Weeknight Dinners

Weeknight Dinners gathers speedy, flavor-forward recipes—one‑pan roasts, skillet pastas, quick stir‑fries and comforting bowls—built around pantry staples and smart shortcuts. Designed for busy evenings, these dishes require minimal prep, deliver maximum taste and make leftovers worth reheating.

Spicy Honey Orange Shrimp (Xiang La Fengmi Xia)

By Tiffy Chen

A satisfying weeknight dinner from cookbook author and TikTok creator Tiffy Chen. Serve this shrimp with rice or noodles.

Chili Crisp Fettuccine Alfredo

By Iram Mansoor

Creamy fettuccine Alfredo kicked up with smoky spices and chili oil, topped with pan-seared chicken. Rich, silky sauce with a hit of heat makes an indulgent weeknight dinner that comes together quickly.

1 hr

Smoked Salmon Pasta

By Jesse Szewczyk

Creamy, tangy, and bright, this one-pot pasta with hot-smoked salmon, lemon, capers, and dill is weeknight comfort and easy elegance all rolled into one.

Spicy Chicken Curry

By Neelam Batra

This flavorful Indian chicken dish features bone-in drumsticks and thighs in a rich, spicy curry sauce made with chiles, garlic, ginger, and more.

1 hr 30 min

Garlic Butter Chicken Parm Sandwich

By Lalada.

Crispy breaded chicken cutlets layered with marinara and melted cheese, served on garlic-butter-toasted rolls. A comforting, easy sandwich with rich garlic butter, melty mozzarella (or provolone) and a sprinkle of Parmesan.

35 min

Cheesy Beef Pockets

By Iram Mansoor

Savory, melty beef and cheese folded into crispy baked tortilla pockets — great for a quick dinner or party snack. Spiced ground beef with bell pepper and optional Serrano gives these pockets a bold, comforting flavor.

50 min

Quick Chana Masala

By Keya Wingfield

This easy chana masala recipe has a clever trick: boiling the canned chickpeas with their liquid helps match the texture you'd get from soaking dried ones.

French onion soup traybake

By GBC Kitchen

This take on the traditional French onion soup is both convenient and delicious, perfect for midweek lunch or dinner alike. Caramelised onions are the star of the dish, cooked to perfection with garlic, thyme and Calvet Muscadet White Wine. Topped with sliced baguette and Gruyère cheese, then baked in the oven until golden and bubbly and served with fresh sprigs of thyme.

50 min

Chicken Tinga Tacos

By Jenn Louis

Chicken gets fabulous Mexican flavor with tinga, an easy-to-make smoky tomato sauce. This delicious tinga chicken taco recipe uses only a few simple ingredients.

2 hr 30 min

Sheet-Pan Lemon Chicken and Potatoes

By Shilpa Uskokovic

Inspired by Greek lemon potatoes, this sheet-pan dinner features garlicky chicken thighs roast to a crisp and blessing the potatoes with flavor and shine.

Weeknight Harissa Eggplant Parm

By Kendra Vaculin

No coating or frying here! Toasted breadcrumbs and a blanket of melty cheese replicate the flavors and textures of eggplant parm in a fraction of the time.

Sheet-Pan Salmon and Potatoes

By Kendra Vaculin

Give sheet-pan salmon and potatoes the salad treatment with crisped jarred artichokes, lemon-dressed herbs, briny olives, and sweet pickled peppers.

Rosemary and Dried Cherry Pork Chops

By Kendra Vaculin

Rehydrating dried cherries in hot water turns them plump and juicy—exactly what you want scattered throughout a rosemary-scented pan sauce for pork chops.

Sheet-Pan Peppers and Chickpeas With Ricotta

By Kendra Vaculin

Glazed sweet-sour peppers meet their match: a textural medley of crispy chickpeas, crunchy croutons, and a creamy swoosh of ricotta cheese.

Taco Salad

By Sohla El-Waylly

This Mexican American classic has roots at Disneyland. Charles Elmer Doolin, a cofounder of the Frito Company, created an edible cup out of Fritos and served it at his Disneyland restaurant, Casa de Fritos, in 1955. It was the size of a teacup, filled with ground beef, beans and sour cream, and called the Ta-Cup (a portmanteau of taco and cup). The creation was a hit, with recipes for taco salad made with various corn chips proliferating in the ’60s, becoming a staple in school cafeterias, and eventually growing into the jumbo version added to the Taco Bell menu in 1984. (The menu item was retired in 2020.) You can use any corn chip for this recipe, and there’s no need for it to be in cup form, but opt for Fritos, if you want that authentic taste.

35 min

Chicken Afritada

By JOCELYN

A warm, tomato-based Filipino chicken stew simmered with potatoes, carrots, and bell peppers. Comforting and family-friendly, it’s best served hot with steamed rice to soak up the savory-tangy sauce.

1 hr

Quick Potato Gnocchi

By John Becker

Instant potatoes turn this gnocchi recipe into a breezy, 15-minute affair rather than an hours-long commitment.

