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Beef Teriyaki Skillet

December 15, 2025 by Dinner Tonight

Make weeknight dinners easy with this flavorful beef teriyaki skillet. Tender beef, colorful vegetables, and a rich teriyaki glaze come together for a quick, delicious meal that’s simple to prepare and sure to impress. 


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Ingredients
Teriyaki Sauce
  • 1/2 cup reduced sodium soy sauce
  • 1/2 cup water
  • 1/4 cup brown sugar
  • 1 teaspoon crushed red pepper
  • 2 Tablespoons crushed garlic
  • 1/2 cup red onion thinly sliced
  • 1 teaspoon fresh ginger grated
  • 3 Tablespoons rice vinegar
Skillet
  • 1 pound Flank Steak sliced into 1/2 inch strips
  • 1 medium red bell pepper sliced
  • 1 cup broccoli florets
  • 1 cup frozen edamame
  • 1/2 cup prepared teriyaki sauce
  • 1 Tablespoon sesame oil
  • 1 Tablespoon fresh garlic minced
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Teriyaki Sauce
  1. Prepare onion, ginger and garlic.
  2. In a small saucepan add soy sauce, water, brown sugar, crushed red pepper, onion, garlic, ginger, and rice vinegar.
  3. In a separate small bowl make a paste with water and corn starch. Whisk the paste into the saucepan.
  4. Bring the saucepan to a boil over high heat and then reduce to a low heat.
  5. Stirring occasionally, simmer for 5-7 minutes or until desired thickness is achieved.
  6. Store in an airtight glass container in the refrigerator for up to 1 week.
Skillet
  1. On a clean cutting board, trim any excess fat from the flank steak. Slice steak into ½ inch slices.
  2. On a separate cutting board from the steak cutting board (to avoid cross contamination) dice red bell pepper.
  3. Add ½ tablespoon of sesame oil to pan and cook steak to desired doneness with an internal temperature of 145 degrees. Transfer cooked steak to a bowl, keep warm.
  4. Add remaining sesame oil to pan and sauté garlic. Once garlic is cooked, add vegetables and cook thoroughly.
  5. Add cooked steak back to pan with cooked vegetables. Add teriyaki sauce and mix with all vegetables and steak.
  6. Enjoy this easy and quick weeknight recipe!
Recipe Notes

Beef Teriyaki Skillet Nutrition Facts Serving size 1 cup servings per container 4 Amount per serving Calories 210 % Daily Value Total Fat 8 g 10 % Saturated Fat 2.5 g 13 % Trans Fat 0 g Cholesterol 55 mg 18 % Sodium 480 mg 21 % Total Carbohydrate 8 g 3 % Dietary Fiber 2 g 7 % Total Sugars 5 g Added Sugars 0 g 0 % Protein 26 g Vitamin D 0 mcg 0 % Calcium 44 mg 4 % Iron 2 mg 10 % Potassium 529 mg 10 %

Busy with life? Use a low sodium Teriyaki Sauce from the store.  Or make the recipe above and store it in your refrigerator for future use. Store bought teriyaki sauce will affect nutritional qualities of final recipe. 

Filed Under: Recipes Tagged With: Beef, red bell pepper, stir fry

Southwest Tortellini Pasta Salad

September 19, 2025 by Dinner Tonight

🌮🥗 Spice up your lunch with the Southwest Tortellini Pasta Salad! 🥗🌮

Need something fresh, filling, and full of flavor? This tossed-together gem hits all the notes:

✨ What’s inside
• Three-cheese tortellini
• Grilled chicken
• Corn & black beans
• Red bell pepper, cherry tomatoes & avocado
• Red onion + cilantro

✨ The zesty dressing
Made with avocado oil, lime juice, rice vinegar, garlic, chili powder & cumin — balanced with a touch of sugar. 💥

✨ Why you’ll love it

  • Great mix of protein + veggies = satisfying, yet light

  • Tex-Mex vibes make it fun & vibrant

  • Super flexible: serve it as a side, a main, or even pack it for lunch tomorrow

🕒 Takes just a little prep time and then literally toss ‘n’ go. 😋

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Ingredients
Salad
  • 10 ounce  three cheese refrigerated tortellini
  • 5 oz Grilled Chicken Breast cooked and chopped
  • 1 cup Corn fresh cooked, canned or frozen
  • 15 ounce can black beans drained and rinsed
  • 1 red bell pepper chopped
  • 1 avocado peeled, seeded and chopped
  • 1 1/2 cups cherry tomatoes halved
  • 1/4 cup red onion chopped
  • 1/4 cup fresh cilantro chopped
Dressing
  • 2 Tablespoons Avocado Oil
  • juice from 2 limes
  • 2 Tablespoons rice vinegar
  • 1 clove garlic minced
  • 1/2 teaspoon granulated sugar
  • 1 teaspoon chili powder
  • 1 teaspoon ground cumin
Servings: 1 cup servings
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Instructions
  1. Cook the tortellini according to package instructions. Drain and rinse with cold water.
  2. Add tortellini to a large bowl. Add cooked corn, black beans, bell pepper, avocado, cherry tomatoes, onion, and cilantro.
  3. Combine all the dressing ingredients in a resealable jar. Shake until combined. Pour the desired amount of dressing (you may not want to use it all) over the pasta and toss to coat.
Recipe Notes

Filed Under: Recipes Tagged With: avocado, Chicken, pasta, pasta salad, tortellini

Pad Thai Egg Rolls

May 16, 2024 by Dinner Tonight

Looking to roll up something different for Dinner Tonight? Try out Pad Thai Egg Rolls, they fry up perfectly in an air fryer and provide a nice crunch to your dinner. The family will surely enjoy this “twist” on a traditional favorite.

