640 dan dish recipes

Instead of firing up the barbecue, try this succulent and scrumptious chicken dish that will make you forget about barbecue sauce.

Creamy chicken tetrazzini baked with cheddar cheese, mushrooms, and bell peppers over buttery noodles. A classic comfort food casserole ready in 45 minutes.

Medallions of veal with sauces: tender stuffed veal cutlets on a bed of sauteed spinach, dressed with a crayfish Nantua sauce and lemon-chive wine butter, garnished with crayfish and asparagus. Fine dining at home.

Make-ahead seafood souffle casserole layered with flaked halibut, water chestnuts, mushrooms, and cubed bread in a creamy egg custard topped with cheddar. Assemble the night before and bake.

Broccoli beef pie with a biscuit-mix crust filled with seasoned ground beef, cheddar, mushrooms, and broccoli, bound with an egg-and-Parmesan custard. A complete-meal casserole in one dish.

Louisiana courtbouillon with red snapper and oysters in a dark roux-thickened tomato sauce with the Creole holy trinity, mushrooms, and bay. Served over hot rice. A classic Cajun seafood stew.

A luxurious salmon mousse blended with heavy cream, egg white, Pernod, cognac, and a spoonful of caviar. This silky, masterchef-level stuffing is piped into baby salmon for an elegant San Francisco-inspired dish.

Langoustine and scallops sautéed in butter, deglazed with vermouth and lemon, finished in a silky cream velouté with julienned vegetables. Masterchef-level seafood in just 30 minutes.

Swordfish escabeche features golden-crusted swordfish bathed in a tangy red wine vinegar sauce spiced with toasted oregano, cumin, allspice, and cinnamon. Served at room temperature with sweet onion rings and red chilies.

Baby salmon stuffed with caviar, a restaurant-style dish where a whole baby salmon is filled with salmon mousse and a line of caviar, baked in white wine, and plated with two sauces. An elegant seafood showpiece.

Turkey crunch casserole with slivered almonds, mushrooms, celery, and chow mein noodles on top. A 40-minute leftover turkey recipe that works equally well with chicken or ham.

Creole-style crabmeat patties baked in ramekins with mushrooms, pimiento, cream, and buttered breadcrumbs. Rich, old-world elegance with a cayenne kick in every spoonful.

Diced leftover turkey in a creamy mushroom sauce with green peppers and pimiento, served over rice or in patty shells. The best way to use up Thanksgiving leftovers in 35 minutes.

Classic French Nantua sauce built from live crayfish, cognac flambé, mirepoix, tomato, and cream, reduced to a velvety finish. A masterclass in old-school French technique.

Lighter crab stroganoff with mushrooms, sherry, and nonfat sour cream over spinach noodles. All the creamy, savory comfort of classic stroganoff with less guilt.

Easy ground beef stroganoff with cream of mushroom soup, sour cream, and canned mushrooms over egg noodles. A budget-friendly weeknight comfort meal in 30 minutes.