15 Spring Dinner Recipes You Can Make in 30 Minutes or Less Get a fresh seasonal meal on the table fast. Close Credit: Raymond Hom It's time to put your slow cooker in storage. These quick spring dinner ideas will help you make the most of fast-cooking spring produce—like sugar-snap peas and asparagus—and help breathe new life into your weeknight dinner routine. Another reason we love quick spring recipes is that the influx of lighter, brighter things to eat not only matches the better weather but our sunnier dispositions, too. Press fast-forward with these meal ideas that trade slow-and-low winter cooking for recipes that take just 30 minutes or less to prepare. Whether you're in the mood for a stir-fry or pasta, set your timer and have your dinner mates set the table—the food will be ready before you know it. 17 One-Pot Spring Dinner Recipes Starring Asparagus, Peas, and More 01 of 15 Cashew Shrimp Credit: Justin Walker Light, fresh, and fast, our take on a delivery favorite requires just 20 minutes to make—but our upscale touches, like roasted cashews and celery leaves, make this dish a weeknight feast. View Recipe 02 of 15 Pea-Pesto Handkerchiefs Credit: Chris Simpson A super spring pasta dinner that’s ready in 30 minutes. Those lasagna noodles in your kitchen cupboard become pasta handkerchiefs in this recipe, and frozen peas are combined with pine nuts, basil, and Parmesan for a deliciously different pesto. View Recipe 03 of 15 Lemon-Ginger Chicken and Green Beans Credit: Armando Rafael Using just one or two flavor-packed ingredients can make a huge impact on a simple meal. Fresh ginger goes the extra mile in this easy weeknight dinner, infusing the poaching liquid for the chicken and being grated into a zippy dressing for the cucumber salad. View Recipe 04 of 15 Salmon, Asparagus, and Leek in Parchment Credit: Ryan Liebe Cooking fresh salmon