Honey Garlic Chicken Tenders

By Fitwaffle | Eloise Head

Crispy cornflake-coated chicken tenders tossed in a sweet, sticky honey-garlic sauce. Ready in about 20 minutes, these air-fried tenders are juicy, crunchy and perfect for a quick weeknight meal or snack.

20 min

Crispy Halloumi With Tomatoes and White Beans

By Nargisse Benkabbou

This vibrant vegetarian dish combines savory broiled halloumi, juicy cherry tomatoes and creamy white beans for a satisfying one-pan meal. When broiled, the halloumi becomes golden and crispy on the outside while staying soft and chewy on the inside, adding a deliciously hearty texture to each bite. Highly adaptable, this recipe allows for any canned, creamy white bean that you have on hand, like butter beans or navy beans, and thyme can be used in place of oregano. With a drizzle of olive oil, a touch of honey and fresh herbs, this recipe is perfect for a quick, meatless weeknight dinner that feels special.

30 min

Coconut Milk Chicken Adobo

By Angela Dimayuga

When I left home, adobo was a dish I could cook off the top of my head. The name was bestowed by Spanish colonizers, referring to the use of vinegar and seasonings to preserve meat, but the stew existed long before their arrival. It is always made with vinegar, and often soy sauce, but there are as many adobo recipes as there are Filipino cooks. In this version, coconut — present in three forms: milk, oil and vinegar — brings silkiness and a hint of elegance. Every ingredient announces itself; none are shy. The braised whole peppercorns pop in your mouth.

1 hr 45 min

Pan-Roasted Chicken with Grapes, Garlic, and Rosemary

By Angie Mar

Angie Mar's Pan-Roasted Chicken with Grapes, Garlic, and Rosemary recipe brings together a crispy-skinned chicken and juicy grapes for a simple yet elegant dinner.

45 min

Avgolemono Chicken Soup with Rice

By Grace Parisi

This tart, savory avgolemono soup has a short, simple ingredients list and comes together in just half an hour. For extra ease, you can use store-bought rotisserie chicken (and leftover cooked rice, if you have it) to get dinner on the table even faster.

30 min

Skillet Gnocchi With Leeks and Bacon

By Nina Moskowitz

Inspired by the flavors of potato leek soup, chewy gnocchi, tender leeks, and crisp bacon mingle together in a sumptuous cream sauce.

Fennel Sausage Pasta

By Joe Kindred

Fresh pasta, quick fennel sausage, tomato, and a silky butter and cheese sauce make up this 35-minute fennel sausage pasta. Serve as a main dish on a weeknight for a fast and easy meal, or as a first course for an Italian feast.

35 min

Brussels Sprout Pasta

By Kendra Vaculin

This brussels sprout pasta recipe taps nutty brown butter, crunchy pecans, and hot Italian sausage to create an easy dinner bursting with fall flavors.

Turkey Hash

By Patrick Farrell

Joan Didion cooked for a lofty crowd of her fellow literati, but her menus leaned heavily on down-to-earth stews and casseroles. Guests raved about her chicken hash. Her recipe collection, now open to the public at the New York Public Library, includes this variation, which makes a fine post-holiday showcase for leftover turkey and gravy, and resembles the filling of a potpie, topped with Parmesan and baked until golden. Ms. Didion’s recipe suggested serving in two small copper gratin pans, but few cooks today may have them. A shallow baking dish or casserole will do the job. — Patrick Farrell

50 min

Chickpea Pancakes with Leeks, Squash, and Yogurt

By Alison Roman

Weekday pancakes sound like a stretch? Make the batter Sunday evening and start the week strong.

Basil Chicken Stir-Fry

By Shilpa Uskokovic

A savory, spicy explosion of flavor that takes less than 30 minutes to make. Plus, a game-changing technique to make lean ground meat juicy and tender.

Chicken Pot Pie With Biscuit Crust

By The Gourmet Test Kitchen

Gourmet’s best chicken pot pie recipe makes the ultimate comfort food with a creamy filling topped with puffy, flavorful cheddar biscuits.

Oyakodon

By Kendra Vaculin

This classic Japanese comfort food is a combination of chicken and egg (oyako means "parent and child") simmered in sweet-savory broth and served over rice.

Salmon Sinigang with Miso

By Jujumao

A savory-sour Filipino soup featuring salmon belly and heads simmered in a mellow yellow miso broth brightened with tamarind. Packed with radish, vegetables and long green chilies, this comforting sinigang is hearty and perfect with steamed rice.

1 hr 20 min

Vermicelli Chicken and Rice With Cardamom and Cinnamon

By Noor Murad

This one-pot chicken and rice is a dinner-time winner. It gives you everything you need really: protein power, carb comfort, and joy in the form of crispy edges.

