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The 15 Easiest Weeknight Dinners Ever

MC Marcus Chen Tech Editor August 13, 2026 2 min read № 018
The 15 Easiest Weeknight Dinners Ever

Get dinner on the table in 30 minutes with these easy recipes. If time is a barrier to putting a home-cooked dinner on the table, you’re in the right place with these meals you can make in about 30 minutes or less. I’ve scoured our site for these 15 dinners that don’t involve too much prep or too many ingredients yet are still satisfying, delicious, and fun. There’s even a pantry pasta meal to make when you swear you’ve got nothing in the house. Find a new favorite to cook tonight or easily save the ones that catch your eye to theMyRecipesapp. Simply click through to the recipes here and tap on the heart icon located next to the recipe title. Chicken Fried Rice This is a delicious dinner to make in a flash if you have leftover rice. Chicken and veggies fry quickly in a wok. An optional sprinkling ofChinese five spice powderkicks up the flavor. This dish rivals takeout in all ways except one: it’ll be fresh and hot, whereas takeout will be lukewarm by the time you get it home. Salmon With Brown Sugar Glaze This salmon bakes in about 12 minutes and ends up with a crispy caramelized top thanks to the brown sugar glaze spiked with Dijon and honey.Steam broccoliin the microwave while the salmon bakes, and you’ll have dinner on the table in 25 minutes or less. Sheet Pan Gnocchi With Zucchini, Tomatoes, and Bell Peppers Feed (and please) a crowd in 30 minutes with gnocchi roasted with bell pepper, squash, garlic, and tomatoes topped with shredded parm. You’ll need two rimmed baking sheets to hold all the goodness, but they both go in the oven at the same time. Salisbury Ground Beef “Instead of making individual patties and searing each one, simply cook

Get dinner on the table in 30 minutes with these easy recipes.