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Our Best Weeknight Dinner Recipes

Easy

Shrimp Tacos

Yewande Komolafe

35 minutes

Easy

Eggs Kejriwal

Tejal Rao

10 minutes

Easy

Skillet Pasta With Bacon and Eggs

Ali Slagle

40 minutes

Easy

Vegan Coconut-Ginger Black Beans

Ali Slagle

30 minutes

Easy

Crispy Gnocchi With Burst Tomatoes and Mozzarella

Ali Slagle

25 minutes

Easy

Horseradish Roasted Salmon With Mustard Potatoes

Samantha Seneviratne

45 minutes

Easy

Panko-Crusted Pork Tenderloin With Tahini Slaw

Samantha Seneviratne

35 minutes

Easy

Crisp Gnocchi With Sausage and Peas

Ali Slagle

25 minutes

Easy

Spiced Chicken and Rice With Cardamom and Cinnamon

Kay Chun

45 minutes

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Cheap and Easy Dinner Ideas

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Slow Cooker Sausages, Peppers and Onions

Ali Slagle

About 6 hours

Easy

Sheet-Pan Quesadillas

Eric Kim

15 minutes

Easy

Curry Roasted Half Chicken and Peppers

Genevieve Ko

50 minutes

Easy

Orzo Salad

Lidey Heuck

1 hour

Palak Paneer

Farideh Sadeghin

45 minutes

Easy

Honey Mustard Potato Salad

Eric Kim

45 minutes

Easy

Angel Hair Pasta Salad

Eric Kim

35 minutes

Easy

Baked Pork Chops

Melissa Knific

4 hours 25 minutes

Easy

Sheet-Pan Zucchini, Tomatoes and Feta

Yasmin Fahr

20 minutes

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Quick Pasta Recipes

Pasta Amatriciana

Kay Chun

25 minutes

Easy

Cold Sesame Noodles With Cucumber, Corn and Basil

Hetty Lui McKinnon

25 minutes

Easy

Garlicky Crab and Brown Butter Pasta

Cybelle Tondu

20 minutes

Easy

One-Pot Miso-Mascarpone Pasta

Sarah DiGregorio

30 minutes

Easy

Gochujang Shrimp Pasta

Alexa Weibel

30 minutes

Easy

Mortadella Carbonara

Ali Slagle

30 minutes

Easy

One-Pot Tortellini with Prosciutto and Peas

Ali Slagle

25 minutes

Kale Sauce Pasta

Tejal Rao, Joshua McFadden

20 minutes

Easy

One-Pot Pasta With Ricotta and Lemon

Ali Slagle

15 minutes

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Easy Baking Recipes

Lemon Squares

Dena Kleiman, Susan Mahnke Peery

1 hour

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Chunky Chocolate Cookies

Genevieve Ko

25 minutes, plus cooling

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Fruit Crumble

Genevieve Ko

1 1/4 hours, plus cooling

Easy

Vegan Banana Bread

Genevieve Ko

1 1/4 hours, plus cooling

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One-Bowl Chocolate Cake

Genevieve Ko

2 hours, mainly cooling

Easy

Citrusy Shortbread

Yossy Arefi

55 minutes

Easy

Birthday Cake Blondies

Genevieve Ko

35 minutes, plus cooling

Easy

One-Bowl Molasses-Chocolate Cake

Yossy Arefi

1 hour 35 minutes

Easy

Vanilla Cupcakes

Yossy Arefi

45 minutes

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Easy Chicken Recipes for Busy Weeknights

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Baked Chicken Thighs

Lidey Heuck

1 hour 10 minutes

Chicken Piccata

Ali Slagle

25 minutes

Easy

Roasted Chicken Thighs With Hot Honey and Lime

Vallery Lomas

35 minutes

Easy

Sheet-Pan Chicken Tikka Thighs

Zainab Shah

1 hour

Easy

Garlic-Scallion Chicken Sandwiches

Christian Reynoso

30 minutes

Easy

Baked Cheesy Chicken and Mushroom Pasta

Vivian Chan-Tam

30 minutes

Easy

Spiced Chicken and Rice With Cardamom and Cinnamon

Kay Chun

45 minutes

Hot Honey Chicken

Farideh Sadeghin

1 hour

Easy

Curry Chicken Fried Rice

Romel Bruno

30 minutes

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25-Minute Dinners for Busy Weeknights

Classic

Chicken Breasts With Lemon

Pierre Franey

25 minutes

Easy

Sheet-Pan Salmon and Broccoli With Sesame and Ginger

Lidey Heuck

20 minutes

Turmeric-Black Pepper Chicken With Asparagus

Ali Slagle

15 minutes

Easy

Coconut Fish and Tomato Bake

Yewande Komolafe

20 minutes, plus 15 minutes’ marinating

Easy

One-Pot Tortellini with Prosciutto and Peas

Ali Slagle

25 minutes

Easy

Honey-Garlic Chicken

Yasmin Fahr

25 minutes

Easy

Gochujang Buttered Noodles

Eric Kim

25 minutes

Healthy

Grilled Shrimp With Spicy Slaw

Yossy Arefi

20 minutes

Easy

Air-Fryer Salmon

Eleanore Park

15 minutes

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Easy Stir-Fry Recipes

Crispy Rice With Shrimp, Bacon and Corn

Genevieve Ko

25 minutes

Easy

Lomo Saltado (Tomato Beef Stir-Fry)

