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Georgia — Adjara
Adjaruli Khachapuri
Boat-shaped Georgian cheese bread finished with a golden egg yolk and butter, ready to tear, stir, and share.
Cyprus
Afelia with Pourgouri
Cypriot pork braised in red wine with cracked coriander seed, over a bulgur and vermicelli pilaf: a one-skillet dinner with a quick marinade.
Algeria
Algerian-Style Chermoula Chicken with Roasted Peppers and Couscous
Lemony, garlicky chicken and sweet roasted peppers—big flavor from one pan, with couscous ready while it roasts.
Venezuela
Arepas Reina Pepiada
Venezuela's crisp-outside, soft-inside corn cakes split and stuffed with the classic chicken, avocado and lime salad named for a 1955 Miss World: a gluten-free, dairy-free hand-held dinner in 45 minutes.
Côte d'Ivoire
Attiéké with Grilled Fish and Tomato-Onion Sauce
The Ivorian street classic: fluffy fermented-cassava couscous, broiler-charred whole fish and a sharp fresh tomato, onion and chile relish. Thirty-five minutes.
Indonesia
Ayam Kecap
Juicy chicken glazed with Indonesian sweet soy, ginger, garlic, and pepper makes a glossy, deeply savory dinner over rice.
Malaysia
Ayam Percik-Style Chicken
Roasted chicken glazed with coconut, aromatics, chile, turmeric, and lime delivers smoky-sweet Malaysian-inspired flavor without an outdoor grill.
Togo
Ayimolou with Grilled Chicken and Pepper Sauce
Togo's rice-and-beans street plate with broiler-charred chicken and a fresh tomato-chile sauce on the side: one pot of beans and rice, one sheet pan.
Somalia
Baasto iyo Suugo
Somali spaghetti with suugo suqaar, a tomato sauce of diced beef warmed with xawaash spice and cilantro, with a banana on the side, in 40 minutes.
Bahamas
Bahamian Fried Snapper with Peas 'n' Rice
Lime-and-thyme-seasoned snapper fillets pan-fried crisp, beside the Bahamas' everyday pot of pigeon peas and rice cooked with bacon, tomato and thyme.
Barbados
Bajan-Style Lime & Allspice Chicken
Bright lime, warm allspice, and crisp-edged roasted chicken make a colorful, weeknight-friendly Barbados-inspired dinner.
Honduras
Baleadas
Honduras's street-food flour tortillas folded over refried red beans, crumbled cheese and crema, with scrambled eggs and avocado tucked in: a build-your-own vegetarian dinner in 40 minutes, less if you buy the tortillas.
Bangladesh
Bangladeshi Chicken Bhuna (Murgir Bhuna)
Bengali-style chicken cooked down in a thick, clinging masala of fried onions, ginger, garlic and warm spices, served with plain rice and a cooling yogurt drink: deeply flavored, with the heat kept adjustable.
Russia
Beef Stroganoff with Buckwheat
Quick-seared beef strips in a mustard-and-sour-cream mushroom sauce over nutty buckwheat: a Russian classic that is a 40-minute skillet dinner.
Belize
Belizean Stew Chicken with Rice and Beans
Belize's Sunday-and-every-day plate: chicken thighs rubbed with red recado, browned in caramelized sugar and simmered in a dark gravy, beside rice and red kidney beans cooked together in coconut milk. One pot each, about 75 minutes.
Netherlands
Boerenkool Stamppot with Rookworst
Dutch winter food at its most honest: potatoes mashed with kale, a smoked sausage on top and a well of gravy or mustard, ready in about 40 minutes.
Slovakia
Bryndzové Halušky
Slovakia's national dish: soft potato dumplings in a tangy sheep-cheese sauce with crisp bacon on top, made with a supermarket feta stand-in in 45 minutes.
Vietnam
Bún Chả-Style Pork Bowls
Caramel-edged pork, cool rice noodles, crisp vegetables, and a bright lime-fish-sauce dressing make an easy Vietnam-themed dinner.
Myanmar
Burmese Chicken Curry (Kyet Thar Hin)
Myanmar's everyday chicken curry: a slow-fried onion, garlic and ginger base, turmeric and paprika for color, fish sauce for depth, cooked until the oil rises, served with rice and a crunchy salad.
Guinea-Bissau
Caldo de Mancarra
Guinea-Bissau's peanut and tomato chicken stew, thick, savory and a little sweet, ladled over white rice; a one-pot dinner in about an hour.
