Recipes with chicken broth

Try this light, but savory dish that is made with snow pea pods, green peas and chickpeas.

Veal paprika with mushrooms, sour cream, and caraway seeds cooked entirely in the microwave. A quick Hungarian-style stew served over noodles in 40 minutes.

Cheddar crab supreme: a velvety sauce of sharp cheddar and sherry folded with flaked crab and mushrooms, spooned over rice. A creamy, elegant retro seafood dish that holds warm for entertaining.

Stewed lamb shanks braised with great northern beans, tomato, red wine, rosemary, and bay. A rustic Italian-style one-pot dinner with fork-tender meat falling off the bone.

White chicken chili loaded with two cans of pinto beans (one whole, one pureed) plus chickpeas, dry vermouth, and a touch of honey for body. Topped with melted mozzarella.

Chicken scallopine in a creamy mushroom sauce with breadcrumb-crusted cutlets, sautéed onion, and a nutmeg-kissed cream finish. An Italian-American classic that turns weeknight chicken into something special.

Creamy curry sauce for turkey or chicken with sauteed apple, onion, garlic, and curry powder in a chicken broth and cream base. A quick British-style curry sauce ready in 20 minutes.

Hearty black bean soup with cubed ham, cumin, oregano, tomatoes, and a splash of dry sherry. Simmers in 30 minutes and freezes beautifully for meal prep.

This extravagant dish brings back memories of eastern Asia with sugar snap peas and spring onions.

Chilled cucumber soup, a creamy cold starter of cucumbers simmered with leek, celery, and sherry, thickened and enriched with light cream, then brightened with a splash of orange juice. Cool and elegant.

Poached salmon steaks simmered in a fragrant bay-dill-peppercorn broth, served with a cool yogurt cucumber sauce. Light, elegant, and ready in 30 minutes.

Glazed chicken breast with julienne carrots and green pepper in a honey-mustard apple juice sauce. A one-skillet weeknight dinner served over noodles with a glossy, tangy glaze.

Chinese lobster sauce made with ground pork, fermented black beans, garlic, ginger, and egg ribbons. A savory Cantonese-style sauce for shrimp, tofu, or rice despite having no lobster.

Cold soups make for excellent summer fare. The best vichyssoise I ever had in my life was at a French restaurant during a Montreal summer. Humor me. Try the soup in the traditional manner but then, if you must heat it up, (sigh), go ahead.

Couscous Provencal with artichoke hearts, ripe tomato, fresh basil, and briny capers. A bright Mediterranean side that comes together in about 15 minutes using steeped (not boiled) couscous.

Mushroom and celery root soup with dried and fresh mushrooms, pear, Spanish onion, and a touch of cream pureed into a thick, earthy bisque. Freezes for up to 3 months. Despite the title, this is a rich pureed soup, not a salad.