When summer’s languid, anything-goes mood gives way to cooler temps, rigid schedules and packed days, it’s time to turn your attention to sizzling skillet recipes that can be prepped and served in record time. Dishes that feel like a modern mash-up of yesteryear’s casseroles and delicious one-pan dinners, these are hearty and satisfying, a breeze to make, and are just what you need to make it through September — and beyond.
Weeknight Dinner
When you’re tired and hungry, burdened with the responsibility of feeding other tired, hungry humans, dinnertime can feel overwhelming. Unless, that is, you have an arsenal of tasty skillet recipes to turn to! Dishes that tick all the boxes — fast, delicious, won’t clutter up the kitchen with dirty dishes — these sizzling skillet recipes can be relied on, day in and day out, to solve the weeknight dinner dilemma.
Indian Spiced Tomato and Rice Casserole with Eggs
Move eggs from breakfast to dinner, with a meal that feels fresh and modern — without giving the cook tons of extra work. A simple dish of curry-flavored Success® boil-in-bag basmati rice, eggs and vegetables, this skillet dinner is easy to customize with your family’s favorite add-ins, from mushrooms and peppers to chicken, sausage or shrimp.
Easy Smoked Sausage and White Rice
A meal that feels like a warm hug, this 25-minute dish is packed with savory, satisfying, zesty ingredients. Like the Italian American classic, this dish relies on sausage and peppers for pizzazz, then invites Success® boil-in-bag white rice, mozzarella, vegetables and tangy tomato sauce to the party. Feel free to spice this up if your family likes a little heat!
One-Pot Mexican Rice Casserole Recipe
Daunted by the thought of making a dozen different taco fillings? Instead, try this one-pot Mexican rice casserole. Ditch the tortillas, and dive into bite after bite of cheesy, zippy, loaded rice. With pinto beans and corn, peppers and plenty of seasoning, this vegetarian main never fails to satisfy. Stir in some chorizo, leftover steak or chicken if you’re looking for more protein.
Green Shakshuka with Quinoa
A weeknight go-to, this dish also works well for brunch or lunch-time gatherings. Fortified with a bounty of greens, eggs and Success® boil-in-bag quinoa, this skillet meal packs loads of vitamins and nutrients into every single mouthful.
Rice Tortilla Española with Brown Rice
Success® boil-in-bag brown rice and Manchego cheese add nutty appeal to this simple Spanish supper. Like a giant omelet or frittata, this tortilla Española can be cut into wedges to serve. Make it as is, or dress it up with additional vegetables, meat or shrimp. Then, serve it with crusty bread, a fresh salad or a simple cup of soup.
Hoppin’ Juan
Juan would definitely approve of this sausage-studded rice dish seasoned with chili powder, paprika, garlic and more! Ready in just 25 minutes, this dish is ideal when time is short and you have a hungry group of people to feed. On the off chance that you end up with leftovers, load them into tortillas for killer breakfast burritos the next day.
Easy Texan Red Beans and Rice
Want to know a secret? This popular side also makes a stupendous main course! Made with red kidney beans and Cajun seasoning, it’s a delicious, meat-free option. Want to stretch it out and feed a few more people? Simply add some cooked sausage or leftover chicken, and you’ll have a complete meal for a crowd in no time.
Company’s Coming Recipes
If hosting tends to set you off into a panicked frenzy, you’ll want to welcome these skillet meals into your life. Undemanding dishes that satisfy on every level, these will keep you calm, the kitchen relatively unscathed and guests supremely happy. If there’s one way to leave the stress of hosting behind, it’s with these impressive skillet meals!
Paella Fusion with Fried Rice
No, we haven’t lost our minds! This paella is as flavorful, aromatic and impressive as the original without that dish’s finnicky technique and minimal room for error. A skillet supper that takes Success® boil-in-bag white rice into dramatic territory, this one fuses Spanish and Asian flavors into a main you’ll want to serve to every group of guests.
Spinach Quinoa Frittata
Surprise house guests with a breakfast that’s far more interesting than cereal! As tasty at room temp as it is hot out of the oven, this dish can wait around for sleepyheads who don’t get up with the sun.
Seafood Rice with Shrimp and Mussels
Chicken and seafood come together in this elegant, no-fuss dish that you can whip up while you catch up with guests. Instead of shooing everyone out of the kitchen while you cook, enlist help to scrub the mussels, measure and stir. Before you know it, everyone will be sitting down to this fragrant white rice dish.
Chicken and Rice Casserole with Spinach and Mushrooms
Cooking for guests should take hours, dirty every dish in the kitchen and leave you exhausted and ready to collapse, right? Wrong! This 20-minute skillet dinner is elegant, thanks to wine and spinach, comforting, thanks to oodles of cheese, and is always a sure-fire hit. With recipes like this one in your catalog of favorites, you’re going to want to start hosting more than ever before!
Chicken and Kale Chimichanga
Your skillet does double duty in this recipe for ooey gooey chimichangas filled with chicken, and cheese, greens, chilies and Success® boil-in-bag quinoa. Prep the simple filling, then use your skillet to toast each one until heated through and golden, crisp and oozing with flavor.