Costa Rica
Casado con Pescado
Costa Rica's lunch-counter plate, done at dinner: a pan-seared fish fillet with white rice, black beans, fried sweet plantain and a crunchy cabbage salad, with Salsa Lizano on the table.
Malawi
Chambo-style Tilapia with Nsima and Ndiwo
Malawi's lakeside plate reworked for a US kitchen: crisp pan-fried tilapia with a tomato-onion sauce, soft maize nsima and a quick pumpkin-leaf-style greens relish.
Mauritania
Chebujin (Mauritanian Fish and Rice)
Mauritania's national dish of herb-stuffed fish and vegetables in red tomato sauce, with rice cooked in the same pot: one big platter, no fuss at the table.
United States — Louisiana
Chicken and Sausage Jambalaya
Louisiana's one-pot rice dinner: andouille, chicken thighs and the "trinity" of onion, celery and bell pepper simmered into Creole-style red rice, with the cayenne held back for the table.
Nepal
Chicken Choila-Inspired Spiced Chicken
Charred chicken thighs tossed with ginger, garlic, warm spices, lemon, and chile, with cooling cucumber yogurt alongside.
Saudi Arabia
Chicken Kabsa
Saudi Arabia's national rice: chicken simmered with whole spices and dried lime, then the broth cooks the basmati, finished with toasted nuts, raisins and a tomato-chile daqqus on the side.
Ukraine
Chicken Kyiv with Cucumber-Dill Salad
Crunchy golden chicken with a lemony herb-butter center—special enough to be fun, but fully manageable as a family dinner.
United Arab Emirates
Chicken Machboos
The Emirati one-pot of chicken and rice cooked in a broth of dried lime and warm spices, topped with crisp onions: fragrant, mild and made for sharing.
Jordan
Chicken Maqluba
Jordan's upside-down pot of spiced rice, chicken, eggplant and cauliflower, flipped onto a platter at the table, with yogurt and chopped salad.
Hungary
Chicken Paprikash with Peppers and Quick Yogurt Sauce
Sweet Hungarian paprika, tender chicken, and softened peppers come together under a tangy yogurt finish.
Portugal
Chicken Piri-Piri Tray Bake
Garlicky lemon chicken, crisp-edged potatoes, and sweet peppers roast together under a bright Portuguese-inspired chile glaze.
Qatar
Chicken Saloona with Rice
Qatar's everyday tomato stew of chicken and chunky vegetables, warmed with dried lime and cardamom and ladled over rice: honest home cooking in an hour.
South Africa
Chicken Sosaties with Apricot Curry Glaze
Sweet-savory curried chicken skewers off the braai — South Africa's answer to satay, with apricot jam doing the heavy lifting.
Greece
Chicken Souvlaki with Tzatziki
Lemon-oregano chicken skewers, cold garlicky tzatziki and warm pita: Greece's everyday street food, cooked on a skillet or grill pan in under 45 minutes.
Nigeria
Chicken Suya Tray Bake
Peanut-spiced chicken, peppers, and onions with crisp edges, cooling cucumber yogurt, and rice.
Belgium
Chicken Waterzooi
Ghent's velvety chicken-and-vegetable stew, thickened with egg yolk and cream and spooned over potatoes or bread: gentle, elegant, done in an hour.
Paraguay
Chipa Guasu with Grilled Steak
Paraguay's savory fresh-corn-and-cheese bake, soft in the middle and golden at the edges, beside salt-crusted skirt steak cooked asado-style in a hot pan and a simple tomato-onion salad. Gluten-free, about 70 minutes, mostly oven.
Uruguay
Chivito al Pan
Uruguay's towering steak sandwich: thin seared beef, ham, melted mozzarella, bacon, a fried egg, lettuce and tomato on a soft roll, with oven fries on the side.
Vanuatu
Coconut Fish Parcels with Island Greens
Vanuatu-inspired fish baked in parchment with coconut cream, lime and ginger, alongside a laplap-inspired baked sweet potato and coconut cake and greens simmered in coconut milk.
Solomon Islands
Coconut-poached Fish with Cassava and Greens
A Solomon Islands-style everyday dinner: white fish simmered gently in coconut milk with ginger, garlic, tomato and lime, with boiled cassava and slippery-cabbage-style greens in the same creamy broth.
Cuba
Cuban Mojo Chicken Bowls
Bright citrus-garlic chicken, rice, beans, and crunchy fresh toppings make an easy, colorful Cuban-inspired dinner.
