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This creamy turkey tetrazzini is a comforting way to turn roast turkey into an easy family dinner. There’s a reason tetrazzini is a leftover-turkey classic: Tender turkey, noodles and creamy Parmesan sauce are pretty hard to argue with. If mushrooms are a tough sell with your crew, swap them for chopped zucchini or use a little of both. • In a large, heavy skillet over medium-high, heat oil and butter. When butter stops foaming, add onion and cook for 3–4 min, until soft.

This easy rice-and-sausage skillet dinner turns cooked rice, ground meat and a handful of fridge and pantry staples into a satisfying meal in about 30 minutes. Keep this one in your back pocket for nights when dinner needs to happen fast. Use whatever ground meat you have on hand, add beans, rice and a few flavour boosters, then finish the whole thing with salty feta and green onions. It’s flexible, filling and particularly handy when there’s leftover rice in the fridge.

Stuffed with classic pizza fillings and baked until golden, these easy calzones are just as good for dinner as they are tucked into tomorrow’s lunchbox. Pizza night, but make it portable. These cheesy calzones are surprisingly easy to pull together with prepared pizza dough and can be customized with whatever fillings your family loves. Better yet, they’re great for making ahead, so bake a batch for dinner and save the extras for school lunches.

Creamy, cheesy and on the table in about 30 minutes, this easy ham, mushrooms and peas penne pasta is also a delicious way to give leftover ham a second act. There’s a lot to love about a big bowl of cheesy pasta on a busy weeknight, especially when the sauce comes together in the time it takes to boil the noodles. Leftover ham makes this one particularly handy after a Sunday dinner or holiday meal, while mushrooms and peas round it out into a hearty dinner the whole family can dig into.

You want the school-day scoop and they give you one word (the dreaded “fine,” more often than not). Here’s what to ask your kids instead of “How was your day?” so you actually get somewhere. “How was your day?” sounds like an easy conversation starter. It should work, right? It works for adults most of the time. It's an invitation to share, with an open-ended opportunity for dialogue. But the thing is, it's not actually an easy question to answer. Especially not for kids.

Worthy of an A+, these student tech gadgets — from laptops to printers to subscriptions and headphones — will get your learner started on the right foot. Forget books, binders and backpacks (for a moment, anyway) — today’s students also need access to three other Bs: broadband, Bluetooth and browsers. For kids in middle school, junior high and up, there are so many ideal tech tools to take advantage of, budget permitting, of course.

This spinach and ricotta pappardelle pairs fresh spinach and creamy ricotta with wide ribbons of pasta for an easy family dinner. From Aimée Wimbush-Bourque’s cookbook Brown Eggs and Jam Jars, this spinach and ricotta pappardelle is a quick, comforting vegetarian dinner made with wilted spinach, creamy ricotta and plenty of Parmesan.

Make fajita night a family affair with these easy sheet-pan fajitas. Everything cooks together on one pan, making this a quick, flavour-packed weeknight dinner with minimal cleanup. Set out bowls of your favourite toppings—fresh guacamole, corn, green onions, sour cream, cilantro and lime wedges—and let everyone build their own fajitas just the way they like them.

These South Asian-inspired beef kebabs put a delicious spin on the traditional skewer. Shaped more like juicy, flavour-packed patties, they’re quick and easy to make and perfect served with a fresh salad and warm garlic naan. Try them once, and they are sure to make it onto your dinner table often. Repurpose extra patties to make quick personal pizzas (see below).