Our 60 Most Delicious 20-Minute Dinners For Busy Weeknights

This saucy stovetop dinner is the ultimate weeknight win. Five ingredients and 20 minutes are all you need to make incredibly tender, flaky salmon fillets coated in a super-flavorful, sweet-and-savory sauce.

This is one of our most popular recipes so far this year! It features tender, bite-size pieces of chicken flavored with garlic and a generous shower of nutty Parmesan. Serve with roasted broccoli or lemony tortellini for a dinner the whole family will love.

You only need four ingredients and 20 minutes to cook this easy one-skillet dinner.

Serve this flavorful and quick-cooking chicken with grilled corn and Tuscan tomato salad for the perfect weeknight dinner!

These easy garlic noodles get maximum umami flavor from oyster sauce, fish sauce, and soy sauce.

It’s sticky, sweet, and perfect over steamed rice.

Cook juicy chicken thighs in an easy homemade teriyaki sauce in just 15 minutes.

When you need a quick one-pan dinner that has tons of veggies and protein, look no further than this egg roll skillet.

Seared salmon fillets take on maximum flavor in a lemon and fresh dill sauce.

Cacio e pepe is all about the pasta, Pecorino Romano cheese, and the creamy sauce that binds them together.

Tender shrimp tossed with a sticky honey-garlic glaze can be on the table in 10 minutes. It’s perfect for serving over steamed rice or with a crisp cucumber salad.

This classic Korean comfort food is made with kimchi, cold rice, and a perfect balance of spicy and salty seasonings.

A mix of orange zest, harissa paste, and honey make this glazed salmon super flavorful.

The orzo and shrimp cook right in the creamy sun-dried tomato and Parmesan sauce for a comforting and quick one-pot meal.

The sticky honey sauce ties it all together. Serve with fluffy white rice.

Lemony, umami-packed salmon is prepared in under 20 minutes, making for a perfect weeknight dinner.

This comforting soup uses canned corn to deliver a sweet-and-savory taste in a pinch. This recipe calls for only three pantry-friendly ingredients.

Don't bother boiling a separate pot of water! This easy weeknight pasta with a creamy lemon sauce comes together in one pan from start to finish.

Serve alongside a scoop of rice and some crisp-tender veggies like roasted broccoli or buttery green beans to round out the meal.

Shrimp scampi is a classic Italian dish made from plump shrimp cooked in a buttery, garlicky white wine sauce.

This stir-fry involves no prep, takes just over 10 minutes to come together, and tastes totally delicious. It’s made with your ground meat of choice (either pork or chicken), coleslaw mix, and some store-bought sweet Thai chili sauce.

Everything you love about spaghetti and meatballs is made so much easier in this one-pot dinner.

This quick and easy pasta dinner is packed with vegetables and tossed with a light and creamy no-cook sauce.

Learn how to make the classic Chinese takeout dish at home. Serve it over a bed of freshly steamed jasmine rice, allowing the luscious sauce to coat each grain as you mix it all together.

With a buttery lemon-caper sauce, this weeknight pasta always wins.

A mix of butter, lemon juice, and broth makes this salmon super flavorful. Pair it with a simple arugula salad and a piece of crusty bread or fluffy couscous to soak up every last drop of sauce.

Perfect for when you want to go classic or as a great starting point to a version of your own. You can add leftovers like braised pork belly, shrimp stir-fry, and even steamed dumplings to level it up.

Bring Hawaii to your home with this juicy and flavorful grilled chicken. Pair it with white rice and a side of macaroni salad.

The best way to eat Buffalo-glazed chicken? On this salad.

Salmon fillets are cooked in a butter lemon-caper sauce in this easy-yet-elevated skillet dinner.

This creamy basil-garlic pasta with green vegetables and crispy breadcrumbs is a weeknight dinner crowd-pleaser.

The salmon for these easy customizable bowls cooks in less than 10 minutes. Pile them into a bowl with fluffy rice, a mix of toppings, and a drizzle of Sriracha yogurt sauce.

A pan of savory pork fried rice is one of the most satisfying and quickest meals to make with leftover rice, ground pork, a couple of eggs, and frozen vegetables. It's a winning dinner the whole family will enjoy.

Loco moco is a hearty Hawaiian comfort dish consisting of fluffy steamed rice, savory brown gravy, seasoned beef patty, and sunny-side-up egg.

Gochujang, Korean red pepper paste, gives the classic pasta dinner a special twist.

This quick tortellini is tossed in garlic butter and finished off with lemon, parsley, and Parmesan cheese.

Tangy pepperoncini peppers add bright flavor to this creamy skillet chicken dinner.

This platter of grilled chicken skewers, fresh vegetables, and warm pita is simple yet satisfying. Serve it with creamy tzatziki sauce.

Combine lemon juice and ricotta in the food processor for an ultra-creamy and flavorful sauce perfect for pasta. If you’re not a broccoli person, swap in peas, arugula, or cherry tomatoes. Or try a protein — leftover rotisserie chicken or Italian sausage are good additions.

This veggie-packed weeknight pasta is a mix of asparagus, tomatoes, and peas (reminiscent of pasta primavera) that feels light, fresh, and perfect for spring and summer.

Spicy, smoky shrimp and a homemade tomatillo salsa combine in these flavor-packed tacos.

This is the best way to use leftover chicken.

This one-pot pasta is simple, comforting, bright, and flavorful.

Bagged slaw makes this "egg roll in a bowl" a cinch to make. It comes together in just 15 minutes, making it a great alternative to takeout if you need dinner on the table ASAP.

This hearty Italian pasta hails from the town of Norcia located in Umbria, and is loaded with homemade sausage and mushrooms in a creamy white wine sauce, then finished with a shower of grated Pecorino Romano cheese.

This quick and easy tortellini dinner is filled with all the flavors of a classic antipasto spread: roasted red peppers, marinated artichokes, salami, and, of course, cheese.

You don't even have to boil a pot of water to make this quick and easy, and totally satisfying, one-pan pasta dinner.

You only need five minutes to make this easy weeknight skillet.

This one-pot pasta, made with protein-packed shrimp, creamy white beans, and nutrient-dense kale, is a complete meal all-in-one.

The versatile, oil-packed canned tuna makes the weeknight stir-fry extra delicious.

A few nifty tricks and a flavorful relish help tenderize chicken breast and keep it succulent.

This all-in-one dinner, which starts with smart shortcuts like pre-cooked chicken sausage and marinated artichoke hearts, is ready in 15 minutes.

This easy steak salad gets an umami hit from fish sauce, sherry vinegar, and lime juice tossed through a mix of crunchy veg, and is finished with fresh herbs.

A quick and easy weeknight grilled chicken taco recipe.

An easy recipe for cheese tortellini with bacon, asparagus, and peas in a light cream sauce.

Whole-milk ricotta cheese is the secret to this extra-luxe and lemony zucchini pasta.

Here, a few smart cooking tricks elevate just three ingredients into a spectacular one-pot meal that really, truly wows.

Flank steak is marinated with chipotle, citrus, cilantro, and onions for super-flavor tacos.

Cheesy tortellini pockets are tossed with marinated artichokes, fresh veggies, feta cheese, briny olives, and a bright lemon vinaigrette.

Plump orzo pasta and shrimp are cooked in a smoky tomato broth spiked with Cajun spices.