What to Cook This Weekend

12 Easy Recipes for a Weekend on Your Couch

Whether you like football or not, the best weekend meals are eaten on the sofa. 
Photo of Breakfast Grilled Cheese with Soft Scrambled Eggs.
Photo by Alex Lau

This weekend, I’d like to celebrate the couch meal—breakfasts, lunches, dinners, and snacks that are just honestly more enjoyable when devoured while sitting on a sofa. These easy recipes require little attention and few pots and pans—and most can be eaten without utensils. The best part about these meals? You barely have to leave your couch to make them.

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    Deviled Egg Salad Spread

    This punchy spread has all of the flavor of deviled eggs, with none of the fuss. Just make a batch of hard boiled eggs, cut them up, and mix them with mayo, Dijon, lemon juice, and paprika.

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    Oven Polenta With Roasted Mushrooms and Thyme

    Still stirring your polenta? With this nearly hands-off method, the oven does the hard work while you do the bare minimum.

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    Trail Mix Cookies

    Crammed with toasted nuts, dried fruit, hearty oats, and chocolate, these easy cookies are meant for all-day snacking. Use any assortment of nuts and dried fruit you like.

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    Vegetarian Three-Bean Chili

    With the help of a few pantry staples—canned beans, canned tomatoes, and vegetable broth—you can get all the flavors of slow-simmered chili in just 30 minutes.

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    Chickpea and Chorizo Tostadas

    Mashing canned chickpeas into sizzling chorizo adds heft while keeping this meal light on the meat. Whole sprigs of cilantro play double duty: the finely chopped stems go into the sauce, and the leaves are used for garnishing.

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    Bombay Rolls

    This will always be one of our favorite easy recipes. Each bite is cheesy, crunchy, spicy, bright, buttery, and flaky. And even though they look fancy, I promise they come together in minutes.

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A graduate of the Walter Cronkite School of Journalism, Tiffany has dabbled in various branches of media, from editorial to social media to public relations. These days, she scours the internet and cookbooks for simple recipes that make her feel like a rockstar chef (like this chakalaka grilled cheese sandwich ... Read More
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