It's a familiar scene: you leave the office and are absolutely starving. You're dreaming of gooey, cheesy pizza, or a huge bowl of pasta, or maybe even a grilled cheese if that's your jam. The idea of cooking is pretty unappealing at this point as you hop on the subway or get into your car for your commute home. You can barely muster the energy to lie on the couch and watch TV, let alone make dinner and forget about something that is actually good for you.

This doesn't have to be the case. You can definitely cook dinner after work and it doesn't have to take hours or be some fancy five-course meal. These 10 15-minute dinners are ones that you can totally make after work.

10 15 Minute Coconut Curry Noodle Soup: The Woks Of Life

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Take-out is so appealing for a number of reasons, mostly because it just tastes so good. There's also the fact that you don't have to cook and can be as lazy as you want to be.

What if you could make a healthy dinner that tasted just like something from a beloved take-out place and it could be ready in 15 minutes? That would be good news, right?

Your 15 Minute Dinner dreams have come true with this Coconut Curry Noodle Soup from The Woks Of Life. You'll probably want to make it every night when you get home from work, it'll be so easy and so delicious.

9 15 Minute Lemon Garlic Butter Steak With Zucchini Noodles: Eat Well 101

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Yes, you can make this after work on a weeknight, and yes, it can be ready in 15 minutes. This is definitely music to your tired-after-work ears.

This 15 Minute Dinner recipe for Lemon Garlic Butter Steak with Zucchini Noodles from Eat Well 101 is basically calling your name.

Plus, you can finally give those trendy things called zucchini noodles (also called "zoodles" which is both fun and adorable) a try. Your friends will be super jealous that you whipped this up on a weeknight, so you might as well invite them over so you can show off (or, um, feed them...).

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8 15 Minute Healthy Chicken And Veggies: Gimme Delicious

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If you're looking for an easy dinner that you can prepare in 15 minutes that is also good for you, then you don't need to look any further than this recipe.

This 15 Minute Dinner recipe for Healthy Chicken And Veggies from Gimme Delicious has got all kinds of good stuff in it: broccoli, orange and red and yellow bell peppers, zucchini, onion, and tomatoes, along with some chicken. It's got protein and tons of nutrients from the vegetables. This would be super simple to make any day of the week since you probably have chicken and veggies lying around in your fridge at any given moment (or if you don't, it's easy to pop out to any supermarket to buy some).

7 15 Minute Garlic Shrimp Zoodles: Salt & Lavender

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There's that fun, cute word again: zoodles. Now that you've become obsessed with these, you can make this 15 Minute Garlic Shrimp Zoodles dish from Salt & Lavender. You can even make it after you get home from work.

Garlic and pasta is a classic combination and throwing shrimp in there makes this even better. Shrimp is a quick protein to make and definitely won't take very long to cook through, which is awesome news when you're tired from a long day at work and can't wait to eat and chill out.

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6 Easy Vegan Red Lentil Dal: Simply Quinoa

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Whether you have Meatless Mondays in your house, you're vegan or vegetarian, or you're cool with a meat-free meal every once in a while, this recipe will be perfect. It can also be ready-to-eat in 15 minutes.

This Easy Vegan Red Lentil Dal from Simply Quinoa has got coconut milk and some lovely spices (ginger, turmeric, and cumin).

Want to impress your boyfriend, girlfriend, best friend, or sibling? Go ahead and invite them over and make this. They'll love that you cooked such a delicious meal for them and won't believe how fast it was. Plus, maybe they'll cook for you another night and return the favor).

5 15 Minute Veggie Tacos: Eat. Drink. Love.

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Looking for another 15 Minute Dinner you can make when you get home from the office that's also vegan? This one should definitely fit the bill and will keep your meals fun and exciting.

These tacos from Eat. Drink. Love.  have got a lot of healthy things in them, from black beans to corn, and of course, lots of vegetables. You'll have red and green bell peppers and will serve everything on corn tortillas.

These would be perfect for Taco Tuesday if that's something that you follow every week... or just make them any night because there's never a bad time for tacos!

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4 15 Minute Chicken Egg Fried Rice: My Gorgeous Recipes

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Fried rice is a popular dish. It always sounds good and it just says comfort food, right? It's just the kind of thing that you want to eat when you're tired and have been working hard and want to kick back your feet and relax.

Carbs are always a good idea and they're especially perfect on a weeknight when you want to whip up a quick dinner that's ready in 15 minutes. This Chicken Egg Fried Rice recipe from My Gorgeous Recipes sounds amazing. It's got carbs and protein and you'll feel awesome that you can make dinner in such a short amount of time.

3 15 Minute Baked Cajun Chicken Tenders: Dashing Dish

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Chicken fingers are one of those foods that we all secretly love – or maybe not-so-secretly because we adore this meal so much that we can't help but proclaim our love for it all of the time. They're always on kids menus, often served with fries, but you can find them on regular menus, too.

These 15 Minute Baked Cajun Chicken Tenders from Dashing Dish are the answer that you have been looking for. You can make chicken fingers, make them a bit healthier since you'll be baking them, and make them from the comfort of your own home. Plus, it'll be ready in just 15 minutes.

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2 15 Minute Salmon And Avocado Rice Bowls: Set The Table

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Bowls have become very trendy. There are all kinds of fast casual or take-out restaurants that serve food in bowls. You can get rice, a protein, and some healthy fat. Plus, there are always a lot of vegetables involved with this type of meal. It's simple and also incredibly delicious.

This 15 Minute Dinner recipe for Salmon And Avocado Rice Bowls from Set The Table is another great option when you want to make a meal in a short amount of time after work.

There's salmon, avocado, rice, and eggs... a.k.a. the best foods ever. You will love everything here and this will definitely become one of your weeknight dinner staples.

1 15 Minute Caprese Frittata: Ahead Of Thyme

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Is breakfast for dinner more fun than actual breakfast? It might be, judging by how exciting it is when you decide to throw caution to the wind and make eggs and bacon for your evening meal.

Why not do this on an evening when you get home from work?

This Caprese Frittata from Ahead Of Thyme is easy to make and fast but also so sophisticated. If you wanted to make some bacon to enjoy alongside it, you would still be making a super fast (and super amazing) meal. 15 Minute Dinner is served! And it didn't take you long at all. Time for that binge-watching session.

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