5 Easy Dinner Recipes, Including Sun-dried Tomato Pasta
Photo, Roberto Caruso.
August Dinner Plan | 2015
Monday: Penne with rapini and sun-dried tomatoes
Tender-crisp rapini and rich sun-dried tomatoes come together in a easy weeknight penne pasta.
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Tuesday: Glazed salmon with ramen and snow peas
Fast-cooking instant ramen noodles are a boon for quick suppers. Just toss out the seasoning packet.
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Wednesday: Pomegranate and spice beef wraps
Save the remaining spiced beef for tomorrow's pizza recipe (next slide). You've never been so excited for leftovers.
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Thursday: Turkish pizza
Secret ingredient: Middle Eastern cuisine uses pomegranate molasses in a lot of dishes. Adding easy-to-find pomegranate juice and simmering gently adds a similar sweet-tart flavour.
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Friday: Grilled pork chops with pineapple salsa
Gluten-free grilling! This dish is all about bold flavours; spicy jerk seasoning is serving with a sharp fruit salsa in this perfect pairing.
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Bonus: White chocolate mousse with cherries
A weeknight dessert that's ready in 15 minutes — and the perfect in-season indulgence.
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This week, get all the shopping out of the way, and cook along with us every night as we make simple, flavourful dinner dishes in 45 minutes or less. Print our August 2015 grocery list here (or read it below). And leftovers — what leftovers? Here’s a simple set of recipes to help you use up any odds and ends when the week is over.
Related:
How to use up August’s leftover ingredients
July 2015: Five meals, one grocery list
How to use up July’s leftover ingredients
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