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Get dinner on the table with ease! Whether taking it or making it, discover easy weeknight meals and comfort-food faves convenient enough for any night of the week.
We’ve rounded up five of our cool-weather comfort-food cravings with options that cater to your busy schedule. Short on time? Bring home our Ready For You prepared foods for a speedy dinner. Feeling more DIY? Try our simple-to-follow recipes for these easy weeknight meals. We like when comfort food is, well, comforting!
1. Fantastic flatbreads
Take: Korean-style pulled pork flatbread
Made in-store and ready to eat, these flatbreads are topped with cooked pulled pork, Korean-style marinade, Compliments crunchy coleslaw, a scattering of sliced green onions, and sesame seeds. Perfect for those cool nights when you don’t feel like cooking. Available in our Kitchen Dept.
Make: Pork Sandwich with Quick Zucchini Pickles
Leave these grilled naan breads flat for your own easy take on flatbread. Topped with grilled pork medallions and an apple cider–based zucchini quick pickle that has just the right amount of tang, dinner for four is done in 45 min!
2. Quick stovetop burgers
Take: Smash burgers
The burger craze that swept the nation with its charred, caramelized exterior is now available in your kitchen! We’ve got 2½-oz ready-to-cook smash burger balls prepared fresh in our Meat Dept., made using Canadian ground chuck beef. All you have to do is preheat a cast-iron pan or griddle over high heat, add the meatball to the pan and literally “smash” down with a sturdy spatula or wooden spoon to apply pressure. Season generously with salt and pepper, cook until no longer pink; use the spatula to scrape the burger from the pan and flip over until cooked. If you’re adding a slice of cheese, continue cooking for 30 sec. (to melt the cheese), then remove from the pan. Add to a bun and dress as you like.
Make: Ultimate Burger
The name says it all! This burger truly is the ultimate go-to recipe. It’s perfectly juicy and ready in under 30 min. Go ahead and grill indoors or out on a weeknight!
3. Quick-cooking beef short ribs
Take: Beef short ribs
Quick and easy to grill, beef short ribs are a thinner cut than many steaks, so they cook up in no time at all. You can get yours pre-seasoned or marinated at our Meat Dept. for a quick weeknight dinner paired with your favourite sides.
Make: Asian-Style BBQ Beef Short Ribs
You’re going to start marinating this in a resealable bag, then set it and forget it until the next day, when these glorious glazed beef short ribs deliver big on flavour! Grill indoors or out in 15 min. or less and serve with rice and a salad—dinner’s done!
4. Sensational salmon burgers
Take: Wild sockeye salmon burgers
Pick up premade wild sockeye salmon burgers in our Seafood Dept. for those nights when you’ve got limited time to pull a meal together. Grab a bagged salad, some buns and avocados to create a bespoke burger that brings the Pacific coast to your table.
Make: Japanese-Style Salmon Burger
If you’ve got 30 min., you’ve got enough time to create your own Japanese-Style Salmon Burgers, using chunks of salmon fillets, eggs, breadcrumbs, and the help of a trusty food processor. An umami-rich ginger-wasabi mayo completes this masterpiece.
5. Grilled shrimp skewers
Take: Shrimp skewers
When you’re short on time but big on flavour, pick up some of our premade shrimp skewers, available in our Seafood Dept. Choose plain or marinated by our associates. Grill and serve with your favourite sides for a speedy supper that satisfies.
Make: Mandarin Ginger Shrimp Kabobs
In 20 min., you’ve got succulent Mandarin Ginger Shrimp Kabobs that use the natural sweetness of pineapple chunks and red pepper to give this quick main a tropical flavour boost. Serve with rice noodles and fresh herbs for a deconstructed noodle bowl in a hurry!
