Whether you’re juggling a busy weeknight, planning a casual weekend dinner, or looking for an affordable way to feed a crowd, family-sized meals to go are a convenient solution. Many restaurants and grocery chains now offer hearty takeout options that serve four or more, making it easy to enjoy restaurant-quality food at home without the hassle of cooking.

Olive Garden-

If you are craving Italian, Olive Garden is the perfect stop for dinner! Choose from catering-style family pans with options like spaghetti, chicken tortelloni alfredo, lasagna, chicken or shrimp scampi, and cheese ravioli! They also have the option to get their famous soups, salad, and breadsticks in larger family-size portions! 

 

 

 

Chipotle-

The new Build Your Own option at Chipotle is perfect to feed your family! Each build your own meal feeds 4-6 people and includes a protein, rice, beans, cheese, lettuce, tomato, salsa, tomatillo-red chilic salsa, sour cream, and guacamole! You also get two large bags of chips and 8 taco-sized tortillas! Choose from chicken, steak, carne asada, carnitas, beef barbacoa, or sofritas for your protein! You can also add an extra side of two bags of chips, your choice of salsa, queso, and guacamole! 

 

BJ’s Brewhouse-

BJ’s offers ten different meal bundles with a wide variety of options to fuel your family! Each meal bundle includes enough food to feed 4-6 people! Options include: Classic Cheeseburger Bundle, Pasta Feast, Wings Feast, Sirloin & Chicken, Parmesan Crusted Chicken & Ribs, Chicken & Ribs, Chicken & Salmon, Sirloin Steak, Sirloin & Ribs, and Steak & Ribs! Each option includes your choice of a house or a Caesar salad. The chicken, ribs, and steak options include your choice of two family-sized sides! 

 

 

Chick-Fil-A-

This is a favorite in our house! Chick-fil-A offers three different options for family-sized meals! Entree options include chick-n-strips, nuggets, or grilled nuggets! You get four sides with each entree to choose from, including waffle fries or chips, or upgrade to a berry parfait, side salad, chicken noodle soup, kale crunch, mac & cheese, or a fruit cup! You also get four chocolate chunk cookies included, or upgrade to a fudge brownie! 

 

El Pollo Loco- 

El Pollo Loco is one of my favorite fast-food restaurants, and I was so excited to learn about their family meals! They offer a fam feast, 8-piece chicken only meal, 8-piece, 12-piece, and 16-piece family meals! The Fam Feast includes eight pieces of grilled chicken, three sides, 8 tortillas, and four churros! Side options include broccoli, corn, charro beans, coleslaw, mac n cheese, mashed potatoes with gravy, rice, or loco salad! 

 

Buffalo Wild Wings-

This one is perfect for a family football night at home! Choose from options like the pick 6 meal for 2, 20 wings + fries, 20 boneless and 20 bone-in combo, and more! Each option lets you select your sauces, celery or carrots, and dips! 

I hope this list helps make dinner decisions a little easier! Be sure to check out your local restaurants as well to see if they offer any family meals or bundles!

 

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