Weeknight Meals

The most flavorful, hearty, and warming meal you've ever made with (almost) exclusively pantry staples.

In this dish, lentils get a double dose of tartness from lime-marinated red onion and a drizzle of tangy yogurt.

Coconut cream gives this soup velvety richness.

These crunchy garlic chips belong on every steak you make.

Make a big pot of this rich, meaty chili, a side of cornbread, and then never leave the couch.

Roasting fish fillets that have been oiled and seasoned is a fail-safe, hands-off technique with big flavor payoff.

We swapped the red sauce for crisp lettuce tossed in a bracing dressing—and we’re into it.

You're going to want to make a double or triple batch of the umami-rich dashi to freeze for later.

All you need is one baking sheet and a hot broiler.

This crispy chicken is a weeknight dinner MVP.

You can use any cooked grain—and any type of sausage you want—for this healthy but hearty dinner bowl.

Shredded brussels and kale, salty cheese, sweet-tart apple, and crunchy seeds make for a borderline addictive salad.

Salty-tart and just-sweet-enough ponzu sauce is a great back-pocket finisher for everything from salads to roasted vegetables, especially when you are tired of your everyday vinaigrette.

Starting the chicken skin side down in a cold skillet lets the fat render slowly and results in the crispiest skin imaginable. It also yields a pan of flavorful schmaltz, aka liquid gold.

Sometimes with cooking, the best thing you can do is leave a thing alone. In this case, let the cabbage leaves sit and get charred around the edges before you even think about tossing them in the pan.

Instead of just using plain rice, make your own medley! Try a mix of white rice, millet, and/or quinoa, which all cook in about the same time. You can also sub kale for the Napa cabbage.

Toasted sesame seeds can often be found in the Asian sections of some supermarkets, sometimes labeled Gomasio. If ever there was a time of year to keep a big jar of them on hand, pre-toasted and ready to go, this is it. They are the perfect crunchy topper for everything from salads to soups and roasted vegetables.

We love the just-set creamy texture of a stovetop frittata, but it does make it a little scary to handle. if you aren’t sure about inverting it to get it out of the pan, we have your back. Instead of flipping, transfer it to a 350° oven to finish cooking through.

This recipe is inspired by Gado-gado, a colorful and crunchy Indonesian salad, made with a wide array of raw and cooked vegetables (and sometimes noodles). The dressing is usually peanut-based, but we used cashews. Feel free to try another tender nut such as pistachios or pecans instead.

You know the soup and salad deal? Well, this is our take on combining the two into one dish.

You can keep the herbs, sauce, and noodles separate, or combine them all in a bowl like we did.

Raisins in your pesto?!? We promise that they deliver the right amount of sweetness to complement the lamb.

Think of this as the weeknight version of a classic Italian porchetta—it's not traditional, but it sure is delicious.

This weeknight-friendly pasta uses one skillet, one pot, and plenty of cheese.