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Curried chicken pasta salad with red grapes, pineapple chunks, and a creamy orange-curry dressing. A sweet-savory cold pasta dish that works for lunch, potlucks, or meal prep.

This beef stew recipe is from the National Cattlemen's Beef Association. It cooks up in about half an hour and is surprisingly rich in flavor given its short cooking time.

Rustic Italian spaghetti from the Ciociaria region with plum tomatoes, sweet peppers, oil-cured olives, and Romano cheese. A bold, no-meat pasta that's ready in under an hour.

Penne pasta with sun-dried tomatoes, capers, fresh thyme, tarragon, and green peas in a broth-based sauce. Low-fat, full of flavor, and loaded with six cloves of garlic.

Penne alla puttane d'Elba tosses hot pasta into a no-cook sauce of raw tomatoes, zucchini, capers, olives, basil, and chili. A sun-soaked Tuscan summer pasta from the island of Elba.

This is a flexible recipe, if you want, you can always add any your favorite meat, such as chicken, turkey with these tasty veggies.

Homemade sweet pepper and onion pizza on a whole wheat crust with fat-free mozzarella, mushrooms, and garlic. A lighter veggie pizza made from scratch with a crispy cornmeal-dusted base.

Creamy turkey ham ziti with a blended spinach and sour cream sauce, Dijon mustard, fresh dill, and red bell pepper. A lighter pasta dish with a vivid green sauce.

This spectacular stuffed pumpkin can be the centerpiece of your Thanksgiving table.

Pumpkin spice bread with whole wheat flour, oats, dates, and maple syrup instead of refined sugar. Buttermilk keeps the crumb moist and tender with a triple-spice warmth.

Greenbow County okra gumbo simmers shrimp and crab in a deep chocolate-brown roux with okra, tomato, and the holy trinity. A Louisiana-style seafood gumbo served ladled over hot rice.

Blackened portobello mushroom salad sears Cajun-spiced caps until deeply browned, then slices them over greens with white beans, tomato, red onion, and blue cheese. A hearty vegetarian steak-salad swap.

Mexican-style lasagna with ground beef, green chilies, corn, and cheddar cheese layered in a cumin-spiced picante tomato sauce. Topped with sour cream and olives.

Grilled tofu skewers marinated in lemongrass, tamarind, mint, and ginger with mushrooms, snow peas, and tomatoes. Vegetarian brochettes packed with Pacific Rim flavors.

Sauerkraut chocolate cake with a rich sour cream chocolate frosting. The sauerkraut adds surprising moisture and tang that no one will guess, topped with a creamy melted chip frosting.

Chicken breasts rolled around tender fiddlehead ferns, breaded and browned, then baked in a glossy sherry-mushroom sauce with bacon and tomatoes. A unique Canadian-inspired spring dinner that celebrates foraged greens.