One-Pot Mac And Cheese, Plus 4 More Family-Friendly Dinners

Add a little bit of fun to dinner this week with 5 easy meals (and a dessert!) everyone can get excited about.

By Laura Jeha

Updated April 29, 2025

One-Pot Mac And Cheese, Plus 4 More Family-Friendly Dinners

One-pot classic Mac and cheese (recipe below!) (Photo: Erik Putz)

Everyone in your family will find something to love in this week's dinner plan. From an easy (and creamy) one-pot mac and cheese, to cheese-stuffed burgers and saucy barbecued chicken, the menu is packed with delicious crowd-pleasers. And did we mention the chocolate-caramel s'mores for dessert?

Dinner Plan July 23

Monday: Easy spanakopita pizza

Ready in: 35 min. Serves: 4.
These personal-size pita pizzas make eating your spinach way more fun. Get this spanakopita pizza recipe.

Photo, Roberto Caruso.

Tuesday: Roadside fish tacos

Ready in: 25 min. Serves: 4.
Kick things up a notch and make these smoky Baja-style fish tacos with a tasty jalapeno-corn filling. Get this fish taco recipe.

Photo, Roberto Caruso.

Wednesday: Saucy BBQ chicken

Ready in: 45 min. Serves: 4.
An addictive sweet and spicy barbecue sauce will have you dreaming of this barbecued chicken long after grilling season is over. Pair it with barbecue classics like coleslaw and macaroni salad. Get this BBQ chicken recipe.

Saucy barbecue chicken on a platter next to a serving fork and a bowl of barbecue sauce; the chicken is made with skin-on, bone-in chicken pieces and homemade barbecue sauce for a fast, easy saucy bbq grilled chicken recipe

(Photo: Roberto Caruso)

Thursday: One-pot classic mac and cheese

Ready in: 30 min. Serves: 4.
Throw it back to a childhood favourite with this creamy (and quick!) one-pot mac and cheese. Get this one-pot mac and cheese recipe. Serve with a simple side salad.

Friday: Cheesy camp burgers

Ready in: 25 min. Serves: 8.
Keep melted cheddar on your burger and off the grill with these genius cheese-filled burgers. Freeze any leftovers for future barbecues — they can be grilled directly from frozen. Get this cheesy camp burgers recipe.

Photo, Erik Putz.

Caramel skillet s’mores

Ready in: 10 minutes. Serves: 8.
Try using a caramel-filled chocolate bar for your s’mores to take them to the next level. Equally delicious when made over the grill or in the oven, cooking the ingredients in a skillet makes them easy to share. Get this caramel skillet s’mores recipe.

S'mores recipe: Skillet of caramel smores.

Photo, Erik Putz.

Learn how to make caramel skillet s'mores

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