A whole dinner, on your list in one tap.

Weeknight beef tacos

Twenty minutes, and everybody builds their own.

20 min · serves 4 · 10 ingredients

Spaghetti bolognese

The one everybody eats. Makes a big pot, and the leftovers are better.

55 min · serves 6 · 12 ingredients

Beef chili

One pot, feeds a crowd, freezes well. Better the second day.

60 min · serves 6 · 10 ingredients

Chicken burrito bowls

Six containers, one afternoon. The week is handled.

45 min · serves 6 · 11 ingredients

Egg fried rice

Twelve minutes, and mostly things you already have.

12 min · serves 4 · 7 ingredients

Korean beef bowls

Twenty minutes, one pan, and it hits the protein without feeling like a diet.

20 min · serves 4 · 11 ingredients

Chicken and cheese quesadillas

Fifteen minutes with a pan. Good for the night nobody agrees on anything.

15 min · serves 4 · 8 ingredients

Chicken alfredo

The one children eat without arguing. Half an hour, mostly stirring.

30 min · serves 4 · 9 ingredients

Smash burgers

Twenty-five minutes and better than the drive-through. Needs a hot, heavy pan.

25 min · serves 4 · 9 ingredients

Sheet-pan chicken fajitas

The taco night that does not need standing over. One tray, thirty minutes.

30 min · serves 4 · 12 ingredients

Sheet-pan sausage and peppers

Everything on one tray, thirty-five minutes, and one thing to wash.

35 min · serves 4 · 9 ingredients

Honey garlic chicken thighs

Sticky, cheap, and it happens in one pan. Good over rice or cold the next day.

35 min · serves 4 · 10 ingredients

Marry me chicken

Creamy sun-dried tomato chicken. Looks like effort and takes half an hour.

35 min · serves 4 · 11 ingredients

Hot honey beef and sweet potato bowls

Built for the week. Four portions, high protein, and it holds up in the fridge.

30 min · serves 4 · 11 ingredients

Classic lasagna

A weekend build that feeds eight and reheats better than it started.

90 min · serves 8 · 13 ingredients

Chicken parmesan

Crisp, cheesy, and a proper occasion dinner without much skill required.

45 min · serves 4 · 10 ingredients

Baked mac and cheese

Properly baked, with a crust. The dish that empties first.

50 min · serves 6 · 9 ingredients

Butter chicken

Mild, rich and forgiving. The one to cook for people who say they do not like curry.

45 min · serves 4 · 13 ingredients

Baked ziti

Lasagna without the layering. What you take when somebody has a new baby.

55 min · serves 8 · 11 ingredients

White chicken chili

One pot, lighter than beef chili, and it freezes in portions.

45 min · serves 6 · 13 ingredients

Slow cooker pulled pork

Ten minutes of work, eight hours of ignoring it, and it feeds ten.

480 min · serves 10 · 10 ingredients

Philly cheesesteaks

Thin beef, soft onion, melted cheese, one pan. Half an hour, no leftovers.

30 min · serves 4 · 9 ingredients

Freezer breakfast burritos

Make ten on a Sunday, take one out each morning. Reheats in two minutes.

45 min · serves 10 · 10 ingredients

Cabbage and sausage skillet

Cheap, fast, and better than it sounds. One pan, twenty-five minutes.

25 min · serves 4 · 10 ingredients

Homemade gyros

Marinate in the morning, cook in fifteen minutes. Feeds six off one tray.

60 min · serves 6 · 12 ingredients

Air fryer wings

Crisp without a deep fryer. Thirty minutes, and the oven never comes on.

30 min · serves 4 · 9 ingredients

Chicken pot pie

The one for a cold week. Uses up a roast chicken if you have one.

70 min · serves 6 · 13 ingredients

Birria tacos

A Sunday cook. Three hours of nothing, then the best tacos you have made.

210 min · serves 6 · 13 ingredients

Shrimp scampi

Fifteen minutes, and it tastes like you tried much harder.

15 min · serves 4 · 9 ingredients

Pesto pasta with tomatoes

Ten minutes. Genuinely ten.

