5 Easy Weeknight Dinners, Including Speedy Spaghetti Bolognese
Get dinner on the table in 45 minutes or less with these quick and flavourful recipes. This week, you can look forward to spaghetti bolognese, butter chicken, shrimp tacos and decadent triple-chocolate brownies (if you're craving something sweet).
Monday: Mushroom salad with fennel and goat cheese
Ready in: 25 min. Serves: 4.
Homemade croutons, creamy cheese and crisp fronds of fennel turn this mushroom salad into a gourmet weeknight meal. Get this mushroom salad with fennel and goat cheese salad recipe.
Tuesday: Speedy spaghetti bolognese
Ready in: 35 min. Serves: 4.
Make tonight pasta night: Uncork a bottle of red for the table, sit down and dig into a hearty classic, made fast. Get this speedy spaghetti bolognese recipe.
Wednesday: Butter chicken
Ready in: 30 min. Serves: 4.
To cut down on oil, we reduced the butter and added a secret ingredient—cashew butter! Get this butter chicken recipe.
Thursday: Almond-crusted pork tenderloin with roasted carrots and broccoli
Ready in: 45 min. Serves: 4.
Rustic and simple, this weeknight dinner of pork tenderloin and roasted seasonal veg is ready in less than an hour—it’s so worth it. Get this pork tenderloin recipe.
Friday: Shrimp tacos
Ready in: 25 min. Serves: 4.
Tacos are great for easy entertaining—everyone loves them! Just mix and match this shrimp tacos recipe with fresh toppings tonight for a fab fiesta. Get this shrimp tacos recipe.
Dessert: Triple-chocolate brownies
Ready in: 50 min (plus scooling time). Makes: 16 brownies.
Made with melted butter! Why? Because melted butter has already released much of its water content, it makes the finished treats soft and dense, as well as flavourful. Get this triple-chocolate brownies recipe.
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