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3 Quick-And-Easy Dinner Recipes For Those Busy Weeknights

Finding yourself short on time or energy in the kitchen? Our resident chef Kathy Gunst has you covered, from a simple mushroom and ricotta pizza to a healthy rice bowl.
Kathy's healthy rice bowl with sauteed greens, poached egg and pumpkin seeds, with a tahini-ginger sauce. (Robin Lubbock/WBUR)

Resident chef Kathy Gunst joins Here & Now‘s Jeremy Hobson and Robin Young with recipes for quick, easy and healthy dinners that can be thrown together on a hectic weeknight.


Quick Mushroom And Ricotta Pizza

Find a locally made pizza dough — or buy one from your local pizza shop — and you can have a homemade pizza on the table in about 30 minutes. Roll out the dough, saute the mushrooms, spread the cheese on the pizza and bake. Add a green salad and dinner is served.

This makes enough for two 8-inch pizzas.

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