I've cooked over 1,000 Ina Garten recipes. Here are 10 of my favorites for an easy dinner.

Trent PheiferJan 13, 2024, 01:39 IST

I've spent years making many of Ina Garten's easy dinner recipes — and I have a few favorites.Trent Pheifer

I've spent years cooking all 1,300+ of celebrity chef Ina Garten's recipes.
Some of my favorite recipes of hers for dinner include eggs in purgatory and weeknight Bolognese.

As life gets busy with school, work, holidays, and social obligations, we're left with little time to spend cooking.

Luckily, celebrity chef Ina Garten has plenty of easy weeknight meals that are low effort, but high reward. I should know as I spent seven years cooking my way through the Barefoot Contessa's entire 1,350+ recipe repertoire.

Ina is a master of distilling recipes to their essence, helping home cooks create tasty meals with the best quality ingredients they can afford while pulling out the most delicious flavors. Below, I'm sharing 10 of my favorite easy recipes from her cookbooks.

Most of these recipes should get dinner on the table in under an hour – many will get it there in just 30 minutes.

Baked shrimp scampi can be on the table in less than 30 minutes.

Baked shrimp scampi pairs well with broccoli.Trent Pheifer

Roasted sausages and grapes sound a little funny, but the dish is amazing.

You can pair the sausages and grapes with polenta.Trent Pheifer

Seared salmon with spicy red-pepper aioli is easy and tasty.

Sear salmon on the stovetop and finish it in the oven.Trent Pheifer

I swear by Ina's rigatoni with sausage and fennel.

Rigatoni with sausage and fennel is my favorite Ina Garten recipe.Trent Pheifer

Her easy Parmesan "risotto" is great for a vegetarian dinner.

Ina Garten's "risotto" is also easy to customize.Trent Pheifer

The chicken thighs with creamy mustard sauce come out tender and delicious.

Thighs are one of my favorite cuts of chicken to eat.Trent Pheifer

The chef's weeknight Bolognese can be ready fast.

The Bolognese is easy to customize.Trent Pheifer

Her grilled New York strip steak is easy to prepare.

Ground coffee elevates this steak rub.Trent Pheifer

Tomato soup with grilled-cheese croutons is the ultimate comfort food.

Ina Garten really is the queen of comforting dishes.Trent Pheifer

Eggs in purgatory is perfect for nights when you want breakfast for dinner.

Ina Garten's eggs in purgatory recipe serves two but it's easy to scale.Trent Pheifer

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