South Korea — Chuncheon
Dak-Galbi Lettuce Wraps
Spicy-sweet Korean chicken, cabbage, and sweet potato tucked into cool, crisp lettuce cups.
Sudan
Dama with Gurasa
Sudanese tomato-and-onion beef stew, warmed with cardamom and cinnamon, spooned over soft skillet flatbread: one pot and one pan, about an hour.
Chad
Daraba
Chad's okra, sweet potato and greens stew, thickened with peanut butter and tomato: a hearty vegetarian one-pot over rice in about 45 minutes.
Dominican Republic
Dominican Pollo Guisado with Rice
Tender citrus-oregano chicken braised with peppers and aromatics, served over fluffy white rice.
Gambia
Domoda with Rice
Gambia's national peanut stew: beef, tomato, sweet potato and cabbage simmered in a peanut-butter gravy until thick and glossy, over white rice.
Belarus
Draniki with Mushroom Sour-Cream Sauce
Belarusian crisp-edged potato pancakes with a creamy mushroom and dill sauce: a vegetarian, gluten-free dinner from a grater and one skillet.
Ireland
Dublin Coddle
Dublin's one-pot supper of sausages, bacon, potatoes and onions simmered gently until everything is soft and the broth tastes of all of it; 75 minutes, almost all unattended.
Philippines
Filipino Chicken Adobo
Chicken thighs braised in soy, vinegar, garlic, bay, and black pepper become deeply savory, tangy, and perfect over rice.
Cambodia
Fish Amok (Amok Trey)
Cambodia's gently spiced coconut-fish curry, set like a soft custard and baked in ramekins instead of banana-leaf cups: fragrant, mild and done in under an hour.
Mozambique — Zambezia
Frango à Zambeziana
Mozambique's coconut-lime piri-piri chicken from the Zambezi coast, roasted under the broiler instead of over charcoal and basted with its own sauce.
Brazil — Minas Gerais
Frango com Quiabo
Brazilian-style braised chicken and seared okra in a savory, gently spiced pan sauce.
Romania
Frigărui de Pui
Garlicky paprika chicken skewers with blistered red onion and bell pepper, served with cool cucumber yogurt.
Denmark
Frikadeller with Brown Gravy and Potatoes
Denmark's soft, spoon-shaped pork meatballs fried in butter, with boiled potatoes, brown gravy and a quick pickled cucumber salad, in about 45 minutes.
Nicaragua
Gallo Pinto with Eggs, Queso and Plantains
Nicaragua's everyday rice-and-red-beans, crisped in a skillet with onion and sweet pepper, plus fried eggs, pan-seared cheese and caramelized plantains: a vegetarian plate that costs almost nothing and comes together in 35 minutes.
Ghana
Ghanaian Jollof Rice with Chicken
The Ghana side of the jollof debate: jasmine rice steamed in a blended tomato-ginger-curry stew, with oven-roasted spiced chicken and a cool salad.
China — Sichuan
Gong Bao Chicken with Peppers and Rice
Juicy chicken, crisp peanuts, sweet peppers, and a glossy black-vinegar sauce with adjustable Sichuan heat.
Guinea
Guinean Riz Gras with Chicken
One-pot tomato rice cooked in the pan with browned chicken thighs and vegetables, Guinea's everyday celebration dish, done in about an hour.
Guyana
Guyanese Chicken Curry with Roti
The Indo-Guyanese standard: chicken marinated in green seasoning, cooked in a fried curry-powder paste with potatoes until the gravy is thick and golden, with soft homemade sada roti for tearing and scooping. About 75 minutes.
Burundi
Ibiharage with Fried Plantains and Peanut Greens
Burundi's daily plate, vegetarian and filling: red beans fried with onion and garlic, golden plantain slices, and chard simmered with ground peanut.
Timor-Leste
Ikan Sabuko-style Tamarind Fish
Timor-Leste's tamarind-and-basil marinated fish, broiled instead of grilled over coals, with rice and a lime-tomato relish: bright, fast and light.
Iran
Joojeh Kabab-Inspired Lemon-Saffron Chicken
Golden saffron-and-lemon chicken with charred peppers, rice, and cool cucumber yogurt.
Slovenia — Primorska
Jota with Smoked Sausage
Slovenia's Karst-country stew of sauerkraut, white beans and potatoes with smoked sausage: sour, smoky and hearty from one pot in under an hour.
Afghanistan
Weeknight Kabuli Pulao
Afghanistan's national rice dish: lamb simmered in a caramel-darkened broth, basmati cooked in that broth, and sweet carrots and raisins piled on top, shortened to about 90 minutes without losing what makes it special.
