Quick Dinner Ideas: Ready in 35 Minutes or Less

Every recipe here is ready in 35 minutes or less, counting both prep and cooking time, so you can start at 6 and eat by 6:35.

Give yourself a few extra minutes the first time you make one, while the steps are still new.

Crispy parmesan-crusted chicken baked on one pan with red potatoes and asparagus, so dinner and cleanup are both easy.

One pot, pantry staples, and a bag of cheese tortellini — this is the recipe to reach for when nobody has the energy to decide on dinner.

Sheet-pan fajitas with almost no cleanup — the kind of dinner that keeps a meal plan from falling apart on a Tuesday.

A sticky, five-ingredient glaze turns weeknight salmon into something worth planning around. On the table in 20 minutes.

Tips

Read the whole recipe before you start, and get the oven or pan heating first.
Thin cuts cook faster. Slicing chicken breasts in half lengthwise can cut the cooking time by a third.
Frozen vegetables are already washed and chopped, and they're just as good in a quick dinner.

Let the dinner picker choose, or get the What's For Dinner app to roll from your own list and let the whole household vote.