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Weeknight Dinners

Inspired weeknight cooking does exist. This collection of recipes features all of my best quick and easy dinner recipes. Here are 7 Weeknight Meals to Make Year-round, 18 Favorite Chicken Recipes, 9 Favorite Pasta Recipes, and 12 Favorite Vegetarian Weeknight Meals. 

A bowl of curried Thai chickpeas with rice.

One-Pot Curried Chickpeas
February 4, 2023
A bowl of peanut noodles with cucumbers, scallions and peanuts.

Cold Peanut Noodle Salad with Cucumbers
July 9, 2022
A plate of crispy potatoes, egg, and cheese on tortillas.

Crispy Potato, Egg & Cheese Taco
July 2, 2022
Simple grilled chicken breast on a plate aside, bread, peppers, and salad.

Simple (And Juicy! And Delicious!) Grilled Chicken Breasts
March 27, 2022
A bowl of butter chicken with spinach and rice.

Instant Pot (or not) Butter Chicken (or Chickpeas)
March 6, 2022
A bowl of potato leek soup.

Simple Homemade Potato Leek Soup
October 5, 2021
A bowl of spicy chickpeas with tomatoes and kale.

Spicy Chickpeas with Tomatoes & Kale
September 19, 2021
Two hard shell tacos filled with taco meat, cheese, and salsa on a plate.

Taco Night, Simplified (Like, Really Really Simplified)
September 1, 2021
The best egg salad sandwich on a board.

Egg Salad Sandwich
February 18, 2021
A bowl of pasta tossed with cherry tomato sauce, pine nuts, basil and mozzarella.

Pasta with Simple Cherry Tomato Sauce
September 16, 2020
A bowl of Instant Pot chicken tinga.

Instant Pot Chicken Tinga
September 11, 2020
A plate of roasted broccoli steaks on tomato sauce topped with olive bread crumbs.

Easy Roasted Broccoli Steaks
September 3, 2020
Just-baked black bean and cheese enchiladas.

Vegetarian Bean and Cheese Enchiladas
August 16, 2020
A bowl of rad na Thai noodles.

Rad Na Thai Noodles
April 17, 2020
A platter of roast chicken with dates and artichoke hearts.

Spatchcocked Roast Chicken with Dates & Artichoke Hearts
April 9, 2020
A selection of pantry recipes to make right now.

15 Favorite Pantry Meals
March 21, 2020
A bowl of chickpea and escarole soup with toasty bread.

Chickpea and Escarole Soup
March 21, 2020

10 Chickpea Recipes to Make Right Now
March 18, 2020
An overhead shot of a veggie and tofu curry in a skillet.

Quick Vegetable & Tofu Curry
March 13, 2020
A plate of "grilled" Romaine salad with anchovy dressing.

“Grilled” Romaine Caesar Salad
March 6, 2020
A bowl of roasted mushroom polenta bake topped with parmesan cheese and pepper.

Roasted Mushroom Polenta Bake
February 19, 2020
A bowl of broccoli-cheddar soup with olive oil toasted croutons and a spoon.

Vegetarian Broccoli-Cheddar Soup
February 7, 2020
Overhead shot of halved sweet potato and black bean burrito.

Sweet Potato and Black Bean Burritos
January 17, 2020
No-tuna "tuna" salad sandwich, cut and stacked on top of one another.

Vegan “Tuna” Salad Sandwich
January 8, 2020

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