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  • A cast iron skillet with steak cooked on the stove. Oregano sprigs are at the bottom of the pan. Oil and juices are visible in the pan.

    40 min
    Low Carb, Paleo
    Get a restaurant-quality steak in the comfort of your own kitchen by making steak on your stovetop. The secret to success is a hot skillet, a good exhaust fan, and a butter and herb baste at the end.
  • Paprika Chicken and Potatoes with Tomatoes horizontal in a baking dish

    1 hr, 15 min
    Gluten-Free
    This one-pan chicken dinner is made with potatoes, onions, garlic, cherry tomatoes, and an easy paprika sauce. Dairy-free, gluten-free. 1 hour start to finish.
  • Slow Cooker Chickpea Curry served in a bowl with spinach and rice

    8 hrs, 15 min
    Gluten-Free, Healthy, Vegan, Vegetarian
    This Slow Cooker Chickpea Curry a "set it and forget it" meal. Just pile all the ingredients into the slow cooker and come back to a hot meal hours later. Soak your chickpeas overnight to make them extra tender.
  • Chicken Fried Rice

    25 min
    Gluten-Free
    Chicken Fried Rice! This take-out classic is an easy weeknight meal! It's made on the stovetop with chicken, eggs, onions, carrots, peas, and rice.
  • Vegetarian soup with pesto in a white bowl with a gold spoon to the right and a second bowl in partial view in the upper right. Sliced carrots, chopped asparagus, tortillini and peas are in the broth with a dollop of pesto in the center.

    35 min
    Healthy, Vegetarian
    This tasty tortellini soup is loaded with vegetables like asparagus and peas, and is topped with zesty pesto! It comes together in 35 minutes, start to finish. Use what’s on hand whether it's fresh, frozen, or from the pantry.
  • Close up photo of of crispy chicken thighs with cubed potatoes and greens visible in the dish. Serving fork and spoon are on the upper edge of the skillet. The chicken is sprinkled with herbs and a striped grey linen is behind the skillet.

    1 hr
    Dairy-Free, Gluten-Free, Healthy, Low Carb, Paleo
    Crispy skillet chicken is cooked in a flavorful lemon broth and served on a bed of Swiss chard, potatoes, and carrots. This bistro-style oven braised chicken with vegetables has everything you love about cozy comfort food.
  • Bowl of easy homemade creamy tortellini soup with sausage, carrots, and spinach

    1 hr, 10 min
    This easy tortellini soup is loaded with Italian sausage, spinach, and cheese-filled pasta. The short ingredient list makes this soup the perfect weeknight dinner. It's light on the cream but rich in flavor, with an added protein boost from puréed cannellini beans.
  • Pork Stir Fry with Green Onion

    25 min
    Gluten-Free, Low Carb, Paleo
    This Pork Stir Fry is such an easy weeknight meal. Made with just lean pork, some green onions, and garlic, and ready in 25 minutes start to finish. Skip the take-out and make your own!
  • Salisbury Steak with Mushroom Gravy served with noodles and veggies on a round plate with veggies and butter noodles

    55 min
    Classic Salisbury Steak with Mushroom Gravy! It's ready in under an hour and cooks all in one skillet. Just like mom used to make. Serve with buttered noodles or mashed potatoes.
  • Thai soup with shrimp in a brightly patterned bowl with a silver spoon inside. Sliced lime, ginger, peppers and cilantro stems suround the bowl of light broth, shrimp, mushrooms and cilantro.

    30 min
    Dairy-Free
    Let the spicy flavors of Thailand tempt your taste buds! Tom Yum Soup is a quick, easy, and healthy weeknight recipe. This version is made with shrimp, but feel free to add the seafood of your choice.
  • Easy Slow Cooker Shredded Chili Chicken Chili in the crockpot

    10 min
    Gluten-Free
    Slow Cooker Chicken Chili is perfect for busy weeks! Make it with chicken thighs or breasts, onions, celery, black beans, frozen corn, chicken broth, tomato puree, and spices. Combine everything in a crockpot or slow cooker, and let it simmer all day while you're away.
  • Crockpot Beef Stroganoff served in a bowl

