8 recipes

Weeknight Dinners

On the table before the kids melt down.

Buffalo wings coated in glossy orange sauce piled in a white bowl

Weeknight Dinners

Crispy Buffalo Wings Without a Fryer

No fryer, no shame. A baking powder toss and a hot oven get wing skin to shatter, and the two-to-one butter ratio makes the sauce stick instead of slide.

60 min total 4 servings $2.60 a serving

Raw flank steak pinwheels stuffed with spinach and red peppers lined up on a tray

Weeknight Dinners Kid approved

Flank Steak Pinwheels Stuffed With Spinach and Provolone

One butterflied flank steak, a layer of spinach and provolone, roll, tie, slice. Butcher-counter looks, weeknight effort.

42 min total 6 pinwheels $3.80 a serving

Golden seared boneless chicken thighs in a skillet with garlic cloves, thyme sprigs and butter pan sauce

Weeknight Dinners Kid approved

Garlic Butter Chicken Thighs in 20 Minutes

Boneless thighs seared hard, basted in garlic butter, finished with a two-minute pan sauce.

22 min total 4 servings $2.40 a serving

A Greek dinner spread with grilled chicken, warm pita, tzatziki and chopped salad

Weeknight Dinners Kid approved

Greek Chicken Pita Bowls With Homemade Tzatziki

Yogurt-marinated chicken, real tzatziki, warm pita and a chopped salad, laid out as a build-your-own spread. The kids assemble their own and everyone eats.

40 min total 6 bowls $3.20 a serving

Glossy mongolian beef with charred scallion pieces piled in a serving bowl

Weeknight Dinners Kid approved

Mongolian Beef That Beats the Takeout Version

Thin-sliced beef, a cornstarch dredge, and a five-ingredient sauce that turns glossy in ninety seconds. Faster than the delivery app and it costs a third as much.

25 min total 4 servings $3.40 a serving