Quick Healthy Dinners

Chicken and rice is what half the world cooks when it wants comfort without fuss, and this one-pot chicken and rice is the weeknight version: seared chicken thighs finishing right on top of seasoned rice, so the rice drinks the...

Peanut noodles with chicken are the takeout order that translates to a home kitchen almost perfectly — the sauce is six pantry things whisked with hot pasta water, and the whole dinner beats the delivery window by 20 minutes. A...

This chicken stir fry with frozen vegetables is the dinner I make when there's nothing fresh in the house. A pound and a half of chicken breast, a bag of frozen stir fry vegetables straight from the freezer, and a...

This sausage white bean skillet is the dinner I make when the fridge looks empty and the clock says 6:40. Chicken sausage browned in one pan, then garlic, tomatoes, two cans of cannellini beans, and a big pile of kale...

Thai basil chicken is the dish I order when I'm out and the one I make at home when I have 15 minutes and no patience. Ground chicken seared hard in a skillet, garlic, chili, a splash of fish sauce...

The air fryer's best trick isn't fries. It's fish. This air fryer salmon with green beans puts a mustard-maple glazed fillet and a pile of blistered green beans on your plate in about 12 minutes, with no oven preheat and...

Air fryer chicken tenders are the peace treaty of family dinner: the kids get crispy chicken fingers, you get 47 grams of protein without a fryer's worth of oil, and everyone signs. A serving of three tenders lands at 47...

This taco skillet is what I cook on the nights when takeout is winning the argument. Lean ground beef, a homemade taco seasoning you already have in the cabinet, black beans, corn, tomatoes, and rice that cooks right in the...

Chicken piccata is a restaurant dish that is secretly one of the easiest things you can cook on a Tuesday. Thin chicken cutlets, a quick sear, then a pan sauce of lemon, garlic, capers, and broth finished with a single...

These chicken lettuce wraps are the takeout order that's easy to retire once you see how fast they come together at home. Ground chicken, crunchy water chestnuts, ginger, garlic, and a hoisin soy sauce, spooned into cool butter lettuce cups...