Weeknight Meals
Sheet-Pan Gnocchi With Spicy Sausage and Broccoli Rabe
The epitome of low effort, high reward.
By Jesse Szewczyk
Green Curry Coconut Cod
Curry paste, coconut milk, and fresh spinach yield a vibrant sauce for tender fish.
By Alaina Chou
Turkey Cranberry Sliders
A melty layer of chopped leftover turkey and cheese centers these post-Thanksgiving sandwiches.
By Adam Mesnick
Pasta With Beets, Sausage, and Fried Sage
Golden beets, hot Italian sausage, and sage come together to make a quick and comforting pasta that’s far greater than the sum of its parts.
By Jesse Szewczyk
Miso-Mayo Chicken Bowl
This sheet pan dinner taps savory miso mayo for richness and flavor—as a coating for roast chicken and a finishing drizzle.
By Kendra Vaculin
Maple-and-Bacon Fall Chopped Salad
This seasonal chopped salad features roasted squash, bacon, walnuts, hard-boiled eggs, cheddar, apple, and kale tossed in a sweet maple vinaigrette.
By Hana Asbrink
Pastrami Salmon With Fennel Slaw
Salmon is given the weeknight-friendly pastrami treatment with a sugar-and-spice blend that creates a smoky crust reminiscent of the cured meat.
By Kendra Vaculin
Yuzu Chicken Piccata
Yuzu juice is a heavy-hitting pantry ingredient, imbuing even the simplest chicken cutlet dishes with intense fragrant-sour citrus character.
By Hana Asbrink
Cá Kho (Fish With Coconut Caramel)
Deeply savory with a slight sweetness from coconut water, this dish of seared salmon fillets in caramel sauce is weeknight-fancy cooking at its best.
By Anthony Nguyen
Black Vinegar Chicken With Radishes
This gingery stir-fry comes together in under 30 minutes.
By Kate Kassin
Mapo Chili Mac
Tingly mapo tofu meets cozy Midwestern chili mac in this one-pot dinner.
By Kendra Vaculin
Pumpkin Lasagna Roll-Ups
That can of pumpkin purée in your cabinet is for more than just pie.
By Inés Anguiano
Cocoa-Blackened Chicken Thighs With Stone Fruit
Dusted in a blend of cocoa powder and Old Bay and cooked until blackened and charred, these quick chicken thighs make an ideal weeknight dinner.
By Jesse Szewczyk
Garlic-Coconut Shrimp and Green Beans
Every stir-fry needs a star to keep you coming back. In this speedy shrimp recipe, it’s a crispy coconut and garlic topping you’ll want to eat by the spoonful.
By Kendra Vaculin
Quick-and-Spicy Cocoa Shrimp
Tossing shrimp into a quick and spicy pan sauce made with cocoa powder and lime juice makes for a flavorful weeknight dinner that comes together in no time.
By Jesse Szewczyk
Weeknight Harissa Eggplant Parm
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.
By Kendra Vaculin
Grilled Arayes with Creamy Cucumber Salad
These Middle Eastern meat-stuffed pitas get their earthy, spiced flavor from baharat, a blend typically comprised of cumin, allspice, black pepper, and more.
By Kendra Vaculin
Preserved Lemon and Tomato Chicken
This simple recipe pairs salty preserved lemon with sweet-bright cherry tomatoes to form a sauce you’ll spoon up until the last drop.
By Kendra Vaculin
Saucy Beef and Pepper Stir-Fry
This easy recipe for stir-fried steak and peppers comes together with strips of ribeye and vibrant hot chiles—but you can swap in sweet peppers if you’d prefer.
By Rachel Gurjar