Dinner/20 recipes

Easy Asian-style beef stir fry with carrots, celery, water chestnuts, and creamy cheese sauce. A 20-minute retro dinner served over fluffy rice.

Shrimp and pasta primavera made in the microwave with frozen pasta in cheese sauce, shrimp, sour cream, and dill. Dinner in under 20 minutes.

Chinese-style whole steamed fish topped with fermented black beans, fresh red chilis, ginger, garlic, and scallions. A Cantonese-inspired dinner that steams in 20 minutes and delivers clean, pungent, savory flavor.

Mexican pita pizzas layer black beans, Pico de Gallo, and melted cheese on crispy pita rounds for a fast appetizer or weeknight dinner. Ready in 20 minutes with easy Tex-Mex toppings.

Mediterranean baked swordfish topped with a sundried tomato and kalamata olive tapenade, set over lemon slices. Four ingredients, 20 minutes oven time, restaurant-quality fish dinner.

Quick stir-fried tofu with broccoli, cauliflower, mushrooms, snap peas and bean sprouts in a tamari-rice syrup glaze. A 20-minute vegan weeknight dinner over jasmine rice.

Beef tenderloin steaks rubbed with a smoky brown sugar, paprika, and allspice blend then grilled to medium-rare in just 6 minutes. This 20-minute date night dinner for two is pure steakhouse class at home.

BLT pizza on an Italian bread shell spread with mayo, layered with Roma tomatoes, mozzarella, and crispy bacon, then topped with fresh romaine. Ready in 20 minutes for a quick weeknight dinner.

Spaghetti Gorgonzola with a creamy blue cheese sauce melted in heavy cream. Italian four-ingredient pasta ready in 20 minutes for a quick weeknight dinner.

A quick dinner for two: canned salmon, sorrel or spinach ribbons, and broccoli tossed with buttered fresh spaghetti, lemon, and Parmesan. Pantry-friendly elegance in 20 minutes.

Easy pimento chicken in a creamy Havarti-pimento cheese sauce with hard-boiled eggs, mushrooms, and diced cooked chicken. A retro one-pot dinner ready in 20 minutes.

Fettuccine with walnut sauce made from sauteed garlic, onions, sour cream, and Parmesan. A rich, creamy pasta dinner ready in 20 minutes. Microwave-friendly sauce method.

Fresh vegetable flour tortilla pizza topped with mushrooms, tomatoes, black olives, and bubbly mozzarella. A 20-minute crispy-thin vegetarian weeknight dinner that beats delivery on speed and freshness.

Steamed fish and vegetables in stove-top papillotte: halibut and sugar snap peas steamed in plastic over diced tomatoes and basil. A clean, light, restaurant-style dinner in 20 minutes.

Insalata pizzas with garlic-mozzarella pita bases topped with dressed greens, grape tomatoes, kalamata olives, and fresh basil. A 20-minute hot-meets-cold vegetarian dinner that eats like pizza and salad in one bite.

Quick sharp cheddar and onion pizzas on prebaked Italian bread shells with Roma tomatoes, black olives, and red onion. Ready in under 20 minutes for a fast weeknight dinner or snack.