Easy Recipes

Our Best Weeknight Dinner Recipes

Easy

Sticky Miso Salmon Bowl

Andy Baraghani

35 minutes

Easy

Basil-Butter Pasta

Ali Slagle

40 minutes

Easy

Garlicky Shrimp Tacos

Kay Chun

30 minutes

Easy

Slow-Cooker Masala Dal

Sarah DiGregorio, Julie Sahni

4 hours and 25 minutes

Healthy

Baked Tamarind Fish

Zainab Shah

25 minutes

Easy

Ssamjang Pork Meatballs

Samantha Seneviratne

30 minutes

Easy

Butter Paneer

Zainab Shah

30 minutes

Easy

Crispy Gnocchi With Sausage and Broccoli

Ali Slagle

45 minutes

Easy

Chile Crisp Fried Rice With Tofu and Edamame

Hetty Lui McKinnon

20 minutes

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Cheap and Easy Dinner Ideas

Easy

Mayo Corn Fried Rice

Eric Kim

15 minutes

Sweet and Sour Cauliflower

Hetty Lui McKinnon

30 minutes

Easy

Easy Turkey Meatloaf

Melissa Knific

1 hour 30 minutes

Easy

Spinach One-Pot Pasta

Yasmin Fahr

20 minutes

Easy

Lemony White Bean Soup With Turkey and Greens

Melissa Clark

45 minutes

Pastina al Pomodoro

Anna Francese Gass

40 minutes

Easy

Orzo Salad

Lidey Heuck

1 hour

Easy

Garlicky Alfredo Beans

Carolina Gelen

20 minutes

Easy

Cabbage Parm

Hetty Lui McKinnon

50 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

Angel Hair Pasta

Dan Pelosi

30 minutes

Easy

Cacio e Pepe Ramen

Andy Baraghani

15 minutes

Easy

Fresh Lemon and Chile Pasta

Andy Baraghani

20 minutes

Easy

Gochujang Shrimp Pasta

Alexa Weibel

30 minutes

Easy

Mortadella Carbonara

Ali Slagle

30 minutes

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Easy Baking Recipes

Jordan Marsh’s Blueberry Muffins

Marian Burros

40 minutes, plus at least 30 minutes' cooling

Easy

Apple Galette

Samantha Seneviratne

2 hours, plus cooling

Pumpkin Pie Bars

Samantha Seneviratne

50 minutes plus 5 hours’ cooling and chilling

Easy

Skillet Chocolate Chip Cookie

Samantha Seneviratne

45 minutes

Lemon Squares

Dena Kleiman, Susan Mahnke Peery

1 hour

Easy

Banana Muffins

Samantha Seneviratne

40 minutes

Easy

Dump Cake

Naz Deravian

60 minutes

Easy

Fruit Crumble

Genevieve Ko

1 1/4 hours, plus cooling

Easy

Pumpkin Cardamom Crumb Muffins

Dan Pelosi

45 minutes

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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

Balsamic Chicken Thighs With Burst Tomatoes

Dan Pelosi

40 minutes

Easy

Sheet-Pan Chicken and Cheesy Broccoli

Kay Chun

55 minutes

Easy

Easy Chimichangas

Kay Chun

35 minutes (fried) or 55 minutes (baked)

Easy

Sheet-Pan Chicken Tikka Thighs

Zainab Shah

1 hour

Easy

Apple Cider Chicken With Apples and Parsnips

Carolina Gelen

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

Healthy

Baked Tamarind Fish

Zainab Shah

25 minutes

Easy

Coconut Fish and Tomato Bake

Yewande Komolafe

20 minutes, plus 15 minutes’ marinating

Easy

Scallion-Oil Fish

Eric Kim

25 minutes

Easy

Ground Turkey, Shiitake and Cashew Lettuce Cups

Cybelle Tondu

20 minutes

Easy

Salmon and Kimchi Skillet

Sarah DiGregorio

20 minutes

Easy

Chicken Thighs With Fresh Plum Agrodolce

Samantha Seneviratne

25 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 Weeknight Soups for Busy Fall Days

