I’m not looking for our crazy schedule to start again! But these meals will make things so much easier…thanks for sharing! Great ideas!
I still can’t believe it’s back to school time! I’m ready for fall but at the same time … just crazy. And what a great round-up! We don’t have kids but I can always use quick meal ideas!
Oh man, these ideas will definitely come in handy. Just over a week in and I’m already feeling the crunch! So many delicious choices…
The chicken parmesan pasta! Ooooh! And your homemade Hamburger Helper! And so much more. I want it all! 😀
I don’t have any kiddo’s running around but these recipes will defiantly come in handy!
That Skillet Lasagna and those Chicken Alfredo Lasagna Roll Ups are being added to our menu now! I’m also thinking about adding the Chicken Teriyaki with Vegetable Fried Rice!! yum!
Thanks for collecting all these ideas. Back to school or not I am always looking for ways to cook diner around 30 minutes or less. Really helpful!
I can use as many 30 minute meals as I can get! There are some great ideas here, but I’m especially eyeing that white chicken chili.
We are going on week 3 of school! Yikes! Our go to meal is pasta for sure! Love this round up!
I’m always looking for quick stuff to make for dinner! What a fabulous collection of goodness — thanks so much for this.
Mmmm, Chicken Alfredo Lasagna! Lots of great ideas going on here for those nights when you are multitasking like crazy…Thanks!
Those lasagna rollups reminded me how much I adore lasagna noodles! YUM. And I love the spirit of this roundup — 30 minute meals feel like all I have time for these days.