What's for Dinner? 21 Comforting Weeknight Recipes to Make in February

Sweet pineapple is a succulent complement to pork loin chops; the pork is broiled for a few minutes then removed while pineapple and scallions continue to cook. Pile the mixture atop steamed rice and add even more flavor with sauce made from fresh ginger and lime juice.

Here's a fresh, quick, and easy dinner to get you over hump day, and it's another broiler dinner. Boneless, skinless chicken breasts are cubed and spiced with za'atar, then threaded onto skewers with colorful bell peppers and cooked. Serve the kebabs with soft pita breads, crunchy cucumbers flecked with mint, and a fast garlick-y yogurt sauce.

Aromatic and satisfying, this recipe adds cinnamon and cayenne pepper to classic beef stew. Serve it over couscous for the most comforting 35-minute meal ever.

End the week on a high note with this hearty dinner. Top stone-ground grits with seared andouille sausage, shrimp, and fried eggs. Finish this 50-minute dish with hot sauce and lemon juice.

Some nights, soup just hits the spot. This nourishing and nutrient-rich green soup will encourage you to keep your healthy eating resolution going. It has a soothing creamy texture but is dairy free (apart from an optional swirl of crème fraîche for serving). It pairs so well with these Alpine Cheese Toasts.

Our go-to recipe will teach you how to master this stovetop family-favorite for dinner tonight—and any night of the week. A trio of American, cheddar, and Parmesan cheese balance sharp, salty flavor with an ooey-gooey texture.

Tender, juicy, and budget-friendly flank steak is the perfect cut to serve atop white rice with sugar snap peas. The flavor of the meat is enhanced by Massaman curry paste, a warm, spicy blend of garlic, cardamom, chiles, cumin, coriander, cinnamon, and cloves that lights up everything in this one-bowl dinner.

Though it looks like it took a while to make, this comforting chicken dinner actually takes only 25 minutes total to come together. That's because we use quick-cooking ingredients like chicken thighs and pantry helpers such as precooked sliced polenta.

Try something a little different for dinner tonight. Start with store-bought pizza dough as the base for this sesame-bagel-inspired flatbread that's topped with smoked salmon. Serve with a family favorite vegetable side—we'd opt for roasted vegetables or a crunchy winter salad.

Are you celebrating Valentine's Day at home? Soft and creamy Boursin cheese is the star of this vegetarian pasta dish that also features butternut squash, baby arugula, and toasted hazelnuts. It's delicious, comforting, and simple to make.

If you've got 40 minutes, you've got this. It's a one-skillet dinner made with juicy chicken thighs (our favorite cut). The potatoes cook in stock on the stove in the same skillet you sear the chicken in, and then everything finishes in the oven. The cooking liquid, along with garlic, olives, and lemon, turns into a pan sauce.

If you love a baked potato, give its healthier cousin, the baked sweet potato, a spin. They take less time to bake than their white potato counterparts and you can top them with all your favorite fixings. We like creamy white beans, bitter broccoli rabe, and a blast of vinegary heat from pickled pepperoncini peppers, but the toppings don't need to be vegetarian (try adding bacon to this mix!).

You know how we love a sheet pan supper, and we're sure you'll love this meal. Potatoes are roasted with rosemary, then the fish fillets, tomatoes, and olives are added and everything cooks for 15 to 20 more minutes.

Here's a dinner to switch up your sleepy supper rotation. These savory pancakes star bacon, kimchi, and scallions. The simple batter is made with flour, sesame oil, light brown sugar, and soy sauce.

We love eggs for dinner, and this frittata is a genius route to a healthy meal. Packed with spinach and Swiss chard and cheese, this is a vegetarian meal your family will request again and again.

Heartier and creamier than traditional chicken noodle soup, this nourishing bowl contains satisfying ingredients like protein-rich chicken breasts, whole-grain barley, leeks, and watercress.

Another week, another sheet pan dinner! This way of making dinner is a win-win since it's easy to prep and easy to clean up. An added bonus is that this meal takes just 25 minutes to make.

Hong Kong chow mein noodles—which you can find in the grocery store or a local Asian supermarket—are the base for the vegetable-packed dinner that you'll have on the table in just 25 minutes.

This 30-minute dinner is not only fast, it's filling, too. Peppery mustard greens give the chorizo filling an extra kick, in addition to bringing nutritious leafy greens to the table. 

End the month with a healthy and hearty vegan meal that shows off the chameleon-like qualities tofu. It takes a few minutes to put together the aromatics, including garlic, tomato paste, chipotle, and cumin, and needs 25 minutes to cook, but it's well worth the effort for that big, deep chili flavor that will warm you through and through.