Dinner Tonight: 200 Quick Recipes for Inspired Weeknight Cooking
About this product
Bold flavors meet time-saving tricks in 200 recipes (all ready in 45 minutes or less) that make weeknight dinners fun and stress-free.
When time is short and bellies are grumbling, America’s Test Kitchen’s streamlined guide to weeknight cooking meets you in the moment—with great meals that don’t require a ton of work and bring new flavors to the table. No matter your craving, you’ll find a dinner that fits the bill in under 45 minutes with easy cleanup. That could be chicken salad with a fantastic dressing ( Avocado Chicken Salad Sandwiches with Jicama and Banana Peppers ); umami-rich noodles ( Chili Crisp Noodles ); or a deeply comforting soup ( Spicy Tomato Soup with Tortellini and Sausage ).
Edited by Jack Bishop, TV cast member, tasting guru, and creator of the twice-weekly Dinner Tonight newsletter (which goes out to more than 1 million fans), this collection of 200 go-to recipes delivers plenty of ways to improve your weeknight eating:
Fresh Ideas for Pantry Staples: Are you staring blankly at your pantry? These recipes give it new life (canned tuna = Spaghetti al Tonno ; frozen peas = Pea and Pistachio Pesto Pasta ).
Modern Flavor Boosters: Every recipe showcases a smart way to add flavor, like an Old Bay–spiked lemon compound butter that melts over salmon fillets and pools into a bowl of confetti grits; or honey and red wine vinegar, which become a sweet yet sophisticated glaze for chicken.
Flexible Swaps: Got parsley but no cilantro? Ground turkey but no pork? These recipes indicate when swaps make sense.
Riff on Recipes to Make New Meals: The sauce for Murgh Makhani (aka Indian Butter Chicken) is so perfectly spiced, you’ll want to try it with tofu or chickpeas—we show you how.
Comfort-Food Flavors in Low-Key Renditions: Chicken Piccata Meatballs, Pork Meatball Bahn Mi (can you tell we love meatballs?), and Mezzi Rigatoni with Spicy Gochujang Tomato Sauce offer maximum appeal with minimal effort. And that’s just the beginning of what you’ll find.
Need help deciding? Themed lists let you choose dinner based on your mood, the season, or what's on hand. There are even tips for scaling recipes for two. With 200 recipes plus ways to spin them, you’ve got more than a year of great ideas. Read more
Editor's Take
Amazon-style listings and store pages describe Dinner Tonight: 200 Quick Recipes for Inspired Weeknight Cooking as a weeknight-focused cookbook with 200 recipes, most designed to be ready in 45 minutes or less and meant to deliver bold flavors with easier cleanup.
Goodreads reviewers are positive overall, with comments praising the book as a favorite or likely-to-be-owned staple; readers say the recipes are simple, hearty, and practical for nights when dinner needs to come together quickly.
A review blog also highlights the same core appeal, describing the book as a collection of bold, time-saving recipes that make weeknight cooking feel fun and stress-free.
On Reddit, discussion about America's Test Kitchen is generally favorable, with users commonly describing the brand as producing well-tested recipes and clear instructions, though these comments are about the publisher more than this exact book.
No real YouTube watch URLs were surfaced in the available results for this exact title, so there are no verified YouTube video IDs to return.
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Specifications
| Publisher | America's Test Kitchen |
| Publication date | February 3, 2026 |
| Language | English |
| Print length | 432 pages |
| ISBN-10 | 1966027001 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-1966027003 |
| Item Weight | 1.25 pounds |
| Dimensions | 8.44 x 1.38 x 9.81 inches |
| Best Sellers Rank | #14,480 in Books ( See Top 100 in Books ) #58 in Cooking for One or Two #70 in Comfort Food Cooking (Books) #135 in Quick & Easy Cooking (Books) |
| Customer Reviews | 4.4 4.4 out of 5 stars (69) |
