It’s back to school season which means you’re about to shuttle kids back and forth from various after school activities with hardly enough time to put dinner on the table. Here are 5 of our favorite quick weeknight dinner ideas you can put on your table in no time.
This cilantro lime chicken and lentils dish from Gimme Some Oven cooks in just 20 minutes in the Instant Pot or 4 hours in your slow cooker! Just add rice and toppings (think cojita cheese, more cilantro, lime, avocado, sour cream, etc.), and you’re done!
Roasted veggies are the bomb! Nothing brings out the sweetness and crispness of boring veggies like roasting does. This sheet pan garlic butter tilapia from Damn Delicious is more of a recipe formula than a prescriptive recipe. Feel free to swap out veggies of similar texture for the same cooking time, or put in heartier veggies such as carrots and potatoes before putting in your tilapia.
Have a house full of pasta lovers? This fettuccine romano from Food 52 is easy to whip up with ingredients you probably have on hand. It’s simple and delicious!
If your family loves BBQ, the Pioneer Woman‘s pork sandwiches with cilantro jalapeno slaw will blow your mind! The pork can cook all day in the slow cooker, and the slaw tastes better once it marinates. If you have family members who don’t love spicy food, leave out the cayenne pepper from the slaw and remove the adobo peppers before mixing them into the juices after cooking.
The Lazy Genius‘ Asian pork lettuce wraps are more of a dinner formula than a recipe. With these versatile ingredients, your family can pick and choose what they want in their lettuce wraps, and this meal can be on the table in a flash! You can wash the lettuce earlier in the day and mix up the sauce. Then use a rice cooker to have one less dish on the stove top.
Do you have any favorite quick weeknight dinners in your repertoire? Let us know your favorites in the comments!
