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5 Easy Weeknight Dinner Recipes, Including Vegetarian Chili

Cozy chili, crispy pork chops and more. All ready in under 40 minutes! (Plus an utterly decadent Friday night dessert to look forward to.)
Chocolate pudding cake with ice cream

Photo, Erik Putz. Prop Styling, Catherine Doherty. Food Styling, Michael Elliot.

Use this week-long meal plan to take care of dinner from Monday to Friday — we know you have enough to do already. From crispy pan-fried pork chops to an easy vegetarian chili (hello extra plant proteins), we can guarantee easy and delicious dinners all week long.

Find dinner inspiration in the gallery below.

Monday: Herb-Crusted Pork Chops with Cauliflower Purée

Ready in: 40 min. Serves: 4.

Zesty bread crumbs with parsley add a crisp crust to these soft and flaky haddock fillets. Serve with creamy cauliflower, and lemon-drizzled spring mix or quartered little gem lettuce.

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Get the recipe for Herb-Crusted Pork Chops with Cauliflower Purée.

Crispy Haddock on blue plate with cauliflower mash and lettuce wedgesPhoto, Erik Putz. Prop Styling, Catherine Doherty. Food Styling, Michael Elliot.

Tuesday: Bacon Fried Rice

Ready in: 30 min. Serves: 4.

This half-hour dinner recipe is fragrant, simple and delicious. Bonus: Small frozen vegetables take away the need for a lot fine chopping and extra prep work before cooking.

Get this Bacon Fried Rice recipe.

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Bacon fried rice in decorative blue bowls with chopsticks and side hot saucePhoto, Erik Putz. Prop Styling, Catherine Doherty. Food Styling, Michael Elliot.

Wednesday: Vegetarian Chili

Ready in: 35 min. Serves: 4.

Ready in 35 minutes, this recipe delivers all the things you're looking for in a warming bowl of chili: it's filling, saucy and spicy. 

Veggie ground (or veggie crumble) is made predominantly of soy protein with various flavourings added. At 9 grams of protein per 1/3 cup serving, it can be used anywhere you’d normally use ground beef.

Get this Vegetarian Chili Recipe.

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Vegetarian Chili in blue bowl with fresh cut limes and jalapeños on side as garnishPhoto, Erik Putz. Prop Styling, Catherine Doherty. Food Styling, Michael Elliot.

Thursday: One-Skillet Pork Pie

Ready in: 40 min. Serves: 4.

Similar to Tourtière, this pork pie uses time-saving shortcuts to make it weeknight-friendly. No oven safe skillet? Use a pie plate instead!

Get this One-Skillet Pork Pie Recipe.

Skillet ground pork pie on white knitted trivet on printed blue tableclothPhoto, Erik Putz. Prop Styling, Catherine Doherty. Food Styling, Michael Elliot.

Friday: Pan-Fried Pork Chops with Roasted Apple and Fennel

Ready in: 25 min. Serves: 4.

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These Parmesan-crusted pork chops and golden-roasted vegetables are perfectly accented with a light drizzle of sweet balsamic glaze.

Get this Pan-Fried Pork Chops with Roasted Apple and Fennel recipe.

Crispy pan-fried boneless pork chops with roasted apples and fennel on blue dinner plate with dill garnishPhoto, Erik Putz. Prop Styling, Catherine Doherty. Food Styling, Michael Elliot.

Dessert: Chocolate Pudding Cake

Ready in: 40 min. Serves: 6.

A decadent cake enrobed in a silken sauce. Tip: When you serve it, have your spoon at the ready: It won’t last long. Serve it up in individual dishes or dig right in.

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Get this Chocolate Pudding Cake recipe.

Chocolate pudding cake with ice creamPhoto, Roberto Caruso.

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