Weeknight Winners®

A little spicy, salty, and sweet and altogether satisfying. A weeknight salvation when you need dinner pronto but you want something that's not predictable or boring.

Linguine pasta, clams, mussels, langoustines, and shrimp are tossed in a light tomato-garlic sauce spiked with pepper flakes. A simple quick dinner.

An easy-peasy dinner of oven-roasted fish that's ready in less than an hour. Compound butter isn't just a fanciful addition—it bastes everything with incredible flavor.

These unconventional quesadillas are gooey with tangy goat cheese, salty tapanade, and earthy grilled radicchio. Equally impressive as an appetizer or solo supper.

This recipe for the classic French bistro salad combines salad greens, a softly cooked egg, and bits of bacon. It makes for an easy lunch or dinner.

An utterly simple, Indian-inspired recipe in which mussels are bathed in a savory saffron broth spiked with ginger, garlic, peppers, and curry.

This peas and eggs dish, so typical in Portuguese homes, especially in spring and Easter, is a cinch to make. Just sear the bacon, poach the eggs, and assemble. Oh, and eat.

Gala Apples. Walnuts. Parmesan. And mixed baby greens. It seems like a recipe for autumnal perfection, yes?

This rice pilaf with cherries and pistachios is a perfect side dish for poultry. The pistachios add a bit of crunch and the cherries add sweetness.

This cornbread salad makes a great side or even a delicious first course by adding chicken or steak. The recipe calls for store-bought cornbread. Easy.

Steak marinated in a soy-ginger sauce is grilled, and wrapped with lettuce and peppers, before being wholly devoured. They're about as cool and fresh as you can get.

A simple seared fish fillet with a tart citrus lilt, this recipe comes together with ease even on the craziest of weeknights.

A riff on the classic sausage and broccoli rabe pairing, this mixes it up with a little more healthfulness and the intriguing shape of cavatelli (though to be honest, any pasta will do).

Jumble together pasta, tomatoes, eggplant, ooey gooey mozzarella, and a splash of cream in just 35 minutes. Jamie Oliver's quick pasta dinner also makes a mean casserole.

Very high heat achieves a perfectly crisp skin. An unexpected herb and caper vinaigrette adds a piquant counterpoint.

An elegant yet uncomplicated chicken dish that seems much fancier and fussier than it actually is when it comes to making it. Lucky you.

Dinner doesn't get any easier or more elegant than pasta tossed with butter, olive oil, Parmesan and pecorino Romano cheeses, and dusted with lots of black pepper.

These sassy fried shrimp are doused with plenty of lemon juice and fresh dill. Greek through and through. Opa!

Your fave Sichuan restaurant meal at home. Finally. Time to experience the beauty of wok cooking delivering levels of intense flavor in just a few minutes.

A classic Thai trick for imparting a lot of oomph without a lot of ingredients or expense.