5 Easy Weeknight Dinner Recipes, Including Shrimp Primavera Pasta
Weeknight meals don't have to be stressful. Plan ahead and watch dinner come together in a flash. Photo, Erik Putz.
Monday: Shrimp primavera pasta
Ready in: 25 min. Serves: 4
This fresh update on primavera includes quick-cooking shrimp for a protein boost, tender-crisp asparagus and bright yellow peppers to make it a well-rounded (and fast) supper. Get this shrimp primavera pasta recipe.
Monday: Chickpea falafel burger
Ready in: 25 min. Serves: 4
Use kitchen staples like canned beans and oats to whip up these vegetarian-friendly burgers. Serve with a tahini sauce and our zesty parsley salad for a full mediterranean feast. Get this falafel burger recipe.
Wednesday: Five-spice pork medallions with pineapple salsa
Ready in: 40 min. Serves: 4
Enjoy a flavourful meal without having to leave your kitchen, with spiced pork and a zippy pineapple salsa. Get this five-spice pork medallions with pineapple salsa recipe.
Thursday: Lemon-garlic chicken with spinach
Ready in: 45 min. Serves: 4
Sometimes simple is best. Perfect example: this lemon-y chicken dinner where everything is cooked in one pan. Get this lemon-garlic chicken recipe.
Friday: Grilled steak tacos
Ready in: 20 min. Serves: 4
It’s Friday! Celebrate the arrival of the weekend with steak tacos, done up with sliced avocado, tangy pico de gallo, and a squeeze of fresh lime. Get this steak taco recipe.
Dessert: Chocolate marble loaf
Ready in: 1 hour Serves: 10
This quick loaf would also make a great next-day breakfast treat—hello cake toast! Get this chocolate marble loaf recipe.
Watch: How to make fresh salsa for your Friday-night tacos
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