20 Dinner Recipes You Can Make in 15 Minutes (or Less)

These ingredients will help you make dinner quickly, whether it's an easy pasta, main dish salad, quick chicken entrée, or dinner-party-worthy fish dish. Sometimes, you just need dinner fast. Bookmark these 15-minute meals for those nights when time is extra tight, and everyone is hungry. Keep your freezer stocked with frozen shrimp and peas—and make sure you have some fresh vegetables in your crisper drawer. Eggs and jarred salsa should be on hand in the refrigerator, and pasta and rice in your pantry. (If there's leftover cooked rice in the fridge or freezer, all the better.) 01 of 20 Crispy Panko Shrimp Salad Ren Fuller We give shrimp an extra dose of flavor by coating them in Dijonaise (a genius combination of Dijon mustard and mayonnaise) and crispy panko breadcrumbs. Serve them over spring-mix greens for a hearty dinner salad. View Recipe 02 of 20 Soy-Honey-Glazed Arctic Char Christina Holmes Arctic char is the start of this 15-minute dinner for two. It's similar to salmon and just as delicious and nutritious. The fish is glazed with soy sauce, lime juice, and honey, and served with sautéed baby bok choy. View Recipe 03 of 20 15-Minute White Bean Soup Jake Sternquist This easy white bean soup combines canned beans, broth, garlic, scallions, and oregano. Mashing some of the beans creates a creamy texture, while lemon juice and Parmesan add a bright, savory finish. View Recipe 04 of 20 Broken Noodles With Tomato Sauce and Ricotta All you need is four ingredients for this 15-minute meal—jarred marinara sauce, pappardelle pasta, ricotta cheese, and fresh basil. It's creamy, comforting, and guaranteed to please your family. View Recipe 05 of 20 Pasta With Preserved Lemon and Anchovies Marcus Nilsson Dress your choice of noodles—think spaghetti or linguine—with minced garlic, oil-packed anchovies, chopped preserved lemon, flat-leaf parsley, and plenty of grated Parmigiano-Reggiano. View Recipe 06 of 20 Pan-Fried Steak Bryan Gardner It's a restaurant-quality steak that comes together in minutes. A simple seasoning of salt and pepper—plus scorching hot heat from a cast iron skillet—creates a delicious steak dinner. If you want to take a few more minutes, add our Simple Steak Sauce. View Recipe 07 of 20 Spaghetti With Collard Greens and Lemon Johnny Miller In just 15 minutes, you can make this nutritious and satisfying meal. We used farro or whole-wheat spaghetti, but whatever you have on hand works here. Toss the cooked pasta with toasted pine nuts, lemon juice, collard greens, and plenty of freshly grated Pecorino Romano. View Recipe 08 of 20 Sriracha Shrimp Armando Rafael A spicy mayonnaise mixture keeps shrimp moist and tender while adding a kick of flavor as they quickly cook up. Serve them over rice or a salad, or tuck them into tortillas for tacos in a flash. View Recipe 09 of 20 Tagliatelle with Herbs and Buttery Egg Sauce Jonathan Lovekin Butter and eggs lend carbonara-style richness to this quick and easy pasta recipe. Finish it with a mix of whatever fresh herbs you have on hand to lend some last-minute freshness. View Recipe 10 of 20 Potato Croquettes Grant Webster Starting with leftover mashed potatoes cuts the cooking time for this crisp fried potato dish. Roll them into balls, flatten into patties, or form into cylinders. This makes a nice vegetarian dinner when served with a salad with a tangy vinaigrette. View Recipe 11 of 20 15-Minute Lentil Soup Julia Hartbeck This hearty soup is made with canned lentils and store-bought vegetable or chicken broth—that's why it's so fast. There are also onions, carrots, and celery in the soup. All you need for serving is some crusty bread. View Recipe 12 of 20 Broccoli Rabe Pesto With Whole-Wheat Pasta and Turkey Sausage Lean, spicy turkey sausage adds heat and might to this simple pasta dish. The recipe calls for whole-wheat linguine, but use any long noodles you have to make this quick dinner. View Recipe 13 of 20 Chicken, Red Cabbage, and Carrot Salad With Soy-Lime Dressing Use rotisserie chicken, leftover roast chicken, or extra chicken thighs you grilled on the weekend to top this colorful salad of shredded red cabbage and carrots, fresh cilantro, and mint leaves. Everything is tossed with a lively dressing made with soy sauce, lime juice, and minced jalapeño. View Recipe 14 of 20 Tuna-Salad Hand Rolls Lennart Weibull Our easy homemade sushi hand rolls are a fabulous way to use good-quality canned tuna in something other than a sandwich. Toss the tuna with a little mayonnaise, lemon juice, and cilantro, then arrange the mixture on toasted nori sheets along with rice, sliced vegetables, and avocado. Roll up and enjoy! View Recipe 15 of 20 Classic Cheese Omelet Chris Simpson Breakfast for dinner is a fast and satisfying way to get a meal on the table stat. Our cheese omelet is just the thing—a classic preparation and taste. Top it with sliced tomato and chopped chives, and serve with a side of buttered toast. View Recipe 16 of 20 Easy Chicken Posole Using store-bought ingredients like chicken stock, guajillo chile salsa, and shredded cooked chicken in this simple soup means dinner comes together in 10 minutes. View Recipe 17 of 20 One-Pot Penne with Zucchini and Parmesan Kelsey Hansen Draining cooked pasta over freshly grated zucchini helps the squash warm through before tossing both with a simple combination of olive oil, garlic, and Parmesan cheese. View Recipe 18 of 20 Broiled Mustard-Crusted Flounder Anson Smart A hot saute pan is key to whipping up this speedy fish dinner, which takes only five minutes to cook (yes, you read that right). Almonds, parsley, and a bright lemon flavor add loads of flavor. View Recipe 19 of 20 Tortellini en Brodo Having frozen tortellini and chicken stock on hand is always a good idea. Here, the two staples come together for a simple pasta-soup hybrid that's ready in no time. View Recipe 20 of 20 Brown-Butter Sweet-Potato Gnocchi With Seeds Paola + Murray It's hard to beat the heavenly combination of nutty browned butter and earthy sage. And while you can certainly use homemade gnocchi in this recipe, a package of the shelf-stable ones from the store works just as well. View Recipe