Weeknight Recipes for Fast Dinners
Recipes with minimal prep for relaxing weeknights.
Roast Chicken with Dijon Sauce
smittenkitchen.com
This is a story about our new favorite chicken dish. From the day I first made it, we couldn’t wait to eat it again and it’s gone on repeat in our kitchen more times than any other dish I’ve shared with you.
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Skillet-baked Pasta with Five Cheeses
smittenkitchen.com
This is adapted from Matt and Emily Hyland’s version shared on Tasting Table, which was inspired by Al Forno restaurant’s famous “Pasta In The Pink” dish.
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Sheet Pan Chicken Tikka
smittenkitchen.com
I wanted to talk about something that can fit nicely into the fifth item: sheet pan dinners, because I’m rather taken with them these days.
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Tomato and Sausage Risotto
smittenkitchen.com
Alex cooked dinner last night and, oh, what a meal he made!
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Skillet Cabbage & Sausage
kitchenistadiaries.com
In between all the Thanksgiving chaos, we've still gotta eat right? I'm on a cabbage kick lately. It's an inexpensive, healthy vegetable that fills me up and is super fast to cook.
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Mushrooms and Greens with Toast
smittenkitchen.com
I resisted, for once, but I think this would be lovely with some crispy eggs on top. But I’d otherwise consider this a one-pan meal.
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Summer Farro Salad
food52.com
I love farro for its nutty texture, and it has the same nutritional benefits as brown rice but cooks in half the time.
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One-pot Creamy French Onion Pasta Bake.
halfbakedharvest.com
The ultimate cold weather comfort food. Think French onion soup, with the addition of pasta, a creamy sauce, and melty Gruyere cheese...so delish!
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Miso Salmon
justonecookbook.com
Marinated in a sweet and savory miso sauce, this Miso Salmon recipe makes a delicious weeknight meal. Enjoy with Japanese ginger rice!
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Mushroom and Farro Soup
smittenkitchen.com
It turns out that baked potato soup is a gateway drug, in that when we finished it, we wanted more soup.
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Rishia Zimmern’s Chicken with Shallots
cooking.nytimes.com
Here is a simple, excellent one-pot recipe for a midweek feast, full of rich flavor, with a sauce that you won't want to waste.
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Chicken Parmesan Casserole
foodwishes.blogspot.com
This alternative to the much, much messier and time-consuming chicken Parmesan went viral, and literally millions of people have watched and made this dish.
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This One-pot, No-roux Macaroni and Cheese Is Crazy Creamy
skillet.lifehacker.com
I am an equal opportunity macaroni eater. I like it baked. I like it made with a roux. I even like it out of the blue box.
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Baked Rice with Chicken and Mushrooms
cooking.nytimes.com
This warming, savory, hearty baked rice casserole was originally meant to be an Indian-style biriyani, but my larder was stocked with Gallic ingredients: mushrooms, thyme, garlic, parsley.
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Vegetarian Skillet Chili
cooking.nytimes.com
If you keep canned beans, tomatoes, onion and garlic in your pantry, you can make this dish on any weeknight without having to shop.
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Dairy-free Chocolate Cake
seriouseats.com
This simple, weeknight-friendly cake comes together fast—no fancy equipment required!
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Easy, Creamy One-pot Salmon Chowder
seriouseats.com
As a born-and-bred Boston kid, chowder holds a special place in my heart, and fish-based chowders doubly so.
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