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Need affordable dinner ideas that still feel like a full meal? These easy ground beef recipes keep things simple, help cut down planning time, and fit right into busy weeknight routines. The post 23 ...

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NYT Cooking is the digital source for thousands of the best recipes from The New York Times along with how-to guides for home cooks at every skill level.

What to Cook This Week Weekly recipe suggestions from Sam Sifton, the Five Weeknight Dishes newsletter and NYT Cooking editors.

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Looking for light eats for hot, hazy days? We've got caesar salad, chopped salad, tuna salad, pasta salad, chicken and herb salad, and countless other crave-worthy summer salads — plus a glut of easy weeknight recipes for even more inspiration.

When you’re wiped out or short on time, these easy recipes for meatloaf, chili, pasta and more will save you.

To celebrate Cooking’s first anniversary, we pulled together the recipes our readers loved to save the most over the last year.

Our 25 Most Popular Recipes of the Year So Far Weeknight wins again with easy recipes like hoisin noodles, lemon-pepper chicken and honey garlic shrimp leading the pack.

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Our 25 Most Popular Recipes of the Year So Far - NYT Cooking

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Take the pantry staple from dependable to delectable with these easy tips.