DollopBeginner dinners
97 recipes
If you’ve never cooked a real dinner, start here. Each of these has a short ingredient list, steps that do one thing at a time, and a note that tells you what done looks like, so there’s no guessing at the stove. The quickest is Soft scrambled eggs on buttery toast, ready in 12 minutes.
Soft scrambled eggs on buttery toast
12 min
Better instant ramen with a soft egg
15 min
Ginger egg drop soup with corn and spinach
15 min
Jammy egg avocado toast
15 min
Pastina with egg and parmesan
15 min
Shrimp and avocado salad with lime vinaigrette
15 min
Spicy tuna rice bowls
15 min
Tuna and white bean salad on toast
15 min
Brown butter shrimp
20 min
Cheesy chicken quesadillas
20 min
Cheesy savory oats with a soft egg
20 min
Crispy black bean tacos
20 min
Crispy tuna melts
20 min
Garlicky pork and green bean stir-fry
20 min
Garlicky spaghetti with peas and parmesan
20 min
Ginger chicken lettuce cups
20 min
Greek pita pizzas
20 min
Ground beef and egg skillet
20 min
Juicy seasoned turkey burgers
20 min
Loaded baked potatoes with broccoli and cheddar
20 min
Proper beans on toast
20 min
Smashed black bean quesadillas
20 min
Spanish garlic shrimp with crusty bread
20 min
Bacon and crispy fried eggs
25 min
Cheesy broccoli orzo
25 min
Crunchy beef tacos
25 min
Egg roll in a bowl
25 min
Garlic shrimp with zucchini noodles
25 min
Mediterranean chickpea salad
25 min
Moroccan-spiced couscous with chickpeas and carrots
25 min
Peanut noodles with cucumber and carrots
25 min
Pesto pasta with peas and spinach
25 min
Philly cheesesteak rice bowls
25 min
Soft scrambled egg and black bean tacos
25 min
Sopa de fideo (Mexican noodle soup)
25 min
Stovetop mac and cheese
25 min
Beef taco lettuce wraps
30 min
Butter soy rice with crispy fried eggs
30 min
Caprese pasta with fresh mozzarella
30 min
Cheesy veggie quesadillas
30 min
Garlic butter salmon and asparagus
30 min
Greek shrimp with tomatoes and feta
30 min
Hummus bowls with spiced beef
30 min
Korean-style beef bowls
30 min
Lemon garlic chicken over rice
30 min
Lemon herb salmon with cucumber salad
30 min
Lemony tuna pasta with capers
30 min
One-pot cheeseburger pasta
30 min
One-pot tomato basil pasta
30 min
Orzo with blistered tomatoes and feta
30 min
Stovetop tuna noodle casserole
30 min
Greek quinoa bowls with chickpeas and feta
35 min
Mediterranean baked cod with tomatoes and olives
35 min
One-pot chili mac
35 min
Pasta e ceci
35 min
Pesto salmon with roasted tomatoes and green beans
35 min
Sheet-pan chickpea shawarma wraps
35 min
Sheet-pan sausage and peppers
35 min
Sizzling veggie fajitas
35 min
Thai-style coconut chicken soup
35 min
Creamy cheddar potato soup
40 min
Cucumber avocado sushi bowls
40 min
Greek spinach rice (spanakorizo)
40 min
Haluski (buttery cabbage and noodles)
40 min
Juicy baked chicken with green beans
40 min
Sheet-pan chicken fajitas
40 min
Sheet-pan honey garlic chicken
40 min
Smoky black bean soup
40 min
Zucchini noodles with meat sauce
40 min
Bacon-wrapped chicken tenders
45 min
Black bean and sweet potato tacos
45 min
Chicken pot pie soup
45 min
Chicken tortilla soup
45 min
Creamy sausage, potato and kale soup
45 min
Greek turkey meatballs with tzatziki
45 min
Hungarian paprika potato stew
45 min
Pasta e patate (pasta and potatoes)
45 min
Red beans and rice
45 min
Red lentil soup with lemon
45 min
Sheet-pan lemon salmon with potatoes and asparagus
45 min
West African–style peanut stew with sweet potatoes
45 min
White bean and cabbage soup
45 min
White chicken chili
45 min
Chickpea and potato curry
50 min
Lazy cabbage roll skillet
50 min
Sheet-pan nacho potato wedges
50 min
Smoky chicken and sweet potato sheet pan
50 min
Chicken and rice soup
55 min
Crispy salt and pepper chicken thighs
55 min
Easy three-bean chili
55 min
Greek sheet-pan chicken and potatoes
55 min
Turkey chili
55 min
Garlicky rice porridge with jammy eggs
60 min
Hearty no-bean beef chili
60 min
Crispy oven-baked chicken wings
65 min
Loaded sweet potatoes with chili-lime black beans
70 min
Cheesy chicken, broccoli and rice bake
90 min
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