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You can get dinner on the table in a flash! To make dinners as easy as possible, we’ve rounded up recipes that call for 10 or fewer main ingredients and utilize pantry staples. Our goal was to balance flavor with convenience! You can whip up dinner—from enchiladas to flavorful chicken dishes—in no time!
Try this enchilada recipe if you’re ready to spice things up a little. Don’t worry if you don’t have the picante sauce; you can use any chunky jarred salsa that you have on hand. For more adventurous eaters, try adding some canned chilis to the chicken.
Speaking of classics, try this traditional roast with veggies. You’ll spend almost no time on prep and then toss it in the oven for a hearty meal that will bring the whole family to the table.
This hearty beef stew cooks for 5 hours in the oven, so give the slow cooker a break. The recipe calls for carrots and potatoes, but you can use any root vegetables you have on hand.
With just a few ingredients—fresh rosemary, thyme, and roasted garlic—you impart a wonderful flavor that melds deliciously with the tender juiciness of the tenderloin.
One of our most requested quiche recipes is A Hungry Man’s Quiche. Readers say, “Fast, simple, and outstanding!” Perfect for a light dinner. You can certainly make this a meatless meal, too!
This Greek-style main dish comes together quickly in one pot. This healthy recipe is easy to prepare, and the sauce—flavored with herbs, garlic, onions, tomatoes, and cheese—is very flavorful.
This yummy, easy broccoli noodle casserole makes the list because it’s a great way to get the kids to try those little green trees. If you want to toss in some cooked chicken or ground meat, go ahead. We’re sure everyone will be asking for seconds.
This colorful dish is a deeply satisfying vegetarian meal, with colorful squash and a nutty texture. It’s an easy yet deeply satisfying vegetarian meal.
We hope that you have found some dinner inspiration in this list. Don’t forget to browse the rest of our recipe collection for more tasty ideas!
Catherine Boeckmann loves nature, stargazing, and gardening so it’s not surprising that she and The Old Farmer’s Almanac found each other. She leads digital content for the Almanac website, and is also a certified master gardener in the state of Indiana. Read More from Catherine Boeckmann
Most all animals today are factory farmed with deadly chemicals which serves big pharma and factory farming with billions of dollars while destroying our natural resources. We refuse to eat what destroys our bodies and it's a fact that veggie protein is better and more healthy especially when you grow your own with organic seed non gmo . When people in NYC can grow their own organic foods without pesticides and other chemicals that's deadly we can all take a lesson . We also do not eat any and all types of seafood or fresh water fish as our oceans and fresh water rivers , streams and lakes are polluted like the oceans .
Sincerely , Dr. Tammy King
It’s disappointing that all these recipes require meat. Doesn’t the Almanac see the connection between meat consumption and climate change? Shouldn’t the Almanac be aware of climate change, weather changes, and how each of us can make small changes that could help address it? The Almanac is failing. As an organization obsessed with weather, you should know better.