Here’s What to Cook Every Night This Week (April 24 – 30)

Would you rather spend your weeknights standing at the stove or curled up on the couch with your HBO queue? That’s what we thought. To help make your dreams a reality, we’ve rounded up seven dinners to cook this week that only take 30 minutes or less to prepare. Think one-pot pastas, Instant Pot soup and an ingenious shortcut for tacos.

Keep this simple spaghetti dish in your back pocket for the busiest nights of the week. It only requires eight ingredients (most of which are pantry staples) and 15 minutes of your time to come together. It’s also a kid pleaser, if that’s a concern.

Canned beans have helped us pull off dinner in a pinch more times than we can count. If you want to skip soaking the cashews, substitute vegan mayo to save time while keeping the meal plant based.

With a pressure cooker on your side, homemade soup for eight is mere minutes away. Each bowl is topped with canned coconut milk and a swirl of coconut yogurt for a creamy finishing touch. (And if you’re not feeding eight, the leftovers freeze beautifully.)

Packed with protein and a lick-the-spoon-delicious dressing, this salad only takes 20 minutes from start to finish. If you prepare the tomatillo ranch ahead, it’ll come together even faster.

Minimal ingredients? Check. Cooked in a single pan? Check. Ready in ten minutes? You bet. Don’t worry if you have others to feed: The recipe is easy to scale up for a crowd. Add leftover ground beef, prosciutto or potatoes to the mix too, if you’d like.

How is it possible to prepare these handhelds in 30 minutes, you ask? The secret is starting with shredded store-bought rotisserie chicken. (The zesty sauce is just as simple to prepare since it comes together in a blender.)

No one at the table will believe how little time this comfort dish requires to make. Mix a double batch of the no-salt Cajun seasoning to use later on grilled meats, broiled fish, roasted vegetables and fried chicken.

_{Taryn Pire is PureWow’s associate food editor. A former bartender and barista, she’s been writing about all things delicious since 2016, developing recipes, reviewing restaurants and investigating food trends at Food52, New Jersey Family Magazine and Taste Talks. When she isn’t testing TikTok’s latest viral recipe, she’s having popcorn for dinner and posting about it on Instagram @cookingwithpire.}