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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Could you have simple dinners ready to put in the oven or to eat when you come home? That way you can spend time with them instead of rushing to make dinner and they can eat earlier and you have more energy. [/quote]

What are some examples if simple but healthy oven dinners?[/quote]

DP I'd love to hear other people's. Here are some I do:

1) Can be prepped the night before --
https://www.onceuponachef.com/recipes/chicken-marbella.html

Serve w/ rice & broccoli (the broccoli I just cut & wash, then microwave in a bowl for a few minutes with water, drizzle some olive oil + salt)

2) Fry sausages in a pan, corn (can also microwave or steam or boil for a few minutes), green beans or peas

3) Roast chicken -- I either marinate the night before, or stick it in the oven after rubbing some butter, salt, pepper, thyme. 
Serve w/ blanched greens, whatever your kids will eat. 
Sometimes I recook the carcass to make broth and the next day will be that with noodles and toppings -- you can do whatever you like, ham, cucumber, tomato, corn... or boiled egg, greens, etc.

4) This and a salad:

https://cooking.nytimes.com/recipes/1019681-cheesy-white-bean-tomato-bake

5) Frozen fish sticks, frozen peas, rice

6) pre cut beef, make stir fry with broccoli, onions, tomatoes...

7) Steam frozen shrimp, toss with stir-fried peppers, tomatoes, onions, cilantro for pasta dish.

My kids also like to cook w/ me. They are 10 & 6. Maybe not for the younger one, but maybe that could be your quality 1-1 time with the older one. I let them cut something easy and stir the pots.

More quality time ideas:

-- sometimes we do a conversation card like this at dinner: https://www.amazon.com/After-Dinner-Amusements-Family-Time/dp/1452164886/
-- cuddle and read before bed, we each have our own books 
-- with my older kid we watch a cooking show and have snacks after HW time

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This takes me exactly three minutes to prepare, and bakes in the over for 12 minutes, and it's really tasty:

https://www.delish.com/cooking/recipe-ideas/recipes/a53449/cheesy-spinach-pesto-flatbread-recipe/

I leave the red pepper flakes off half of them.  I serve with jarred marinara sauce for dipping, and while they are baking I cut up some fruit for my kids to also have.

The Chili recipe on the back of the McCormick chili spice packet is also super quick and easy and actually quite good...serve with a bunch of toppings...

https://www.mccormick.com/recipes/main-dishes/easy-chili-recipe[/quote]

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