Recipe Roundup

119 Inspiring Dinner Recipes for COOK90

These easy weeknight meals, genius ideas for nextovers, and indulgent weekend feasts will power you through COOK90.
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  • Photo of shrimp in a bowl with brothy white beans and tomatoes shown with forks and a few pieces of toast.
    Photo by Chelsea Kyle, Prop Styling by Astrid Chastka, Food Styling by Anna Hampton
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    Shrimp with Herby White Beans and Tomatoes

    This one-pot meal is herby, sweet, and garlicky all at once, and it only takes 20 minutes to put together.

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    Photo by Chelsea Kyle, Food Styling by Rhoda Boone
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    Garlic Mojo Sauce

    It's not just a marinade—this classic mojo sauce can also be spooned over chicken or fish for a piquant finishing touch, and deployed as a flavorful stir-in for rice.

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  • A bowl of antipasto pasta with a fork.
    Photo by Chelsea Kyle, Prop Styling by Beatrice Chastka, Food Styling by Olivia Mack Anderson
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    "Antipasto" Pasta with Sausage, Artichoke Hearts, and Sun-Dried Tomatoes

    This quick and easy pasta is made entirely from ingredients kept in the pantry, so you can make it whenever a carb craving strikes. Inspired by elements often seen on Italian antipasto platters, the pasta is tossed with dry-cured sausage, artichoke hearts, and sun-dried tomatoes along with a simple tomato paste and olive oil sauce, and topped with toasted pine nuts and crisp peperoncini.

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  • Bright yellow stew in dark green ceramic bowl on handprinted polkadot textile topped with toasted coconut chips mustard...
    Photo by Alex Lau, Prop Styling by Megan Hedgpeth, Food Styling by Rebecca Jurkevich
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    Curried Chickpea and Lentil Dal

    This super-easy recipe is a perfect canvas for punchy, crunchy toppers like toasted coconut and mustard seeds with turmeric oil and a zingy chutney. The dal is vegan but full of hearty protein thanks to the chickpeas, lentils, and coconut milk.

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    Photo by Chelsea Kyle, Prop Styling by Alex Brannian, Food Styling by Anna Hampton
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    Braised Rotisserie Chicken With Bacon, Tomatoes, and Kale

    Bring store-bought rotisserie chicken back to life with the flavor of a slow-cooked braise in a fraction of the time.

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    Photo by Chelsea Kyle, Prop Styling by Astrid Chastka, Food Styling by Anna Hampton
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    Roasted Garlic Herb Sauce

    This sauce is a kitchen workhorse. Use it to marinate fish, season rice, top a pizza, stir into scrambled eggs, or to add a final punch of flavor to a soup.

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  • Sheetpan curry pork chops and sweet potatoes on a plate.
    Photo by Chelsea Kyle, Prop Styling by Beatrice Chastka, Food Styling by Olivia Mack Anderson
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    Sheet-Pan Curry Pork Chops and Sweet Potatoes

    This one-pan dinner gets topped with yogurt sauce, radishes, and pomegranate seeds to add some fresh, tart contrast to the sweetly spiced pork and potatoes.

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  • Niçoise toast on a plate.
    Photo by Chelsie Craig, Prop Styling by Emily Eisen, Food Styling by Molly Baz
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    Niçoise Toast

    Splurge on high-quality oil-packed tuna for these delicious toasts.

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  • Olive oil slowroasted salmon with harissa sauce topped with fresh green herbs on a plate.
    Photo by Stephen Kent Johnson, Prop Styling by Kalen Kaminski, Food Styling by Rebecca Jurkevich
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    Slow-Roasted Salmon With Harissa

    A low temperature (and an abundance of olive oil) makes it nearly impossible to overcook salmon. Slathering the fish with harissa—a roasted, spiced chile paste—ensures it has plenty of flavor.

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    Photo by Chelsea Kyle, Food Styling by Rhoda Boone
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    Grilled Cheese Tacos

    Salty, smoky grilled halloumi is the star of this tasty, satisfying vegetarian option for the grill.

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  • Pasta puttanesca in a blue bowl with a golden fork and knife.
    Photo by Chelsea Kyle, Prop Styling by Beatrice Chastka, Food Styling by Olivia Mack Anderson
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    Pantry Pasta Puttanesca

    Keep these ingredients stocked in your pantry, and a briny, flavor-packed, classic Italian pasta will always be a dinner option.

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  • Two bowls of red quinoa with spiced squash mushrooms and greens.
    Photo by Chelsea Kyle, Prop Styling by Astrid Chastka, Food Styling by Anna Hampton
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    Grain Bowl With Spiced Squash, Mushrooms, and Curried Yogurt

    No squash? No problem. This rice bowl can be made with all sorts of roasted vegetables (and, for that matter, any kind of grain).

