When you’re pressed for time, these dinners are easier than ever for busy nights.
Quinoa Avocado Salad with Buttermilk Dressing
Persimmons add sweetness to this healthy avocado salad.
Crispy fried quinoa adds unexpected crunch, putting the salad over the top in the best way.
Photo: Carolyn Hodges
Sheet-Pan Sausage & Peppers
This easy meal is bound to become a regular in your dinner rotation.
It’s super simple, comes together quickly and requires just one pan.
Serve this healthy shrimp recipe over whole grains or rice.
Jacob Fox
Stir in lemon juice and zest at the end for a bright finish.
Chopped Power Salad with Chicken
Enjoy this filling and colorful salad for lunch or dinner.
Cooking lima beans in pancetta drippings infuses them with flavor.
Jacob Fox
Creamy Lemon-Basil Chicken
This ultra-quick creamy lemon-basil chicken is bright and refreshing.
The extra dressing is delicious served with grilled vegetables.
Broccolini, Chicken Sausage & Orzo Skillet
We love this quick skillet meal for busy evenings.
Add more or less crushed red pepper to adjust the heat.
We cheat the color with less expensive ground turmeric and speed the process with precooked brown rice.
ensure to spread the rice mixture in an even layer so the bottom can crisp.
The shrimp take less than 5 minutes to cook.
Rinse well under cold running water until completely thawed, and then pat dry before adding to the pan.
Serve with simply steamed asparagus to round out the meal.
Photography / Kelsey Hansen, Styling / Greg Luna
Sheet-Pan Maple-Mustard Pork Chops & Carrots
You need just one pan for this satisfying weeknight dinner.
Rainbow carrots add colorful pizazz, but regular orange carrots are a just-as-tasty substitute.
Pork dries out easily–using an instant-read thermometer ensures meat is cooked safely, but still moist.
Creamy Chicken-Tomato Skillet
Yes!
you could make chicken and rice in 20 minutes.
Fresh thyme, chopped basil, or parsley are all good stand-ins for the rosemary.
Jennifer Causey
Round out the meal with a glass of sauvignon blanc.
Chile-Lemon Shrimp Rolls
Precooked shrimp gets these lobster-roll-inspired sandwiches on the table in a flash.
The shrimp salad travels wellpack it up for a picnic with the buns and lettuce stored separately.
Photographer: Jen Causey, Food Stylist: Ruth Blackburn
The best part about this recipe is that it only requires one vessel to cook everythingpasta included.
If you like spicy but not too spicy, use a mix of sweet and hot Italian sausages.
This easy salmon dinner is sure to become a new weeknight favorite the whole family will love.
Sour cream and melted cheese help to tame the spice.
Garnish with fresh cilantro and serve with your favorite taco fixings.
The sweet potato balances the savory spices nicely.
Serve this bright and flavorful curry with rice or rice noodles.
Salmon Burgers
These salmon burgers feature labneh, a tangy spreadable yogurt.
This recipe is sure to become a new weeknight favorite the whole family will love.
Serve it with whole-wheat pasta or rice to make it a meal.
Broccoli & Quinoa Casserole
This broccoli-quinoa casserole makes a hearty vegetarian main dish.
As the quinoa absorbs water and cooks, it creates the perfect amount of steam for cooking the broccoli.
Jennifer Causey
The broccoli is crisp-tender and adds texture to contrast with the creamy, cheesy quinoa.
Swap in tricolor quinoa, if you prefer.
Let it come to room temperature while you chop the veggies.
Sambal, the spicy chile-based condiment popular in Indonesia, Malaysia and southern India, provides a kick.
Giving lemons a quick sizzle in the skillet amps up the flavor of this piccata-inspired dish.
The heat helps release even more citrus juice and sweetens it too.
Caitlin Bensel
When shopping for scallops, look for ones labeled “dry.”
Johnny Autry
Photographer / Brie Passano, Food Stylist / Annie Probst
Jamie Vespa
Photographer / Jen Causey, Prop Stylist / Kay Clarke, Food Stylist / Chelsea Zimmer
Brie Goldman
Jason Donnelly
Photography / Antonis Achilleos, Styling / Christine Keely, Ali Ramee