Montenegro
Kačamak with Cheese and Kajmak
Montenegro's mountain comfort dish: potatoes and cornmeal beaten into a glossy, cheesy mash, served with yogurt and a crunchy tomato-cucumber salad. Vegetarian, gluten-free and done in about 45 minutes.
Germany
Käsespätzle with Crispy Onions
Southern Germany's answer to mac and cheese: egg noodles layered with melting Emmentaler and topped with sweet, crisp fried onions, in about 40 minutes.
South Sudan
Kajaik-style Fish Stew
A South Sudanese fish stew of tomato, onion and a spoon of peanut butter, made weeknight-friendly with fresh tilapia and a little smoked fish, over rice.
Central African Republic
Kanda ti Nyma (Central African Meatballs)
Beef meatballs bound with ground pumpkin seeds, simmered in a tomato, onion and chile sauce and served over rice: the Central African Republic's best-known dish.
Namibia
Kapana-style Beef with Chakalaka
Namibia's street-grill beef, cooked hot and fast in a cast-iron pan with a salt-and-chile seasoning, a fresh tomato-onion salsa and spicy chakalaka, in 40 minutes.
Bulgaria
Pork Kavarma with Shopska Salad
Bulgaria's paprika-stained pork, pepper and onion stew, cooked in one pot instead of clay, with the red-white-and-green salad that goes with everything.
Bhutan
Kewa Datshi with Red Rice
Bhutan's potato-and-cheese stew, the gentler sibling of fiery ema datshi: sliced potatoes simmered with onion, tomato, chile and a melting, salty cheese sauce, spooned over nutty red rice. Vegetarian, done in 45 minutes.
Luxembourg
Kniddelen with Bacon and Cream
Luxembourg's pillowy flour dumplings, boiled in minutes from pantry staples and tossed with crisp bacon and a light cream sauce; a 35-minute dinner.
Fiji
Kokoda with Cassava
Fiji's creamy coconut-lime cured fish, bright with tomato, cucumber and chile, served with boiled cassava: a no-stove-for-the-main dinner that is mostly waiting for the lime to do its work.
Egypt
Koshari
Egypt's beloved street-food bowl of rice, lentils, macaroni and chickpeas under spiced tomato sauce, crispy onions and a sharp garlic-vinegar dressing.
Sweden
Köttbullar with Cream Gravy and Lingonberry
Swedish meatballs the home way: small, pan-fried, with gräddsås cream gravy, mashed potatoes, lingonberry jam and quick pressed cucumbers.
Kenya — Coast
Kuku Paka
Creamy coconut-lime chicken with gentle warming spice: a Kenyan-coast dinner that feels special without a complicated technique.
Kyrgyzstan
Kyrgyz-style Lagman with Beef and Peppers
Thick wheat noodles under a glossy stir-fry of beef, peppers, tomato and garlic in a cumin-scented broth: Bishkek's favorite bowl, made with store-bought noodles so it fits a weeknight.
New Zealand
Lamb Chops with Kūmara and Mint
New Zealand's Sunday roast shrunk to a weeknight: pan-seared lamb loin chops, roasted kūmara (sweet potato), minted peas and a quick homemade mint sauce, all in about 45 minutes.
Laos
Lao-Style Lemongrass Chicken Larb Bowls
Bright, savory chicken, crunchy vegetables, and limey herbs—fast enough for a tired weeknight but different enough to feel like a mini trip.
Latvia
Latvian Grey Peas with Bacon
Pelēkie zirņi ar speķi, Latvia's national dish: whole dried peas simmered until tender and topped with crisp bacon and sweet onions, with rye bread and a glass of kefir.
Lebanon — Levant
Lebanese-Inspired Chicken Shawarma Bowls
Warm shawarma-spiced chicken with rice, crisp cucumber salad, pickles, herbs, and a creamy tahini-garlic drizzle.
Liberia
Liberian Potato Greens with Chicken
Sweet potato leaves (or spinach) stewed with chicken, smoked turkey, onion and chile in a rich, savory sauce, piled over rice: Liberia's favorite greens dish.
Republic of the Congo
Liboke Fish Parcels with Rice
Congo River fish baked in a leaf (or foil) parcel with tomato, onion, pepper, garlic and ginger, so it steams in its own juices; a 45-minute oven dinner.