10 min · serves 4 · 7 ingredients

Greek chicken bowls

Bright, high protein, and it holds up in the fridge for four days.

35 min · serves 4 · 11 ingredients

Baked salmon and asparagus

Twenty-five minutes, one tray, and nothing heavy afterwards.

25 min · serves 4 · 8 ingredients

Ginger vegetable stir-fry

Fast, green, and cheap. Good on a night when the fridge is nearly empty.

25 min · serves 4 · 9 ingredients

Turkey lettuce wraps

Light, quick, and it does not sit on you afterwards.

20 min · serves 4 · 9 ingredients

Quinoa power salad

No cooking beyond the quinoa. Makes four lunches that do not go soggy.

25 min · serves 4 · 10 ingredients

Turkey meatballs and roast veg

Six portions, leaner than beef, and it reheats without turning to rubber.

50 min · serves 6 · 11 ingredients

Chicken noodle soup

What you want when somebody in the house is ill. Makes enough for tomorrow.

50 min · serves 6 · 10 ingredients

Sunday pot roast

Goes in and looks after itself. The house smells right for three hours.

210 min · serves 6 · 10 ingredients

Overnight oats, five mornings

Made once, eaten all week. Nothing to cook and nothing to decide at 7am.

10 min · serves 5 · 9 ingredients

Breakfast for dinner

Pancakes, bacon and eggs. The meal nobody argues about.

30 min · serves 4 · 9 ingredients

Tuscan tomato pasta

Rich tomato and herb pasta. On the table in half an hour, and it reheats well.

30 min · serves 4 · 10 ingredients

Buttermilk fried chicken

The one everybody asks for. A long soak in buttermilk does most of the work.

45 min · serves 4 · 10 ingredients

Chicken fried steak with white gravy

Cube steak, a crisp crust and peppery gravy made in the same pan.

40 min · serves 4 · 7 ingredients

Fried catfish and hushpuppies

Cornmeal crust, hot oil, and the hushpuppies fried in the same pot after.

40 min · serves 4 · 11 ingredients

Pinto beans and cornbread

Feeds a houseful for very little, and it is better the next day.

150 min · serves 6 · 10 ingredients

Chicken spaghetti

The church-supper standard. Makes a big pan and reheats better than it has any right to.

60 min · serves 6 · 9 ingredients

Tater tot hotdish

Beef, vegetables and a roof of tater tots. Children eat it without arguing.

60 min · serves 6 · 9 ingredients

Beef stroganoff

Seared beef, mushrooms and sour cream over noodles. Thirty-five minutes.

35 min · serves 4 · 11 ingredients

American goulash

One pot, thirty minutes, and it feeds six for very little.

35 min · serves 6 · 10 ingredients

Biscuits and sausage gravy

Weekend breakfast that takes forty minutes and stops all conversation.

40 min · serves 4 · 8 ingredients

Buttermilk pancakes

Twenty minutes, one bowl, and the batter is better for sitting five of them.

25 min · serves 4 · 9 ingredients

King Ranch chicken

Layers of tortilla, chicken and chilies. Somewhere between a casserole and an enchilada.

60 min · serves 6 · 10 ingredients

Grilled cheese and tomato soup

Thirty minutes, and the soup is made from a can of tomatoes rather than a can of soup.

30 min · serves 4 · 9 ingredients

Chicken salad sandwiches

Fifteen minutes from a rotisserie chicken, and it keeps three days.

15 min · serves 4 · 10 ingredients

Oven barbecue ribs

Low oven, foil, then sauce under the broiler. No smoker needed.

210 min · serves 4 · 9 ingredients

Overnight breakfast casserole

Assembled the night before, baked in the morning. The Christmas-morning one.

70 min · serves 8 · 9 ingredients

Salisbury steak

Beef patties in onion gravy. Cheaper than steak and better than it sounds.

40 min · serves 4 · 10 ingredients

Meatball subs

Uses a jar of sauce and still tastes like effort. Good for a crowd watching something.

45 min · serves 4 · 10 ingredients

Tuna noodle casserole

Store-cupboard dinner with a crunchy top. Nothing in it needs to be fresh.

