#quick-weeknight-meals

#quick-weeknight-meals

Each month, our staff shares unfussy recipe ideas that you can call upon any day of the week. Because yes, our editors love to cook, but sometimes we need to get dinner on the table 12 minutes ago. That's when we look to kitchen helpers, humble ingredients that can quickly turn into delicious meals. This month, it's all about store-bought dumplings.

This spicy wonton soup recipe, developed with Michelle McGlinn, uses just five ingredients you likely have lying around already, especially if you frequently make Asian-inspired cuisines. Inspired by the spicy, silky wontons at Chinese dim sum restaurants, this soup is the perfect combination of fiery heat and meaty savoriness, complete with crunchy green scallions. A warming soup that is even better (and cheaper) than takeout, this wonton soup makes even the busiest weeknights feel like a breeze.

Whether we are talking about the chain's many frozen microwave meals, or the simple two-ingredient recipes that folks come up with, Trader Joe's is home to many options for easy meals on busy days - and this chicken tikka masala recipe is no different. Sure, it's a bit more complicated than just tossing a tray in the microwave, and requires a whopping four ingredients, but it makes several servings, and you can get on the table in about half an hour.