Chinese dinners
51 chinese dinners for nights when you want the decision made for you. The quickest is on the table in about 15 minutes — every one is a simple, low-effort weeknight dinner. Pick one and stop scrolling.
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One-Pan Mongolian Beef Bowl
When you can't decide, make the familiar beef bowl that tastes like takeout.
25 min · easy ·686 cal ·$$
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Orange Chicken and Rice
Sticky-sweet orange chicken over rice, done fast enough for a tired Tuesday.
25 min · easy ·703 cal ·$$
cheap
Cheap One-Pan Cabbage Fried Rice
Cabbage stretches cheap rice into a full meal — one pan, under $3 a serving.
25 min · easy ·437 cal ·$
comfort
Easy Beef Lo Mein
When you need a warm hug in bowl form without spending an hour over the stove.
25 min · easy ·412 cal ·$$
few ingredients
Garlic Ginger Tofu Fried Rice
The ultimate 'I'm too tired to think' meal that feels like a warm hug in a bowl.
25 min · easy ·502 cal ·$$
comfort
One-Pan Ginger Garlic Tofu Stir-Fry
Stop scrolling. This one-pan wonder gives you that deep, savory comfort without the mountain of dishes.
25 min · easy ·169 cal ·$
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One-Pan Vegetable Lo Mein
When you can’t decide, this gives you a takeout-style dinner in one pan.
25 min · easy ·244 cal ·$
quick
One-Pan Honey Walnut Shrimp
Fancy-tasting takeout copycat. One pan. Done in 25 minutes.
25 min · medium ·677 cal ·$$$
cheap
Quick Seafood Kung Pao
When you want bold Chinese flavors without the long prep time or complicated sauces.
25 min · easy ·239 cal ·$$$
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Turkey Chow Mein
Need a cheap, filling dinner that feels like takeout but uses pantry staples? This is it.
25 min · easy ·348 cal ·$$
cheap
Cheap Egg Drop Noodle Soup
Brothy, eggy, warming soup with noodles — for under $3 a bowl.
30 min · easy ·179 cal ·$
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Shrimp Fried Rice
When dinner needs to happen now, this is the reliable shrimp-and-rice answer.
30 min · easy ·338 cal ·$$
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Chicken Broccoli Stir-Fry with Rice
Use this when you can’t decide: it’s fast, familiar, and dinner is done in under 45 minutes.
35 min · easy ·411 cal ·$$
tired
Shrimp and Ginger Spring Rolls
Craving something crispy and satisfying without the long prep time?
35 min · easy ·203 cal ·$$
cheap
Cheap Rice Congee with Scallions
One pot, pantry staples, done in 40 minutes — the cheapest comfort food you'll make this week.
40 min · easy ·233 cal ·$$