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30-minute dinners

Dinners that honestly take 30 minutes or less, prep included.

The recipes

Lemon-Herb Baked Salmon with Green Beans

Lemon-Herb Baked Salmon with Green Beans One tray, twenty minutes, and the kind of dinner that looks like more effort than it was. 25 min

Tuscan White Bean Soup with Rosemary

Tuscan White Bean Soup with Rosemary A fifteen-minute pantry soup that tastes slow-cooked: white beans, tomato, rosemary and olive oil, finished with greens. 20 min

Ginger Beef Lettuce Wraps

Ginger Beef Lettuce Wraps Fifteen-minute ground beef with ginger and scallions, spooned into crisp lettuce. 15 min

Pesto-Crusted White Fish with Roasted Zucchini

Pesto-Crusted White Fish with Roasted Zucchini Cod or another white fish under a parmesan-pesto crust, on a tray of zucchini. 22 min

Creamy Chicken Skillet with Spinach and Sun-Dried Tomatoes

Creamy Chicken Skillet with Spinach and Sun-Dried Tomatoes Seared chicken thighs in a parmesan cream sauce with sun-dried tomatoes and a mountain of spinach that cooks down to nothing. 30 min

Seared Steak with Chimichurri and Charred Broccolini

Seared Steak with Chimichurri and Charred Broccolini A hard-crusted steak, rested and sliced, under a sharp green chimichurri you stir together while the pan heats. 25 min

Sesame-Ginger Salmon with Charred Bok Choy

Sesame-Ginger Salmon with Charred Bok Choy Salmon fillets glazed with tamari, fresh ginger and toasted sesame, next to bok choy charred in the same skillet. 20 min

Garlic Butter Shrimp with Zucchini Noodles

Garlic Butter Shrimp with Zucchini Noodles Shrimp seared in garlic butter with lemon and chili, tossed with zucchini noodles for just long enough to warm them. 20 min

Lamb Kofta with Cucumber Yogurt

Lamb Kofta with Cucumber Yogurt Ground lamb rolled with cumin, coriander and fresh mint, seared until crusty and served over cool cucumber yogurt. 25 min

Roasted Shrimp and Fennel Tray with Burst Tomatoes

Roasted Shrimp and Fennel Tray with Burst Tomatoes Fennel and cherry tomatoes get a head start in a hot oven, then the shrimp joins for the last eight minutes. 30 min

Seared Salmon with Garlicky White Beans and Spinach

Seared Salmon with Garlicky White Beans and Spinach Crisp-skinned salmon over white beans warmed in olive oil with garlic and wilted spinach. 25 min

Skillet Beef Picadillo with Olives and Raisins

Skillet Beef Picadillo with Olives and Raisins The Cuban-style skillet of ground beef with green olives, raisins and cumin — savoury, briny, a little sweet. 30 min

Crispy Sesame Tofu with Charred Broccoli

Crispy Sesame Tofu with Charred Broccoli Craggy pan-fried tofu and charred broccoli in a glossy sesame-ginger sauce, over rice. 30 min

Red Lentil Coconut Dal with Spinach

Red Lentil Coconut Dal with Spinach Split red lentils collapse into a golden, gently spiced stew with coconut milk and a last-minute pile of spinach. 30 min

Peanut Noodles with Edamame and Cucumber

Peanut Noodles with Edamame and Cucumber Cool noodles and edamame tangled in a savory-sweet peanut sauce, topped with cucumber and crushed peanuts. 20 min

Lemon Shrimp and Zucchini over Rice

Lemon Shrimp and Zucchini over Rice Shrimp and golden zucchini in olive oil, lemon squeezed over everything, spooned onto rice with all the pan juices. 25 min

Sesame-Ginger Tofu Bowls with Steamed Broccoli

Sesame-Ginger Tofu Bowls with Steamed Broccoli Golden-seared tofu and bright steamed broccoli over rice, under a sesame-ginger dressing that pulls the whole bowl together. 30 min

Parmesan Polenta with Spinach and Soft Eggs

Parmesan Polenta with Spinach and Soft Eggs Soft parmesan polenta, wilted spinach and an egg with a yolk that runs into everything and becomes the sauce. 25 min

Warm Potato and Green Bean Salad with Hot-Smoked Trout

Warm Potato and Green Bean Salad with Hot-Smoked Trout Warm potatoes and green beans tossed in a lemon-mustard dressing, with big flakes of hot-smoked trout folded through. 30 min

Lemony Shrimp and Orzo Soup with Dill

Lemony Shrimp and Orzo Soup with Dill A bright, lemony broth with orzo, sweet shrimp and a serious amount of dill. 30 min

Chicken Shawarma Chop Salad with Lemon-Tahini

Chicken Shawarma Chop Salad with Lemon-Tahini Chicken thighs rubbed with cumin, coriander and paprika, seared dark and sliced over a chopped salad with a lemon-tahini dressing. 30 min

Tuna and White Bean Salad with Quick-Pickled Onion

Tuna and White Bean Salad with Quick-Pickled Onion Olive-oil tuna and creamy cannellini beans with quick-pickled onion, tomatoes and arugula. 15 min

Seared Halloumi Salad with Tomatoes and Mint

Seared Halloumi Salad with Tomatoes and Mint Slabs of halloumi seared deep gold and dropped, still hot, onto a cool salad of tomatoes, cucumber and mint. 20 min

Skillet Pork Chops with Apples and Sage

Skillet Pork Chops with Apples and Sage Chops seared hard in the pan, then apples, sage and a splash of stock turned into the sauce behind them. 25 min

Sheet-Pan Shrimp with Broccoli, Lemon and Garlic

Sheet-Pan Shrimp with Broccoli, Lemon and Garlic Broccoli gets a head start, shrimp join for the last seven minutes, lemon goes over everything. 25 min

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