Weeknight Meals

Steamed fish with potatoes get drenched in a flavorful brown butter infused with anchovies and chives for a bistro-like meal that comes together in no time.

Lacking an actual tandoor, the air fryer might be the best way to make chicken tikka. Juicy, charred, and well-spiced, it’s your new weeknight MVP.

Transform a box of white cheddar mac and cheese into something new with this cozy, creamy, veg-studded soup recipe.

Inspired by the flavors of Vietnamese pho, this ground beef and rice noodle soup comes together in just 20 minutes.

This assertive dressing is the perfect complement to tender, delicate steamed vegetables.

Two pantry sauces—hoisin and green tomatillo salsa—join forces to form a deliciously balanced sauce for udon noodles.

This simple bok choy recipe, flavored with shallot, garlic, and soy sauce, is ideal for when you’re short on time and ingredients.

Use the dregs of that jar of marinara in your fridge to cook rice and shrimp in this one-skillet weeknight dinner.

A coffee vinaigrette to wake you up, a preserved lemon dressing to make things bright, and more great ways to coat your greens.

Shredded Halloumi cheese stars in these meatless meatballs, a worthy vegetarian substitution that adds savory richness of its own.

Paneer is a creamy-firm cheese that stands in for meat in this vegetarian stir-fry featuring blistered green beans fragrant with curry powder and soy sauce.

Like stir-fried barley with kimchi, pomegranate-dappled tabbouleh, and barley salad with mushrooms.

This rich lentil soup is loaded with flavor and texture: coconut milk for creaminess and curry paste for punch, plus tons of spinach and a bit of tiny pasta.

Red curry pork with rice cakes, ground chicken with lots of basil, and more ultrafast weeknight dinners.

Studded with poblanos and Yukon Gold potatoes, this Mexican-style picadillo is good enough to eat straight from the pan.

Buffalo chicken dip, but make it dinner.

Like tempeh stir-fry with chile crisp and coconut rice, garlic-soy braised lentils, and a dairy-free cream sauce to pair with any pasta.

A creamy, curried soup you can make on a weeknight, no sweat.

Stable enough to last days in the fridge (and hearty enough to sate a breastfeeding mom).

A combination of creamy sauce and tender cider-braised chicken makes this a comforting dish equally ideal for a weeknight dinner or a special occasion meal.

This hearty, comforting stew comes together in just one pot and in a fraction of the time as most traditional beef and barley soup recipes.

Baking meatballs and green beans on two sides of the same sheet pan streamlines the cooking process for this saucy, savory dinner.

A handful of pantry staples and fresh calamari pieces make this quick weeknight dinner taste like a sunny, seaside Italian vacation—any time of year.

Bouncy rice cakes turn this spicy Korean classic into a perfect weeknight dinner.