How to Cook Your Way Through Chaotic Weeks

“If you only have 30 minutes to get dinner ready, this handy list of recipes has you covered. You’ll find easy weeknight options that are full of flavor: think pastas, of course, but also 10-minute skillet sautés, shockingly quick vegetarian chili, and the speediest pork chops and chicken.” -Anikah Shaokat

AS: “These seasoning sachets are jam-packed with umami-rich ingredients that can turn anything—roasted veggies, boiled or steamed grains, grilled chicken, and fluffy scrambled eggs—into better versions of themselves.”

AS: “Cook through your overzealous stash of produce and freezer full of proteins with this big-batch cooking guide.”

AS: “Having a dependable chili recipe in your back pocket means that a hearty, crowd-pleasing weeknight dinner is never far from reach. Swapping out beef for turkey makes for a lighter take on this one-pot classic that you won’t mind feasting on for days.”

AS: “A question humankind has been pondering since the inception of refrigeration. We sifted through all the confusing and sometimes conflicting information out there to put your mind at ease.”

AS: “If you have 15 minutes to whip up lunch, look no further than this Hetty McKinnon recipe. The cookbook author treats oats like jook, an Asian rice porridge, and brings eggs and avocado to the party to make it a complete midweek meal.”

AS: “When you have about a million things to keep track of, concocting a meal that needs your unyielding attention is, well, unpleasant. These slow-cooker lunches and dinners liberate you from standing over a stove so you have one less thing to worry about.”

AS: “Here’s a list of our tried and tested recommendations, for all your steaming, stewing, and set-it-and-forget-it needs.”

AS: “‘It’s a recipe I make when I need something the whole family (including my 20-month-old toddler) will devour,’ says recipe developer Sahara Henry-Bohoskey. ‘I adore how this recipe can shape-shift depending on whatever vegetables I need to use before they expire or whatever excites me the most in the produce aisle.’”

AS: “Air fryers can do a lot more than reheat frozen fries and cold pizza, and we’ve got seven time-saving recipes to prove it.”

AS: “Toasty, sweet notes of oolong and the warmth of ginger, anise, and cinnamon envelope these soft-boiled eggs—snackable anytime but also great as part of a meal.”

AS: “Food editor Jesse Szewczyk knows that the worst part of making chocolate chip cookies is waiting for the dough to chill. That’s why he came up with the ice bath trick which significantly speeds up the chilling process, fast-tracking your way to a warm cookie.”

AS: “This lightning-fast dessert is what makes Ovenly’s Brooklyn blackout cake so remarkably luscious. But for you, it can be a much-needed weeknight treat after a long, busy day.”