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Home | Recipes | Weeknight Winners® | Page 14

Weeknight Winners®

These recipes aren’t all 30-or-fewer-minute meals, although many of them take no time at all. But these are all recipes that REAL home cooks make with REAL ingredients. None of those dump ‘n stir ditties that use 90% packaged ingredients with unpronounceable ingredients. They’re just as quick but infinitely more satisfying.

A metal skillet filled with easy skillet lasagna and garnished with basil leaves.
Cast iron pot with braised new potatoes inside.

Braised New Potatoes

30 mins

A tangle of tomato and tuna spaghetti on a white plate.

Tuna and Tomato Spaghetti

30 mins

Two pieces of breaded fish fillets sprinkled with salt on a grey plate with a portion of steamed broccoli and a fork.

Breaded Fish Fillets

30 mins

Three spiced roast chicken thighs, with warm spice, cajun, and spiced curry coatings.

Spiced Roast Chicken

1 hr

A halved pork Milanese cutlet on a grey oval plate with a lemon wedge and mixed spring greens.

Pork Milanese

30 mins

A cast-iron skillet with eight cheater's chorizo meatballs being cooked in it.

Cheater’s Chorizo

10 mins

Pieces of roast chicken wth a small dish of pan gravy and a halved lemon and bulb of garlic on an oval metal tray.

Roast Chicken and Pan Gravy

1 hr 40 mins

A white plate of fried potatoes with eggs, covered in cheese with a skillet in the background and a fork and knife on the plate.

Fried Potatoes and Eggs

20 mins

Cooked pieces of chicken shawarma and wedges of red onion on a rimmed baking sheet.

Chicken Shawarma

3 hrs 5 mins

A crock filled with browned chicken thighs and sliced scallions, a spatula in the middle.

Braised Chicken with Star Anise & Ginger

40 mins

An oval platter filled with homemade spaetzle.

Homemade Spaetzle

25 mins

A white bowl filled with farfelle with fresh salmon is nested inside another white bowl with a carafe and glass of red wine in the background.

Creamy Salmon Pasta with Tomato and Basil

20 mins

Seared broccolini and slices of browned garlic on a platter.

Skillet Charred Broccolini

15 mins

Three pieces of steamed halibut with ginger and scallions on a blue rectangular plate with chopsticks on the side.

Steamed Halibut with Ginger

20 mins

Two cheeseburgers with red onion, lettuce, and pickles on sesame buns on a wooden serving board.

Classic Cheeseburger

20 mins

Two bowls of rice and curried chickpeas (chana masala) with two forks and a yellow cloth on the side.

Curried Chickpeas ~ Chana Masala

45 mins

A white mug of chicken stock

Microwave Chicken Stock

10 mins

Roasted red cabbage on a cooling rack set in a baking sheet.

Roasted Red Cabbage

50 mins

A white bowl filled with fregola salad with fresh citrus and red onion and mint leaves on a woven placemat.

Fregola Salad with Citrus and Red Onion

40 mins

A woman holding a small batch of Rice Krispies treats for two on a piece of wax paper.

Rice Krispies Treats for Two

10 mins

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