45 min · serves 4 · 8 ingredients

Stuffed peppers

Beef, rice and tomato baked inside the peppers. Easy to make ahead.

65 min · serves 4 · 9 ingredients

Pozole rojo

Red chile pork and hominy soup, topped with crunchy cabbage and lime. A big pot for a crowd.

150 min · serves 8 · 14 ingredients

Chicken enchiladas verdes

Corn tortillas rolled around chicken and baked in a bright tomatillo sauce with melted cheese.

70 min · serves 6 · 12 ingredients

Pork carnitas

Slow-braised pork shoulder, crisped up at the end. Tacos for a crowd, and the leftovers keep.

210 min · serves 8 · 13 ingredients

Chicken tinga tostadas

Shredded chicken in smoky chipotle tomato sauce, piled on crunchy tostadas with beans and crema.

50 min · serves 6 · 13 ingredients

Sopa de fideo

Toasted thin noodles in a tomato chicken broth. Cheap, fast, and what a lot of people grew up on.

30 min · serves 4 · 10 ingredients

Peruvian lomo saltado

A Peruvian beef stir-fry with onion, tomato and soy, tossed with fries and served over rice.

40 min · serves 4 · 14 ingredients

Colombian arroz con pollo

Golden rice cooked with chicken, peppers and peas in one pot. A family-table dinner.

60 min · serves 6 · 14 ingredients

Cuban picadillo

Ground beef simmered with tomato, olives and a few raisins. Sweet, salty, and on the table fast.

45 min · serves 4 · 15 ingredients

Brazilian black bean stew

A feijoada-style pot of black beans with smoked sausage, pork and bacon. Weekend cooking for a crowd.

180 min · serves 8 · 13 ingredients

Argentine steak with chimichurri

Seared flank steak with a sharp garlic and herb sauce, and crispy roast potatoes.

45 min · serves 4 · 10 ingredients

Salvadoran pupusas

Thick corn cakes stuffed with beans and cheese, with a tangy cabbage slaw and tomato salsa.

75 min · serves 4 · 13 ingredients

Jamaican jerk chicken

Chicken marinated in a hot, fragrant scotch bonnet and allspice paste, then roasted until charred.

270 min · serves 6 · 15 ingredients

Jamaican rice and peas

Rice cooked in coconut milk with kidney beans, thyme and a whole scotch bonnet. The side for every Caribbean plate.

40 min · serves 6 · 10 ingredients

Jamaican curry chicken

Bone-in chicken and potatoes stewed in a golden, allspice-warm curry. Serve with white rice.

75 min · serves 6 · 14 ingredients

Puerto Rican arroz con gandules

Seasoned rice with pigeon peas, ham and olives. The holiday rice of Puerto Rico, easy any night.

60 min · serves 8 · 12 ingredients

Cuban ropa vieja

Shredded beef slow-simmered with peppers, tomato and olives. Serve with rice and black beans.

180 min · serves 6 · 16 ingredients

Haitian griot with pikliz

Citrus-marinated pork, simmered tender and then fried crisp, served with a spicy pickled slaw.

240 min · serves 6 · 16 ingredients

Chicken and sausage gumbo

A dark roux stew with chicken, andouille and the holy trinity, served over rice. Worth the stirring.

150 min · serves 8 · 16 ingredients

Red beans and rice

New Orleans Monday supper: creamy red beans slow-cooked with ham hock and andouille.

180 min · serves 8 · 15 ingredients

Chicken, sausage and shrimp jambalaya

Creole-style tomato rice with chicken, andouille and shrimp, all cooked in one pot.

70 min · serves 6 · 15 ingredients

Shrimp and grits

Creamy cheddar grits under garlicky shrimp with bacon and a little lemon. Lowcountry comfort.

45 min · serves 4 · 12 ingredients

Smothered pork chops

Seared pork chops braised in a rich onion gravy until fork-tender. Soul food at its best.

60 min · serves 4 · 13 ingredients

Collard greens with skillet cornbread

Slow-simmered collards with smoked turkey and their pot liquor, plus a hot pan of buttermilk cornbread.

