20 Minute Lazy Dinners

A perfectly delicious dinner in 20 minutes? Yes, Virginia: there is a way. All you need is a trip to the grocery store. TABLE contributor Anna Franklin shows us how to do 20 minute Lazy Dinners with these 4 recipes.

20 Minute Easy Pesto Pasta

A small plate of Easy Pesto Pasta with basil, sausage, pesto sauce, and asparagus as a large plate of the dish sits in the background.

First, you quickly sauté sausage, pine nuts and asparagus. Add your favorite store-bought pesto and some heavy cream…and BAM! A pasta sauce is born.

20 Minute Beef Bulgogi Bowl

A beef bulgogi bowl with rice, cucumbers, radishes, carrots, and beef.

Sesame oil and soy sauce, along with store-bought kimchi and Korean BBQ sauce, form the flavorful backbone of this breathtakingly easy dinner. You will love it as much as we did.

20 Minute Creamy Chipotle Chicken Enchilada Skillet

Creamy enchilada with limes and garnishes in a skillet

Shred the meat from a rotisserie chicken. Sauté an onion. Flavor it with store-bought enchilada sauce, chipotle peppers and green chiles. Add a bit of heavy cream and some Mexican cheese. You’re just minutes away from a heavenly dinner.

20 Minute Coconut Red Curry

Two bowls of 20 minute coconut red curry with rice and vegetables sit on a table beside fresh limes and beer.

Thai cuisine is famous for its use of coconut milk and spicy curry sauces. Armed with commonly available grocery store items, and a clutch of your favorite fresh veggies, a memorable red curry is well within your reach. Wow the folks around your table with something new and oh-so-tasty. 

Recipes and Styling by Anna Franklin
Photography by Laura Petrilla

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