Easy Weeknight Recipes

Easy Chicken Recipes for Busy Weeknights

Easy

Baked Chicken Thighs

Lidey Heuck

1 hour 10 minutes

Easy

Parmesan-Crusted Chicken

Lidey Heuck

45 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

Chicken Cutlets

Lidey Heuck

40 minutes

Easy

Hot-Mustard Grilled Chicken

Christian Reynoso

50 minutes

Easy

Chicken Thighs With Fresh Plum Agrodolce

Samantha Seneviratne

25 minutes

Easy

Paprika Chicken and Potatoes

Yasmin Fahr

35 minutes

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Air Fryer Recipes

Easy

Easy Air-Fryer Asparagus

Tara Holland

10 minutes

Air-Fryer Chicken Tenders

Eleanore Park

40 minutes

Easy

Air-Fryer Baked Potatoes

Eleanore Park

70 minutes

Air-Fryer Brussels Sprouts With Garlic, Balsamic and Soy

Melissa Clark

20 minutes

Air-Fryer Cheesecake

Christina Morales, Rebecca Abbott, Jennifer West

1 hour, plus cooling and chilling

Easy

Air-Fryer Green Beans

Eleanore Park

10 minutes

Easy

Air-Fryer Zucchini

Tara Holland

30 minutes

Easy

Air-Fryer Sweet Potato Fries

Eleanore Park

20 minutes

Healthy

Air-Fryer Broccoli

Eleanore Park

15 minutes

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Our Best Weeknight Dinner Recipes

Easy

Skillet Eggs With Garam Masala and Tomatoes

Melissa Clark

35 minutes

Easy

Pearl Couscous Salad With Shrimp and Feta

Yossy Arefi

45 minutes

Easy

Greek Meatballs

Lidey Heuck

1 1/4 hours

Easy

Sticky Miso Salmon Bowl

Andy Baraghani

35 minutes

Easy

Creamed Spinach Pasta

Colu Henry

25 minutes

Easy

Oven-Seared Salmon With Corn and Tomatoes

Ali Slagle

25 minutes

Harissa Puttanesca With Toasted Almonds

Nargisse Benkabbou

35 minutes

Easy

Slow-Cooker Masala Dal

Sarah DiGregorio, Julie Sahni

4 hours and 25 minutes

Chilaquiles

Rick Martínez

45 minutes

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Healthy Weeknight Dinners

Healthy

Ginger-Scallion Steamed Fish

Ali Slagle, Connie Chung

25 minutes

Healthy

Roasted Honey Nut Squash and Chickpeas With Hot Honey

Melissa Clark

1 hour

Roasted Halibut With Cumin, Lemon and Bay

David Tanis

35 minutes

Easy

Slow-Roasted Salmon With Salsa Verde

Sheela Prakash

35 minutes

Healthy

Vegetable Tortilla Soup

Ham El-Waylly

40 minutes

Easy

Sheet-Pan Herby Roast Chicken With Peas and Carrots

Ali Slagle

45 minutes

Easy

Spicy Carrot-Ginger Soup

David Tanis

55 minutes

Healthy

White Beans and Asparagus With Charred Lemon

Ali Slagle

35 minutes

Healthy

Grilled Shrimp With Spicy Slaw

Yossy Arefi

20 minutes

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Because the Dishwasher Is You: Delicious One-Pot (or Pan) Dinners

Easy

Kaddu With Greens and Shrimp

Zainab Shah

1 hour 10 minutes

Easy

Oven-Seared Salmon With Corn and Tomatoes

Ali Slagle

25 minutes

Easy

Hilib Suqaar (Beef and Vegetable Sauté)