Ecuador — Sierra (Andean highlands)
Llapingachos with Fried Eggs
Ecuador's highland potato cakes, golden with annatto and stuffed with melting cheese, griddled crisp and served with warm peanut sauce, a fried egg, avocado and a tomato-onion salad. Vegetarian and gluten-free, about an hour.
Finland
Lohikeitto (Creamy Salmon Soup)
Finland's everyday salmon soup: chunks of fish, potato and leek in a dill and allspice cream broth, ready in 40 minutes with rye bread and butter.
Peru
Lomo Saltado
Peru's Chinese-Peruvian stir-fry: strips of beef flash-fried with red onion, tomato, soy and a little ají amarillo, tossed with fries and served over rice.
Moldova
Mămăligă with Brânză and Tochitură
Moldova's cornmeal porridge with crumbled salty cheese, sour cream, a quick pork-and-pepper stew and a fried egg on top: a 50-minute, gluten-free dinner.
Canada
Maple-Glazed Salmon with Roasted Vegetables
Salmon fillets lacquered with maple syrup and Dijon, roasted on one sheet pan with potatoes and Brussels sprouts: Canada's two great exports on one tray in 40 minutes.
Oman
Mashuai-inspired Fish with Omani Lemon Rice
Oman's spit-roasted kingfish reimagined for the oven: turmeric-lemon rubbed fish fillets roasted hot, over tangy yellow lemon rice with a tomato-chile sauce on the side.
Libya
Mbakbaka
Libya's one-pot pasta, cooked right in a spiced tomato-and-chile sauce with tender chicken thighs and chickpeas, so the noodles soak up every bit of flavor.
Tanzania
Mchuzi wa Samaki
Swahili-coast fish curry: firm white fish simmered in a coconut, tomato and turmeric sauce with a tamarind-lime edge, over rice, in about 40 minutes.
Turkey
Menemen with Warm Flatbread
Soft eggs, sweet peppers, and gently cooked tomato make a fast Turkish skillet supper built for scooping up with warm bread.
Morocco
Chicken Tagine with Preserved Lemon and Olives
The classic Moroccan braise of chicken thighs, saffron, ginger, salty preserved lemon and green olives, made in a Dutch oven and eaten with bread.
Angola
Muamba de Galinha with Funge
Angola's national dish: chicken stewed with red palm oil, tomato, garlic, okra and squash, served with a soft cassava porridge for scooping.
Estonia — Mulgimaa
Mulgipuder with Bacon and Onion
Estonia's UNESCO-listed potato-and-barley mash, topped with crisp bacon and golden onions and served with sour cream and pickles: one pot, 50 minutes.
Papua New Guinea
Mumu-inspired Chicken, Sweet Potato and Greens
A Papua New Guinea earth-oven feast reimagined for a home oven: chicken thighs, sweet potato and leafy greens steamed together in coconut milk, ginger and scallion in a covered pot.
Kuwait
Murabyan (Kuwaiti Shrimp and Rice)
Kuwait's turmeric-gold rice cooked with caramelized onions, dried lime, cilantro and Gulf shrimp: a one-pot seafood dinner in under an hour.
Palestine — Levant
Musakhan-Inspired Sumac Chicken Flatbreads
Jammy sumac onions and savory chicken piled over warm flatbread with pine nuts and cool cucumber yogurt.
Brunei
Nasi Katok
Brunei's dollar dinner: crisp turmeric fried chicken, steamed rice and a spoonful of sweet-hot sambal, wrapped up and eaten anywhere.
Cameroon
Ndolé-Style Spinach and Peanut Stew with Shrimp
Cameroon's national dish adapted for the supermarket: greens simmered in a savory peanut sauce with shrimp, served with fried plantains and rice.
Thailand — Chiang Mai
Northern Thai-Style Chicken Khao Soi
Silky coconut curry noodles with tender chicken, fresh lime and shallot, chile oil, and an irresistible crown of crispy noodles.
Zambia
Nshima with Ifisashi and Tomato-Braised Chicken
Zambia's everyday plate: smooth maize nshima, greens simmered in a peanut sauce, and a simple pan of chicken in tomato and onion, all eaten by hand.
Mexico — Oaxaca
Oaxacan-Inspired Tlayudas
Big, crisp corn tortillas layered with beans, cheese, crunchy cabbage, avocado, salsa, and your choice of chorizo, steak, or mushrooms.
Japan — Osaka / Kansai
Osaka-Style Okonomiyaki
Savory, cabbage-packed Japanese pancakes with crisp edges, a tender center, and a choose-your-own-toppings finish.
