Let’s start the new year with nice, easy, and quick recipes.

We have a sheet pan dinner, baked fish, a stir fry, and more!

A whole new year is in front of us.

Meal Plan Week 1

That means a whole new batch of yummy weeknight dinners and fun weekend baking projects!

I am excited, but also a little tired after last months series of elaborate meals.

By easy I mean 10 ingredients or less and ready in under an hour.

Overhead view of a sheet pan sausage dinner.

Here is a quick and easy sheet pan dinner! Cut Italian sausages into bite-sized chunks and roast them with bell peppers and onions. A simple seasoning of olive oil, salt, and black pepper means it can be served in many ways: on its own, with pasta or rice, or tucked into a hoagie.

Our holiday was full of sweet treats and cheesy casseroles.

I’ve gathered light, easy, and quick dinner ideas for this week.

I hope they help you ease into the new year!

Swiss chard, lemon, and parmesan pasta heaped in a low bowl.

Alison Bickel

If you’re going meatless in January,hereis a great place to start.

Sheet Pan Sausage, Peppers, and Onions

Here is a quick and easy sheet pan dinner!

Cut Italian sausages into bite-sized chunks and roast them with bell peppers and onions.

Cashew chicken

Elise Bauer

Easy Pasta with Winter Greens

Pasta is a safe offering in my house.

This dish saves me the trouble of having to make a side saladthe sauce has two bunches of chard!

The greens are cooked in the pasta water, then they are blended into a creamy, vibrant sauce.

Stovetop Burgers with Cheese

Nick Evans

Easy Cashew Chicken

Easy Cashew Chicken is a quick stir fry that requires little prep.

The chicken marinade doubles as a saucebe sure to cook the marinade since it held raw chicken.

Serve this dish withrice.

These homemade stovetop burgers curb the craving.

Plus, it’s simple!

No need to fire up the grill or shape the patties into rounds.