11 weeknight dinners you can make without a recipe
Leave the cookbooks on the shelf
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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.
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Quinoa salad
Lasagna
Kale salad
Burrito
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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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