Pasta is always comforting. And ground beef goes a lot farther in a sauce. Limp veggies can be chopped and added too. I always found that kids did not notice the 'good stuff' if it was finely chopped and incorporated in a sauce. If you have some block cream cheese (or any savory cream cheese spread that needs to be used) add a bit to the sauce near serving time and stir until melted. OMG it takes the sauce from everyday to Sunday dinner!!
This might be a tiny silver lining to the current cloud above our heads. Maybe people will start making their own meals instead of eating fast food or going out. Maybe sitting down to a family dinner will come back into vogue.