25+ Easy Winter Meals for When You’re Feeling Too Lazy to Cook
updated 2 days ago
Credit: Christine Han; Food Styling: Pearl Jones
Often, when I don’t feel like cooking, I’ll make a dinner salad , a plate of scrambled eggs and toast, or a quick beans-and-greens sauté and call it a night. But come winter I crave dinners that are way more cozy and comforting than that. When I’m looking for something to warm me from the inside out — something that is just as saucy, cheesy, and hearty as they come — and I don’t want to make a big fuss over dinner, I turn to these winter meals. They’re quick and easy to get on the table, and keep the prep work to a minimum. From dump dinners to simple sheet pan solutions, these 28 recipes answer the call.
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Easy, Creamy Beef and Shells
If you grew up loving Hamburger Helper, you're going to love this quick and easy from-scratch version of cheesy beef and shells.
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3-Ingredient Baked Caesar Chicken
If you’re stuck in a dinner rut, here’s the no-muss, no-fuss, flavor-packed chicken dish that’s going to snap you out of it.
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Creamy Mac and Cheese
It only takes 5 ingredients and 20 minutes to whip up the absolute creamiest mac and cheese.
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20-Minute Pumpkin Soup
The easiest (and tastiest) pumpkin soup, thanks to a can of pumpkin and your spice drawer.
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Creamy Ricotta Pasta with Broccoli
Five ingredients are all that stand between you and this totally comforting pasta dinner.
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One-Pot Tomato Chickpeas and Orzo
This is the dinner to keep in your back pocket for those nights you get a late start on cooking and are greeted by a nearly empty fridge.
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Sausage and Lentil Stew
Andouille-style chicken sausage packs this simple stew with tons of flavor.
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Easy Green Olive Pasta
When you sauté green olives and garlic in butter, the results are magical.
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Tomato Soup with Gnocchi and Spinach
A bag of frozen gnocchi and fresh baby spinach are all you need to turn a box of creamy tomato soup into classy comfort food.
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Crispy Sheet Pan Gnocchi with Mushrooms, Sausage, and Butternut Squash
Nothing against boiled gnocchi, but crispy sheet pan gnocchi gives it some serious competition.
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One-Pot Parmesan Brussels Sprouts Orzo
It just might remind you of creamy risotto, but comes together with a fraction of the work.
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Tuscan Tortellini Skillet
If you need another reason to keep a bag of tortellini in the freezer, let this five-ingredient dinner be it.
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Sheet Pan Quesadillas
No more standing at the stove! This large-format quesadilla makes enough to feed the whole table. Easy peasy.
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Slow Cooker Coconut Lentil Curry
Here's an extraordinarily easy recipe that relies on simple pantry ingredients and a couple of spices, yet delivers a deep, bold flavor at the end of the day.
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5-Ingredient No-Boil Baked Ziti
Meet the absolute easiest baked ziti you will ever make. Stir together dried pasta, marinara sauce, and lots of cheese in a baking dish, cover it tightly, and let it do its thing in the oven.
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Copycat Olive Garden Chicken Gnocchi Soup
This copycat Olive Garden chicken gnocchi soup has everything from the creamy broth to the pillowy gnocchi, chicken, and vegetables.
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5-Ingredient Baked Potato Soup
Spoiler: No baked potatoes are required for this soup. Just one freezer shortcut will get you from done to devoured in less than 30 minutes!
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Whole30 Chicken
This 5-ingredient sheet pan chicken is a meal plan whether you're following Whole30 or not.
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Gingery Poached Egg Soup
This Asian-inspired soup has poached eggs and greens in a ginger-garlic broth, and it'll be ready in less than 15 minutes.
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White Rotisserie Chicken Chili
Leaning on a few shortcuts, this is a white bean chicken chili that can be churned out in under 30 minutes.
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Trader Joe's Sweet Potato Gnocchi
This dead-simple, 3-ingredient dinner is exactly what to make on harried weeknights.
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Slow Cooker Chicken Posole
Cook up a giant batch of posole in your slow cooker, and after an all-day simmer you’re in for a dinner packed with warm spices, rich flavors, and meaty shredded chicken.
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Slow Cooker Shredded Balsamic Beef
The beauty of this super-savory shredded beef is its versatility. Pile it onto a roll with extra sauce from the slow cooker and maybe some cheese, similar to a French dip. Or spoon it over egg noodles or cauliflower rice, or turn it into a rice bowl with some leftover veggies.
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Loaded Black Bean Nachos
This hearty and wholesome take on nachos leans on smashed black beans, tangy Greek yogurt, and guac to make it satisfying enough for dinner time.
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BBQ Pork Tenderloin with Green Beans and Cauliflower
Lean pork tenderloin is brushed with BBQ sauce, partnered with a couple veggies, and tossed on a sheet pan for an easy dinner that's ready in under 30 minutes.
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Slow Cooker Baked Ziti
Slow cooker baked ziti is just like the traditional casserole with tender noodles swimming in marinara & mixed with a double dose of gooey, melted cheese.
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3-Ingredient Oven-Baked Cajun Chicken Breasts
These oven-baked chicken breasts are super savory and slightly smoky with a bold flavor, and come together with just three ingredients.
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5-Ingredient Sausage, Kale, and Sweet Potato Soup
Browned sausage, tender sweet potatoes, just-wilted kale, and Italian herbs infuse store-bought broth in this hearty Whole30 soup.
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Kelli Foster
Food Editor, Plan & Prep
Kelli is the Food Editor for Plan & Prep content for Kitchn. She's a graduate of the French Culinary Institute and author of the cookbooks, The Probiotic Kitchen , Buddha Bowls , and Everyday Freekeh Meals . She lives in New York.
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