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[quote=Anonymous]OP, I don't have teen boys (have three girls), but through pandemic I have been cooking for a household of up to 10 people every single day, so that might come close to what you're facing. I work a very demanding job but I also try to eat healthy. A couple of rules/standbys that help me. 
(1) Easy health bulk carbs. We make a full rice cooker of rice whenever we're eating rice (that is 3 cups of raw rice) and we finish the whole thing. A lot of sweet potatoes, we usually do 6 large at a time, but you might need more.  I also do a loaf or two of  no-knead bread a week. But with three teen boys you could probably go through a large loaf a day. Teach them how to make it. All of these items a teen can do and they take less than 5 mins to prepare.  
(2) always do more meat, someone will eat the leftovers. We now roast two chickens (4-5 lbs each) at once. Two or three racks of ribs, etc. Or grill two family packs of chicken thighs. pork shoulder in the instant pot also a favorite. With boys the leftover meat will undoubtedly be eaten that day or tomorrow as a snack. For things like chicken I chop up leftovers and freeze about two pounds to a  bag. Same for pork shoulder. It can then go to tacos or quesadillas easily. We never cook less than 2 lbs of meat at a meal --so at least 2 lbs of fish, we use two of the costco bricks for burgers, so that's over 2.5 lbs. 
(3) We have fajitas or tacos at least once a week. each kid can take one piece of the meal (do the onions/peppers or make the guac, or whatever). that way if you have just your family or also a couple friends over it's the same amount of work. The two pack of flour tortillas (2 packages of 18 tortillas each) is our go-to. 
(4) Use the oven for veggies. A lot less work than stir frying or steaming and it's hard to fit enough in a pan, with the volume you need. WE usually do two pans of roast broccoli or cauliflower for a meal. that's an easy thing for a kid to do, too. And then also have a salad. We buy the family pack --five heads of romaine lettuce--each week. 
 (5) two pans for casseroles. One is not enough. When we do enchiladas it is two 9 x 13 pans in the oven. And then a large can of beans plus fixins. We don't finish both pans but you probably would.
(6) we buy 18 eggs or two dozen every time we shop, we don't even check, we just do it, because we will eat them. Also the egg white cartons can help make things healthier and also save time.

Good luck! 
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