100 Worthwhile Dinner Ideas That Will Make Everyone Say, "Where Did You Get This Recipe?"

Pick your favorite pasta shape, add cherry tomatoes, diced bacon, lettuce, and plenty of shredded cheese. Mix it all up with ranch dressing and dig in.

Recipe: 15-Minute BLT Pasta Salad

This meal is as easy as one, two, three...quite literally. Frozen shrimp, Asian-inspired frozen veggies, and riced cauliflower is all you need.

Recipe: Trader Joe's Shrimp Stir-Fry With Cauliflower Rice

Whip up this lunch or dinner with naan, hummus, whatever veggies are in your fridge, and chicken breasts. If you want to make things even easier, use a store bought rotisserie chicken.

Recipe: Chicken Hummus Naan Wraps

This sweet and sticky glaze tastes amazing on just about any protein, but you'll love it on salmon with a side of your favorite veggie.

Recipe: Honey Soy Salmon

On the stovetop or in the oven, risotto can take close to an hour, but thanks to your handy Instant Pot, this version is ready in a fraction of the time.

Recipe: Instant Pot Wild Mushroom Risotto

Turn instant ramen noodles into a stir-fry that rivals that of your favorite takeout spot.

Recipe: Chicken and Ramen Skillet

Tired of the same old baked salmon recipe? Give this one a try. Salmon is topped with a mixture of panko bread crumbs, garlic, Parmesan cheese, and plenty of fresh herbs. Then it's baked until crispy on the outside but moist and flaky on the inside.

Recipe: Herb-Crusted Baked Salmon

Tender chicken breasts smothered in a creamy mushroom gravy with plenty of sweet leeks. Serve this dish with egg noodles or rice to sop up all the delicious sauce.

Recipe: Creamy Mushroom and Leek Chicken Breasts

A Caesar salad kit and grilled or leftover chicken are tossed into wraps or tortillas for an easy lunch or dinner when you just don't feel like cooking.

Recipe: Chicken Caesar Salad Wraps

This citrus-infused, vegetarian soup is comforting yet light, so it will warm you right up without weighing you down.

Recipe: Lemon Chickpea Orzo Soup

Never underestimate the combination of chickpeas and pasta. You can keep both ingredients right in your pantry for lazy nights when you're low on groceries and whip them up into a cozy meal. Add your favorite greens, garlic, lemon, and Parmesan, and call it dinner.

Recipe: Broccoli Rabe Pasta With Smoky Chickpeas

If store-bought teriyaki sauce is all you've got, by all means go for it. But you'll never regret whipping up this sweet and spicy homemade version from scratch with soy sauce, honey, garlic, ginger, and chili flakes.

Recipe: Teriyaki Shrimp With Broccoli

If you have ground beef in your fridge or freezer, turn it into an easy skillet dinner. Sauté it with your favorite veggies and a bunch of spices. For something more filling, serve over rice or your favorite grain.

Recipe: Southwest Ground Beef and Sweet Potato Skillet

Diced chicken, celery, chestnuts, mushrooms, and garlic are tossed in ginger, soy sauce, sesame oil, oyster sauce, and chili paste. Serve the chicken in butter lettuce cups sprinkled with cashews, carrots, and scallions.

Recipe: Cashew Chicken Lettuce Wraps

Take the frozen shrimp that's hiding in your freezer, and toss it with spaghetti in a simple white wine, lemon, and garlic sauce for a dinner that tastes restaurant quality.

Recipe: Shrimp Scampi

Make a big batch of this salad dressing because you're going to want to use it all the time. It's made with nut butter, soy sauce, ginger, lime juice, maple syrup, sesame oil, and chili garlic sauce.

Recipe: Gingery Kale Salad With Cashew Dressing

Cool nights call for big bowls of chili. This recipe, made with white beans and shredded chicken, will warm you right up and keep you feeling full.

Recipe: White Chicken Chili

This Chinese-inspired dish tastes just as good as takeout, but it's ready even faster.

Recipe: 15-Minute Beef and Broccoli

These salmon skewers call for simple ingredients, but the Thai flavors are incredible. Drizzle the cooked skewers with sesame oil, cilantro, sesame seeds, and Thai chili if you like a little kick.

Recipe: Sweet Thai Chili Salmon Skewers

Those $2 instant ramen packages can actually go a long way toward a gourmet meal. Stir-fry the boiled noodles with some juicy garlic shrimp and voilà.

Recipe: Garlic Shrimp Ramen

There's nothing like this creamy, umami-packed stroganoff sauce, which is made with butter, onion, garlic, white wine, beef stock, Worcestershire sauce, flour, and either sour cream or plain Greek yogurt.

Recipe: 30-Minute Beef Stroganoff

If you're even the tiniest bit intimidated by the idea of cooking fish at home, this easy yet oh-so-flavorful mahi mahi will change your mind. You can use any firm fish in its place like swordfish, halibut, or even tuna.

Recipe: Mahi Mahi in Lemon Garlic Cream Sauce

Pro tip: Stop boiling your gnocchi. Instead, take your fresh or frozen gnocchi and spread it on a sheet pan drizzled with olive oil. Roast until the gnocchi is just golden brown with a deliciously crispy exterior.

Recipe: Sheet Pan Gnocchi With Tomatoes and Mozzarella

What could be more satisfying than tender chicken breast nestled in juicy tomato sauce beneath a layer of bubbly, melty cheese?

Recipe: Baked Chicken Caprese

If you can get your hands on tuna steaks, this medium-rare seared tuna tastes incredible. But you can always opt for something more accessible and affordable like canned tuna fish or salmon.

Recipe: Tuna Niçoise

There's no marinating required in this super-simple sheet pan supper. Just toss cubes of tofu, diced veggies, and cashews in the coconut and soy sauce, and then let it bake for 20–25 minutes.

