Here’s What to Cook Every Night This Week (August 16 – 22)

Contrary to popular belief, you don’t need a treasure trove of fancy ingredients to pull together a showstopping meal. In fact, some of the tastiest dishes are simple ones that let fresh produce and basic seasonings shine. We’ll prove it with seven dinners to cook this week that require ten ingredients or fewer to come together. (Bonus: Many of them are pantry staples.)

Got 15 minutes? Then this Latin staple is within reach. For maximum flavor, melt the butter and infuse it with lemon zest, garlic and black pepper first. Then, add the shrimp once the butter has bloomed and is fragrant.

All the juicy meat and crispy skin of a whole roast bird, minus the bulk of the work. These roasted drumsticks are cooked to perfection in a casserole dish and require way less fussing.

Even the hottest of scorchers is no match for this no-cook beauty. Save time by buying pre-spiralized zucchini—just don’t skip the pretty pink radishes on top.

Bet you rarely do anything with lettuce other than toss it in a salad or on a burger, right? Now’s the time to mix things up. (If you’d rather use another green in place of romaine, feel free to substitute kale or endive.)

Smoky corn. Juicy tomatoes. Cool, refreshing burrata cheese. This crowd-pleaser has everything a warm-weather dinner needs, and it’ll be ready to eat in under an hour to boot.

Three cheers for seasonal produce. Everything comes together in your trusty cast-iron skillet, so you’ll only have one dirty dish to clean after dinner. (It tastes even better eaten alfresco, BTW.)

Sundays are for setting and forgetting. This decadent summer dish just calls for adding all the ingredients to the slow cooker and letting them simmer for six hours. Easy peasy.

50 Easy, Low-Maintenance Meals to Make for Dinner

For even more great recipes, check out our first cookbook, Only the Good Stuff.