United Kingdom
Oven Fish and Chips with Mushy Peas
Crisp-crumbed cod, oven chips and a bowl of buttery mushy peas: Britain's Friday-night takeaway, rebuilt for a home oven and a weeknight budget.
Norway
Ovnsbakt Laks with Dill Cucumber Salad
Norwegian oven-baked salmon with boiled potatoes and a sweet-sour cucumber salad: an honest fish dinner on the table in 35 minutes.
Lesotho
Papa le Moroho with Chicken
The everyday plate of Lesotho: firm maize porridge, greens cooked with onion and tomato, and simple pan-stewed chicken, all done in 50 minutes.
Chile
Pastel de Choclo
Chile's corn-and-beef bake: a cumin-scented ground beef "pino" with olives, raisins and hard-boiled egg under a sweet, basil-flecked corn crust that browns in the oven.
Equatorial Guinea
Pepesup (Fish Pepper Soup)
Equatorial Guinea's signature dish: a light, aromatic fish broth with ginger, garlic, warm spices and chile, served over rice or boiled plantain in 40 minutes.
Guatemala
Pepián de Pollo
Guatemala's national stew: chicken and vegetables in a thick, nutty sauce of toasted pumpkin and sesame seeds, charred tomato and mild dried chiles, over rice. Blender-and-skillet technique, about 70 minutes.
Croatia
Pileći Paprikaš
Croatian-style paprika chicken simmered with sweet peppers and finished with a bright, creamy sauce.
Serbia
Pljeskavica with Kajmak and Lepinja
Serbia's big, spiced grilled beef patty tucked into soft flatbread with creamy kajmak, raw onion and ajvar: a burger night with a Balkan accent that comes together in a skillet in about 40 minutes.
Iceland
Plokkfiskur with Rye Bread
Iceland's creamy fish-and-potato mash, built on cod, onion and a simple white sauce, with dark rye bread and butter for scooping.
Spain
Pollo al Ajillo with Roasted Peppers and Lemon
Golden chicken thighs, sweet roasted peppers, abundant garlic, and a bright lemon-sherry finish make an easy Spanish-inspired family dinner.
Argentina
Pollo al Disco-Style Chicken
Argentine-inspired skillet chicken with peppers, onion, warm spices, lemon, and a rich but tomato-light pan sauce.
Colombia
Pollo Sudado
Tender Colombian-style chicken and potatoes simmered in a savory, gently spiced vegetable sauce.
Suriname
Pom-style Chicken Casserole
Suriname's party dish made weeknight-sized: braised chicken baked between layers of grated malanga root sharpened with orange juice and lime, until the top is crusty and the inside is tangy and soft. About 90 minutes, mostly oven.
Austria
Pork Schnitzel Wiener Art with Erdäpfelsalat
Viennese-style breaded pork cutlets fried until the crust puffs, with Austria's warm vinegar-and-broth potato salad: a 45-minute weeknight.
Haiti
Poul nan Sòs with Diri Kole
Haitian stewed chicken in a tomato-pepper sauce built on epis, the island's green herb paste, over diri kole ak pwa, rice cooked with red beans and coconut: a Sunday plate made weeknight-sized.
DR Congo
Poulet à la Moambé
The Congolese national dish: chicken braised in a rich palm-nut (or peanut) and tomato sauce, served with rice and quick garlicky greens in about an hour.
France — Basque Country
Poulet Basquaise
Tender chicken thighs braised with sweet peppers, tomato, garlic, paprika, and a gentle spark of chile.
Burkina Faso
Poulet Bicyclette-style Grilled Chicken
Ouagadougou's street-grill chicken, salt-and-oil simple with charred skin, served with mustard-onion sauce, fried plantain and rice; done under the broiler.
Gabon
Poulet Nyembwe
Gabon's national dish: chicken simmered in a thick, orange palm-nut sauce with onion, garlic and chile, served with rice and fried plantain in about an hour.
Senegal
Poulet Yassa
Senegal's lemon-mustard chicken buried in a mountain of slow-cooked onions, broiled instead of grilled and served over rice: tangy, savory, weeknight-sized.
Australia
Pub-style Chicken Parmy with Chips and Salad
Australia's favorite pub plate at home: a crumbed chicken breast under tomato sauce, ham and melted cheese, with oven chips and a simple salad, in about 50 minutes.
Puerto Rico
Puerto Rican Pollo Guisado
Cozy tomato-braised chicken, potatoes, peppers, and olives—big flavor with a gentle, family-friendly finish.
