Fast and Fabulous Weeknight Dinner Recipes

Recipe: Hamburger Steak With Sweet Onion-Mushroom Gravy

If you want to make extras, these patties can be prepped and frozen for up to three months, so you’ll have a nice dinner for the next busy weeknight.

Total Time: 35 minutes

Recipe: Baked Shells and Greens

This meaty pasta bake is easy, fast, and no-fuss.

Total Time: 30 minutes

Recipe: Sheet Pan Shrimp and Vegetables with Rice 

Sheet pans work weeknight miracles, and this wholesome meal is proof.

Total Time: 25 minutes

Recipe: Turkey and Spinach Meatball Sandwiches

Turkey meatballs will be your new favorite healthy swap in the kitchen, and the kids won’t protest.

Total Time: 40 minutes

Recipe: White Bean, Fennel, and Italian Sausage Soup with Parmesan Toast

Soups don’t have to come from the slow cooker to have tons of flavor, and this one is filling, too.

Total Time: 45 minutes

Recipe: Fried Pork Chops with Peas and Potatoes

This quick recipe is a less fatty version of the Southern classic, and isn’t it pretty?

Total Time: 30 minutes

Recipe: Skillet Shrimp Chilaquiles

This skillet dinner feels indulgent, but shrimp and fresh avocado lighten it up.

Total Time: 30 minutes

Recipe: Fresh Salmon Cakes with Buttermilk Dressing

You’ve had crab cakes, but have you tried homemade salmon cakes? They’re easy, light, and taste amazing.

Total Time: 30 minutes

Recipe: Pico de Gallo Pizzas

These crispy personal pizzas make serving a breeze, and they’re so delicious.

Total Time: 45 minutes

Recipe: Crab-and-Bacon Linguine

This pretty pasta is easier than it looks to make, but your secret is safe with us.

Total Time: 45 minutes

Recipe: Ham and Lima Bean Fried Rice

No takeout this week, kids! You can make flavorful fried rice at home, and chopped ham makes it filling enough to stand as a main dish.

Total Time: 30 minutes

Recipe: Bacon, Peach and Basil Burgers

Amp up burger night with this Southern-style recipe that has sweet peaches, smoky and salty bacon, tangy goat cheese, fresh basil, and pickled jalapenos. We didn’t even have to mention the peach chutney and caramelized onion, but here we are.

Total Time: 30 minutes

Recipe: Shrimp Cobb Salad with Bacon Dressing

This gorgeous, colorful salad had us at “bacon dressing.”

Total Time: 25 minutes

Recipe: Burrito Bowls

Let each family member customize individual burrito bowls for the easiest weeknight dinner ever.

Total Time: 10 minutes

Recipe: Smoked Chicken, Squash, and Rice Soup

Use up that fresh farmers’ market zucchini and squash in this light, bright soup.

Total Time: 45 minutes

Recipe: Grilled Pork Meatball Kebabs

The Korean chile sauce we paired with these easy grilled kebabs adds a perfect balance of sweet and heat.

Total Time: 35 minutes

Recipe: Pasta with Burst Tomatoes and Mascarpone

This beautiful pasta dish is perfect for spring and summer. Serve as an easy meatless meal, buy ravioli with a meat and cheese filling, or top with grilled shrimp or chicken.

Total Time: 15 minutes

Recipe: Flank Steak Tostadas

Transform taco night with this colorful tostada recipe. You might never go back to plain ole soft and hard shells!

Total Time: 25 minutes

Recipe: Honey-Soy-Glazed Salmon with Veggies and Oranges

You’re less than a sitcom away from this light, flavorful dinner that you’ll make over and over again.

Total Time: 25 minutes

Recipe: Kale and Sweet Potato Salad with Chicken 

This healthy salad has everything you need for a wholesome, filling meal.

Total Time: 20 minutes

Recipe: Cast-Iron Pork Cacciatore

This meal looks company worthy, but since it’s on the table so fast, you can feel luxurious any night of the week.

Total Time: 30 minutes

Recipe: Tortilla-Crusted Tilapia with Citrus Slaw and Chipotle Tartar Sauce

This easy pan-fried fish pairs well with a fresh slaw, and our new tartar sauce recipe is amazing.

Total Time: 40 minutes

Recipe: Turkey Quesadillas

These lightened up quesadillas wouldn’t be complete without our Easy Guacamole.

Total Time: 45 minutes

Recipe: Quick Chicken Noodle Bowls

These light, bright chicken bowls are topped off with a squeeze of fresh lime juice.

Total Time: 45 minutes

Recipe: Cheesy BBQ Sloppy Joes

This easy, cheesy dinner will be a favorite among the kids.

Total Time: 28 minutes