Ifrah F. Ahmed

1 hour

Healthy

One-Pot Tofu and Broccoli Rice

Ali Slagle

1 hour

Easy

Chicken Broccoli Rice Casserole

Sarah Copeland

1 1/4 hours

Easy

One-Pot Ratatouille Pasta

Vivian Chan-Tam

30 minutes

Easy

One-Pot Tuna Orzo With Zucchini

Samantha Seneviratne

35 minutes

Easy

Roasted Shrimp With Okra and Tomatoes

Kia Damon

25 minutes

Easy

Spinach One-Pot Pasta

Yasmin Fahr

20 minutes

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Instant Pot Recipes

Pressure Cooker Pot Roast

Sarah DiGregorio

1 3/4 hours

Pressure Cooker Classic Beef Chili

Melissa Clark

1 hour

Instant Pot Mashed Potatoes With Sour Cream and Chives

Melissa Clark

20 minutes

Pressure Cooker Porcini Risotto

Mark Bittman, Lorna Sass

15 minutes

Pressure Cooker Bone Broth or Chicken Stock

Melissa Clark

Between 1 and 5 hours, depending on bones used and desired result

Pressure Cooker White Bean-Parmesan Soup

Sarah DiGregorio

2 hours

Pressure Cooker Chocolate Pudding

Melissa Clark

40 minutes, plus chilling

Pressure Cooker Sweet Potato-Coconut Curry Soup

Sarah DiGregorio

1 1/4 hours

Instant Pot Rice Pudding

Melissa Clark

30 minutes, plus chilling

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Easy Pasta Recipes

Easy

Spaghetti Carbonara

Ian Fisher

30 minutes

Harissa Puttanesca With Toasted Almonds

Nargisse Benkabbou

35 minutes

Easy

Cajun Chicken Pasta

Melissa Knific

50 minutes

Easy

Garlicky Crab and Brown Butter Pasta

Cybelle Tondu

20 minutes

Easy

Mortadella Carbonara

Ali Slagle

30 minutes

Easy

Baked Tomato Pasta With Harissa and Halloumi

Hetty Lui McKinnon

45 minutes

Easy

Mákos Tészta (Poppy Seed Noodles)

Carolina Gelen

30 minutes

Easy

Fresh Lemon and Chile Pasta

Andy Baraghani

20 minutes

Easy

Caramelized Fennel Pasta

Carolina Gelen

40 minutes

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Easy Vegan Recipes

Easy

Vegan Caesar Salad With Crisp Chickpeas

Becky Hughes

25 minutes

Vegan Zucchini Bread

Yossy Arefi

1 1/4 hours, plus cooling

Vegan Dan Dan Noodles With Eggplant

Hetty Lui McKinnon

30 minutes

Easy

Vegan Pesto Pasta Salad

Ali Slagle

35 minutes

Easy

Vegan Banana Bread

Genevieve Ko

1 1/4 hours, plus cooling

Vegan Pressure Cooker Red Beans and Rice

Sarah DiGregorio

1 3/4 hour

Loaded Vegan Nachos

Ali Slagle

45 minutes

Vegan Frozen Coconut Lime Bars

Lidey Heuck

20 minutes, plus 3 1/2 hours’ chilling

Healthy

Vegetable Tortilla Soup

Ham El-Waylly

40 minutes

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Best Salmon Recipes for Weeknight Dinners

Easy

Coconut-Miso Salmon Curry

Kay Chun

25 minutes

Easy

Oven-Seared Salmon With Corn and Tomatoes

Ali Slagle

25 minutes

Easy

Black Lime Salmon

Yotam Ottolenghi

35 minutes

Easy

Baked Salmon

Lidey Heuck

20 minutes

Easy

Miso Roasted Salmon

Eric Kim

15 minutes plus overnight marinating

Easy

Salmon With Freshly Grated Tomatoes and Butter

Carolina Gelen

35 minutes

Everything Salmon With Creamy Caper Sauce

Carolina Gelen

30 minutes

Healthy

Turmeric-Ginger Salmon

Christian Reynoso

About 1 hour

Chan Chan Yaki (Miso Butter Salmon)

Mia Leimkuhler, Marc Matsumoto

35 minutes

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Easy 30-Minute Vegetarian Recipes

Easy

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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Sheet-Pan Dinners

Easy

Sheet-Pan Baked Feta With Broccolini, Tomatoes and Lemon

Yasmin Fahr

25 minutes

Easy

Oven-Seared Salmon With Corn and Tomatoes

Ali Slagle

25 minutes

Easy

Spiced Chicken With Sweet Potatoes

Yasmin Fahr

1 1/4 hours

Easy

Sheet-Pan Herby Roast Chicken With Peas and Carrots

Ali Slagle

45 minutes

Easy

Sheet-Pan Salmon and Broccoli With Sesame and Ginger

Lidey Heuck

20 minutes

Easy

Paprika Chicken and Potatoes

Yasmin Fahr

35 minutes

Easy

Roasted Shrimp With Okra and Tomatoes

Kia Damon

25 minutes

Easy

Jalapeño-Orange Pork Tenderloin With Snap Peas

Ali Slagle

1 hour

Easy

Sheet-Pan Chicken Tikka Thighs

Zainab Shah

1 hour

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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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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