Megan Glidden

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Ingredients
  • 2 cups roasted chicken breast shredded
  • 1 cup cabbage shredded
  • 1/2 cup carrots shredded
  • 1/2 cup red bell pepper julienned
  • 1/4 cup green onions chopped
  • 1/4 cup cilantro leaves chopped
  • 1/3 cup reduced fat smooth peanut butter
  • 1 tablespoons reduced sodium soy sauce
  • 1/2 tablespoon rice vinegar
  • 1 tablespoon honey
  • 1/4 cup fresh lime juice
  • 1 teaspoon red pepper flakes
  • 6 Eggroll wrappers
  • Non stick cooking spray
Servings: egg rolls
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  1. Wash hands and clean all cooking surfaces
  2. Preheat air fryer to 400 degrees
  3. In a large bowl combine, shredded chicken, shredded cabbage, julienned red bell peppers, chopped green onions, chopped cilantro leaves, and mix
  4. In a small bowl mix together, reduced fat peanut butter, reduced sodium soy sauce, rice vinegar, honey, lime juice and red pepper flakes.
  5. Add sauce to chicken and vegetable mixture, stir until well combined
  6. Put egg roll wrapper on your clean cooking surface. Spoon approximately ½ cup of mixture over the bottom third of the wrapper.
  7. Wet the outside edges of the wrapper with water. Fold the edges toward the center of the wrapper and roll closed.
  8. Repeat with the remaining wrappers and mixture.
  9. Spray egg rolls with nonstick spray and place seam side down in the air fryer. Ensure there is enough room for air to flow around eggrolls. You may have to cook in batches.
  10. Cook egg rolls for 6-8 minutes or until golden brown.
Recipe Notes

Pad Thai Egg Rolls Nutrition Facts Serving size 1 eggroll (143g) servings per container 6 Amount per serving Calories 280 % Daily Value Total Fat 8 g 10 % Saturated Fat 1.5 g 8 % Trans Fat 0 g Cholesterol 45 mg 15 % Sodium 430 mg 19 % Total Carbohydrate 31 g 11 % Dietary Fiber 2 g 7 % Total Sugars 6 g Added Sugars 3 g 6 % Protein 22 g Vitamin D 0 mcg 0 % Calcium 42 mg 4 % Iron 2 mg 10 % Potassium 359 mg 8 %

Filed Under: Recipes Tagged With: 400, air, air fry, airy fryer, cabbage, Chicken, egg rolls, lunch, peanut butter, protein, rolls

Soba Noodle and Snap Pea Salad

July 16, 2015 by Dinner Tonight

Here’s a healthy and delicious meal that can be made in a snap! This recipe makes a simple Asian side dish or easy, hearty meal that can be served hot or cold.  Here’s a tip, shallots are preferred in this recipe over onions due to their lighter flavor.


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This salad is quick and easy. Serve with grilled fish or shrimp or eat alone.
  • CourseMain Dish, Side Dishes, Vegetables, Vegetarian
Servings Prep Time
10 15 minutes
Cook Time
5 minutes
Servings Prep Time
10 15 minutes
Cook Time
5 minutes
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This salad is quick and easy. Serve with grilled fish or shrimp or eat alone.
  • CourseMain Dish, Side Dishes, Vegetables, Vegetarian
Servings Prep Time
10 15 minutes
Cook Time
5 minutes
Servings Prep Time
10 15 minutes
Cook Time
5 minutes
Ingredients
Salad
  • 8 oz soba noodles
  • 2 cups sugar snap peas cut in half
  • 1/2 cup shredded carrots
  • 1/2 cup shredded cabbage
  • 1 small bell pepper diced
  • 2 tsp shallots minced
Dressing
  • 2 Tbsp olive oil
  • 2 Tbsp low sodium soy sauce
  • 1 Tbsp rice vinegar
  • 1 tsp sesame oil
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  1. Clean your area and wash your hands before you begin.
  2. Bring 4 cups of water to a boil. Add the soba noodles and cook for 4 minutes. In the last 30 seconds of cooking, add the snap peas. Drain and then rinse the noodle and pea mixture in cool water.
  3. Place the noodles and peas in a large bowl and add the carrots,cabbage, pepper and shallots.
  4. Whisk together all the ingredients for the the dressing and pour over salad. Refrigerate for at least 20 to 30 minutes.
Recipe Notes

Recipe adapted from Diabetes Forecast Magazine

Filed Under: Recipes Tagged With: dinner, easy, grain, lunch, pasta, pea, peas, quick, recipe, recipes, Salad, salads, vegetable, vegetables, Vegetarian

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