672 big big recipes

Buttery angel hair pasta with broccoli, browned garlic, red pepper flakes, and Parmesan. A 15-minute Italian-style weeknight dinner with big flavor.

Grilled chicken kabobs marinated in soy, mustard, and Worcestershire, then skewered with zucchini, peppers, onion, and mushrooms. Simple backyard dinner with big flavor.

Big seven-fruit salad with apples, pears, oranges, grapes, pineapple, peaches and bananas, finished with whipped topping. A summer-table classic for gatherings.

A big-batch deer sausage recipe with equal parts ground venison and pork, seasoned with cayenne, paprika, brown sugar, and hot sauce. Mix, stuff into casings, and you're set for the season.

A Texas-style no-bean chili with cubed beef round and pork loin slow-simmered in beef broth, tomato sauce, and a bold blend of chili powder, cumin, and paprika. Fork-tender meat, big flavor.

Fairy cookies made with both powdered and granulated sugar, margarine, and oil for a melt-in-your-mouth texture. A big batch sugar cookie recipe that bakes up light, tender, and crisp.

Hearty Portuguese soup with smoked chorizo, potatoes, kidney beans, cabbage, and tomatoes simmered in chicken broth. One-pot peasant cooking, big-flavor weekend stew.

Southern Thai grilled chicken: chicken rubbed with a fragrant spice paste, even under the skin, marinated, then grilled over low coals until charred and juicy. Big, bold Thai flavor off the grill.

New England clam chowder made with 12 cans of minced clams, potatoes, bacon, and whole milk, never boiled and aged three hours for peak flavor. Creamy, old-fashioned big-batch chowder that ripens as it rests.

Big-batch spicy turkey chili loaded with kidney beans, tomatoes, mushrooms, jalapenos, cilantro, and a secret splash of Kahlua. Feeds a crowd of 20.

A big hit, it is almost the most excelllecnt pasta salad I have ever eaten. I think I will make it more and more!

A big-batch vegetable stew loaded with carrots, turnips, parsnips, and mushrooms in a spicy tomato-chicken broth. Freezer-friendly and served over couscous.

A big-batch yeasted bread enriched with sour cream, butter, and molasses, studded with golden raisins and walnuts. Makes 4 loaves that freeze beautifully.

Old-fashioned white drop cookies with nutmeg and vanilla. A big-batch recipe using shortening for soft, cakey cookies that stay tender for days.

Layered sausage and macaroni casserole with mushrooms, cottage cheese, and Italian herbs, topped with bread crumbs. A hearty weeknight bake with big savory flavor.

Cool, refreshing big-batch fruit salad with watermelon, cantaloupe, plums, nectarines, and grapes tossed in chilled mint-lime simple syrup. A summer party showstopper.