Spicy Chicken Caesar Wrap

By Iram Mansoor

Crispy panko-fried chicken cutlets wrapped with a spicy Calabrian-style Caesar dressing and crisp lettuce for a bold, satisfying lunch or dinner. The homemade spicy Caesar balances creamy Parmesan, garlic and chili paste for a kick-packed, crunchy wrap.

35 min

General Tso's Chickpeas

By June Xie

You know the OG dish featuring chicken, but how about a veggie-forward one that features chickpeas? We've got you covered with this super savory stir-fry.

50 min

Chicken Vesuvio Pasta

By Andee Gosnell

Chicken Vesuvio Pasta brings seared chicken thighs, peas, and linguine together in a bright white wine and lemon cream sauce in just 45 minutes. It’s the flavors of an iconic Chicago specialty in the form of a pasta dish that could wow guests but also rescue a hectic weeknight.

45 min

Chicken Piccata

By Kendra Vaculin

The best chicken piccata makes sure the classic Italian recipe for chicken cutlets gets an ample serving of lemony white wine and caper sauce.

Kung Pao Chicken

By Diana Kuan

The balance of salty, sweet, sour, and spicy flavors in classic kung pao chicken is beguiling, but that tingling sensation is easy to recreate at home.

Green Pasta e Fagioli

By Kendra Vaculin

This riff on the Italian classic comfort food gets its verdant color from kale two ways: blended into the base, and wilted among the pasta and white beans.

Asparagus and Marinated Artichoke Galette

By Rebecca Firkser

This simple galette calls for a store-bought puff pastry crust and jarred marinated artichokes, so you can focus on the tangy-creamy filling.

Penne all'arrabbiata

By GIC Kitchen

A quick and simple classic, this penne all'arrabbitata recipe is a great go-to pasta dish.

25 min

Lime Marinated Grilled Chicken

By Nagi | RecipeTin Eats

Recipe video above. This lime marinade has a beautiful depth of flavour and really infuses the chicken with lime flavours! Touch of sugar caramelises the chicken, and depth of flavour is achieved by using soy or fish sauce instead of salt (it doesn't taste Asiany at all, I swear!). Stove or BBQ best, but can also bake!

15 min

One-Pot Summer Vegetable Pasta

By Jesse Szewczyk

This hearty pasta, loaded with zucchini, corn, tomatoes, and summer squash, comes together in just one pot—no draining required.

Simple Chicken Tinola

By Vince Vasquez

A comforting Filipino chicken soup flavored with bright ginger, fish sauce, and tender chayote. This simplified one‑pot version uses boneless skinless chicken thighs and a handful of greens for a soul‑soothing, easy weeknight meal.

35 min

Basil Pesto

By Andy Baraghani

Make classic basil pesto with toasted pine nuts, Parmesan, and olive oil—slather on grilled toast or toss with pasta for a quick, flavorful weeknight dinner.

Sheet-Pan Chicken and Potatoes With Feta, Lemon and Dill

By Lidey Heuck

In this simple but elegant sheet-pan dinner, chicken thighs and potatoes roast together at a high temperature, coming out crispy and golden. A generous squeeze of lemon juice, along with a scattering of fresh dill and feta cheese, elevates this dish from weeknight meat and potatoes to dinner-party fare. While the chicken will still be delicious if marinated for just 30 minutes, marinating it for several hours will yield the best results.

45 min

Soboro Donburi (Gingery Ground Beef with Peas over Rice)

By Elizabeth Andoh

Elizabeth Andoh shares a recipe for Japanese donburi (rice bowl) made with soboro, chopped meat cooked in a mix of sake and soy sauce. Andoh's version uses ground beef, rounding it out with fresh ginger and green peas and serving over white rice.

40 min

Sheet-Pan Pierogies and Beets

By Shilpa Uskokovic

A flavorful one-pan meal featuring baked pierogies, roasted beets, and a poppy seed dressing. Frozen pierogies and pre-cooked beets make this extra easy.

Skillet Gnocchi With Miso Butter and Asparagus

By Ali Slagle

This skillet gnocchi recipe has a spring in its step: It takes just 10 minutes to cook and is loaded with sweet springtime asparagus and baby greens. But that doesn’t mean the flavor is fleeting: The combination of miso, butter and vinegar forms a silky, rich sauce that glosses the seared gnocchi and vegetables and anything else you wish to add. Perhaps that’s the crunch of sliced radishes or toasted pistachios, or the crispness of a fried egg or seared fish.

15 min

Creamy Gnocchi Soup

By Andee Gosnell

This creamy gnocchi soup features sausage, garlic, potato gnocchi, and leafy kale with Parmesan cheese and olive oil for a cozy weeknight dinner.

55 min

Honey Chipotle Chicken Tacos

By Alex Cook Joy

Sticky, smoky-sweet chicken tucked into crispy folded tortillas and served with a honey-chipotle yogurt dipping sauce. Quick to make and perfect for a weeknight dinner, these tacos balance sweet honey with smoky chipotle heat.

35 min