120 min · serves 6 · 16 ingredients

Classic meatloaf with mashed potatoes

Tender meatloaf with a sweet ketchup glaze and a pile of buttery mashed potatoes. Leftovers make great sandwiches.

90 min · serves 6 · 15 ingredients

Sloppy joes

Saucy, tangy-sweet ground beef on soft buns. Thirty minutes, one pan, and kids eat it.

30 min · serves 6 · 13 ingredients

Chicken and dumplings

Creamy chicken stew with soft, fluffy drop dumplings cooked right on top. A whole meal in one pot.

75 min · serves 6 · 15 ingredients

Banana pudding

No oven. Assembled in twenty minutes and better after a night in the fridge.

25 min · serves 8 · 7 ingredients

Peach cobbler

The batter goes in first and the fruit sinks. It looks wrong and it works.

60 min · serves 8 · 8 ingredients

Chocolate chip cookies

One bowl. The only step that matters is not overbaking them.

30 min · serves 8 · 9 ingredients

Fudgy brownies

Melted butter, one bowl, and a proper crackly top.

45 min · serves 8 · 8 ingredients

Cherry dump cake

Four ingredients, no mixing bowl, five minutes of work.

50 min · serves 8 · 6 ingredients

Beef bourguignon

French beef stewed slowly in red wine with mushrooms and bacon. A Sunday project that pays off.

210 min · serves 6 · 18 ingredients

Ratatouille

A Provencal summer vegetable stew. Good hot, cold, or over pasta the next day.

75 min · serves 6 · 13 ingredients

Chicken and chorizo paella

Saffron rice from Spain cooked in one wide pan, with a crisp golden layer on the bottom.

60 min · serves 6 · 15 ingredients

Pork schnitzel with potato salad

Thin, crisp German pork cutlets with a warm, tangy potato salad. No mayo in sight.

50 min · serves 4 · 16 ingredients

Irish beef stew

Beef, potatoes and carrots braised in stout until tender. Deep, dark and very filling.

180 min · serves 6 · 17 ingredients

Shepherd's pie

Savory ground lamb and vegetables under a thick layer of browned mashed potatoes.

75 min · serves 6 · 16 ingredients

Swedish meatballs

Soft beef and pork meatballs in a creamy brown gravy. Serve over egg noodles or mashed potatoes.

50 min · serves 4 · 17 ingredients

Mushroom risotto

Creamy rice with browned mushrooms and parmesan. It needs your attention, not your skill.

45 min · serves 4 · 13 ingredients

Chicken piccata

Thin chicken in a bright lemon, butter and caper sauce. Fast enough for a weeknight.

30 min · serves 4 · 13 ingredients

Minestrone

Italian vegetable, bean and pasta soup. Cheap, filling, and it keeps all week.

50 min · serves 6 · 17 ingredients

Moussaka

Greek layers of eggplant, spiced lamb sauce and a thick, custardy topping. Worth the effort.

150 min · serves 8 · 20 ingredients

Chicken souvlaki with tzatziki

Lemon and oregano chicken skewers with a cool cucumber yogurt sauce, wrapped in warm pita.

45 min · serves 4 · 14 ingredients

Spanakopita

Greek spinach and feta pie in crackly layers of phyllo. Makes a meal with a salad.

90 min · serves 8 · 12 ingredients

Greek lemon chicken and potatoes

Chicken and potatoes roasted in one pan with lemon, garlic and oregano until golden.

75 min · serves 4 · 12 ingredients

Chicken shawarma

Warmly spiced roasted chicken sliced thin, piled into pita with garlic sauce and pickles.

50 min · serves 4 · 17 ingredients

Falafel with tahini sauce

Crisp herby chickpea fritters with a lemony tahini sauce. Made from dried chickpeas, the real way.

45 min · serves 4 · 15 ingredients

Red lentil soup

Turkish-style lentil soup, blended silky and finished with lemon. Costs very little and fills you up.

40 min · serves 6 · 15 ingredients

Beef kofta

Spiced ground beef and onion kebabs, grilled or broiled, with yogurt sauce and rice.