Christian Reynoso

40 minutes

Tofu and Broccoli Fried Rice

Kay Chun

25 minutes

Stir-Fried Lettuce With Crispy Garlic and Fried Eggs

Hetty Lui McKinnon

20 minutes

Easy

Spicy Shrimp and Mushroom Stir-Fry

Ali Slagle

20 minutes

Easy

Cumin Green Beans and Mushrooms

Hetty Lui McKinnon

30 minutes

Easy

Curry Chicken Fried Rice

Romel Bruno

30 minutes

Black Pepper Stir-Fried Tofu and Asparagus

Kay Chun

20 minutes

Beef Chow Fun

Ali Slagle

1 hour

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Easy Weeknight Soups

Easy

Easiest Chicken Noodle Soup

Alexa Weibel

30 minutes

Easy

T’chicha (Barley and Tomato Soup)

Nargisse Benkabbou

55 minutes

Easy

Kielbasa-Barley Soup

Ali Slagle

1 hour

Easy

Roasted Cauliflower and Garlic Soup

Ali Slagle

1 hour 10 minutes

Creamy Miso Ramen With Shrimp

Kay Chun

45 minutes

Easy

Sopa de Fideo y Frijoles con Chorizo (Fideo and Bean Soup With Chorizo)

Rick A. Martínez

40 minutes

Easy

Hamburger Soup

Melissa Knific

45 minutes

Easy

Miso-Mushroom Barley Soup

Yasmin Fahr

1 hour

Easy

One-Pot Cabbage Roll Soup

Carolina Gelen

35 minutes

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Easy 30-Minute Vegetarian Recipes

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Cheesy Green Chile Bean Bake

Ali Slagle

25 minutes

Easy

Masala Black-Eyed Peas

Zainab Shah

25 minutes

Paneer Chile Dry

Zainab Shah

30 minutes

Easy

One-Pot Ratatouille Pasta

Vivian Chan-Tam

30 minutes

Easy

Carrot and Orange Salad

Nargisse Benkabbou

30 minutes, plus 1 hour chilling

Zucchini Scampi

Ali Slagle

25 minutes

Easy

Borani Banjan (Afghan-style Eggplant in Yogurt)

Zainab Shah

35 minutes

Easy

Snap Pea, Tofu and Herb Salad With Spicy Peanut Sauce

Hetty Lui McKinnon

30 minutes

Easy

Crunchy Noodle and Tofu Salad

Hetty Lui McKinnon

20 minutes

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Easy One-Bowl Cookies

Easy

M&M Cookies

Eric Kim

30 minutes

Easy

Rice Krispie Treats

Scott Loitsch

20 minutes, plus cooling

Easy

Skillet Chocolate Chip Cookie

Samantha Seneviratne

45 minutes

Almendrados (Almond-Lemon Macaroons)

Joan Nathan

35 minutes, plus 12 hours’ refrigeration

Easy

No-Bake Cookies

Margaux Laskey

15 minutes

Chocolate-Cherry Ginger Cookies

Yossy Arefi

45 minutes

Rose and Almond Ghriba

Nargisse Benkabbou

45 minutes

Spiced Orange Crumble Cookies

Yewande Komolafe

1 hour 15 minutes

Easy

Peanut-Butter Chocolate-Chip Cookies

Yossy Arefi

30 minutes, plus cooling

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Easy Pasta Recipes

Easy

Spaghetti Carbonara

Ian Fisher

30 minutes

Easy

Baked Tomato Pasta With Harissa and Halloumi

Hetty Lui McKinnon

45 minutes

Easy

Garlicky Crab and Brown Butter Pasta

Cybelle Tondu

20 minutes

Easy

Mortadella Carbonara

Ali Slagle

30 minutes

Easy

Sage and Walnut Pasta Nada

Dwight Garner

30 minutes

Easy

Couscous Risotto With Tomatoes and Mozzarella

Sheela Prakash

50 minutes

Easy

Puttanesca Pasta Nada

Dwight Garner

30 minutes

Easy

Orzo Salad

Lidey Heuck

1 hour

Easy

Chicken and Noodles

Millie Peartree

30 minutes

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Easy Kid-Friendly Recipes

Easy

Chicken Quesadillas

Ali Slagle

10 minutes

Easy

Crisp Gnocchi With Brussels Sprouts and Brown Butter

Ali Slagle

20 minutes

Easy

Cheesy Pull-Apart Bread

Ali Slagle

1 hour

Easy

Pizza Salad

Sohla El-Waylly

35 minutes

Easy

Fruit Salad

Ali Slagle

20 minutes

Easy

Sheet-Pan Quesadillas

Eric Kim

15 minutes

Easy

Monte Cristo

Lidey Heuck

20 minutes

Air-Fryer Chicken Tenders

Eleanore Park

40 minutes

Stromboli

Lidey Heuck

50 minutes

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Easy Recipes for Beginner Cooks

