Weeknight Meals

Spicy salmon rice bowls, cheesy chickpea toast, and more recipes we turn to night after night.

This creamy lemon pasta recipe is luscious and amply cheesy, but still bright and fresh. Best part: You can make it for dinner in just 15 minutes.

Chicken breasts reach their full potential in this spicy, saucy stir-fry with blistered green beans.

When peak tomatoes hit, this no-cook pasta sauce is the easiest way to turn them into dinner.

Like Instant Pot pho and Everybody’s Favorite Gado-Gado.

Learn how to make salmon en papillote (parchment paper salmon) with spring vegetables and a bright lemon-dill vinaigrette for an elegant, fuss-free meal.

Chopped kimchi and soy sauce transform mellow tuna salad into your new favorite riff on the classic diner sandwich.

This lasagna soup delivers rich, baked-pasta flavor without an oven. Made with Italian sausage and spinach, it’s a fast, weeknight-friendly take on the classic.

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