El Salvador
Pupusas with Curtido
El Salvador's griddled corn-masa cakes stuffed with cheese and refried beans, served with tangy cabbage curtido and a thin tomato salsa: a hands-on, vegetarian, gluten-free dinner in about an hour.
North Korea
Pyongyang-style Naengmyeon
Chilled buckwheat noodles in an icy, clean beef broth with sliced brisket, cucumber, pear and a half egg: the famous cold-noodle dish of Pyongyang, made with a one-hour broth and store-bought noodles.
Ethiopia
Quick Doro Wat-Style Chicken
Slow-softened onion, ginger, garlic, and berbere build a rich Ethiopian-inspired chicken stew in a weeknight-sized pot.
Tajikistan
Qurutob
Tajikistan's national bread salad: torn flaky flatbread soaked in a warm, salty yogurt sauce, topped with onions sizzled in oil, tomato, cucumber and herbs, eaten with your hands from one platter. Vegetarian and on the table in 35 minutes.
Azerbaijan
Qutab (Azerbaijani Herb- and Meat-Stuffed Flatbreads)
Paper-thin half-moons of dough stuffed with a tangle of fresh herbs or spiced lamb, cooked dry in a hot skillet and served with yogurt and sumac.
Madagascar
Romazava with Rice
Madagascar's national dish: a clear, gingery beef-and-greens broth served over a mound of rice, with a fiery sakay condiment on the side for adults.
Rwanda
Rwandan Brochettes with Ibirayi
Kigali's favorite evening meal: skewers of marinated beef (or goat) grilled or broiled, with crisp fried potatoes, raw onion and tomato, and chile oil.
Zimbabwe
Sadza with Beef Stew and Muriwo
The Zimbabwean plate: stiff white maize porridge, a tomato-onion beef stew (nyama) and greens with peanut butter, cooked side by side in about 75 minutes.
Lithuania
Šaltibarščiai with Hot Potatoes
Lithuania's shocking-pink cold beet and kefir soup with cucumber, dill and egg, eaten with a side of hot buttered potatoes: a 25-minute, almost no-cook dinner.
Panama
Sancocho de Gallina Panameño
Panama's national soup: chicken simmered with yam, corn and a big handful of culantro until the broth turns golden and herbal, ladled over white rice.
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Sarajevo-style Ćevapi
Bosnia's little grilled beef sausages, cooked in a cast-iron pan and tucked into warm flatbread with raw onion, ajvar and a kajmak-style cream.
Benin
Sauce Arachide with Chicken and Pâte
Benin's everyday peanut-tomato sauce with chicken, served the Beninese way with pâte, a soft cornmeal mash for scooping: humble ingredients, deep flavor.
Israel
Shakshuka with Pita
Eggs poached in a skillet of peppery tomato sauce, finished with feta and herbs and eaten with warm pita and chopped salad: a thirty-minute vegetarian dinner from Israel's cafés.
Armenia
Sheet-Pan Armenian-Style Chicken Khorovats
Charred-edged chicken and vegetables meet lemon, coriander, and a cool cucumber-yogurt side in a weeknight-friendly Armenian-inspired feast.
Italy
Sheet-Pan Chicken Cacciatore
Roasted chicken, peppers, onion, herbs, and just a splash of tomato make a bright, rustic Italian-style dinner without a heavy red sauce.
Poland
Sheet-Pan Chicken Kotlet-Style Cutlets with Mizeria
Crisp oven-baked chicken cutlets with cool dill cucumber salad and bright lemon-mint kompot.
India
Sheet-Pan Chicken Tikka with Peppers and Onions
Yogurt-marinated chicken, sweet peppers, and charred onion deliver tikka flavor without firing up a grill or tandoor.
Jamaica
Sheet-Pan Jerk Chicken with Peppers and Lime
Spicy-sweet roasted chicken, charred peppers, and bright lime in an easy family-sized dinner.
Tunisia
Sheet-Pan Tunisian Harissa Chicken with Couscous
Harissa, lemon, garlic, and warm spices turn a tray of chicken and peppers into a vivid North African dinner with fluffy couscous.
Syria
Shish Taouk with Toum
Syrian-style lemon, garlic and yogurt chicken skewers, broiled or grilled, with fluffy whipped garlic sauce, warm pita and a tomato-cucumber salad.
Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone Groundnut Stew with Beef
Freetown-style peanut stew with tender beef, tomato, onion and a whole chile, simmered until the oil rises and spooned over rice: a slow-ish weeknight pot.
