Food & Cooking Recipes Dinner Recipes What's for Dinner? What's for Dinner This Week: Cozy Baked Ziti, Sausage and Peppers Over Polenta, and Spicy Shrimp Noodle Soup By Victoria Spencer Victoria Spencer Victoria Spencer is an experienced food editor, writer, and recipe developer. She manages the Martha Stewart recipe archive and is always curious about new ingredients and the best techniques. She has been working in food media for over 20 years. Editorial Guidelines Published on September 30, 2022 Share Tweet Pin Email Wondering what to make for dinner? Need some inspiration? Here's our list of suggestions: dinner recipes that take less than an hour of mostly hands-off time. Yes, there will be pasta (or noodles!) and, yes, it will be delicious. We'll be here every Friday with five weeknight dinners, including recipes, shopping lists, and everything you need to streamline your week ahead. We're getting cozy this week, but keeping dinner quick. A salad bowl isn't cozy, you say? We'd argue yes, it's a bowl of comforting textures with rice and beans and avocado. But if you really want a cozy, comforting meal, try our streamlined baked ziti, or serve dinner over polenta. For the curried shrimp soup we're making on Wednesday, there's a warming broth and rice noodles that takes only 25 minutes to make. So turn to the stove for some comforting yet quick meals this week—we know these are winner dinners you'll want to make on the regular. Our Most Popular 30-Minute Meals What to Buy The produce and fresh ingredients you need to buy for your meals this week: Download the PDF What to Make 01 of 05 Rice-and-Bean Salad Bowl with Tahini Sauce This bowl is colorful and crunchy. And with three kinds of canned beans (chickpeas, kidney, and black) plus sliced avocado, it makes for a protein-packed vegan dinner tonight. View Recipe 02 of 05 Lemon-Ginger Chicken and Green Beans A 30-minute chicken dinner that starts with skinless, boneless chicken breasts: first they're seared, then they're finished in a poaching liquid flavored with fresh ginger. (Poaching helps keep them moist.) Serve with a fast side of couscous, and a crunchy cucumber and cherry tomato salad. View Recipe 03 of 05 Curried Shrimp and Noodle Soup Here's a recipe to get you through the middle of the week in delicious style. It's a 25-minute soup that features shrimp and rice noodles—and a fast and flavorful broth made with Thai red curry paste, coconut milk, chicken broth, and fish sauce. View Recipe 04 of 05 Sausage-and-Pepper Ragu Over Polenta This hearty main course uses quick-cook polenta and Italian sausage, along with a colorful mix of bell peppers (and a touch of tomato paste and chicken broth), for a rapid and tasty take on a favorite Italian-American dish. It comes together in just 20 minutes but tastes like it was simmered long and slow. View Recipe 05 of 05 Creamy Baked Ziti Maybe it's always baked pasta season at your house? For us, it's just starting. And before we get into lasagna and its kin, we're savoring this easy baked ziti tonight. We tweaked the classic baked ziti to come up with a more weeknight-friendly version, swapping out the usual ricotta for cream cheese, our secret weapon ingredient for a quick creamy sauce. Pair with a crisp green salad or some steamed vegetables for crunch. Perhaps some garlic bread, too? View Recipe Was this page helpful? Thanks for your feedback! Tell us why! Other Submit