Hearty Chicken Chili, Plus 4 More Easy Weeknight Dinner Recipes
Photo, Roberto Caruso.
Warm up with a comforting bowl of chicken chili verde, a one-pan meal or a spicy stir-fry this week! Bonus: These dinner recipes are all about simplicity—and repurposing those leftovers so you don't throw anything away.
Monday: Chicken Chili Verde
Ready in: 30 mins. Serves: 5. Warm up your evening with this super-simple verde chile and some flaky buttermilk biscuits. Get this chicken chili verde recipe.
Tuesday: Baked salmon with acorn squash
Ready in: 35 mins. Serves: 4. One-pan meals are weeknight winners! This baked salmon dish is filled with fresh fall flavours along with a hint of sweetness from a maple syrup-infused sauce. Get this baked salmon with acorn squash recipe.
Wednesday: Sesame-ginger-beet quinoa bowl
Ready in: 30 mins. Serves: 4. Spice up your quinoa bowl with some sesame, ginger and beets for a colourful and healthy meal. Get this sesame-ginger-beet quinoa bowl recipe.
Thursday: Five-spice pork medallion with pineapple salsa
Ready in: 40 mins. Serves: 4. This saucy pork medallion is paired nicely with a tangy pineapple salsa on a bed of rice. And the best part is that tonight’s leftovers make tomorrow’s dinner a breeze! Get this five-spice pork medallion with pineapple salsa recipe.
Friday: Pineapple-pork fried rice
Ready in: 45 mins. Serves: 4. Day-old rice is best for fried rice, so use up yesterday’s leftovers! The nuttiness of the roasted cashews helps balance out the tangy pineapple. Get this pineapple-pork fried rice recipe.
Dessert: Small-batch chocolate chip cookies
Ready in: 20 mins. Makes: 4 cookies. This recipe makes only four delicious chocolate chip bites, perfect for a small after-dinner treat. Try topping them with sea salt to balance out the sweetness of the chocolate chips. Get this small-batch chocolate chip cookies recipe.
How to make chicken chili verde
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