Ground Turkey, Shiitake and Cashew Lettuce Cups

Cybelle Tondu

20 minutes

Easy

Chicken Thighs With Fresh Plum Agrodolce

Samantha Seneviratne

25 minutes

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

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Best Slow Cooker Recipes

Mississippi Roast

Sam Sifton, Robin Chapman

6 1/2 to 8 1/2 hours

Slow Cooker White Chicken Chili

Sarah DiGregorio

4 to 6 hours

Easy

Slow Cooker Pasta e Fagioli

Sarah DiGregorio

7 hours and 30 minutes

Easy

Slow-Cooker Masala Dal

Sarah DiGregorio, Julie Sahni

4 hours and 25 minutes

Easy

Slow-Cooker BBQ Pulled Chicken

Ali Slagle

About 3 ½ hours

Easy

Slow Cooker Sausages, Peppers and Onions

Ali Slagle

About 6 hours

Slow-Cooker Picadillo

Sarah DiGregorio

5 1/2 hours

Easy

Slow-Cooker Whole Chicken

Naz Deravian

About 4 to 8 hours

Slow-Cooker Curried Sweet Potato Soup With Coconut and Kale

Sarah DiGregorio

8 hours 20 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

Easy

Tamarind Chicken Stir-Fry

Amelia Rampe

45 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

Mango Labaniyad (Creamy Custard)

Ifrah F. Ahmed

30 minutes, plus 4 hours’ chilling

Easy

Golden Diner’s Tuna Melt

Alexa Weibel, Sam Yoo

45 minutes, plus at least 1 hour chilling

Easy

Easy Turkey Meatloaf

Melissa Knific

1 hour 30 minutes

Easy

Sheet-Pan Quesadillas

Eric Kim

15 minutes

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Easy Shrimp Recipes

Coconut-Lime Shrimp

Melissa Clark

25 minutes

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

Shrimp Salad With Sesame-Ginger Dressing

Christian Reynoso

30 minutes

Easy

Miso Shrimp and Corn Couscous Salad

Yasmin Fahr

30 minutes

Easy

Old Bay Shrimp and Macaroni Salad

Ali Slagle

35 minutes

Easy

Pearl Couscous Salad With Shrimp and Feta

Yossy Arefi

45 minutes

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No-Recipe Recipes

Easy

Bulgogi-Style Tofu

Sam Sifton

Salmon With BBQ Sauce and Hot Peppers

Sam Sifton

Grilled Broccoli With Soy Sauce, Maple Syrup and Balsamic Vinegar

Sam Sifton

Chicken With Caramelized Onions and Croutons

Sam Sifton

Italian Subs With Sausage and Peppers

Sam Sifton

Grilled Cheese With Jalapeño, Tomato and Fried Egg

Sam Sifton

Ham and Radicchio Toast

Sam Sifton

Almond and Dried Fruit Pilaf With Rotisserie Chicken

Sam Sifton

Rotisserie Chicken Salad With Greens and Herbs

Sam Sifton

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Our Best Fish Recipes

Healthy

Roasted Salmon Glazed With Brown Sugar and Mustard

Sam Sifton

15 minutes

Easy

Black Lime Salmon

Yotam Ottolenghi

35 minutes

Easy

Smoked Mackerel Rundown

Ligaya Mishan, Melissa Thompson

1 hour

Easy

Hamachi Sashimi With Ginger Ponzu

Ligaya Mishan, Sheldon Simeon

2 1/2 hours

Healthy

Turmeric-Ginger Salmon

Christian Reynoso

About 1 hour

Salmon and Corn Cakes With Jalapeño Mayonnaise

Lidey Heuck

1 hour 5 minutes

Easy

Grilled Salmon

Ali Slagle

35 minutes

Everything Salmon With Creamy Caper Sauce

Carolina Gelen

30 minutes

Easy

Summer Fish Tea

Ashley Lonsdale

45 minutes

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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

Smoky Chicken Chili

Kay Chun

50 minutes

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

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