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  • One of the best vegan dinner recipes squash soup and brown rice in a ceramic bowl.
    Photo by Chelsea Kyle, Food Styling by Katherine Sacks
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    Miso-Tahini Squash Soup With Brown Rice

    Rich with nutty tahini, savory miso, and plenty ginger and garlic, this comforting vegetarian soup is just what the doctor ordered for a chilly weeknight.

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  • Image may contain Dish Food Meal Platter Plant Ice Cream Creme Dessert and Cream
    Photo by Chelsea Kyle, Food Styling by Ali Nardi
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    Lamb-Fry

    A specialty of Kerala, this simple, spiced-up stir-fry makes for a quick hearty dinner when served with flatbread. Make extra lamb and shred the leftovers into a nextover, enchilada dinner inspired by this recipe.

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  • Photo of a threebean chili in a shallow grey bowl topped with tortilla strips.
    Photo by Chelsea Kyle, Prop Styling by Beatrice Chastka, Food Styling by Olivia Mack Anderson
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    Vegetarian Three-Bean Chili

    With the help of a few pantry staples, you can get all the flavors of slow-simmered chili in just 30 minutes.

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  • One of our favorite pantry recipes chickpea and roasted red pepper tagine in a bowl with couscous.
    Photo by Chelsea Kyle, Prop Styling by Beatrice Chastka, Food Styling by Olivia Mack Anderson
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    Chickpea and Roasted Red Pepper Pantry Tagine

    Make a hearty, vegetarian, tagine-inspired dinner in just 20 minutes with only pantry ingredients.

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  • Meatballs being formed on sheet pan.
    Photo by Chelsea Kyle, Food Styling by Olivia Mack Anderson
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    Make-Ahead Sheet-Pan Meatballs

    This is the simplest way to make a large batch of meatballs that you can nextover into a variety of dinners, from pasta to soup to sandwiches.

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  • Salmon burger on a plate with a side of chips.
    Photo by Chelsea Kyle, Prop Styling by Beatrice Chastka, Food Styling by Olivia Mack Anderson
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    Salmon Burgers with Red Pepper Mayo

    Made from canned salmon—plus a few pantry staples you likely keep in stock—and slicked with tangy red-pepper mayo, this burger is easy to toss together on the fly.

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  • Chicken thighs with squash fennel and grapes on two plates. In the bottom right corner is the top of a sheetfilled of...
    Photo by Chelsea Kyle, Food Styling by Ali Nardi
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    Sheet-Pan Cumin Chicken Thighs With Squash, Fennel, and Grapes

    The juices from cumin-rubbed chicken thighs soak into grapes, fennel, and squash as they all roast together in this simple, flavorful one-pan dinner.

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  • Two bowls of whitebean chili topped with sour cream and chopped cilantro a bowl of cornbread off to the side.
    Photo by Chelsea Kyle, Prop Styling by Alex Brannian, Food Styling by Katherine Sacks
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    Slow-Cooker White Chicken Chili

    For easy, hands-off dinner prep, throw chicken thighs, green chiles, white beans, and a flurry of spices into your slow cooker and come home to a hearty, flavorful meal.

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  • A plate of toast topped with scrambled eggs and large flakes of fish. Alongside a lightly dressed arugula salad.
    Photo by Alex Lau, Prop Styling by Kalen Kaminski, Food Styling by Sue Li
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    Trout Toast with Soft Scrambled Eggs

    Crème fraîche is the secret ingredient for a custardy scramble, and high-quality smoked fish and good bread are worth the splurge—they make all the difference here.

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  • Pasta with 10minute pesto in a blue bowl.
    Photo by Chelsea Kyle, Food Styling by Kat Boytsova
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    Pasta With 10-Minute Pesto

    Blanching fresh basil leaves before blending is the key to this vibrant, ultra-herby pesto. Perfect for pasta, it also dresses up pizza, scrambled eggs, and more.

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  • Hotsmoked salmon with salted yogurt and fennel.
    Photo by Marcus Nilsson, Prop Styling by Amy Wilson, Food Styling by Rebecca Jurkevich
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    Hot-Smoked Salmon With Salted Yogurt and Fennel

    Hot-smoked salmon is sold wherever you purchase gravlax and other cured fish; in the supermarket it’s probably stocked alongside packages of smoked trout.

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  • Chicken pasta bake on a red sheet pan next to two blue plates.
    Photo by Chelsea Kyle, Food Styling by Anna Stockwell
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    Sheet-Pan Pasta Bake With Chicken and Kale

    Starting with a repurposed rotisserie chicken, this family-friendly dish has so much more crispy topping per bite than your standard pasta casserole.

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  • A bowl of shredded chicken beside a pile of tortillas a bowl of chopped tomatoes a bowl of black beans and a small dish...
    Photo by Chelsea Kyle, Food Styling by Olivia Mack Anderson
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    Slow-Cooker Shredded Chicken

    Freeze small portions of this versatile, flavorful chicken to make easy work of tacos, salads, and sandwiches.

