Weeknight Meal Planner: 7/10/17 

June 29, 2017
Photo: Katie Hanley; Styling: Emma Crist
We’ve served up 5 quick and delicious weeknight meals, complete with side suggestions and a special weekly bonus recipe.
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Pasta with Shrimp in Tomato Cream

Photo: Greg Dupree

Use this recipe to start your own loving tradition. You can add your own touches, as the author and her friend did—such as swapping in whole-grain pasta for a nutrition boost or trying goat cheese in place of feta. If you don’t have dry vermouth on hand, you can substitute dry sherry or a dry white wine (such as Sauvignon Blanc or unoaked Chardonnay). Or you could skip the alcohol altogether and use more chicken stock instead; stir in a teaspoon or two of white wine vinegar to balance the flavors with a little acidity.

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Maple-Mustard Glazed Chicken

Photo: Johnny Autry; Styling: Mary Clayton Carl

The tangy-sweet flavor combination of this sauce will work equally well with chicken thighs or pork. Serve with hot cooked rice and steamed haricots verts or a tossed green salad.

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Pan-Roasted Scallops With Sesame Sauce

Photo: Yunhee Kim; Styling: Molly Fitzsimons/Big Leo Productions

These Asian-influenced pan-roasted scallops cook in less than 6 minutes. Serve with white rice and a side of edamame for a healthy, well-balanced meal.

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Zucchini Fusilli

Leo Gong

Cutting the zucchini into strips and cooking them until they're tender but still holding their shape allows them to twist and turn around the fusilli, clinging to the noodles like sauce. In addition, the pine nuts add richness to the plate, which—like all good pasta dishes—tastes greater than the sum of its parts. Prep and Cook Time: 40 minutes.

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Farmers' Market Pasta Salad

Photo: Hector Sanchez; Styling: Heather Chadduck

Cook the pasta al dente (1 or 2 minutes shorter than package directions specify) so it holds its shape when tossed with the vegetables and vinaigrette. Ripe for riffs, the salad is also delicious with cheese-filled tortellini.

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Birthday Cake Shake

Photo: Katie Hanley; Styling: Emma Crist

This 5-ingredient cake batter milkshake shows there's more than one use for store-bought cake mix.

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