Weeknight Meals

This crispy salmon has layers of flavor, from the fragrant cumin oil it’s seared in to the smoky, spicy tomatillo sauce it’s served with.

This salad is a textural dream—creamy Tepary beans, sturdy dandelion greens, crumbly goat cheese—but our favorite part might be the bright cranberry-sumac dressing.

Give wilty greens a new lease on life by blanching and blitzing them into the ultrasmooth, ultragreen base of a simple bowl of beans.

We found a home for the less-than-perky carrots and celery in your crisper drawer: this quick and hearty noodle stir-fry.

This fast technique brings out the best (a.k.a. the juiciness) in boneless, skinless chicken breasts.

Wide ribbons of pappardelle are an ideal vehicle for this hearty five-spice-scented pork ragù bursting with salty-sweet-creamy-spicy flavors.

Developer Leela Punyaratabandhu breaks down the techniques to achieving the perfect plate of this iconic Thai stir-fried noodle dish.

This easy yet satisfying dish transforms high-flavor pantry ingredients (hoisin! balsamic! gochujang!) into a marinade and a glaze so no flavor goes to waste.

Chiles, beans, and aggressive use of your spice cabinet come together for a chili that’s perfect for the in-between season.

Canned coconut milk + bottled mustard = an exquisitely simple sauce for any flaky whitefish.

Making your own spice mix is the key to chicken cutlets with tons of nutty, floral, and tangy flavor and crunchy, seedy texture.

This cozy vegetarian soup delivers all the savory richness of mushroom-barley without meat or beef broth thanks to a few umami-heavy pantry ingredients.

For a creamy, comforting, and super-savory kugel, chef Bonnie Morales soaks matzo in a homemade mushroom stock, then mixes it with Swiss chard and crème fraîche.

The secret to stir-fry success? Have all your ingredients prepped and ready to go, as this dish takes just minutes to come together in the pan.

This hearty vegetarian Ethopian dish from chef Fanta Prada gets its gingery, garlicky kick from awaze, a versatile hot pepper seasoning with a myriad of variations.

No flipping required for this deliciously satisfying dish of one large-format crispy potato pancake topped with dressed greens and eggs.

Normally we’d cook meat or fish with the rice so the flavors mingle, but because shrimp cook so fast, we like to pan-fry them and toss with the rice at the very end. 

Think of this elegant warm chicken salad as the grown-up version of the deli-case stuff, starring dates, olives, and almonds.

The key is to add the basil at the very end instead of blending everything all at once.

Silky and comforting yet light and spring-y, this tortellini and spinach soup is the perfect winter-to-spring meal.