Weeknight Meals

The beloved bar food gets transformed into a 20-minute salad featuring broiled chicken thighs, crunchy celery, and a bright, creamy dressing.

Everything you love about the iconic party app—spinach and artichokes in a creamy, oozy sauce—transformed into a one-pot weeknight dinner.

Dark and moody in color but surprisingly bright and light to eat, this satisfying dish comes together in just 30 minutes.

Inspired by satay, sans the skewers, this saucy tofu is a dream atop rice.

Swiss chard, bitsy ditalini, salty feta, toasted pistachios, and sage take your average pasta salad into winter territory.

Tagine-inspired flavors, saucy lamb, and crunchy raw carrot salad—what’s not to love?

Fast-cooking chicken thighs and convenient canned chipotle chiles come together for this streamlined version of traditional al pastor.

Sugar-rubbed steaks and a bright, brash gochujang sauce bring bold flavor to these party-ready lettuce wraps.

All markers of good paella—saffron, sausage, shrimp, crispy rice on the bottom—with the time-saving advantages of fried rice.

Smart shortcuts like store-bought fresh noodles, frozen spinach, and a sheet pan deliver big lasagna flavor in a fraction of the time.

A sheet-pan dinner gets the salad treatment with help from lemon-dressed herbs, briny olives, and sweet pickled peppers.

Once you mash avocado into raw kale, you might never eat the hearty leafy green any other way.

Thick, tangy banana ketchup is key to this savory-sweet spaghetti, which features hot dogs, ground pork, and marinara as the base of a Bolognese-style sauce.

Caramelized fennel is a revelation, especially when tossed with hot pasta and lots of Parmesan.

Flaky fish with a buttery, crispy stuffing crust and a fresh salad makes for a delicious meal using holiday pantry staples—all under 30 minutes.

This weeknight meal hits all the high notes of the beloved sushi roll.

Store-bought pita stands in for the more traditional lavash base in this version of lahmacun–a popular street food in Syria, Turkey, and elsewhere in the Middle East.

A combination of beer and vodka keeps the masa and rice flour batter on these swordfish pieces ultralight and delightfully crisp.

Understated cod gets a major glow-up in this sheet-pan dinner thanks to a savory spiced topping of cheesy chorizo breadcrumbs.

Citrus and fennel play very nicely together, particularly with seared scallops and mini, al dente pasta.