Easy meals, familiar favorites, and a little fun
Browse dinners, breakfasts, and snacks with ingredients and directions on every recipe page. Looking for a plan for Sitter night? Start with a collection below, or search the full recipe list.
Make Sitter nights a little easier
Dinners to make before the Sitter arrives
Plan dinner before your night out with family-friendly casseroles, meatloaf, and baked macaroni, plus a simple handoff checklist.
Dinners your Sitter can make
Find simple family dinners your babysitter can make, including quesadillas, flatbreads, and pasta, with practical prep and handoff tips.
Snack adventures with a Sitter
Turn snack time into a shared activity with apple nachos, homemade hummus, and frozen yogurt bark. Find recipes and simple planning tips.
Dependable dinners, easy snacks, and ideas to make your own.
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Snacks & treats · Prep: 20 min · Bake: 50 min
Liv’s Chocolate Chip Banana Bread
Shared with love by Liv in Bambino Member Care. Super-ripe bananas, coconut sugar, and dark chocolate chips make this a cozy family treat.
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Dinners · 1 hour
Curried chicken & broccoli casserole
A family recipe from Nana shared by Sean, our founder.
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Dinners · 55 to 70 minutes baking, plus prep and 10 minutes resting
Easy family meatloaf
A comforting beef meatloaf with finely diced onion and a sweet, tangy glaze. A family favorite shared by Sean.
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Snacks · 10 minutes
Apple nachos, your way
A crunchy, build-your-own snack with a little something sweet.
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Dinners · 20 minutes
Black bean & cheese quesadillas
A dependable skillet dinner made from a few pantry staples.
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Dinners · 25 minutes
Tomato & white bean soup
A comforting pot of soup that starts with cans from the pantry.
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Dinners · 20 minutes
Build-your-own veggie flatbreads
One simple dinner, with everyone choosing their own toppings.
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Dinners · 15 minutes
Hearty black bean quesadillas
Beans, corn, and cheese tucked into crisp tortillas.
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Dinners · 25 minutes
Creamy tomato & spinach pasta
A tomato-based pasta dinner with spinach and a creamy finish.
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Breakfast · 30 minutes
Banana pancakes
A weekend breakfast built around ripe bananas and warm spices.
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Dinners · 55 minutes
Chicken, pepper & almond traybake
Chicken, potatoes, and peppers roasted with lemon and spices.
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Dinners · 45 minutes, plus 10 to 15 minutes resting
Baked macaroni & cheese
A baked pasta classic with a homemade cheese sauce.
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Dinners · 27 minutes, using already cooked rice
Vegetable fried rice
Rice, vegetables, and eggs come together in a skillet dinner.
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Snacks · 40 minutes
Applesauce muffins
Applesauce, oats, and whole wheat flour in a gently spiced muffin.
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Breakfast · 10 minutes prep, plus overnight chilling
Overnight oats
A prepare-ahead breakfast with several fruit and flavor variations.
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Dinners · 55 minutes
Sheet pan chicken fajitas
Chicken, peppers, and onions roasted for a build-your-own dinner.
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Snacks · 5 minutes
Homemade hummus
A chickpea dip with tahini, lemon, and garlic.
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Dinners · 1 hour
Lentil & vegetable soup
Lentils, vegetables, and leafy greens in a warming soup.
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Snacks · 10 minutes prep, plus at least 3 hours freezing
Frozen yogurt bark
A frozen yogurt snack topped with fruit and broken into pieces.
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