Weeknight Meals

Thinly sliced and cooked hot and fast, pork tenderloin is the juicy, cook-quicking weeknight champion of this vegetable-heavy stir-fry.

Shaved into a salad, roasted until crispy, or puréed into soup, our best asparagus recipes celebrate spring’s most iconic spears.

Like poached chicken Niçoise and crispy Thai chicken salad.

An herbaceous, crunchy, green riff on the iconic bread salad, tossed in a tangy buttermilk dressing.

Serve it with warm pita, rice, or chips for an under-30-minute dinner.

This quick-cooking dish that will disappear as fast as it comes together.

Roasted radishes for the win.

An alcohol-free version of penne alla vodka from Demi Lovato’s cookbook, “One Plate at a Time.”

Low effort, big flavor, and ready in under an hour.

Literally “cheese and pepper,” this Roman classic comes together in minutes.

A veg-forward main or gets-along-with-everyone side.

Readers call this “a lazy, easy staple” and “the best recipe for using up that block of tofu."

Crispy mushrooms and a Parmesan cream sauce combine in this cozy weeknight dinner.

Salmon with sizzled nut salsa, kung pao cabbage, and more proof healthy meals can be deeply satisfying.

Harissa adds a layer of nuance to this twist on Italian American favorite, shrimp scampi, offering added body and warmth from spices such as caraway and cumin.

This broiled hot honey salmon recipe results in sweet, spicy, glossy fish coated in a homemade hot honey glaze for an easy weeknight dinner or make-ahead lunch.

This easy, one-skillet chicken stroganoff features tender chicken breasts, savory mushrooms, and a creamy Dijon-crème fraîche sauce—perfect for weeknights.

The heat of pickled chiles brings a welcome zing that integrates well with the salty elements of puttanesca and acts like a counterweight to rich pork chops.

Like weeknight pumpkin chili, Instant Pot carnitas, and 15-minute chicken stir-fry.

Crunchy chicken, gooey center—this old-school dinner delivers big comfort fast.

Like smoky brown-butter pasta, popover pot pie, and an omelet tomato curry.

Like marinated lentils with feta, one-pot lentil pasta, and lentil-kimchi stew.

From bistro classics like cassoulet and croque monsieur to playful riffs like banana-pudding-inspired Paris-Brest.

This classic carbonara traps crispy pancetta and all that silky sauce in big tubes of rigatoni.