A tasty and tantalizing dish that's healthy and perfect for the beautiful summer weather!
Layered elbow macaroni with ground beef, pork sausage, and tomato sauce, topped with sharp cheddar. Simple 50-minute casserole.
A light and healthy pasta dish. Make certain to use high quality tomatoes, preferably fresh.
Slow cooker cassoulet with frozen chicken drumsticks, smoked turkey sausage, navy beans, and vegetables in a tomato-herb broth. A rustic French-inspired stew with 10 minutes of prep.
Pasta rosa: cheese tortellini tossed with shrimp, sun-dried tomatoes, garlic, cayenne, and peppery arugula in olive oil. Finished with grated Romano. Italian-style 30-minute pasta dinner.
Baked chimichangas filled with seasoned ground beef, almonds, raisins, and green chiles. Crispy oven-baked tortillas served with almond red sauce and jalapeno cream sauce.
Chunky avocado salsa cruda with fresh tomatoes, jalapeno, red onion, and green bell pepper. This no-cook Mexican salsa needs an hour to meld but only 10 minutes of prep.
30-minute Thai red curry chicken simmered in rich coconut milk with mushrooms, bell peppers, and fresh basil. Served over rice, this weeknight dinner brings bold Southeast Asian flavor home fast.
Spanish meatball soup (albondegas) with beef stock, tomato sauce, potatoes, carrots, and celery: hearty broth with tender meatballs and chunked vegetables, garnished with green onions.
Hearty beef and barley vegetable soup loaded with cubed flank steak, potatoes, tomatoes, corn, and green beans simmered for two hours. A big pot of comfort that feeds a crowd.
Tomato and zucchini gratin: thin slices fanned and overlapped, showered with a herby Parmesan breadcrumb topping, drizzled with olive oil, and baked until golden. A rustic summer-garden side dish.
Simple beef casserole with plum and tomato -- This is a delicious sweet beef casserole.
A rustic Sicilian appetizer of pan-fried eggplant simmered in a sweet-and-sour sauce with olives, capers, pine nuts, and tomato. Served at room temperature for bold Mediterranean flavor.
Stuffed squid in saffron sauce: whole squid bodies filled with chopped tentacles, smoked ham, Parmesan, and breadcrumbs, then braised in a saffron-tomato-white wine sauce. Spanish-Italian dinner-party seafood.
Grilled chicken breast marinated in teriyaki, lime, and garlic, then topped with a fresh pico de gallo loaded with tomato, jalapeno, avocado, and cilantro. A bold fusion of Mexican and Asian flavors, ready in about an hour.
Pasta alla carrettiera is a no-cook Italian sauce of raw tomato, garlic, fresh basil, and red pepper flakes pounded into a rough paste with olive oil, then tossed with hot spaghetti. Bright, raw, summer-perfect.