11 weeknight dinners you can make without a recipe

Some weeknight evenings, you get home and just want to throw a meal together. No cookbooks, no searching for recipes that you have all of the ingredients for already, no trying to divide measurements so that the dinner serves one instead of six. Just a plain and simple thrown-together meal.

While just winging it can be exciting and adventurous, having a little guidance before you whip something up can be super helpful. So, we've gathered some easy, recipe-less meal ideas to be your guide to tonight's dinner. Grab a glass of your favorite drink and have fun with your recipe-free cooking.

Veggie burger

Quinoa salad

Lasagna

Kale salad

Burrito

Frittata

Panzanella

Fried rice

Nachos

Gazpacho

Pasta Salad

This story was originally published on Food52.com: 11 weeknight dinners you can make without a recipe

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