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20-Minute Dinner Recipes for Busy Parents (and Everyone Else, Too)

Need a quick and easy recipe to fit in the moments between soccer practices, recitals and parent-teacher conferences? Here are some low-effort dinners that you can cook in 20 minutes or less.

Ryan Liebe for The New York Times. Food Stylist: Monica Pierini. Prop Stylist: Megan Hedgpeth.

Recipes

Quinoa Salad With Chicken, Almonds and Avocado
Genevieve Ko
1835 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
1,835
20 minutes
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Baked Salmon
Lidey Heuck
2374 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
2,374
20 minutes
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Easy
Pork Meatballs With Ginger and Fish Sauce
Kay Chun
6270 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
6,270
20 minutes
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Pasta With Spinach, Feta and Yogurt
Melissa Clark
1762 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
1,762
20 minutes
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Easy
Honey-Glazed Mushrooms With Udon
Hetty Lui McKinnon
5642 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
5,642
20 minutes
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Easy
Sausage and Peppers Pasta With Broccoli
Kay Chun
6910 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
6,910
20 minutes
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Easy
Gochugaru Salmon With Crispy Rice
Eric Kim
6246 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
6,246
20 minutes
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Sheet-Pan Grilled Cheese
Ali Slagle
1456 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
1,456
20 minutes
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Easy
Chile-Crisp Shrimp and Green Beans
Ali Slagle
3691 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
3,691
20 minutes
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Easy
Kale Salad With Apples and Cheddar
Martha Rose Shulman
5856 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
5,856
5 minutes
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Easy
Blistered Broccoli Pasta With Walnuts, Pecorino and Mint
Dawn Perry
5414 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
5,414
15 minutes
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Easy
Pork and Ricotta Meatballs
Kay Chun
5647 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
5,647
20 minutes
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Spinach One-Pot Pasta
Yasmin Fahr
1440 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
1,440
20 minutes
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Easy
Ginger-Garlic Shrimp With Coconut Milk
Yasmin Fahr
9949 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
9,949
20 minutes
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