    20 min
    Hearty and comforting Beef Stroganoff becomes fall-apart tender with a few hours in the slow cooker. Perfect for a busy day when you don't have time to cook dinner. Serve it over egg noodles!
  • Stovetop Hanger Steak with shallots on a platter for serving

    30 min
    Gluten-Free, Low Carb
    Tender juicy hanger steak! Quickly sear this steak in a hot pan and then serve with a sauce of shallots and butter in a wine reduction. This makes an easy, yet impressive, home cooked meal.
  • Cheesy Bruschetta Chicken Cutlets in a stainless steel skillet

    15 min
    Gluten-Free
    QUICK and EASY cheesy bruschetta chicken cutlets! Ready in 15 minutes flat. Chicken cutlets topped with canned tomatoes, garlic, mozzarella and parmesan cheese!
  • Sopa Seca de Fideo Angel Hair Nests

    30 min
    Delicious Sopa seca de fideo, nests of angel hair pasta, first browned then cooked in broth with tomatoes and onions. The noodles absorb all the broth! This is a great side dish to serve with any meal.
  • Easy Cream of Mushroom Soup in a bowl

    55 min
    Gluten-Free, Low Carb, Vegetarian
    This easy homemade cream of mushroom soup is creamy without a lot of cream! It's made with loads of mushrooms and that's about it. So quick and easy, you'll never buy the canned version again.
  • Pressure Cooker Chicken and Rice Casserole in an Instant Pot

    45 min
    Gluten-Free
    Classic chicken and rice adapted for the pressure cooker! Combine everything in the pot, and come back to a perfectly cooked casserole. Easy, cozy weeknight dinner.
  • Skillet chicken and rice with peas

    45 min
    Gluten-Free, Healthy
    This Skillet Chicken and Rice is a classic one-pot meal, perfect for a weeknight and totally kid-friendly. Serve it on its own or with a salad, and dinner is done!
  • Stovetop Braised German Red Cabbage in a bowl

    47 min
    Gluten-Free, Vegetarian
    This sweet-and-sour red cabbage makes an easy side dish for any German meal. Just four ingredients and ready 30 minutes! Great with sausages or pork chops.
  • Four gluten free Smothered Pork Chops with Gravy in a skillet with a sprig of rosemary on top set against a blue background.

    40 min
    These smothered pork chops really hit the spot. Thick cut pork chops are pan seared and smothered in onion gravy — just what you need to chase away the winter blues. Make it a meal and serve it over mashed potatoes!
  • apple cider braised chicken thighs with sweet potatoes in black cast iron skillet

    1 hr
    Dairy-Free, Gluten-Free, Healthy
    Want a perfect fall weeknight meal? These Apple Cider Chicken Thighs are it. Simmered in the oven with sweet potatoes and onions, it's a one-pot skillet dinner that'll fill you up without stressing you out.
  • How to Make Jambalaya

    1 hr
    Here's a classic Southern jambalaya recipe based on historical versions of the recipe. It comes from Toni Tipton-Martin's cookbook Jubilee, which celebrates 200 years of African American cooking!
  • Taco Pasta Skillet Recipe

    33 min
    Tacos and pasta! Why didn't we put these two together before? This one-skillet dish full of Southwestern flavors and pasta comes together in a flash with pantry staples. Your new favorite weeknight go-to!
  • Authentic Italian Wedding Soup

    1 hr
    This comforting and classic Italian soup is made with pork and beef meatballs, greens, and tiny pasta. It's ready in about an hour from start to finish, great for a weeknight meal!
  • Tuscan Bean Soup

    50 min
    Gluten-Free, Healthy, Vegetarian
    This EASY bean soup is the answer to the "What's for dinner?" dilemma. You probably have most of the ingredients in your pantry already, and turning them into a satisfying vegetarian soup is easy-peasy.

