Labor Day has come and gone, and we are back at school and back to the grind here at Five Weeknight Dishes. I’m always here with dinner recipes for busy people (that’s you). But in honor of September and the transition to new schedules and routines that comes with the shifting of the seasons, I’ve made a fresh list of 100 recipes for you to try in the months ahead: the Weeknight 100, if you will.
You’ll find five recipe highlights from the Weeknight 100 below. These are standout dishes that capture the ethos of the list — they’re easy to make, and each one features an idea, technique or twist that makes it especially clever and delicious.
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1. Spiced Roast Chicken With Tangy Yogurt Sauce
For this recipe, Kay Chun was inspired by the halal carts you can find on the streets of New York City, where the sizzle and scent of spiced meat entice people passing by. She uses chicken here and drizzles it with a quickly made yogurt sauce — the undisputed star of the dish.
2. Dumpling Noodle Soup
Frozen dumplings are a top-tier convenience food; whether you’re steaming, pan-frying or boiling them, they always hit just right. Hetty Lui McKinnon adds them to this cozy bowl of soup, which is written to be vegetarian but could be made with chicken stock instead.
3. Cheesy Baked Pasta With Sausage and Ricotta
The culinary equivalent of a giant hug, this recipe from the incomparable Melissa Clark takes a little longer to cook than the other dishes here, but it’s made in one pan and there’s barely any chopping required. A commenter, Logan, had this to say: “Pound for pound, dollar for dollar, minute for minute — this is the most delicious recipe on NYT.”
4. Broiled Salmon With Mustard and Lemon
Another dinner idea from Melissa, but this one is as simple and quick as can be. It’s a great recipe for novice cooks, but experts also know that this is a winner.
5. Easy Burritos
It’s tough to top the cheesy, salty smush of a burrito at the end of a long week. This recipe by Ali Slagle is easy to customize (make it vegetarian, for instance), and you can make the filling ahead and refrigerate or freeze it.
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