Dinner Tonight: Quick and Healthy Menus in 45 Minutes (or Less)

These recipes, paired with simple sides, can be on your table in 45 minutes or less. Check back for additional recipes around the beginning of each month.

Dinner Tonight: Chicken and Turkey

Bird is the word. Versatile and quick-cooking, chicken and turkey are staples of a healthy weeknight pantry.

Spiced Chicken Thighs with Garlicky Rice
Photo: Becky Luigart-Stayner

Spiced Chicken Thighs with Garlicky Rice

Time: 40 minutes

Time-Saver: Look for pre-skinned chicken thighs at your meat counter.

Serve with Raspberry and Blue Cheese Salad: Combine 1½ tablespoons olive oil, 1½ teaspoons red wine vinegar, ¼ teaspoon Dijon mustard, 1/8 teaspoon salt, and 1/8 teaspoon pepper. Add 5 cups mixed baby greens; toss. Top with ½ cup raspberries, ¼ cup chopped toasted pecans, and 1 ounce blue cheese. CALORIES 133; FAT 12.2g (sat 2.5g); SODIUM 193mg

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