Recipes Everyday Cooking Make It a Meal: 5 Midwinter Weeknight Dinner Ideas By Allrecipes Magazine Published on February 10, 2021 Share Tweet Pin Email Trending Videos Photo: Brie Passano What's for dinner tonight? Try one of these menus! If you've run out of dinner ideas (it happens to everyone), you might appreciate a little help in the meal planning department. To give you a hand, we've paired five main dishes with easy side and dessert ideas along with wine and beer suggestions. All you have to do is plug and play. 01 of 06 Menu #1 Churrascaria-Style Picanha View Recipe Brie Passano Churrascarias are Brazilian-style barbeque restaurants, and picanha is one of their specialties. It's beef cut from a top sirloin cap, or coulotte. This version is a breeze to make. Wine pick: Clos de los Siete Malbec or other Malbec-based red blend Serve with: Purple Cabbage Salad Serve with: Caribbean Carrot-Ginger Soup 02 of 06 Menu #2 Crispy Baked Chicken Thighs View Recipe Brie Passano "This is a wonderfully simple and delicious recipe to use for bone-in, skin-on chicken thighs." —John Goddard Pictured with Easy Roasted Red Cabbage. Beer pick: Stoudts Brewing Co. Gold Lager or similar German-style pale lager. Serve with: Lemon honey-Glazed Carrots Serve with: Truffled Cauliflower Gratin 03 of 06 Menu #3 Better-Than-Olive-Garden Alfredo View Recipe Carson Downing "Whether it's chicken Alfredo or fettuccine Alfredo, the Alfredo sauce has always had my heart. This is a simple and basic recipe for Italian starters. Enjoy!" —str0ngwarri0r Wine pick: Maison Champy Macon Villages Blanc or similar full-bodied white wine. Serve with: Greens and Beans Serve with: Strawberry Heart Bark 04 of 06 Menu #4 Italian Sausage and Mushroom Lasagna with Béchamel View Recipe Brie Passano The béchamel sauce adds something special to this lasagna. Part-skim ricotta and mozzarella and low-fat milk cut the fat, but it's still wonderfully rich. Wine pick: Masseria Li Veli Orion Primitivo or other acidic Italian red wine. Serve with: Air-Fryer Roasted Vegetables Serve with: Frisée Salad with Hot Bacon Dressing 05 of 06 Menu #5 Lime-Marinated Baked Salmon View Recipe Carson Downing "The fresh lime juice and mustard add a nice tang to this moist and flaky grilled salmon. I came up with this marinade after tasting something similar at a friend's house and it is now one of our favorite ways to do fish. You may also use other firm fish steaks instead of salmon; halibut, tuna and swordfish all work well." —whodunitrdr Cider pick: Eden Specialty Ciders Peak Bloom Harvest Cider or other off-dry cider. Serve with: Roasted Brussels Sprouts with Pine Nuts Serve with: Blue Cheese, Walnut, and Chicory Salad 06 of 06 This article originally appeared in the February/March 2021 issue of Allrecipes Magazine. Was this page helpful? Thanks for your feedback! Tell us why! Other Submit