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Turkey Chili

Eric Kim

45 minutes

Easy

Cheesy Frittata

Sohla El-Waylly

30 minutes

Easy

Spatchcock Roast Chicken

Sohla El-Waylly

At least 1 1/4 hours

Easy

Roasted Salmon With Dill and Cucumber Salad

Sohla El-Waylly

50 minutes

Easy

Sautéed Mushrooms

Ali Slagle

30 minutes

Easy

Chicken Pesto Meatballs

Dan Pelosi

25 minutes

Easy

Monte Cristo

Lidey Heuck

20 minutes

Easy

Garlic Butter Steak Bites

Yasmin Fahr

1 hour

Easy

Pan-Seared Salmon

Lidey Heuck

20 minutes

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Easy Salad Recipes

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Citrus, Beet and Avocado Salad

Ali Slagle

25 minutes

Easy

Crunchy Greens With Carrot-Ginger Dressing

Eric Kim

10 minutes

Easy

Lettuces With Fresh Herbs and Cheese

Eric Kim, Adam Baumgart

15 minutes

Easy

Chopped Wedge Salad

Ali Slagle

25 minutes

Easy

Green Bean Salad With Dill Pickles And Feta

Ali Slagle

1 hour

Healthy

Chickpea-Chicken Salad With Green Harissa Dressing

Nargisse Benkabbou

35 minutes

Easy

Charred Bok Choy and Cannellini Bean Salad

Hetty Lui McKinnon

25 minutes

Easy

Cucumber Salad

Ali Slagle

15 minutes

Easy

Zucchini Salad With Bread Crumbs

Yasmin Fahr

20 minutes

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Easy Shrimp Recipes

Easy

Shrimp Tacos

Yewande Komolafe

35 minutes

Easy

Spicy Caramelized Shrimp With Lemongrass

Alexa Weibel, Charles Phan

30 minutes

Easy

Kaddu With Greens and Shrimp

Zainab Shah

1 hour 10 minutes

Chingri Dopiaza (Shrimp With Onion, Tomato, Chile and Turmeric)

Alexa Weibel, Korai Kitchen

40 minutes

Easy

Linguine With Zucchini, Corn and Shrimp

Dan Pelosi

30 minutes

Creamy Miso Ramen With Shrimp

Kay Chun

45 minutes

Crispy Shrimp Tacos With Smoky Chipotle Crema

Christian Reynoso

35 minutes

Easy

Creole Broiled Shrimp and Baby Corn

Vallery Lomas

25 minutes

Easy

Garlic Shrimp With Crisped Chickpeas

Yasmin Fahr

25 minutes

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Easy Vegan Recipes

Easy

Citrus, Beet and Avocado Salad

Ali Slagle

25 minutes

Healthy

Miso Broiled Tofu

Ali Slagle

35 minutes

Jackfruit Tacos

Ligaya Mishan, Aimee Nezhukumatathil

1 3/4 hours

Sopa de Verduras y Chochoyotes (Summer Vegetable Soup With Masa Dumplings)

Rick A. Martínez

50 minutes

Easy

Crunchy Noodle and Tofu Salad

Hetty Lui McKinnon

20 minutes

Easy

Snap Pea, Tofu and Herb Salad With Spicy Peanut Sauce

Hetty Lui McKinnon

30 minutes

Easy

One-Pot Mushroom and Ginger Rice

Hetty Lui McKinnon

40 minutes

Easy

Cumin Green Beans and Mushrooms

Hetty Lui McKinnon

30 minutes

Turnip Greens

Vallery Lomas

About 1 1/2 hours

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Easy Weeknight Noodles

Easy

Sheet-Pan Japchae

Eric Kim

30 minutes

Easy

Chili Mac

Ali Slagle

35 minutes

Easy

Honey-Glazed Mushrooms With Udon

Hetty Lui McKinnon

20 minutes

Easy

Peanut Butter Noodles

Eric Kim

20 minutes

Easy

Linguine With Zucchini, Corn and Shrimp

Dan Pelosi

30 minutes

Easy

Chicken and Noodles

Millie Peartree

30 minutes

Easy

Gochujang Buttered Noodles

Eric Kim

25 minutes

Creamy Miso Ramen With Shrimp

Kay Chun

45 minutes

Pad Woon Sen

Ham El-Waylly

45 minutes

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Practically Magical 3-Ingredient Recipes

Easy

Roasted Cauliflower and Garlic Soup

Ali Slagle

1 hour 10 minutes

Easy

Marcella Hazan’s Tomato Sauce

The New York Times, Kim Severson

1 hour

Easy

Sautéed Spinach

Pierre Franey

10 minutes

Cast-Iron Steak

Julia Moskin

About 1 hour

Easy

Strawberry Fool

Mark Bittman

30 minutes

Easy

Dulce de Leche

Lidey Heuck

About 5 hours

Easy

Creamy Lemon Pasta

Barbara Kafka

30 minutes

Garlic Confit

Ali Slagle

1 hour 30 minutes

Easy

Roasted Vegetables

Melissa Clark

30 minutes to 1 hour

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