Weeknight Meals

This creamy, comforting khichdi is ready for any lentil in your pantry. Frozen spinach and fresh herbs keep it bright and perky.

These soy-garlic-braised black lentils are a sweet, salty delight and excellent served warm or cold along with rice.

Is there ever a bad time for a quesadilla? This one is easy, cheesy, and the ideal use for that jar of kimchi that’s been hanging out in the fridge.

When the flavors of a savory salmon poke bowl crash land on a slice of avocado toast, you’ve got a lunchtime power player on your hands. 

Thick, chewy udon noodles—either fresh or frozen—make a delightfully quick-cooking base for tender vegetables and a sambal-spiked sauce.

A buttery pan sauce leaning on pantry staples takes less than 10 minutes to make, and it goes great with lean proteins and hearty vegetables alike.

Canned beans get a full-on makeover in this creamy, coconutty, spiced stew fortified with Swiss chard and sweet potato—perfect for cold winter days.

This vegetarian cauliflower taco recipe uses the smoky adobo sauce from a can of chipotle chiles to bring big flavor to the titular roasted veggies.

A custardy quiche—filled to the brim with caraway-scented cabbage and leeks—is best served with a bright, crisp, and crunchy salad.

The secret to a dinner-worthy salad? A deeply savory cooked element, like miso-roasted tempeh and mushrooms. 

This flavorful and quick cod and cabbage sheet-pan meal owes its flavor to a punchy green marinade featuring fish sauce and black pepper.

Curry powder, lime juice, and skin-on, bone-in chicken thighs amp up boxed stock, delivering massive flavor in minimal time—all in one pot. 

Meet your new favorite, a cumin-and-jalapeño-spiked take on scrambled eggs. Enjoy them straight out of the skillet or stuff them into tacos.

This staple of Bangladeshi home cooking is packed with flavor and comes together easily and quickly on any busy weeknight. 

Humble ingredients—eggs, pasta, cheese, and pork—combine to create glossy, glorious spaghetti carbonara that’s just as good at dinner as at 2 a.m.

Seared chicken and salty cheese on a skillet of rustic, stewy sweet peppers—this weeknight-friendly dinner goes from the oven to the table with ease.

Here’s a super forgiving slow-roast salmon that’s spicy, sweet, and fragrant thanks to punchy sambal oelek chili paste and zippy limes.

A hit of warming Chinese five-spice powder adds coziness to this versatile (and quick!) stir-fry that plays equally well on the holiday table.

Rotisserie chicken, store-bought puff pastry, and just one skillet keep this hearty dinner recipe from feeling too fussy—or taking all day to make.

Everyone’s favorite teriyaki glaze is shockingly easy and pantry-friendly.