#quick-dinners

#quick-dinners

The best weeknight meals are ones that come together with minimal prep and a fairly short cooking time. Some can be largely prepared ahead or in batches - say in a slow cooker - and simply reheated. Choosing recipes that don't have you running all around town for an unusual ingredient also helps, as does picking one-pan dishes that guarantee easy cleanup.

Lightning fast to cook and always satisfying to eat, shrimp is a hero in the kitchen and, if there's a stash in the freezer, it can be dinner any night of the week. Best of all, it has so much range, standing on its own in a delicious shrimp cocktail, pairing beautifully with a rich sauce or cozying up to vegetables, rice, grits or pasta.

Got too much zucchini on your hands? This zesty summer pasta will help you use it up! 2 full pounds of grated squash cook down into a lightly silky sauce for the pasta.