35 min · serves 4 · 16 ingredients

Mujadara

Lentils and rice topped with a pile of deeply browned onions. Humble, cheap, and very good.

60 min · serves 6 · 14 ingredients

Fattoush salad

A crunchy Lebanese chopped salad with toasted pita and a tart sumac and lemon dressing.

25 min · serves 4 · 15 ingredients

Nigerian jollof rice

West African party rice cooked in a smoky, peppery tomato sauce. Red, rich and made for a crowd.

75 min · serves 8 · 16 ingredients

Moroccan chicken tagine

Chicken braised with warm spices, olives and lemon. You do not need a tagine pot, just a lidded pan.

75 min · serves 4 · 18 ingredients

Ethiopian-style doro wat

Ethiopian chicken stew built on slow-cooked onions and berbere spice, with hard-boiled eggs.

120 min · serves 6 · 14 ingredients

West African peanut stew

Maafe — chicken and sweet potato in a rich, gently spicy peanut and tomato sauce.

60 min · serves 6 · 16 ingredients

South African bobotie

Curried ground beef with fruit, baked under a golden egg custard. Sweet, savory and very homey.

75 min · serves 6 · 17 ingredients

Shakshuka

Eggs poached in a spiced tomato and pepper sauce, straight from the skillet with bread for dipping.

35 min · serves 4 · 16 ingredients

Green bean casserole

The side nobody skips. Made from scratch it takes ten more minutes and tastes completely different.

45 min · serves 6 · 9 ingredients

Chana masala

Chickpeas in a spiced tomato and onion gravy. Cheap, filling, and better the next day.

40 min · serves 4 · 16 ingredients

Chicken tikka masala

Yogurt-marinated chicken, charred, then simmered in a creamy spiced tomato sauce.

60 min · serves 4 · 18 ingredients

Dal tadka

Soft yellow lentils finished with sizzling spiced butter. Everyday Indian comfort food.

45 min · serves 4 · 15 ingredients

Palak paneer

Cubes of mild fresh cheese in a smooth, spiced spinach sauce. A vegetarian favorite.

40 min · serves 4 · 16 ingredients

Chicken biryani

Spiced chicken layered with fragrant basmati and fried onions, then steamed together. A weekend project that feeds a crowd.

105 min · serves 6 · 22 ingredients

Aloo gobi

Potatoes and cauliflower cooked dry with turmeric and cumin. A simple, cheap vegetable curry.

40 min · serves 4 · 16 ingredients

Keema matar

Spiced ground beef with peas, done in one pan in about half an hour. Great with naan or rice.

35 min · serves 4 · 17 ingredients

Pad thai

Rice noodles stir-fried with shrimp, egg and a sweet-sour tamarind sauce. Faster than delivery once you have the sauce.

35 min · serves 4 · 15 ingredients

Green curry chicken

Chicken and vegetables in a spicy, fragrant coconut curry. Weeknight fast if you buy good paste.

35 min · serves 4 · 12 ingredients

Holy basil stir-fry

Ground chicken fried hard with chilies, garlic and basil, over rice with a crispy fried egg. The Thai weeknight classic.

25 min · serves 4 · 14 ingredients

Tom kha gai

Chicken and mushrooms in a creamy coconut soup, bright with lime and lemongrass.

35 min · serves 4 · 12 ingredients

Massaman curry

A mild, rich coconut curry with beef, potatoes and peanuts. Slow simmered and very forgiving.

150 min · serves 6 · 13 ingredients

Larb

A warm ground chicken salad with lime, chili, herbs and toasted rice. Light, loud and fast.

25 min · serves 4 · 12 ingredients

Chicken pho

Clear, spiced chicken broth over rice noodles with fresh herbs. The home version, ready in under two hours.

110 min · serves 4 · 20 ingredients

Banh mi

Crisp baguettes stuffed with pork meatballs, quick-pickled carrot and daikon, cilantro and chili.

50 min · serves 4 · 18 ingredients

Vermicelli bowls with lemongrass pork

Caramelized lemongrass pork over cool rice noodles and herbs, with a sweet, tangy fish sauce dressing.

