Weeknight Dinner Planner: Get Supper on the Table in 45 Minutes or Less

Monday: Chorizo Fried Rice

Try our Chorizo Fried Rice

Tuesday: Cauliflower Steaks with Bacon, Tomato & Beer Cheese

Try our Cauliflower Steaks with Bacon, Tomato & Beer Cheese

Wednesday: Brussels & Three Cheese Pasta Bake

Try our Brussels & Three Cheese Pasta Bake

Thursday: Chile-Lime Chicken Thighs with Herbed Rice

Try our Chile-Lime Chicken Thighs with Herbed Rice

Friday: Curry Cauliflower Couscous with Lentils & Arugula

Try Rachael Ray's Curry Cauliflower Couscous with Lentils & Arugula

Shopping List:

For the chorizo fried rice:

• Vegetable or canola oil
• 1 small red onion
• 1 large poblano chile
• Ground cumin
• Medium-grain yellow rice
• Canned black beans
• Cured chorizo
• Soy sauce
• Garlic
• Sour cream
• Fresh cilantro

For the cauliflower steaks:

• 1 large cauliflower
• Bacon (for an entrée)
• Butter
• Flour
• Pilsner beer
• Grainy Dijon mustard
• Worcestershire sauce
• abasco hot sauce
• 1 bag (12 oz.) shredded sharp yellow cheddar
• Olive oil cooking spray
• Salt and pepper
• Beef steak tomato (for an entrée)
• Fresh chives

For the pasta bake:

• 1/2 lb. (or 225 grams) twisty pasta (such as cavatappi)
• Unsalted butter
• Olive oil
• Garlic 
• 10 oz. Brussels sprouts
• 1/2 lemon
• Flour
• Vegetable stock
• Finely grated Parmesan
• Coarsely grated Gruyère
• Coarsely grated Fontina

For the chicken thighs with herbed rice:

• Long-grain rice
• Ground turmeric
• Vegetable oil
• 4 boneless, skin-on chicken thighs
• 1 lime
• Jalapeño slices
• Vegetable stock
• Mixed fresh flat-leaf parsley, cilantro, and scallions

For the couscous:

• Yellow lentils or brown lentils
• Fresh bay leaf
• Salt
• 1 head cauliflower
• EVOO
• Mild- to medium-heat curry powder
• 1 onion
• 1 carrot
• 1 yellow beet
• Ginger
• 4 cloves garlic
• Aleppo pepper or crushed red pepper
• Vegetable stock
• Baby arugula
• 1 lime
• Fresh mint