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21 Fall Dinners You Can Make In 20-Minutes Or Less

LB Lena Bergström Columnist August 13, 2026 2 min read № 047
21 Fall Dinners You Can Make In 20-Minutes Or Less

You won’t believe what you can bring to the table in just 20 minutes. Devan Grimsrud is a Berlin-based writer, editor, and recipe developer originally from Minneapolis, Minnesota. After working in television production with James Beard Award-winning chef Andrew Zimmern, she relocated to Berlin and became the managing editor at Kitchen Stories, an international digital cooking platform with millions of active users. There’s just no telling when having a 20-minutedinner recipein your back pocket will be a lifesaver. It might be when the fatigue from the week starts to creep up on you a day early, leaving your meal plan for Thursday night looking a little too, well, complicated. Or maybe it’s brought on by a canceled dinner date with friends, because you’re feeling slightly under the weather and just want to eat something cozy on the couch. Perhaps an evening meeting went way too long and instead of swinging by the grocery store on the way home, you’d rather leave it up to chance and pull from the pantry. Whatever your reason for feeling too tired to cook, these easy, 20-minute recipes will be there for you. They’re satisfying and comforting, but most important, they come together fast and require the bare minimum of effort. Plus,they feel fully like fall, leaning on seasonal ingredients or offering warmth from the outside in. You’re going to want to save some of these for later, I promise! Join MyRecipesto save, search and sort recipes all in one place! To start saving, click on a recipe below, then tap the heart 🩷 icon. Chicken Enchilada Chili “While the chili simmers for a speedy 10 minutes, you’ll have just enough time to set the table and round up your toppings. I like to top my chili withchopped cilantro, shredded cheddar cheese, and a big

You won’t believe what you can bring to the table in just 20 minutes.