Recipe: Sheet Pan Chinese Tofu

Classic ratatouille is delicious, but every now and then you might crave something a bit more filling. Enter: this riff on the French classic, which is made with lots of fresh veggies and chicken breasts in a single skillet.

Recipe: Chicken Ratatouille

This stir-fry is tossed in a tangy and sweet mixture of brown sugar, soy sauce, Sriracha, ginger, and sesame oil. Load it up with whatever noodles, veggies, and protein you like best.

Recipe: Sriracha Shrimp and Zucchini Lo Mein

No meat, no problem. These vegetarian balls are made with cauliflower, quinoa, or brown rice, flour, eggs, and spices. You can pan-fry them or bake them in the oven until golden, then serve with veggies, pasta, or your favorite grain.

Recipe: Vegetarian Meatballs

If you're not already adding a heaping spoonful of pesto to your soup, you're doing it wrong.

Recipe: Pesto Minestrone Soup

You can start with any pasta at the base of this antipasto salad, but cheese-filled tortellini is absolutely next-level delicious.

Recipe: Italian Antipasto Tortellini Pasta Salad

This homemade creamy tomato and basil blend is so incredibly easy. Top your bowl with anything from fresh herbs and grated Parmesan to pine nuts and croutons.

Recipe: 20-Minute Tomato Soup

This comforting soup calls for just six ingredients: chicken broth, ranch dressing, shredded chicken, diced tomatoes with green chiles, taco seasoning, and frozen corn.

Recipe: Easy Chicken Tortilla Soup

Fifteen minutes and a handful of basic ingredients like garlic, butter, olive oil, and thyme are all you need for this weeknight meal.

Recipe: Garlic Butter Pork Chops

This entire recipe cooks in a single pan, which means you don't even have to boil water separately to cook the orzo. It doesn't get much easier than that.

Recipe: 30-Minute Shrimp and Orzo With Sun Dried Tomatoes

How can you make lasagna even cozier? Turn it into soup, of course, and top it with a big dollop of ricotta cheese and some fresh, torn basil.

Recipe: One-Pot Lasagna Soup

You can substitute the asparagus and Brussels sprouts for just about any vegetable like sweet potato, cauliflower, or broccolini.

Recipe: Ginger Glazed Salmon With Asparagus and Brussels Sprouts

Garlic, onion, sausage, white beans, gnocchi, tomatoes, and spinach walk into a skillet. The result is hearty, savory, cheesy, and oh-so tasty.

Recipe: One-Skillet Sausage and White Bean Gnocchi

If you don't live near a Trader Joe's, just buy any soba noodles and stir-fry them with some vegetables like broccoli, snap peas, edamame, and cabbage. Top with soy-marinated salmon.

Recipe: Salmon Soba Bowls With Broccolini

Talk about the ultimate comfort food: Turn store-bought tomato soup into a next-level meal with grilled cheese croutons. You can whip this bowl up in about 10 minutes flat.

Recipe: Tomato Soup With Grilled Cheese Croutons

This vegetarian-friendly recipe comes together with mostly pantry staples, so it's a great one to bookmark for nights when your fridge is feeling bare.

Recipe: Coconut Chickpea Curry

Just heat up sweet potato gnocchi (or any store-bought gnocchi), fry some pancetta, and sauté sliced mushrooms. Toss it all together and garnish with whatever's in your fridge like good olive oil, Parmesan, and red pepper flakes.

Recipe: Sweet Potato Gnocchi With Mushrooms and Pancetta

Imagine all the delicious flavors of cheesy, saucy, chicken Parmesan in one quick-to-whip-up pasta dish.

Recipe: Creamy Tomato Basil Chicken Pasta

Keep a bag of frozen naan on hand for easy, feel-good flatbreads that take just minutes to whip up. This version is topped with Trader Joe's cucumber tzatziki and pre-cooked gyro slices, but you can use whatever ingredients you're in the mood for.

Recipe: Naan Flatbread With Tzatziki and Gyro

Get creative with this sheet pan dish, and use whatever veggies you have in your fridge or freezer. In place of chicken, you can use whatever protein you've got.

Recipe: 15-Minute Roasted Chicken and Veggies

The best thing about curry is that you can swap in pretty much whatever ingredients are in your fridge. Simmered in a blend of coconut milk, lime juice, ginger, fish sauce, Thai chili sauce, and sugar, you can't go wrong.

Recipe: Thai Red Chicken Curry With Vegetables

Make a bunch of this herbaceous chimichurri sauce loaded with parsley, oregano, and garlic because you can drizzle it on anything from salmon to shrimp.

Recipe: Skillet Flank Steak With Veggies and Chimichurri

This vegetarian quesadilla is stuffed with melted cheese, black beans, bell pepper, onion, and jalapeño, but of course, you can use whatever's in your kitchen.

Recipe: 10-Minute Quesadillas

This Greek-inspired recipe features farro (or your favorite grain), shrimp, veggies like bell pepper and onion, and an easy lemon and yogurt sauce for garnishing.

Recipe: Greek Shrimp Grain Bowls

Start with a bag of coleslaw to cut back on the time it would take to chop up all that cabbage and carrots. Toss it into a skillet with sliced shiitake mushrooms, and thinly sliced pork or chicken marinated in oyster and hoisin sauce.

Recipe: Quick Moo Shu Pork

Why spend the money on takeout when you can whip up this authentic tasting pad Thai in under 30 minutes right at home?

Recipe: Instant Pot Pad Thai

Make the pesto while the cherry tomatoes roast in the oven...or if you want to save even more time, just grab a jar of your favorite store-bought stuff.

Recipe: Penne Pasta Salad