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  • Image may contain Food Noodle Pasta Dish Meal Animal Seafood Sea Life Lobster Plant Vermicelli and Spaghetti
    Photo by Chelsea Kyle, Food Styling by Rhoda Boone
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    Beef Lo Mein

    It only takes 22 minutes to make this fast, fresh version of everyone's favorite takeout noodle dish.

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  • A grey bowl filled with slowcooker green chicken chili.
    Photo by JP Bevins, Food Styling by Rhoda Boone
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    Slow-Cooker Green Chicken Chili

    Made with chicken, sweet potatoes, tomatillo salsa, and pinto beans, this easy chili is a cross between chile verde and white chicken chili.

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  • Two bowls of congee topped with peanuts cilantro and sliced Fresno chiles.
    Photo by Chelsea Kyle, Prop Styling by Sophie Strangio, Food Styling by Ali Nardi
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    Slow-Cooker Chicken Congee

    A slow cooker and boneless, skinless chicken thighs make easy work of comforting Chinese rice porridge.

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  • Two bowls of grain bowl soup with kale mushrooms and tomatoes.
    Photo by Chelsea Kyle, Prop Styling by Beatrice Chastka, Food Styling by Olivia Mack Anderson
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    Grain Bowl Soup

    Like your favorite grain bowl in soup form, this warming, brothy dish is topped off with a bright and slightly sweet parsley-dill sauce.

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  • One of the best soup recipes is this easy chicken tortilla soup.
    Photo by Caleb Adams, Food Styling by Anna Billingskog
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    Easy Chicken Tortilla Soup With Bean and Cheese Nachos

    This weeknight-friendly soup is enriched by the flavor of smoky chipotles, brightened by fresh lime, and ready in just 22 minutes or less.

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  • Onepot pasta primavera with shrimp in a bowl.
    Photo by Chelsea Kyle, Prop Styling by Sophie Strangio, Food Styling by Olivia Mack Anderson
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    One-Pot Pasta Primavera With Shrimp

    This lightning-fast version of the classic spring pasta calls for just the right amount of water that magically cooks down to create a silky sauce, no draining necessary.

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  • Image may contain Dish Food Meal Platter and Lunch
    Photo by Chelsea Kyle, Food Styling by Rhoda Boone
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    Pan-Fried Sweet and Sour Chicken

    Our take on this classic Chinese-American dish is lighter and tastier than the version from most take-out joints—without the corn syrup or red food coloring.

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  • A yellow plate of korean fried chicken.
    Photo by Chelsea Kyle, Food Styling by Ali Nardi
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    Korean Fried Chicken

    In this spicy version of classic Korean fried chicken, juicy, boneless chicken thighs are dipped in a light batter to form an extra-crispy crust, then lacquered with a gingery hot sauce.

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  • Image may contain Burger Food Drink Alcohol Beer Beverage and Bread
    Photo by Chelsea Kyle, Prop Styling by Sophie Strangio, Food Styling by Ali Nardi
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    Islak Burger (Wet Burger)

    A good soak in buttery tomato sauce gives this ultra-juicy burger—a popular late-night Turkish street eat—its odd but enchanting moniker.

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  • Photo of Jammy Eggs and Feta Flatbreads with Herbs on a plate.
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    Jammy Eggs and Feta Flatbreads with Herbs

    Because older eggs are easier to peel, this is one of those times when grocery store eggs outperform the ones from the farmers’ market.

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    Use-It-Up Frittata

    Kitchen economy: Use any leftover cooked vegetables, grains, or beans in your fridge for this frittata, then add any leftover frittata to a sandwich the next day.

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  • A cutting board with sliced steak and charred squeezed limes a pan of sunnysideup eggs and a pot of pinto beans. Beside...
    Photo by Alex Lau, Prop Styling by Kalen Kaminski, Food Styling by Sue Li
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    Steak and Eggs with Saucy Beans

    The diner classic gets a boost from a pot of zesty, creamy beans and sweet charred limes.

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  • Photo of roasted sausage with greens and potatoes on two round white plates.
    Photo by Chelsea Kyle, Prop Styling by Beatrice Chastka, Food Styling by Dana Bonagura
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    Sausage and Greens Sheet-Pan Dinner

    When you’ve got less than half an hour to get dinner on the table, a sausage sheet-pan dinner will always be there for you.

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  • A bowl of oven risotto with crispy mushrooms.
    Photo by Chelsea Kyle, Prop Styling by Beatrice Chastka, Food Styling by Dana Bonagura
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    Oven Risotto With Crispy Roasted Mushrooms

    Yes, you can make risotto without all the stirring—just pop it in the oven; and while you’re at it, roast some mushrooms alongside to top off the finished dish.

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