155 brown use recipes

Easy meatless mincemeat pie made with green tomatoes, apples, raisins, brown sugar, and warm spices. A clever old-farm trick that uses end-of-season tomatoes to mimic traditional mincemeat.

Chewy sourdough drop cookies with whole wheat pastry flour, brown sugar, raisins, and nuts. A clever way to use sourdough discard in a quick cookie with warm nutmeg spice.

Brown rice and corn grits patties bound with chickpea flour and egg, pan-fried or baked until golden. A simple vegetarian patty using leftover cooked grains.

Cherry cheese coffee cake on a yeasted bread base with cream cheese filling, cherry pie filling, raisins, and a brown sugar streusel top. Uses frozen bread dough for the shortcut.

This healthy yet straightforward brown rice and corn salad delivers flavor as well as fiber using guava, kiwi, or apples for a touch of sweetness and variety.

One-pot brown basmati rice pilaf loaded with mushrooms, bell peppers, tomatoes, and onions. A dump-and-simmer weeknight dinner using whatever vegetables you have on hand.

Simple brown rice cooked on the stovetop with butter and salt. Foolproof method using a 1:2.5 rice-to-liquid ratio for fluffy, tender grains every time.

Homestyle stuffed cabbage rolls with seasoned ground chuck, bacon, and a tangy tomato-oregano sauce. Baked until golden brown, these are just like Mom used to make.

Hamburger potato casserole with browned ground beef and onions layered over mashed potatoes and topped with melted cheddar. A five-ingredient shortcut dinner using frozen mashed potatoes.

Oat peach muffins made with buttermilk, molasses, brown sugar, and cinnamon. A lighter muffin using egg whites instead of whole eggs, with fresh, frozen, or canned peaches.

Moist zucchini bread loaded with grated summer squash, brown sugar, cinnamon, and oil for a soft, never-dry crumb. Makes two freezer-friendly loaves, the classic late-summer use for garden zucchini.

Brown rice side dish using a 6-hour soak method for faster, more even cooking, then finished with slivered almonds and bright lemon zest. A simple, diabetic-friendly low-fat recipe.

Maple syrup oatmeal cookies use real maple syrup as the only sweetener (no white or brown sugar). Soft, chewy, and naturally sweetened with two dozen cookies in 35 minutes.

Shoo fly pie with a gooey molasses bottom and spiced brown sugar crumb topping. This Pennsylvania Dutch classic uses cinnamon, mace, ginger, and cloves for warm, deep flavor.

Easy apple coffee cake using a cake mix shortcut with a cinnamon-brown sugar crumble, diced apples, and raisins. Top it or flip it for two different textures.

Spicy brown rice pilaf with leftover turkey, toasted cumin seeds, cardamom, cloves, raisins, and cashews. A fragrant way to use up holiday turkey with warm Indian-inspired spices.