30 Spring Dinners to Make Every Night in April

Sure, it's basically a spring-themed charcuterie board. But with that much green (and prosciutto) on the plate, it crosses over into dinner territory in our book.

Maximum flavor, minimal effort, one dirty dish to clean—need we say more? It's loaded with radishes, cherry tomatoes, asparagus, zucchini and more fresh produce.

Can you believe this stunner only requires 15 minutes of your time? That's because the garlic, spinach and peas cook while the pasta boils.

This 20-minute main never gets old. (Especially because it takes less time to prepare than if you ordered delivery from your favorite takeout spot.) Have steamed white rice at the ready.

Squeeze this umami-laced soul-soother in before soup season ends. (Passover runs from April 5 to 13, so there's really no better time to prepare a batch.)

Your picky kids' favorite soup meets their go-to protein. The recipe calls specifically for Vidalia onions, so the French onion topping is guaranteed to turn out extra jammy and sweet.

Cooking pasta in the pressure cooker is a game-changer. Drop the dry noodles in with the aromatics for flavor, then quick-release the pressure once they’re cooked, so they stay al dente.

Want to use frozen spinach? No problem. Just thaw and drain it, stir it into the ricotta stuffing and top it all off with Gouda and peppery tomato sauce.

Hosting Easter this year? This Insta-worthy dish will blow your annual ham away (no offense). Save some of the pistachio butter to smear on flatbread, fish or grilled veggies (if there's any left over, that is).

Yup, bread salad is a thing. An ingenious, delicious thing. Here, wild mushrooms, asparagus, peas, scallions and watercress meet half a loaf of sourdough, because balance.

A no-cook meal that comes together in 15 minutes flat? Sign us up. Did we mention the recipe is super riffable and teeming with plant-based protein?

You've had cauliflower rice, but did you know that it can be turned into low-carb grits with the help of milk, butter and goat cheese? Take that, keto.

Spiralized zucchini + pink radishes + pantry staples = the prettiest, most refreshing 20-minute meal of all time. Best of all, you won't need to boil water—or cook at all—to pull it off.

This simple dish is begging to be enjoyed alfresco. It starts with store-bought pizza dough, so the pies only take 30 minutes to prepare from start to finish.

Pro tip: Make the three-ingredient pickled radishes, soy-ginger dressing and relish in advance, so all you have to do at meal time is assemble and serve. You can thank us later.

Eight ingredients—including our favorite time-saver, store-bought puff pastry dough—stand between you and this fancy-yet-simple dinner. Spring for fresh artichokes (and serve with a side salad, to round things out) if you're feeling ambitious.

You love falafel, but rolling it into a million tiny balls and deep frying them all? Not so much. This spin on the vegetarian staple is baked in a single layer instead for easy serving.

We can see it now: You setting this gorgeous centerpiece down on the picnic table and your guests singing out in a chorus of oohs and aahs. Crown the salad with burrata or crumbled bacon to make it more filling.

Bookmark this savory number for your first barbecue of the season. (P.S.: Canned artichokes will save you time, but you can use in-season fresh artichokes if you can find them at your local farmers market.)

Crispy on the outside and juicy on the inside, just how we like 'em. Serve the cutlets with a side salad, pasta or, our favorite, shoestring fries.

You can never have too many 18-minute meals up your sleeve, especially those that come together in a single skillet. Feel free to swap the ground pork for beef, chicken or turkey, or to use instant ramen instead of dried lo mein.

You can substitute frozen carrots in place of fresh to make these little pillows of heaven. Don't forget to drizzle them generously with garlic-sage butter sauce before digging in.

Quinoa? We don't know her. This healthy bowl stars toothsome farro, along with vinegary cucumbers, flaky salmon and lemon-mustard dressing.

Forget the hockey puck-like veggie burgers you've had in the past. These are perfectly moist and just right for every warm-weather soirée you'll host this year.

File this one under Easiest Ways to Upgrade Store-Bought Pasta. (In case you haven't heard, broccoli rabe deserves your full attention come spring.) Pass the Parm, please.

Frozen peas and a can of beans are the base for this spicy one-pot curry. Serve it over tender basmati rice or scoop it up with toasted naan.

This is your sign from the universe to take your barbecue out of storage. The moment it's warm enough to grill outdoors, we trade our baking sheets and skillets for trusty aluminum foil. See ya, dirty dishes.

This 30-minute pasta is the definition of comfort food. It starts with a homemade Cajun seasoning blend, which is equal parts smoky, spicy, garlicky and herbaceous.

Pine nuts provide crunch while meaty, ghee-kissed mushrooms add substance to the plant-based, gluten-free pasta. It gets its cheesy flavor from nutritional yeast instead of dairy to boot.

A snack platter this photogenic deserves to be the main event, not an appetizer. Zhuzh it up with bread, crackers and cheese, so all that's missing is a bottle of white.