Easy

Creamy Tortellini Soup

Dan Pelosi

40 minutes

Easy

Golden Potato and Greens Soup

Andy Baraghani

1 hour

Easy

Tomato-Lentil Soup With Goat Cheese

Ali Slagle

35 minutes

Healthy

Creamy Broccoli Soup

Eric Kim

45 minutes

Easy

Chicken Noodle Soup

Ali Slagle

40 minutes

Easy

Potato Leek Soup

Kay Chun

45 minutes

Miso Soup

Eric Kim

50 minutes

Baked Potato Soup

Ali Slagle

45 minutes

Cream of Spinach Soup

Mark Bittman

30 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

Easy

Butter Paneer

Zainab Shah

30 minutes

Easy

Charred Cabbage With Miso Browned Butter

Andy Baraghani

30 minutes

Easy

Sticky, Spicy Tempeh

Ali Slagle

20 minutes

Easy

Seared Tofu With Kimchi

Sue Li

25 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

Harissa Puttanesca With Toasted Almonds

Nargisse Benkabbou

35 minutes

Easy

Creamy Cajun-Style Chicken Pasta

Melissa Knific

50 minutes

Easy

Garlicky Crab and Brown Butter Pasta

Cybelle Tondu

20 minutes

Easy

Fettuccine With Creamy Black Garlic Sauce

Jerrelle Guy

20 minutes

Easy

Creamy Sun-Dried Tomato Pasta

Carolina Gelen

30 minutes

Easy

Cacio e Pepe Ramen

Andy Baraghani

15 minutes

Easy

Miso Mushroom and Leek Pasta

Yasmin Fahr

40 minutes

Easy

Mortadella Carbonara

Ali Slagle

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

Sheet-Pan Chicken and Cheesy Broccoli

Kay Chun

55 minutes

Easy

Kalakand

Zainab Shah

20 minutes, plus 2 hours’ chilling

Easy

Microwave Baked Potato

Genevieve Ko

20 minutes

Easy

Soft and Chewy Sugar Cookies

Samantha Seneviratne

35 minutes

Easy

Chile Cheese Toast

Zainab Shah

15 minutes

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Easy Recipes for Beginner Cooks

Easy

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

Easy Chicken Salad

Lidey Heuck

20 minutes

Easy

Roasted Broccoli With Bacon

Millie Peartree

40 minutes

Easy

Lemony Steamed Broccoli

Millie Peartree

15 minutes

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Easy Salad Recipes

Caesar’s Caesar Salad

Pati Jinich, Javier Plascencia

1 hour 40 minutes (including 1 hour’s chilling)

Easy

Citrus, Beet and Avocado Salad

Ali Slagle

25 minutes

Easy

Garden Salad

Lidey Heuck

20 minutes

Easy

Chopped Salad With Everything Bagel Croutons

Yotam Ottolenghi

50 minutes

Easy

Crunchy Greens With Carrot-Ginger Dressing

Eric Kim

10 minutes

Easy

Red Cabbage Salad With Orange Vinaigrette

Christian Reynoso

20 minutes

Healthy

Little Gem Salad With Tamarind Dressing

Ifrah F. Ahmed

15 minutes

Easy

Tzatziki Chickpea Salad

Hetty Lui McKinnon

15 minutes

Healthy

Tomato and Farro Salad With Arugula

Yossy Arefi

55 minutes

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Easy Shrimp Recipes

Coconut-Lime Shrimp

Melissa Clark

25 minutes

Smoky Shrimp Saganaki

Yotam Ottolenghi

35 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

Peel and Eat Shrimp

Farideh Sadeghin

40 minutes

Easy

Shrimp Salad With Sesame-Ginger Dressing

Christian Reynoso

30 minutes

Easy

Garlicky Shrimp Tacos

Kay Chun

30 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

Sticky, Spicy Tempeh

Ali Slagle

20 minutes

Easy

Mushroom Poblano Tacos

Kristina Felix

30 minutes

Easy

Golden Potato and Greens Soup

Andy Baraghani

1 hour

Sweet and Sour Cauliflower

Hetty Lui McKinnon

30 minutes

Healthy

Little Gem Salad With Tamarind Dressing

Ifrah F. Ahmed

15 minutes

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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

Zha Jiang Mian

Sue Li

35 minutes

Easy

Cold Noodles With Zucchini

Eric Kim

15 minutes

Easy

Vegan Zha Jiang Mian

Sue Li

45 minutes

Easy

Linguine With Zucchini, Corn and Shrimp

Dan Pelosi

30 minutes

Easy

Chicken and Noodles

Millie Peartree

30 minutes

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Practically Magical 3-Ingredient Recipes

Garlic Confit

Ali Slagle

1 hour 30 minutes

Bittersweet Chocolate Mousse With Fleur de Sel

Melissa Clark

10 minutes

Easy

Creamy Homemade Yogurt

Melissa Clark

20 minutes, plus fermentation and chilling

Easy

Roasted Cauliflower and Garlic Soup

Ali Slagle

1 hour 10 minutes

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

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