5-ingredient All-in-One Dinners

Squeezing the evening meal between busy back-to-school schedules calls for breezy cooking (and less mess). Try these recipes that come together fast with your skillet or sheet pan.

- ERIN HOOKER

Scallion Beef Stir-Fry

Charring scallions and searing steak in the same pan builds flavor before tossing everything together in an umami-rich hoisin sauce.

START TO FINISH 30 min.

3 Tbsp. hoisin sauce

2 bunches scallions, trimmed and bias-sliced into 1-inch pieces, white and pale green pieces separated from dark green pieces

1 2-inch piece fresh ginger, peeled and cut into thin matchsticks

1 lb. flank steak (1 inch thick), thinly sliced against the grain

Hot cooked rice

1. In a small bowl stir together hoisin sauce, 2 Tbsp. water, 2 tsp. white vinegar, and ¼ tsp. salt until combined.

2. In an extra-large skillet heat 1 Tbsp. canola oil over high until oil is fragrant and shimmering. Add white and pale green scallion pieces; cook, stirring occasionally, until scallions are slightly charred, about 3 minutes, adding ginger during the last minute. Transfer mixture to another small bowl.

3. Sprinkle steak with ½ tsp. salt and ¼ tsp.