Weeknights can be very exhausting. Everyone in the family is busy with work. After coming home no one is in the mood to cook dinner. But what to do? You can go to bed hungry, can you? So, for those who are finding it difficult to juggle between work and weeknight dinner, here are some quick food recipes for you.
1. Chicken pasta bake
It's an easy-to-cook food that all your family members will enjoy. Cook the chicken with seasonings, garlic, and ginger. Boil the pasta while your chicken gets cooked. Then place pasta on a baking tray and chicken slices on top of it. Sprinkle cheese, herbs, and your choice of sauce on top. Bake in the oven for 30 minutes and you are done.
2. Honey chicken
It is also a 30-minute dish in which you have to cook the chicken with some spices like ginger, garlic, lemon, and soy sauce. You can saute some veggies as well. Cook white or brown rice and serve everything in a bowl.
3. One-pot garlic chicken
You will love this creamy chicken dish. It's a very comforting food. You can have potato, rice, or pasta as a side dish.
4. Sausage ragu
It is a quick dinner item that is very nutritious. Just make a simple tomato sauce and mix it with sausage. Sprinkle some cheese over it.
5. Baked chicken breasts
This is a favorite dish of many for a quick dinner. Use seasoning and sauces of your choice to bake chicken breasts. Boil broccoli and carrot. Also, fry some wedges.
6. Prawn tikka masala
Enough of healthy food. If you are craving something spicy then you can try cooking this meal. Prawn takes a very short time to cook. You can cook prawn using ready-made tikka masala spices and serve with rice.
7. One-pot sausage casserole
Make this casserole with chicken sausage. Add mushrooms if you want to. You can serve itwith mashed potato and white rice.
8. Tuna pasta with broccoli
You can use the canned tuna to cook this pasta. Sprinkle cheese on top. Then boil broccoli and serve with the pasta.
9. Sheet Pan Gnocchi
It has tender gnocchi and cherry tomatoes. They are roasted together and then put on a baking pan. You can enjoy your meal with this delicious gnocchi.
10. Slow cooker chicken taco
Put the chicken in the morning before leaving for the office and by the time you get home your chicken will be ready. Just bake some tacos and veggies to go along.
11. Garlic broccoli shrimp fry
All you need to do is clean the shrimp and saute with sauce and spices. Boil broccoli and enjoy this simple dinner on your weeknights.
12. Teriyaki chicken
With only a few ingredients you can cook this dish. You only need chicken, soy sauce, and brown sugar. Steam beans and broccoli and serve.
13. Grilled salmon with veggies
Salmon cooks very quickly and all you need is olive oil, salt, and pepper to fry. Boil some veggies and have this super healthy dinner.
14. Garlic-butter salmon
Roast salmon and broccoli in a baking tray with butter and garlic. It will be done in 20 minutes. Enjoy it with some white rice.
15. Chicken and veggie stir fry
Cut chicken and veggies into small pieces. Add olive oil, garlic, onion, pepper, and soy sauce. Stir fry and serve with hot rice.
16. Slow cooker potato soup
It's a heavy meal as potato is a very energetic food. As you will cook in on slow cooker, you won't have to do much after coming home. You can top up your soup with other veggies.
17. Baked spaghetti
Get some minced beef and saute for a few seconds. Cook spaghetti in hot water. Place spaghetti and minced beef on a baking tray and bake after sprinkling cheese and sauce.
18. Slow cooker macaroni and cheese
Put macaroni and cheese in the slow cooker and come home to see your dish ready to eat. You can saute some sausage and eat it.
19. Shrimp fried rice
Cook shrimp and rice. Then fry them in a pan with veggies. Use butter and soy sauce to improve the test. You can scramble an egg as well and mix it.
20. Broccoli-cheddar soup
This soup will be ready in 30 minutes. You need to boil broccoli and blend it. Then cook it with chicken stock. Sprinkle cheddar cheese over it.
21. Chicken dumplings
If you have dumpling sheets at home then you can quickly make this meal. Add minced chicken, garlic, ginger, and cilantro inside the dumpling sheet and wrap it. Steam cook the dumplings and serve with sauce.
22. Grilled cheese sandwich
Butter both sides of the sandwich bread. Put some butter on the hot pan. Place the bread and sprinkle shredded cheese on top. Add some herbs. Toast another bread and make a sandwich by putting the bread over the one in the pan.
23. Hotdog
Cook sausage, and warm the hot dog bread. Put the sausage inside the bread and add mustard and tomato sauce. You can sprinkle some pepper as well.
24. Fish and chips
This English dish is easy to cook. You can fry cod fish with some seasoning. Fry potatoes and boil peas. Have them with boiled rice.
25. Fish in lemon sauce
Take cod fish or salmon. Make sauce with butter and lemon. Sprinkle some flour, salt, and pepper over the fish fillets. Fry them and pour the sauce over. You can have some boiled veggies with it.
With so many unique recipes you won't have to cook any dish multiple times during weeknights and make your dinner boring. With these exciting dishes, you can have a great family time enjoying your dinner.