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  • Leek and Potato Soup

    1 hr
    Gluten-Free, Healthy, Vegetarian
    Potato Leek Soup is a classic! Nothing's better than a bowl of hearty potato soup on a chilly day. And it's easy, too! No cream needed, just purée the soup to make it thick and creamy.
  • Pot Roast

    4 hrs, 10 min
    Gluten-Free, Low Carb
    Cooked low and slow on the stovetop, beef chuck or shoulder roast becomes a fall-apart tender pot roast. Onions, garlic, carrots, and red wine make this a satisfying, flavorful dinner.
  • Shrimp Fried Rice

    30 min
    Gluten-Free
    Classic Shrimp Fried Rice with fresh shrimp, rice, green onions, peas, carrots, and sesame oil. Tips for making the BEST fried rice!
  • Chicken Piccata

    20 min
    Easy Chicken Piccata! Takes 20 minutes to make. Chicken breast cutlets, dredged in flour, browned, served with sauce of butter, lemon juice, capers, and stock or wine.
  • pan fried flank steak

    35 min
    Gluten-Free, Low Carb, Paleo
    A quick and easy way of cooking lean flank steak on the stovetop.
  • New England Boiled Dinner

    4 hrs, 30 min
    Gluten-Free
    New England boiled dinner, a one pot dish consisting of corned beef or plain brisket, cabbage, carrots and potatoes.
  • Spicy Pumpkin Soup

    40 min
    Gluten-Free, Healthy, Vegetarian
    Quick and easy spicy pumpkin soup made with pumpkin purée, onions, fresh ginger, chicken stock, cream, and a mixture of curry, cumin, and coriander.
  • Butternut Squash Soup with Apple made from easy easy butternut squash soup recipe

    1 hr
    Gluten-Free, Healthy, Vegetarian
    This butternut squash soup has a secret ingredient—a tart green apple. It adds just the right balance for the squash. Ready in an hour and freezes well.
  • Ham and Potato Soup

    1 hr, 40 min
    Gluten-Free
    This hearty Ham and Potato Soup is made with a ham shank or leftover ham bone and russet potatoes. Perfect for chilly weather!
  • Chicken Freezer Meal with Chicken Tenders-close up of chicken, potatoes, olives and swiss chard

    2 hrs, 50 min
    One pan? Yes, please! This French Herbes de Provence skillet chicken uses chicken tenders, potatoes, olives, and spinach make quick work for this weeknight, freezer friendly meal.
  • Chicken Fajitas Recipe

    55 min
    Healthy
    A flavorful marinade and a quick sear make for easy homemade chicken fajitas—onions and bell peppers help, too. This is a classic you can make yourself!
  • Quick and Easy Fish Stew

    30 min
    Gluten-Free, Healthy, Low Carb
    Quick, easy, and absolutely delicious fish stew! Fresh fish fillets cooked in a stew with onions, garlic, parsley, tomato, clam juice and white wine.
  • Puerto Rican Stewed Crab

    30 min
    Healthy
    Puerto Rican Salmorejo de Jueyes is a treat for anyone who loves crab! Traditionally an all-day family affair, buying lump crab meat means you can have this hearty stew and rice on the table in about a half an hour.
  • steak fajitas

    1 hr, 25 min
    Classic Tex Mex fajitas recipe, made with strips of skirt steak, onions and bell peppers, and served sizzling hot with fresh tortillas, guacamole, sour cream, and salsa.

  • 37 min
    Break out your skillet tonight for this Italian-inspired chicken dish! Spinach, tomatoes, red onion, and capers combine to make this super simple meal a flavor superstar. Freezes well, too!
  • Cinncinnatti Chili

    3 hrs, 40 min
    Authentic Cincinnati Chili is a meaty, rich, and uniquely spiced chili from (you guessed it!) Cincinnati, Ohio. It's served over hot spaghetti with your choice of toppings. Don’t forget the cheese and oyster crackers!
  • Sloppy Joe

    40 min
    Best Ever Sloppy Joes! These cook in one pot, with ground beef, onions, garlic, carrots, and celery, in sweet-and-sour tomato sauce. Served messy on purpose, over hamburger buns.
  • Chicken Marbella

    4 hrs, 15 min
    Gluten-Free
    Chicken marbella recipe, classic chicken party dish, chicken cooked with white wine, prunes, green olives. Adapted from the Silver Palate Cookbook.

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