Weeknight Meals

This recipe is super-versatile: Use any sturdy root vegetable, such as carrots, turnips, celery root, or beets. If you don’t have a spiralizer, simply cut the zucchini and cucumber into thin matchsticks.

Often only the rind of preserved lemons gets used, but we’ve learned that the flesh is just as good—as long as you remove the seeds.

This rice dish is based on one of the most famous Persian polos (pilaf), known as sabzi polo.

The nostalgic ground meat filling has obvious upgrades; the charred tomato salsa should be in heavy rotation.

Not just for roast chicken: This vinegar, soy sauce, and citrus juice marinade also works with pork.

The secret ingredient for succulent chicken thighs? Humble mayonnaise, which encourages browning.

This hot-sweet-smoky salsa transforms quick-seared short ribs into a dinner with complexity.

Layering salmon between sheets of kombu is an easy way to gently cure it, drawing in salt and umami-depth.

This free-form meatloaf is infused with coriander, cumin, and cinnamon, making it anything but an ordinary weeknight meal.

Lemon makes the perfect foil for carbonara’s salty richness. You may never go back.

The almond oil in this recipe is so easy to make and also perfect for salad dressings.

This savory gluten-free vegetarian pancake recipe can be made in the same pan as the wilted greens, maximizing efficiency for a healthy weeknight meal.

This herby veggie frittata works for breakfast, brunch, lunch, and dinner.

Eating clean doesn’t mean missing out on flavor.

The components in this recipe sound a little out there, but trust us.

Sloppy Joes made of...tofu! This would also make a killer taco filling.

If gochujang hasn’t made it to your pantry yet, you can use any miso.

Delicata works in this pasta recipe because it cooks quickly in the pan, but you could sub slices of acorn squash or any roasted vegetables you want.

Larb is hailed as the national dish of Laos. Traditionally the salad starts with extremely finely chopped lean meat or fish and is seasoned with lime juice, chiles, fish sauce, and toasted ground rice. This recipe calls for ground lamb, a fattier protein than what’s usually used, and subs ground peanuts as a nod to the texture of the rice.

Cornmeal thickens this soup and gives it a silky texture, and the combination of smoky andouille and greens packs in more flavor than you could imagine from a one-hour recipe cook time.

This chorizo recipe is hearty and substantial on its own, but if you want to put an egg on it, go right ahead.

You will think this pasta recipe calls for an absurd amount of kale, but it will shrink a ton when cooked.

Don’t sweat rolling this into a perfect omelet; just top the cooked eggs with mushrooms and ricotta, and fold like a taco.

The green pear adds crunch and sweet-tart notes to this raw yellowtail preparation. A Granny Smith apple, Asian pear, or pineapple would do the same.