Meat recipe collection

Herb-loaded chicken salad with asparagus, red pepper, and tarragon piled inside a hollowed bread loaf. A showstopping potluck centerpiece that feeds a crowd and slices into neat wedges.

Build authentic mole from dried chilis, cocoa, almonds, and warm spices. This rich, velvety sauce clings to tender chicken with layers of smoky, bitter, and sweet complexity.

Ring-shaped venison meatloaf glazed with brown sugar ketchup, topped with melted Monterey Jack, and served with buttery poppy seed noodles piled in the center.

Chicken fried steak done Southern style: steaks dipped in buttermilk, dredged in seasoned flour and crumbs, pan-fried crispy, then smothered in a from-scratch milk gravy made right from the pan drippings.

Hearty three-bean casserole with kidney beans, limas, and pork-n-beans baked with browned beef, bacon, and tangy barbecue sauce: classic potluck comfort that feeds ten.

Aikens' vegetarian cornbread dressing with whole wheat toast, soda crackers, sage, onion, celery, buttermilk, and eggs baked in vegetable stock. A meatless Thanksgiving side that feeds a crowd.

Cuban ajiaco chicken stew with yucca, corn on the cob, milk, paprika, and cayenne, finished with fresh lime juice. A creamy, hearty one-pot Caribbean comfort dish.

All-at-once spaghetti cooks the pasta right in the meat sauce: ground beef, onion, and tomato sauce all in one pot. A true one-pan weeknight spaghetti dinner.

Quick kielbasa stir-fry with broccoli, carrots, pineapple, and fresh ginger in a glossy soy-cornstarch sauce over rice for dinner in 40 minutes.

Appetizer egg rolls stuffed with pork, cabbage, bean sprouts, currants, and slivered almonds, fried golden and served with a warm ginger apricot dipping sauce. Make-ahead friendly.

Flaky puff pastry tarts filled with flambéed Calvados apples and caramel sauce, crowned with puff pastry cutouts and served warm with caramel ice cream.

Apricot baked ham with a sweet-savory glaze of apricot preserves, dry mustard, and brown sugar. Score, stud with cloves, and bake for a showstopping holiday centerpiece.

Arkayagan abour is the Armenian royal meatball soup with tiny lamb-and-rice meatballs floated in a lemony egg-thickened broth. Light yet deeply savory, finished with parsley.

Chicken breast stuffed with artichoke hearts, garlic, breadcrumbs, and a touch of cream and nutmeg. Baked at high heat for a fast, elegant dinner.

Cantonese-style asparagus beef stir-fry with thin-sliced flank steak, snappy asparagus and a punchy black bean sauce. Cornstarch-velveted meat stays tender, garlic-infused oil delivers aromatic depth.

Seared beef tenderloin sliced thin and rolled around blanched asparagus spears with horseradish chive mayonnaise. An elegant cold appetizer or light main course.