Question for you beginners - what are you favorite very easy recipes?

I have a family member who is just starting to cook at home for the first time, and he has asked me for help finding easy recipes. He is cooking for two adults and one child.

My problem is that I am a bit out of touch on this front, most of the recipes I cook are not beginner-friendly and use a lot of my kitchen hardware that I have collected over the years. He only has the very basics in his kitchen, and will also have to make a trip to the store for pretty much every ingredient. Time is not a factor, but difficulty and the number of ingredients are.

Edit: I should have added, this family is a very meat & potatoes, stereotypical American midwest family. They eat out 99% of the time, pizza, burgers, pasta, etc.