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: Pasta

What's quicker than pasta? These simple dinners come together in a flash.

Healthy Dinner Recipe: Greek Pasta with Meatballs
Randy Mayor

Greek Pasta with Meatballs

Time: 40 minutes

Simple Sub: Substitute ground beef or turkey for lamb; add more breadcrumbs as needed.

Serve with Fennel-Onion Salad: Combine 2 cups vertically sliced fennel bulb and ½ cup vertically sliced red onion in a medium bowl. Combine 1 ½ tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil, 1 tablespoon fresh lemon juice, ¼ teaspoon kosher salt, ¼ teaspoon freshly ground black pepper, and ¼ teaspoon Dijon mustard. Drizzle over salad; toss to combine.

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