7 Super Simple Yummy Dinners You Should Make this Week

Last Updated on January 7, 2021

The greens in this recipe are optional. All you need for this one is water, pasta, pasta sauce, cashews, and some garlic for even more flavor.And that’s it. Effortless deliciousness.

4.Watercress, Leek, Cheddar, and Sourdough Gratin

This recipe takes a little bit more time than the 6 others on this list, but most of it is just spent baking.

The only challenge here is slow-cooked leeks that take 15 min in a pan with a bit of oil and some water. Then you just dump the cheddar cheese, peppery watercress, and the bread into a casserole dish and let them bake!

Bonus points for this recipe are that you can assemble it in the evening, leave it in the fridge overnight and bake it in the morning. It might be even better this way as the flavor of the leeks infuses more and the bread gets a great chance to soak in the liquid.

3.Easy Italian Pasta Salad

This recipe makes for plenty of food (over 15 cups) so unless you’re feeding many people, you should have a lot left over to eat throughout the week.

You will need some good, spicy salami, tasty cheeses, tomatoes or some other vegetable you like, fresh parsley or some sort of greens. Along with red onions, olives, and a tangy Italian dressing. Ready in 30 minutes! (you can use store-bought Italian dressing if you want to cut down on time).

You will now feel like a little pasta salad boss.Also, probably the most important: you need pasta with good solid shape and texture to absorb all the sauce.

2.Sheet Pan Winter Buddha Bowl

Sheet pan dinners are a lazy cook’s best friend.

Here we have onions, potatoes, Brussels sprouts, purple cabbage, and butternut squash. These are some amazing fall and winter vegetables and they are so much more amazing served together.

The best cooking method of these veggies is roasting, a pinch of salt and seasoning is all they need, as the outside gets caramelized or crisp, and the inside tender.