60 min · serves 4 · 19 ingredients

Lemongrass chicken

Chicken thighs stir-fried with lemongrass, chili and a touch of caramel. Big flavor in half an hour.

30 min · serves 4 · 13 ingredients

Caramel pork

Pork belly and eggs braised in coconut water and dark caramel until sticky and tender. A Vietnamese family staple.

110 min · serves 4 · 11 ingredients

Chicken adobo

Chicken braised in vinegar, soy sauce, garlic and bay leaf. A few pantry things and a lot of flavor.

55 min · serves 4 · 10 ingredients

Pancit bihon

Thin rice noodles stir-fried with chicken, cabbage and carrots. Served at every Filipino party for long life.

45 min · serves 6 · 15 ingredients

Pork sinigang

A sour tamarind soup with pork and vegetables. Bright, warming, and the Filipino answer to a cold day.

105 min · serves 6 · 12 ingredients

Lumpia shanghai

Thin, crackly fried spring rolls packed with seasoned pork. Make a big batch and freeze half.

75 min · serves 6 · 13 ingredients

Chicken tinola

A light ginger chicken soup with chayote and leafy greens. What Filipino families make when someone is feeling run down.

60 min · serves 4 · 11 ingredients

Kung pao chicken

Tender chicken, dried chiles and peanuts in a glossy, tangy sauce. Faster than takeout.

30 min · serves 4 · 14 ingredients

Mapo tofu

Soft tofu and a little ground pork in a spicy, numbing red sauce. Made for a bowl of rice.

30 min · serves 4 · 16 ingredients

Beef and broccoli

The takeout favorite at home. Tender beef and bright broccoli in a savory oyster sauce.

30 min · serves 4 · 12 ingredients

Sweet and sour chicken

Crisp chicken, peppers and pineapple in a bright red sauce. A kid favorite that grown-ups finish.

40 min · serves 4 · 15 ingredients

Pork and cabbage potstickers

Juicy dumplings with crisp, golden bottoms. A fun project, and extras freeze for another night.

75 min · serves 4 · 14 ingredients

Chicken teriyaki

Crisp-skinned chicken thighs in a shiny homemade teriyaki glaze. Four ingredients in the sauce, none from a bottle.

30 min · serves 4 · 10 ingredients

Chicken katsu curry

Crunchy panko chicken cutlets over rice with a thick, mild Japanese curry. Pure comfort food.

60 min · serves 4 · 12 ingredients

Oyakodon

Chicken and softly set egg simmered in a sweet soy broth, spooned over rice. A one-pan Japanese weeknight classic.

30 min · serves 4 · 9 ingredients

Gyudon

Thin-sliced beef and onions simmered in a sweet soy broth over rice. Ready in about 20 minutes.

25 min · serves 4 · 10 ingredients

Miso-glazed salmon

Salmon under a sweet, savory miso glaze that caramelizes under the broiler. Twenty minutes and very little effort.

25 min · serves 4 · 11 ingredients

Yakisoba

Stir-fried noodles with pork, cabbage and a tangy-sweet sauce. The Japanese street-fair favorite, in one skillet.

30 min · serves 4 · 12 ingredients

Bibimbap

Rice topped with seasoned vegetables, beef, a fried egg and gochujang sauce. Mix it all together and eat.

50 min · serves 4 · 18 ingredients

Kimchi fried rice

Leftover rice fried with tangy kimchi and bacon, topped with a runny egg. Fifteen minutes, and cheap.

20 min · serves 4 · 12 ingredients

Japchae

Chewy sweet potato glass noodles tossed with beef, vegetables and sesame. Good warm or at room temperature.

45 min · serves 6 · 17 ingredients

Dakgalbi

Spicy gochujang chicken stir-fried with cabbage and sweet potato. Big flavor, one pan, and very shareable.

45 min · serves 4 · 17 ingredients

Kimchi jjigae

A bubbling, spicy-sour kimchi stew with pork and tofu. The Korean home-cooking cure for a cold night.

40 min · serves 4 · 14 ingredients