1,650 con con recipes

Vegan Mexican bake layered with corn tortillas, beans, rice, salsa, frozen corn, and vegetables. A flexible, no-fuss casserole you can throw together with whatever you have on hand.

Chocolate sandwich cookies filled with melted Andes mint candies. Crisp chocolate wafers rolled in sugar with a creamy mint center, perfect for holiday cookie tins and gift platters.

Fall corn chowder with bacon, potatoes, fresh corn, milk, and cream finished with thyme and parsley. Hearty harvest soup ready in 40 minutes.

Hearty skillet cornbread loaded with creamed corn, mozzarella, sun-dried tomatoes, garlic, and fresh basil. Baked in a preheated cast iron pan for a crispy bottom and savory Italian twist.

Ginger molasses cookies rolled in cinnamon sugar with a crackled top. Loaded with ginger, cloves, and cinnamon for bold spice. Underbake for soft centers or bake full for snaps.

Double corn pancakes blend buttermilk-soaked cornmeal with whole corn kernels, red bell pepper, and scallions, with whipped egg whites folded in for lift. Savory breakfast.

Syros Island nougat is a traditional Greek confection of whipped egg whites, honey, and sugar syrup folded with toasted pistachios. Chewy, fragrant, and wrapped in wax paper like a gift from a Mediterranean candy shop.

Creamy Southwestern yellow squash simmered with corn, tomatoes, green chiles, and cumin, finished with cream cheese and a kick of Tabasco. A hearty, spiced vegetable side dish that's on the table in 45 minutes.

Lean ostrich steak sliced thin and stir-fried with fresh tomatoes, bell pepper, ginger, garlic, and red pepper flakes. A low-fat, high-protein alternative to beef that cooks in minutes.

Plump shrimp tossed with pasta in a curry-tomato sauce spiked with ginger, garlic, soy sauce, and a splash of orange liqueur. A Caribbean-meets-Asian fusion dinner ready in 45 minutes.

No-bake butterscotch haystacks coat corn flakes in melted butterscotch and peanut butter, then fold in mini chocolate chips. Crispy, sweet-salty, and freezer-stable. A 20-minute holiday cookie that needs no oven.

Creamy garden vegetable soup made entirely in the microwave with cabbage, carrots, zucchini, corn, green beans, and fresh basil in a milk-based broth. Ready in 30 minutes, no stovetop needed.

Fat-free pumpkin bran muffins use canned pumpkin and shredded wheat cereal in place of butter or oil. Sweetened with corn syrup and raisins, these spiced fall muffins are guilt-free breakfast.

Open-faced black bean nachos with spicy chorizo, melted Monterey Jack, and a smoky black bean pesto thickened with ham hock. Fried flour tortillas baked into crisp wedges. Loaded restaurant-style nachos.

Quick raisin bread made with buttermilk, cereal flakes, and no yeast. A simple batter loaf with plump raisins throughout that bakes in one hour with zero rise time.

Cheesy eggplant parmigiana layers crisp breaded fried eggplant with a garlicky tomato-basil sauce and plenty of Parmesan and mozzarella, baked bubbling and golden. The classic Italian vegetarian comfort dish.