It's hard to believe that school will be starting back soon. Whether you'll be home schooling, doing virtual or distance learning, or sending your kids back to the classroom, our days are about to get even busier than they are right now. Parenting is always challenging, but it seems like the last several months have been even more so. The entire family is home at the same time more often, and it feels like parents are taking on more stress and responsibilities. If you're anything like me, some days dinner is the furthest thing from your mind. But even on those days when I really don't feel like cooking, I'd prefer a home-cooked meal over take-out.

I've rounded up some easy recipes that have been hits in my house to hopefully make meal-time a little less stressful for you. We've made all of these recipes, even though I don't have photographic proof of each one. My five-year-old daughter will eat each of these without many complaints. I tried to do a variety of types of recipes, from InstantPot to slow cooker and traditional stove/oven.