From hen skillets to tacky pasta dishes, all you want is 6 elements—alongside pantry staples like salt, pepper and oil—to whip up one in all these easy dinner recipes. Plus, these night meals solely take 20 minutes or much less to arrange, making them particularly simple. Recipes like our Baked Lemon-Pepper Hen and Seared Salmon with Inexperienced Peppercorn Sauce are wholesome and fast decisions for any night time of the week.
01 of 20 One-Pot Garlicky Shrimp & Broccoli View Recipe Images / Kelsey Hansen, Styling / Greg Luna Shrimp and broccoli prepare dinner shortly on this simple, one-pot recipe, making it good for busy weeknights. Serve this wholesome shrimp recipe over complete grains or rice.
02 of 20 Seared Salmon with Inexperienced Peppercorn Sauce View Recipe A easy sauce of piquant inexperienced peppercorns, lemon juice and butter tops this seared salmon recipe. Inexperienced peppercorns come from the identical plant as black ones, however are harvested earlier than they mature. Sometimes packed in vinegar, they’ve a refreshingly sharp taste. Search for them close to the capers in most supermarkets. Serve with smashed crimson potatoes and sautéed kale.
03 of 20 Hen Cutlets with Solar-Dried Tomato Cream Sauce View Recipe Although a hen cutlet could also be a hen breast reduce in half, this recipe reveals make hen cutlets with double the deliciousness. A jar of sun-dried tomatoes does double responsibility for this wholesome dinner concept. The flavorful oil they’re packed in is used to sauté the hen, and the tomatoes go into the cream sauce.
04 of 20 Goat Cheese & Contemporary Herb Omelet View Recipe The key to this simple omelet recipe is selecting a very nice goat cheese. Fortunately most supermarkets have nice chevre–Vermont Creamery and Laura Chenel are simple varieties you are more likely to discover. Should you’ve acquired entry to funky native choices, bust them out for this fast breakfast recipe. Except for the goat cheese, eggs and herbs, you want only a few pantry elements and 20 minutes for among the finest omelets you may make.
05 of 20 Baked Lemon-Pepper Hen View Recipe On the lookout for a fast, simple dinner so as to add to your go-to hen recipes assortment? This baked lemon-pepper hen recipe is it. Hen breasts are cooked in a skillet, then completed within the oven with lemon slices that soften and develop into a part of the sauce, with a contact of maple syrup and butter to hold the flavour. It is so easy and scrumptious, you will be making this wholesome dinner repeatedly.
06 of 20 3-Ingredient Goat Cheese Pasta with Broccoli View Recipe Carolyn A. Hodges, R.D. Swap out common pasta for pasta made with chickpeas and you will greater than triple the fiber and double the protein on this easy, satisfying dish. Make sure you save among the pasta water to make a sauce. Be happy to make use of frozen broccoli in a pinch (you may blanch the broccoli in the identical water you utilize to prepare dinner the pasta).
07 of 20 Tremendous Fast Low-Carb Shrimp Scampi View Recipe Antonis Achilleos This low-calorie and low-carb shrimp scampi appears like a restaurant dish, however it’s truly very simple to make. There may be simply sufficient buttery sauce to coat the shrimp. The trick is to not over-reduce the sauce when cooking it. It is higher to make it somewhat extra saucy then dry. If you wish to bulk up this entrée, you could possibly add peas or thinly sliced carrots, or serve it over your favourite low-carb pasta substitute like spaghetti squash.
08 of 20 Air-Fryer Grilled Cheese Sandwiches View Recipe Photographer: Brie Passano, Meals Stylist: Greg Luna Make these sandwiches together with your favourite sort of apple. Give Granny Smith, Gala or Pink Girl a strive. Should you do not love arugula, strive romaine or spinach.
09 of 20 3-Ingredient Hen Caesar Flatbread View Recipe Picture by: Carolyn A. Hodges, R.D. A frozen cauliflower-based pizza crust turns into the crispy base for this no-fuss flatbread. Choose up a Caesar-style salad equipment to save lots of your self the effort of needing to purchase a number of different elements (the whole lot’s included within the equipment!), and use rotisserie hen breast to simplify prep much more.
