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    Home » Quick Weeknight Dinner Recipes

    Quick Weeknight Dinner Recipes

    Busy nights don't have to mean boring dinners. These quick weeknight recipes get delicious meals on the table fast, with many ready in 30 minutes or less and others requiring only minimal hands-on time. Fresh ingredients, bold flavors, and easy cleanup make these recipes perfect for any night of the week.

    • Butterflied shrimp scampi.
      Easy Garlic Butter Shrimp Scampi – Tender Shrimp in a White Wine Sauce
    • Sliced rare ahi tuna with soba noodle Asian style salad.
      Sesame-Seared Ahi Tuna Soba Noodle Bowl
    • Pan-seared oven-baked Swordfish with an Easy Tapenade
    • Platted eggplant parm with basil garnish.
      Easy Low-Fat Baked Eggplant Parmesan
    • Pink shrimp sit on top of bucatini pasta with corn and pine nuts.
      Bucatini with Shrimp and Pine Nuts in a Light Cream Sauce
    • A bowl of Lemony Pasta with Shrimp and Fried Capers.
      Lemony Pasta with Shrimp and Fried Capers
    • Green Chile Chicken Enchilada Stack on a plate with cilantro and lime garnishes.
      Green Chile Chicken Enchilada Stack
    • A plate with Braised Lemon Fennel Chicken Thighs, rice and brocolli.
      One-pan braised Lemon Fennel Chicken Thighs
    • Thai Curry Scallop with Spinach and Rice Noodle
      Thai Curry Scallop with Spinach and Rice Noodle
    • A white bowl with oven poached chicken along with roasted squash and tomatoes.
      Oven Poached Chicken with Roasted Veggies
    • Fresh Gazpacho in a white bowl with garnishments.
      Best Fresh Chunky Style Spicy Gazpacho
    • A white bowl filled with Spicy Crab Noodles.
      Spicy Crab Noodles
    • Petrale of Sole with a light shrimp sauce on it. along with chives.
      Easy Sole with Creamy Shrimp Sauce
    • A hot cast-iron skilled holds perfect homemade chicken fajitas.
      How to make Perfect Homemade Chicken Fajitas
    • Beef Broccoli Stir Fry in a bowl with a pair of jade chop sticks.
      Quick Low-Fat Beef Broccoli Stir-Fry
    • Buffalo chicken on butter leaf lettuce in a red bowl.
      Buffalo Chicken Salad-Done Light
    • Snapper with carrot-curry sauce over couscous
      Snapper with Carrot-Curry Sauce over Couscous
    • Zucchini spaghetti with linguine in an orange bowl with basil garnish.
      Zucchini Spaghetti with Linguine, Olives and Feta
    • A bowl of zucchini noodles with tomato sauce.
      Zucchini Spaghetti with Tomato Sauce
    • Herb-Stuffed Pork Tenderloin
      Herb-Stuffed Pork Tenderloin
    • Pizza Chicken Rollups m
      Pizza Chicken Rollups
    • A plate of garnished Easy to make Riesling Poached Trout.
      Oven-Poached Riesling Trout with Leeks in Low-Fat Cream Sauce
    • chicken roulade with champagne sauce
      Chicken Roulade with Champagne Sauce
    • A white square bowl holding beef and scallop stir-fry with asparagus.
      Beef and Scallops Stir-Fry (An Easy Surf-and-Turf Dinner)
    • Glazed cutlet with chipotle apricot sauce.
      Easy Sweet and Spicy Apricot Chipotle Glazed Cutlets
    • Beer Braised Mussels with Andouille Sausage
      Beer Braised Mussels with Andouille Sausage
    • chile cheese chicken roll-up with creamy verde sauce
      Chile Cheese Chicken Roll-up with Creamy Verde Sauce
    • A plate of Country Fresh Chicken with veggetables.
      Easy One Pan Country French Chicken
    • Five Spice Beefy Rice Bowl in a black bowl with chopsticks.
      Easy Five-Spice Beefy Rice Bowl with Bok Choy
    • Veggie filled chicken lettuce cups on an oriental plate.
      How to make Chinese Chicken Lettuce Wraps
    • chicken chop suey
      Better than takeout Chicken Chop Suey
    • Crispy fried chicken slices on a tasty salad with fresh peppers and Chinese noodles.
      Better than Applebees Oriental Chicken Salad
    • A colorful bowl of fresh veggies and chicken to make a spicy stir-fry.
      Quick and Easy Spicy Cashew Chicken Stir-Fry with Asparagus
    • Bac Ha Chicken Cooked in Ginger
      Bac Ha Chicken Cooked in Ginger
    • Turkey Bird Sandwich
      Turkey Bird Sandwich
    • thai style chicken patties
      Thai Style Chicken Patties
    • Chili Relleno Frittata being cut and served.
      Chili Relleno Frittata
    • Skillet Lasagna in a white bowl
      Easy One Pan Skillet Lasagna
    • Smothered Pork Chops in a cast iron pan with sauteed apples and fresh thyme.
      Onion Smothered Oven Baked Pork Chops
    • Thai Minced Chicken Stir-fry with rice in a black bowl.
      Thai Chicken Stir-Fry (With Minced Chicken)
    • A plate of jumbo shells stuffed with savory turkey stuffing.
      Turkey Stuffed Shells with Easy Fresh Marinara Sauce
    • A bowl of Thai chicken Curry with Saucy Rice Noodles.
      Simple Thai Chicken Curry with Saucy Rice Noodles

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    Hi, I’m Lindy.

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