Dinner in a Flash: 5 Easy Recipes for Busy Weeknights
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Think you’re too busy to make a healthy dinner at home? Think again. These recipes are all ready in under 30 minutes; they’re simple enough to throw together on a busy weeknight, but fancy enough to serve to company.
Giada De Laurentiis makes a complete meal — whole-wheat pasta with salmon and spinach — in just a few minutes by multi-tasking in the kitchen: the salmon cooks while the pasta is boiling.
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This speedy shrimp dish gets you whole grains, protein, vegetables and fruit all ready to go in 5 minutes. Pro tip: Prep the couscous while the shrimp broils.
While the whole-wheat spaghetti is boiling, put together a quick tomato sauce and get this classic Italian-style pasta dish on the table in less time than it takes to watch the evening news.
Tilapia is a quick-cooking, mildly-flavored, budget-friendly fish; all it takes is a few minutes under the broiler for cooked-to-perfection fish even the pickiest eaters will love. While the fish is cooking, whisk together an easy sauce made with Greek yogurt, lemon and Dijon mustard.
Chicken dinner is 20 minutes? Yes, it’s possible! The white wine and artichoke hearts make this meal feel fancy but it’s simple enough to make on a busy weeknight.
Round out your meal with one of these super-easy, ready-in-minutes side dishes.