The Easiest Weeknight Dinners Featured on The Kitchen

This sheet-pan recipe is a hearty, flavorful recipe your whole family will love. Jeff serves it over pasta, but you can use rice if you prefer.

The secret ingredient in this dish is Jeff’s Taylor Street Cheese Sauce, which uses three different types of cheese and hot sauce for a welcome punch of heat.

Spend less time in the kitchen and more time enjoying this restaurant-worthy dish with the help of GZ’s recipe. If you’re new to seafood, start here; it’s full of bright, zesty flavors.

GZ’s spice blend includes chili powder, paprika and garlic powder to boost the flavor to the delicate white fish. Warm the tortillas directly over a gas burner at medium heat to get even more smoky flavor.

Cook the tofu and pork in advance and reheat in the skillet as you cook the vegetables for an easy, no-fuss weeknight meal.

Jeff’s “Mauro Method” of cooking bacon ensures a crisp cook and easy cleanup with no stovetop splatter. He uses a sheet pan lined with parchment paper to create a barrier for the bacon while it cooks in the oven so the fat will not come in contact with the metal. Once the fat is cooled on the parchment, just toss it in the garbage!

Make this easy, no-fuss dish almost entirely in the oven. Even the picky eaters will love this one.

Use up those bags of frozen vegetables by making Alex’s cozy soup. She explains, “You can mix and match vegetables here or double up on one and remove another.”

Bold garlic and nutty Pecorino Romano cheese deliver tried-and-true flavor to Sunny's quick-fix alfredo sauce. Follow Sunny's lead and forgo defrosting the peas before adding them to the pan with the pasta to save time in the kitchen.

Quick-fix meals shouldn’t lack flavor. Using only one pan, throw together dried red chiles, lemon zest and a lot of garlic for a bold shrimp dinner.

Meal prepping is easy thanks to Sunny’s quick-fix salmon dish, which she finishes with a spicy lemon-wasabi dressing.

Katie makes her own version of the classic diner sandwich by using thinly sliced tempeh instead of meat.

In need of a lighter soup? GZ’s recipe is packed with vegetables, white beans and tiny noodles for a fresh, springy bowl.

If you have 20 minutes, try these Thai-Style Tacos. Shredded rotisserie chicken gets tossed in a spicy peanut sauce, and a sweet and tangy coleslaw rounds out the flavors.

Say goodbye to plain dry chicken breast. The key here is cooking the meat in chicken stock so that it stays nice and moist!

Katie’s creamy gnocchi mac and cheese is made with Dijon mustard and butternut squash puree. It’s topped with a crispy mix of bacon, butter crackers and sharp cheddar, and served straight out of the skillet so cleanup is a breeze.

Homemade seasoning, sauce and grilling in under an hour? It’s possible with Katie’s recipe! These wings are rubbed in a mix of salt, pepper and garlic powder before they’re quickly grilled and tossed in a buttery hot sauce.

Geoffrey Zakarian’s recipe calls for red pepper flakes and Fresno chile peppers, but you can add more or less if you’d prefer.

This dish brings the flavors of a classic Thai curry to next-level spaghetti and meatballs. Jeff uses zoodles (curly zucchini noodles!) as an alternative to classic pasta.

This sweet and spicy dish is easy because it uses store-bought popcorn shrimp. All you have to do is make the sauce with chili sauce, mayonnaise, honey and Sriracha. Warning: These things are addictive!

Who says that chicken pot pie has to be served as a huge casserole?! We’re big fans of this single-serving option.

Make tonight takeout-at-home night. Just add white rice to this hearty beef dish and you’re good to go.

1-2-3 refers to Sunny’s pizza dough recipe, which comes together with just three ingredients. The best part about this recipe is that after you make the dough, you can customize the sauce and toppings to your liking. BBQ, alfredo or pesto are all go-to sauce options. And as for toppings? Pepperoni, sausage, cheese, whatever floats your boat.

Moist and tender, salmon fillets roast atop a bed of veggies on a sheet pan to create a satisfying stir-fry-inspired supper. Brighten up the dish by finishing it with pickled cherry peppers dressed with soy sauce and a splash of rice wine vinegar.

A generous splash of Buffalo sauce delivers a bold, tangy taste to the three-sauce sauce that coats the pasta, while add-ins like shredded chicken and (even more) blue cheese give a nod to the beloved wings.

For a lighter take on classic fried rice, look no further than cauliflower to save the day. The secret to achieving a ricelike texture is using a food processor to chop up the cauliflower into tiny pieces; you want them to be coarse, not super soft like a puree.

Follow Sunny Anderson's lead and save time in the kitchen by taking advantage of a few shortcuts — like ready-to-go rotisserie chicken, a can of flavored beans and leftover white rice — when prepping this quick-fix burrito. 

Packed with lean, juicy chicken breasts, vibrant vegetables and a base of hearty rice, this satisfying stir-fry is an all-in-one meal that's ready to eat in just 25 minutes. The savory sauce, made with soy sauce, sriracha and bright lime juice, marries the flavors for bold results.

Follow Katie's lead and use a kitchen towerl to remove excess moisture from the steamed cauliflower; this helps to ensure the crust turns out crispy.

Make tonight pasta night with a meat-free option that uses up mushrooms, walnuts, asparagus and apples. The result is a light a flavorful dish that comes together in 30 minutes.

Dinner comes together in no time with these easy salmon fillets cooked in parchment paper and served with Yukon gold potatoes and fennel. The dish is finished off with a briny tapenade.

Put fajitas on your weeknight menu with this quick and easy recipe. Chicken breast strips get a 15-minute marinade before hitting a sizzling cast-iron griddle and combining with a blend of onions and peppers. It’s all finished off with avocado, salsa, shredded cheese and/or the fixins of your choice.

When you know you have a long day ahead, set this easy dinner up before you leave for work — you'll have a warm and delicious dinner that's just waiting to be devoured when you walk in the door.