Collection · 11 recipes
Easy Dinner Ideas: 11 Weeknight Recipes
These are dinners meant for real weeknights: few ingredients, clear steps and a result you can repeat. Most take under an hour from start to table, and the longer ones (meatloaf, a turkey, a slow stew) are mostly hands-off waiting.
Use the servings selector on any recipe to cook for two or for a crowd, and check the storage notes if you want to cook once and eat twice.
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Juicy Oven-Baked Chicken Breast
Tender, golden chicken breasts with a smoky garlic rub — ready in 30 minutes and never dry.
⏱ 30 min🍽 4 servings
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Easy Beef Chili
A rich, smoky one-pot beef chili with beans — perfect for game days, meal prep and cold evenings.
⏱ 1 h 15 min🍽 6 servings
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Garlic Lemon Baked Salmon
Flaky, tender salmon baked with garlic, lemon and dill — a healthy dinner on the table in 20 minutes.
⏱ 20 min🍽 4 servings
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Classic Juicy Meatloaf with Tangy Glaze
A juicy, tender meatloaf with a sweet and tangy ketchup glaze. Simple pantry ingredients, a safe 160°F centre and ready in about 1 hour 15 minutes.
⏱ 1 h 15 min🍽 8 slices
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Quick Egg Fried Rice
Better-than-takeout egg fried rice with vegetables and soy sauce — a 20-minute way to use up leftover rice.
⏱ 20 min🍽 4 servings
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Spanish Lentil Stew (Lentejas)
A hearty Spanish lentil stew (lentejas) with chorizo, potato, carrot and smoked paprika. Simple, filling and ready in about an hour.
⏱ 1 h 5 min🍽 4 servings
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How to Cook a Turkey (Easy Roast Turkey for Thanksgiving)
How to cook a turkey: dry-brined, roasted at 325°F until 165°F in the thigh, with timings by weight, resting time and carving tips.
⏱ 4 h 20 min🍽 10 servings
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Spanish Chickpea and Spinach Stew (Potaje de Garbanzos)
A cozy Spanish chickpea and spinach stew with smoked paprika, cumin and tomato. Soak overnight, then about 1 hour 50 minutes of mostly hands-off cooking.
⏱ 10 h 10 min🍽 6 servings
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Easy Chicken Curry (Tomato and Coconut Sauce)
An easy chicken curry with tender thighs in a creamy tomato and coconut sauce. 15 minutes of prep, 35 minutes of cooking, ready in 50 minutes.
⏱ 50 min🍽 4 servings
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Spaghetti Bolognese (Easy Homemade Meat Sauce)
Spaghetti bolognese with a slow-simmered meat sauce of beef, soffritto, milk, wine and tomatoes. 15 minutes of prep, 1½ hours of cooking, ready in 1 hour 45.
⏱ 1 h 45 min🍽 4 servings
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How to Make Sushi Rice (Perfect Seasoned Rice for Sushi)
How to make sushi rice: rinse, soak and cook short-grain rice, then fold in rice vinegar, sugar and salt. Sticky, glossy and ready in about 1½ hours.
⏱ 1 h 25 min🍽 4 servings
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