Weeknight Meals

Crispy oven-roasted fish gets a healthy upgrade with quinoa flakes instead of bread crumbs.

Feel-good greens and creamy comforting coconut come together in less than half an hour for a weeknight dinner you can really get behind.

You’re going to want to make this simple seasonal pasta all summer long.

Fair warning: spicy honey is about to become your all-time favorite pizza topping.

Ground chuck is a great all-purpose, buy-it-anywhere choice for burgers. But if you want to get ambitious and blend, say, chuck with ground short rib or brisket, we say go for it.

Folks in St. Louis pride themselves on their ribs. You could say it's the city's signature dish. Growing up in the projects like we did, we didn't have a barbecue pit or a smoker, so when we wanted ribs, my mom came up with this way of doing them in the oven. Another way she'd make her ribs was to cut the rack into small slabs of two or three ribs, marinate and season them, and then fry them up—just like you'd do a pork chop. Serve with potato salad or mac and cheese.

This rich 15-minute ragù turns pasta or polenta into a quick hearty dinner any night of the week.

Is there anything better than a beautifully cooked steak? I love the simple flavors in this recipe—just great-quality meat paired with a garlicky herb butter. Perfect!

Recently, I have become a bit of a chicken thigh person, finding the meat moister and more succulent than the ubiquitous chicken breast. The addition of harissa, the spicy, tomato-y Moroccan paste, adds a subtle kick to this "hunter-style" Italian dish, but for those not in love with an extra bit of spice, then tomato purée works beautifully too.

A raw creamed corn sauce takes the place of the traditional eggs in this silky, summer-fresh "carbonara."

Sweet and smoky flavors make this quick and easy pizza a new favorite.

Creamy ricotta cheese, herby pesto, and roasted cherry tomatoes give these French bread pizzas bright flavor and a fresh look.

Forget the freezer aisle! This classic is just as easy to make from scratch. Bonus: it's tastier, too.

Balsamic-marinated steak cooks over the broccolini and white beans in this sheet-pan dinner, flavoring them with its tasty juices.

Rather than pasta, this vegetarian version of the classic Southern Italian dish is tossed with spaghetti squash "noodles" for a delicious dinner that cooks entirely on just one sheet pan.

This classic Spanish dish comes together in a snap when cooked on a baking sheet.

This entire Italian-inspired dinner is cooked on two baking sheets, making clean-up a breeze.

This popular dish can be found on the menu at virtually every Korean restaurant in Manhattan. The beef is topped with various accompaniments such as a few raw garlic slices, kimchi (assorted spicy pickles), and steamed white rice, then wrapped in lettuce and eaten with your hands.

Puffed and pulverized wild rice is the new breadcrumb, coating any meaty white fish you like in a nutty, crispy exterior.