Five Favorite Dinners From Our New Weeknight 100

Labor Day has come and gone, and we are back at school and back to the grind here at Five Weeknight Dishes. I’m always here with dinner recipes for busy people (that’s you). But in honor of September and the transition to new schedules and routines that comes with the shifting of the seasons, I’ve made a fresh list of 100 recipes for you to try in the months ahead: the Weeknight 100, if you will.

You’ll find five recipe highlights from the Weeknight 100 below. These are standout dishes that capture the ethos of the list — they’re easy to make, and each one features an idea, technique or twist that makes it especially clever and delicious.

I also have exciting news to share: This month, we’re starting a new newsletter called Dinner Tonight, which delivers one fast, easy recipe to your inbox Monday through Thursday around 4:30 p.m. Eastern (right when that “What should I make for dinner?” question starts to swirl in our heads). The first Dinner Tonight email goes out on Sept. 16; sign up for that here. And, as always, if you love New York Times Cooking recipes, I hope you’ll consider becoming a subscriber, which supports all of the work we do.

You have enough decisions to make. Let us help you figure out dinner. That includes reaching out to me anytime at dearemily@nytimes.com. I love hearing from you.

1. Spiced Roast Chicken With Tangy Yogurt Sauce

For this recipe, Kay Chun was inspired by the halal carts you can find on the streets of New York City, where the sizzle and scent of spiced meat entice people passing by. She uses chicken here and drizzles it with a quickly made yogurt sauce — the undisputed star of the dish.