Bolivia — Cochabamba
Silpancho
Cochabamba's layered plate: rice, pan-crisped potato slices, a huge thin breaded beef cutlet, a fried egg and a bright tomato-onion salad on top.
Eswatini
Sishwala with Beef and Cabbage Stew
Eswatini's everyday maize porridge with a tomato-rich beef stew finished with cabbage and a spoon of ground peanuts, a nod to the Swazi sidlwadlwa.
Djibouti
Skoudehkaris
Djibouti's one-pot lamb and rice, fragrant with cardamom, cumin and cinnamon in a tomato base: a Horn-of-Africa cousin of biryani that cooks in an hour.
Czechia
Smažený Sýr with Potato Salad
Czechia's beloved pub plate: a thick slab of breaded, pan-fried cheese with creamy potato salad and tartar sauce, vegetarian and ready in 45 minutes.
Sri Lanka
Sri Lankan Black-Pepper Chicken
Savory chicken with fragrant toasted spices, sweet peppers, red onion, and a lively black-pepper finish.
North Macedonia
Tavče Gravče
North Macedonia's national dish: big white beans baked with onion, paprika and mint until the top crusts over, with a shopska-style salad on the side.
Albania
Tavë Kosi-Inspired Lemon-Garlic Chicken and Rice Bake
Golden chicken and rice baked beneath a tangy yogurt-and-egg topping, with lemon and garlic for a bright family supper.
Iraq
Tepsi Baytinijan
Iraq's "eggplant tray": spiced beef meatballs layered with roasted eggplant, potato, tomato and onion, baked in a tomato sauce and served over rice.
Taiwan
Three-Cup Chicken (Sanbei Ji)
Glossy Taiwanese chicken with sesame oil, soy sauce, rice wine, garlic, ginger, and a fragrant heap of basil.
Mali
Tiguadege Na (Malian Beef Peanut Stew)
Mali's national dish: beef simmered in a creamy peanut-tomato sauce with sweet potato and cabbage, ladled over rice. One pot, pantry peanut butter.
Trinidad & Tobago
Trini Green-Seasoning Chicken Tray Bake
Bright herb-and-lime chicken with caramelized peppers: a weeknight Trinidad & Tobago-inspired tray-bake adventure.
Mongolia
Tsuivan (Mongolian Noodles with Beef)
Mongolia's steamed-and-fried noodle supper: beef, onion, carrot, cabbage and potato in one pot with wide noodles steamed on top, hearty, unspiced and built for a cold night.
Turkmenistan
Turkmen Chekdirme (Lamb and Potato Stew)
A one-pot Turkmen stew of browned lamb, onions, tomatoes and potatoes that cooks in its own juices with little more than salt, pepper and time.
Niger
Tuwo with Okra-Peanut Sauce
Niger's soft rice mash with a silky okra, tomato and peanut sauce: a vegetarian Sahel dinner that costs almost nothing and comes together in an hour.
Uganda
Ugandan Rolex
Kampala's favorite street food, a vegetable omelette rolled inside a soft chapati, with a sharp tomato-onion salad: eggs for dinner, done in 35 minutes.
Kazakhstan
Weeknight Beshbarmak
Kazakhstan's "five fingers" dish of tender boiled beef over wide noodles with an onion-rich broth sauce, shortened from an all-day feast to a long weeknight.
Pakistan
Weeknight Chicken Karahi
Bright, tomatoey ginger-garlic chicken with a cozy spice bloom—fast enough for a weeknight family dinner.
Yemen
Weeknight Chicken Mandi
Yemen's celebration rice, adapted for an oven: hawaij-rubbed chicken roasted over turmeric basmati that cooks in the drippings, with a green chile salsa on the side.
Botswana
Weeknight Seswaa with Pap
Botswana's national dish of slow-simmered, pounded beef seasoned with nothing but salt, served with maize pap and tomato-onion greens, in a 90-minute version.
Uzbekistan
Weeknight Uzbek-Style Chicken Plov
Fragrant cumin chicken and rice with sweet carrots, designed for one calm pot and a family-sized table.
Eritrea
Zigni with Taita
Eritrea's deep-red berbere beef stew, simmered with onion and tomato and scooped up with spongy flatbread: one pot, big flavor, about an hour.
Switzerland
Zürcher Geschnetzeltes-style Pork with Rösti
Zurich's creamy white-wine-and-mushroom sauce over quick-seared strips of pork, with a crisp golden potato rösti to catch it, in about 50 minutes.