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Home | Recipes | Weeknight Winners® | Page 22

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.
A white bowl filled with stir-fried lettuce, topped with sesame seeds on a white wooden surface.

Stir-Fried Lettuce

15 mins

A bowl filled with zucchini risotto and a spoon resting inside.

Zucchini Risotto

2 hrs 15 mins

The makings of a Mediterranean tuna melt -- a slice of whole grain bread topped with gruyere cheese, a bowl with tuna salad, and a butter lettuce leaf topped with tuna salad, avocado, and pepper

Mediterranean Tuna Melt

25 mins

Honey-Dijon Vinaigrette

Honey Dijon Dressing

5 mins

A plate filled with spicy roasted cauliflower florets.

Spicy Roasted Cauliflower

1 hr

A large wooden bowl of coconut rice with a serving spoon beside assorted garnishes, on a pink tablecloth.

Coconut Rice

40 mins

A red bowl filled with fire-roasted salsa in the middle of a Mexican feast.

Homemade Fire Roasted Salsa

30 mins

A platter of Mexican spaghetti with a bowl of crema on the side.

Mexican Spaghetti ~ Sopa Seca de Fideo

1 hr

Each bowl is filled with tomato soup with chickpeas and spinach and topped with yogurt.

Tomato Soup with Chickpeas and Spinach

1 hr

A skillet on a wooden board with a piece of salmon teriyaki in it and a metal spatula and two plates with salmon teriyaki and greens on the side.

Salmon Teriyaki

50 mins

A grey ceramic bowl filled with baked mac and cheese with bread crumbs

Baked Mac and Cheese with Bread Crumbs

1 hr 15 mins

A mason jar half full of Thai dressing, against a white background.

Thai Dressing

10 mins

One chili bun and two slaw dogs on a rimmed baking sheet.

Chili Buns

30 mins

A pottery bowl of slow-cooker beef chili from Skinnytaste, topped with tortilla chips, cilantro, red onions, and cheese.

Slow Cooker Beef Chili from Skinnytaste

5 hrs 20 mins

A bowl of buffalo chicken wings with a bottle of beer, a shot glass of raw vegetables, and a cup of dip on the side.

Buffalo Chicken Wings

2 hrs 30 mins

A spoon of golden-brown scalloped potatoes being scooped from a white casserole dish.

Scalloped Potatoes

1 hr 5 mins

A dish of macaroni au gratin on a white paper napkin on a white plate with a stack of plates beside it.

Macaroni Au Gratin

45 mins

A white platter filled with turnip and apples segments, topped with thyme sprigs.

Glazed Turnips and Apples

25 mins

Three chicken cutlets wrapped in prosciutto and covered in cheese in a skillet.

Chicken Saltimbocca

30 mins

Two hot turkey sandwiches, sliced in half on a tray with pieces of cranberry, avocado, and stuffing lying beside them.

Hot Turkey Sandwich

20 mins

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