Dinner recipes

Microwave trout almondine with butter-toasted slivered almonds, dill, lemon, and parsley. A quick weeknight fish dinner that delivers classic French flavors in about 10 minutes.

Easy taco soup with ground beef, kidney beans, corn, and tomatoes, simmered with taco seasoning for a 30-minute Tex-Mex dinner. Top with avocado, cheese, sour cream, and crushed corn chips.

Microwave scallops Provencal with garlic, tomato, mushrooms, black olives, and fresh basil. A 10-minute Mediterranean dinner that keeps scallops tender without pan-searing skills.

Quick tuna rice casserole with cream of celery soup, carrots, and minute rice baked in 15 minutes. A fast pantry dinner when you need supper on the table now.

Mexican lasagna layers seasoned ground beef, refried beans, salsa, and a Monterey Jack-cheddar blend between lasagna noodles, finished with a sour cream and olive topping. Big-batch, freezer-friendly weeknight dinner.

Pesto spaghetti tossed with a fresh parsley and basil sauce, pine nuts, Parmesan, garlic, and butter. A 30-minute pasta dinner with a no-cook pesto that freezes well.

Pizza monster made on an Italian bread shell with pepperoni, mozzarella, mushrooms, and olives arranged into a spooky face. A fun Halloween dinner kids love to build themselves.

Angel hair pasta stir-fry with toasted walnuts, snow peas, mushrooms, and a soy sauce glaze with red pepper flakes. A quick vegetarian weeknight dinner.

Grilled chicken marinated in tequila, lime juice and cilantro, served over a tangy pureed tomatillo sauce with jalapeño heat. A bold Mexican-inspired dinner ready in under an hour.

Soft golden potato rolls made with leftover mashed potatoes, shaped into crescent wedges and baked until puffy. A big-batch dinner roll recipe that yields 36 rolls.

No-peek stew simmers beef, onion soup mix, cream of mushroom soup, ginger ale, carrots, and potatoes in a crockpot all day. Set it and walk away, dinner cooks itself.

Lentil and rice one-pot supper with carrots, garlic, basil, and vegetable stock. A filling vegan dinner made in a single saucepan in 30 minutes with pantry staples.

Layered brown rice casserole with white beans, corn, tomatoes, and tamari sandwiched between two layers of cooked rice. A hearty vegan one-dish dinner with no added oil.

This is by far the juiciest chicken dinner recipe I've ever tried. The chicken is breaded and then baked with butter resulting in moist and tender chicken with simple flavors.

Beef and pinto bean chili made with cubed sirloin tips, dried pinto beans, beef stock, garlic and chili powder. Slow-simmered for deep flavor. A no-fuss cold-weather one-pot dinner.

Southwest ham and cheese quesadillas pan-fry crisp tortillas around melty cheddar and smoked ham. A 4-ingredient handheld dinner ready in 10 minutes, kid-approved and adult-friendly.