
15 Quick & Easy Weeknight Recipes
We've all been there. Monday rolls around and you need a quick list of easy recipes that you can whip together for dinnertime ease. Not only do you need recipes that are quick to throw together, but you also want to fuel everyone well for the busy week! Look no further than these 15 Weeknight Recipes that leave stress out of the kitchen and are filled with delicious and satisfying ingredients.
Easy Beefy Noodle Casserole: ground beef in a rich tomato sauce, tossed with egg noodles then topped with plenty of cheese and baked to perfection. We don't know about you but that sounds pretty delicious already! Easy Beefy Noodle Casserole is the perfect comfort food for cold weather, especially with the crispy cheese topping in every bite. Who says weeknight dinner has to be boring?
Tortellini, filled with tangy cheese, draped with savory, meat-filled, creamy sauce sounds like a perfect dinner to us. Keep the clean-up to a minimum and have dinner ready in under 30 minutes? Now it sounds too good to be true. One-Pan Tortellini with Sausage is in fact better than it sounds: an herby, luscious, hearty meal that you can whip up without breaking a sweat. In fact, don't be surprised One-Pan Tortellini with Sausage becomes part of your rotation of weeknight favorites!
One-Pot Broccoli, Chicken & Rice Casserole makes a scrumptious and speedy dinner with an equally speedy clean-up! The rice is cooked tender, the chicken is juicy and savory, and the sauce is cheesy and creamy; it's basically comfort food taken to the next level. One-Pot Broccoli, Chicken & Rice Casserole has plenty of bright green garden-fresh broccoli and a melty cheese topping that you'll be dreaming about after you finish eating it. This is a perfect weeknight meal in one dish!
Teriyaki Chicken Casserole combines the sweet, tangy kick of teriyaki sauce with savory, juicy chicken and your favorite rice — all in one dish! Combined with aromatic garlic, peppery ginger, and the freshness of stir-fry vegetables, you'll find each mouthful more flavorful than the last. It's a unique Asian-fusion take on a traditional Japanese classic that's even tastier than the sum of its parts. Taking less than an hour to make, Teriyaki Chicken Casserole could turn weeknight meals into the centerpiece of your favorite evenings!

Let's be real. No one has the time, Monday through Friday, to whip up an overly complicated meal for dinner. You don't want to eat something tasteless and boring after a long day doing whatever it entails, either. So, before running to your drawer of takeout menus (people still have those, right?), make sure you consider Weeknight Enchiladas first! The soft tortillas filled with cubes of juicy, Tex-Mex seasoned chicken, tender veggies, and plenty of melty cheese and tangy enchilada sauce will convince you that eating at home is the best decision. And hey, Weeknight Enchiladas make great leftovers, too, so you'll be eating well numerous nights of the week and saving lots of time! What a lifesaver!
Cooking in foil packets helps food retain its moisture and protects it from burning, so meats and veggies remain tender and juicy even as they're grilled quickly over high heat. The Steak Fajita Foil Dinner takes advantage of this trick to make a complete fajita dinner in 30 minutes or less! The steak is savory, the vegetables are bright, and everything is coated in a beautiful combination of Mexican-style spices — exactly what you dream of piled on top of tortillas! Topped with your favorite flavors, the Steak Fajita Foil Dinner is an easy and delicious new weeknight meal that you'll be excited to add to your rotation!

When time is short, but the appetite is large, let your oven do the heavy lifting! Deliciously easy, Weeknight Gnocchi Bake is the perfect answer to the perfect meal! The amazing combination of Italian seasonings tossed with Italian sausage, bell peppers, zucchini, and tomatoes join forces with tender gnocchi for a hearty plate-full the entire family will devour. Weeknight Gnocchi Bake checks all the right weeknight meal requirement boxes. So easy, so delicious, and ultimately satisfying at the end of a busy day! Let's eat!

Do you feel like you can't handle it all? Don't sweat it! Weeknight Sheet-Pan Chicken is here to help with dinner. On nights like these, you hardly have time to come up with a meal idea, let alone do the dishes! You can count on this one-pan masterpiece to whip up some flavorful chicken and delicious sweet potato wedges in a jiff! If you're feeling really daring, don't skip out on the cilantro-yogurt sauce that we love to bring it all together. See? The Weeknight Sheet-Pan Chicken has got you covered. Now, go relax and enjoy!

Weeknight meals don't have to feel rushed or lacking just because you're tired! With Easy Lemon Chicken on your side, the weeknight can be as vibrantly fun as the weekend! It takes less than half an hour to whip up some sunny and sweet lemon-coated chicken bites in a savory, sticky sauce! Throw it over rice or stir-fried veggies and call it a day. Easy Lemon Chicken ensures you won't be heading to bed hungry!

Got a jam-packed day but still want to partake in the unofficial weekly holiday? Busy-Tuesday Beef Burritos are here to keep the party going! Whether it's Tuesday or not, any day you get to have Mexican-inspired food is a reason for celebration, and this spicy, juicy take is sure to bring slow-cooker satisfaction! Wrap all that meaty goodness up in toasty tortillas and you've got yourself the Busy-Tuesday Beef Burritos that'll kick this weeknight off with a bang! Busy doesn't have to mean boring!
Kielbasa & Apples pull off what seems impossible: being fast, easy, and delicious! It only takes 30 minutes and 5 steps to whip up the smoky, savory sausages with softened sweet apples and onions in a brown sugar sauce, so you can make it on any weeknight regardless of your schedule. Kielbasa & Apples is a hearty, hot, and deeply gratifying dish, perfect for replenishing and restoring after a long day. Make sure you have plenty of rice so you don't miss a drop of the sauce!
Pantry Pasta answers the eternal question: "How can I make sure the food in my pantry doesn’t go to waste?" The answer is a dish with a vibrant, olive-infused white wine sauce and tender golden brown chicken. Crowned atop linguine, this dish elevates the everyday ingredients on your shelf into an elegant and refreshing dinner. Only needing 35 minutes or less of cooking time, Pantry Pasta can pull double-duty as an exciting weeknight meal or a special date night showstopper.
20-Minute Honey Garlic Butter Shrimp tells a captivating and delicious story right in its name! It only takes 20 minutes to make, making it a tasty weeknight option for hectic days. The honey garlic butter speaks to the tangy, aromatic, and sweet sauce. And the shrimp is... well, shrimp — mild, sweet, and juicy! 20-Minute Honey Garlic Butter Shrimp, with its seared honey-coated edges, will quickly become a new favorite. It even comes with a homemade mango salsa!
Weeknight dinners don't have to be hectic or skimp out on the flavor. 30-Minute Beef Tenderloin in Mushroom Sauce is amazingly decadent and only requires half an hour or less to make. The steaks are tender-cooked and juicy, slathered in an extra savory mushroom sauce, perfect for piling on top of potatoes or rice. You can whip up 30-Minute Beef Tenderloin in Mushroom Sauce with ease before you sit down to relax and enjoy a dinner worthy of your week.
Don’t wait for delivery when you have a hankering for pizza! 20-Minute BBQ Chicken Pizza is faster than any take-out and even more delicious! The chicken is juicy and coated in the smoky-sweet barbeque sauce, which creates a nice contrast with the tangy red onions! This pizza has all of the delicious cheese stretchiness and meltiness that makes pizza so alluring without the wait! 20-Minute BBQ Chicken Pizza will become a weeknight favorite or a weekend snack the second you try it!



























