11 Impossibly Easy Weeknight Suppers

By Jenn Segal

“What’s for dinner” doesn’t have to send you into a nightly tailspin. With a few tested, perfected and easy recipes in your arsenal, you can have a family-friendly dinner on the table in no time.

From carne asada to sheet pan garlic butter shrimp, these 11 impossibly easy weeknight suppers will bring your family around the table.

Thai-Style Red Chicken Curry

You only need one pan to make this fabulous Thai dish of chicken simmered in a bright, curry-infused coconut milk sauce. It comes together in just 30 minutes with minimal prep work.
Carne Asada

Made with a flat-iron steak and an umami-packed marinade, this carne asada is guaranteed tender, easy to make, and packed with flavor. Marinate in the morning, then simply fire up the grill at dinnertime.
Pasta with Sun-Dried Tomato Pesto and Mozzarella Pearls

Quick, simple, and family-approved — this pasta with sun-dried tomato pesto and fresh mozzarella pearls is a new favorite of mine. It’s almost as easy as opening a jar of tomato sauce and pouring it over noodles, yet so much more special.
Restaurant-Style Pan Seared Salmon

Pan-seared until crisp on top and just barely cooked at the center: this is how I cook salmon when I have to hit the kitchen running. Not only is it fast — 15 minutes start to finish — it’s also elegant.
Ham and Cheese Sliders

Always a crowd pleaser, these Southern-style ham and cheese sliders are doused in a tangy butter, mustard and poppy seed sauce, and then baked until golden and crisp. Bet you can’t eat just one!
Hoisin Beef Bowls

This dish is a MAJOR family-pleaser and can be made in just 30 minutes from ordinary supermarket ingredients. And the beauty of “bowls” is that everyone can create their own.
Orecchiette with Sausage and Broccoli

This delicious pasta dish is adapted from Lidia’s Italian Table by Lidia Bastianich. Not only is it quick and easy to make — 25 minutes tops — the whole family eats it up, broccoli and all.
Vietnamese-Style Meatballs with Chili Sauce

Drizzled with chili sauce and sprinkled with herbs, scallions, and chopped peanuts, these Vietnamese-style meatballs are true flavor bombs. For a quick weeknight supper, wrap the meatballs in lettuce cups or serve them over rice. They’ll go quickly!
Grilled Moroccan Chicken

This is an easy and incredibly flavorful way to prepare boneless skinless chicken breasts. The best part is that it only takes minutes to prepare — and there’s barely any cleanup!
Sheet Pan Garlic Butter Shrimp

This is one of my go-to recipes when I have to hit the kitchen running: It takes just twenty minutes to make, I always have the ingredients on hand, my kids love it as much as I do, and there’s barely any clean-up!
BBQ-Spiced Chicken Thighs with Tangy Honey Glaze

Adapted from a Cooking Light recipe, these chicken thighs are delicious, family-friendly, and incredibly easy to prepare.