There is nothing better than gathering around the family table for Sunday Supper! It is a special day for family time. With delicious Easy Dinner Ideas for Kids, bringing the family back around the dinner table is easy!
We guarantee your loved ones will enjoy these easy dinner ideas for the family for traditional Sunday Supper recipes. After a busy week, the weekend is the perfect time to relax and enjoy a meal around the dinner table with your family.
At the same time, we know better than anyone how difficult it can be to come up with the perfect family meal plan with everything else you have going on in life! Quick Dinner Ideas for Kids are truly a lifesaver!
The good news is, we have your back. Enjoy our favorite easy dinner ideas, from quick chicken dinners to Sunday roasts!
Dinner Ideas for Sunday
Sunday family dinner menu ideas are our specialty! We cook to feed our families and to create memories around the dinner table that will last a lifetime.
Sharing that with you is our mission, so we have put together a list of our favorite easy family dinner ideas for you and your family to enjoy.
To make it easy on you, we sorted our favorites into categories. We also have recommendations for what to cook for Sunday dinner, including the best side dishes, the easiest desserts, bringing together the best Sunday Supper ideas! Enjoy!
Easy Beef Dinner Ideas including Sunday Roasts
Are you in need of the perfect Sunday roast recipe? We have plenty that is perfect for your family meal ideas or even a big Sunday gathering. Or maybe you’re looking for simple dinner ideas, like a slow cooker pot roast?
Beef pot roasts make excellent lazy Sunday dinner ideas! Whether you’re in need of roast recipes or hankering for steak dinner ideas, we have what you need.
You may want to serve your Sunday Roasts with our easy and delicious Yorkshire pudding recipe. It is guaranteed to become a family favorite.
- Dutch Oven Pot Roast
- Beef Chuck Roast Recipe
- Instant Pot Pot Roast
- Mexican Lasagna with Corn Tortillas
- Ground Beef Stroganoff Skillet Recipe
Try serving your roast beef recipes with our Best Side Dishes for Roast Beef, or your steak recipes with our Side Dishes for BBQ!
Easy Chicken Dinners
Some of the best Sunday meal ideas are easy chicken dinner ideas! These quick chicken dinners cost you less time in the kitchen so you can spend more time with your family. As an added bonus, chicken dinners are perfect for family meal ideas on a budget!
- Chicken Breast and Mushroom Recipe
- Dragon Chicken Recipe (Spicy Chinese Chicken)
- Portuguese Peri Peri Chicken Recipe
- Grilled Bruschetta Chicken Breasts
- Chicken and Leek Recipe
For the best chicken side dishes, try a Fresh Vegetable Salad with Creamy Balsamic Dressing, or Green Bean Almondine!
Pork Dinner Ideas
We love pork dinners for their simplicity and depth of flavor! Pork goes with just about anything because it takes on other flavors so well. Plus, just like chicken, pork is perfect for budget pork dinners and easy pork supper recipes.
We know you’ll love adding these easy pork recipes to your easy Sunday dinner ideas as much as we do!
- Pork Chops with Mushroom Gravy
- Pork Loin with Rhubarb Chutney
- Baked Apple Pork Chops
- Katsu Sando (Japanese Pork Cutlet Sandwich)
- Slow Cooker Pork Ribs with Bourbon BBQ Sauce
For pork side dishes, try Sauteed Mushrooms and Onions, Irish Mashed Potatoes, or Slow Cooker Applesauce!
Seafood Dinner Ideas
These mixed seafood recipes, including shrimp dinner ideas and seafood soup recipes, make fantastic ideas for Sunday recipes for seafood-loving families. The best part about shrimp recipes, in particular, is that you can use frozen shrimp, simplifying them even more!
- Shrimp Scampi Linguine
- New England Seafood Chowder
- Chinese Prawns Recipe (Shrimp Stir Fry)
- Steamed Crab Legs
- Fish Tacos with Peach Salsa
Our favorite seafood side dishes, depending on what we’re making, are our Remoulade Sauce Recipe, Lemon Orzo Pasta Salad, or our Elote Recipe (Mexican Street Corn).
Pasta Bakes and Easy Pasta Dinners
Some of our favorite Sunday dinner ideas are pasta bakes or easy pasta dinners you cook in a skillet. You just cannot go wrong with a big plate of creamy baked pasta or one-pan pasta. And, just like pork dinners and chicken dinners, pasta dinners make the perfect budget-friendly meals!
- Creamy Penne Pasta with Sliced Prime Rib
- Pulled Pork Stuffed Shells
- Creamy Mushroom Pasta
- Slow Cooker Beef Ragu
- Cast Iron Skillet Lasagna
Our choice for pasta side dishes includes Brown Sugar Glazed Carrots, Easy Sprouted Grain Bread, or Smashed Brussels Sprouts!
Easy Vegetarian Dinner Ideas
For the veggie lovers in your family, these vegetarian dinner recipes are just what you need! Even meat lovers will enjoy these easy healthy dinner ideas.
Count these vegetarian dishes among your Sunday dinner ideas, and everyone in the family will be happy!
- Vegetarian Taco Recipe
- Slow Cooker Vegetarian Chili
- Vegetarian Enchiladas Recipe with Chickpea Curry
- Veggie Burger Recipe
- Hungarian Mushroom Soup
For vegetarian side dishes, we recommend Baked Crispy Potato Wedges, Cauliflower Cheese Casserole, or our Tomato Casserole Recipe.
Easy Casserole Ideas
- Sweet Potato Mac and Cheese
- Sausage Casserole
- Southern Sweet Potato Casserole
- Gluten Free Green Bean Casserole
What to Serve with Sunday Night Dinner
When you’re serving your Sunday recipes, plan ahead for drinks and desserts! We have your back with our favorite simple drink recipes and the easiest desserts perfect for your family dinner plans.
Simple Drink Recipes (Alcoholic and Non-Alcoholic)
Drinks for Adults
- Frosé Recipe (Frozen Rosé)
- Pimm’s Cup Cocktail
- Moscato Sangria Recipe
- Blueberry Fruity Sangria Recipe
- Rose Sangria with Summer Berries
Drinks for Kids:
The Easiest Desserts for Your Sunday Dinner Recipes
- Strawberry Shortcake Ice Cream Cake
- Homemade Strawberry Shortcake Biscuits
- Carlota de Limón (Charlotte Russe Dessert)
- Almond Ooey Gooey Butter Cake
- Mini Pavlova Recipe
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What’s your favorite dinner on this list? We would love to hear from you! Let us know in the comments below!
Take the Sunday Supper Pledge!
Here at Sunday Supper, we are passionate about encouraging families to gather together around the family table. After all, families that eat together make lasting memories and grow closer by breaking bread and sharing stories!
We would love for you to join us in our mission to bring back Sunday Supper by taking the Sunday Supper pledge. Sunday Supper starts off as one day a week and soon becomes a way of life.
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