10 of 20 Egg Drop Soup with On the spot Noodles, Spinach & Scallions View Recipe Whisking a crushed egg into simmering broth is a fast and straightforward approach so as to add creaminess and protein to noodle soup combine. Add freshness with a handful of child spinach on the finish. This recipe can simply be doubled to serve 2 and use the entire package deal of noodles. To chop again on sodium, search for noodle varieties with lower than 600 mg sodium per serving or use much less of the seasoning packet.
11 of 20 Caprese Sandwich View Recipe Photographer / Jennifer Causey, Meals Stylist / Karen Rankin, Prop Stylist / Christine Keely This caprese sandwich is contemporary from the basil and hearty from thick, crusty ciabatta. The sun-dried tomatoes deepen the flavour. Topping the bread with a layer of basil leaves and utilizing toasted bread helps to maintain the sandwich from getting soggy if it’s essential make it just a few hours forward.
12 of 20 Teriyaki-Glazed Cod with Cauliflower Rice View Recipe This wholesome fish recipe comes collectively quick with simply three elements you may at all times have readily available in your freezer and fridge. Retailer-bought teriyaki glaze makes a terrific marinade for cod that doubles as a sauce for the cauliflower rice.
13 of 20 3-Ingredient Tortellini with Sausage & Kale View Recipe Picture by: Carolyn Hodges, M.S., RDN Precooked hen sausage is a useful shortcut ingredient as a result of it heats up shortly and provides a number of taste with out a variety of fuss. A roasted garlic selection pairs completely with cheese tortellini and sautéed leafy greens.
14 of 20 Stuffed Candy Potato with Hummus Dressing View Recipe Hearty but easy to arrange, this stuffed candy potato with black beans, kale and hummus dressing is a implausible 5-ingredient lunch for one!
15 of 20 Falafel Tabbouleh Bowls with Tzatziki View Recipe Meal-prepping every week’s price of lunches would not must take hours within the kitchen. These Greek-inspired meal-prep bowls may be ready in simply 10 minutes and solely require 4 ingredients–greens, falafel, tabbouleh and tzatziki. We love going to our native specialty grocery retailer for quick shortcut elements like these. The high fibre falafel and tabbouleh will assist to maintain you feeling happy all afternoon.
16 of 20 Hearty Tomato Soup with Beans & Greens View Recipe Garlicky kale and creamy white beans elevate easy canned tomato soup right into a 10-minute lunch or dinner that basically satisfies. Use a soup with tomato items for a heartier texture. Search for a model that is low- or reduced-sodium, with not more than 450 mg sodium per serving.
17 of 20 Blended Greens with Lentils & Sliced Apple View Recipe This salad with lentils, feta and apple is a satisfying vegetarian entree to whip collectively for lunch. To avoid wasting time, swap in drained canned lentils–just be certain that to search for low-sodium and provides them a rinse earlier than including them to the salad.
18 of 20 Black Bean Fajita Skillet View Recipe You’ll be able to typically discover presliced and ready-to-cook contemporary greens in your grocer’s produce part. Use these to your benefit to chop down on dinnertime prep. Right here, presliced fajita greens are sautéed with canned black beans and Southwest seasoning for a fast and straightforward Tex Mex-inspired meal. Plus, this recipe requires simply three elements, not together with fundamentals like salt, pepper and oil. You’ll be able to simply take your bowl up a notch by including some cheese, bitter cream or one other tasty topping.
19 of 20 Lemon-Garlic Steak & Inexperienced Beans View Recipe Jason Donnelly For a steak that is deliciously tender, flavorful and never too fatty, we attain for strip (often known as New York strip or shell steak). It has lower than half the saturated fats of a rib-eye however is extra tender than leaner sirloin. Right here, we prepare dinner inexperienced beans in the identical pan used to sear the spiced steak. All these scrumptious drippings add richness to the beans—plus there’s one much less pan to clean!