179 joe joe recipes

Self-filled chocolate cupcakes with a cream cheese and chocolate chip center baked right in. No frosting needed when the filling does double duty.

Flour-dredged round steak slow cooks with carrots, celery, and tomato sauce in this classic Swiss steak where the crockpot does all the work, transforming tough meat into tender, saucy comfort food.

Roasting is one of the best way to cook beets, as it brings out their wonderful buttery flavor. This easy to prepare, healthy recipe does just that.

Slow cooker chicken breasts with Italian dressing and onion soup mix. Just 5 ingredients, no prep beyond dumping, and the crockpot does the rest over 8 to 10 hours.

This Jewish-style moussaka does not have meat since the kosher laws prohibit mixing meat and milk together. The result is a complete vegetarian dish with considerable dimension.

Broiled salmon fillets crusted with a tangy mix of sour cream, stone ground mustard, and fresh lemon juice. A 15-minute weeknight dinner where the broiler does all the work.

Filipino chicken adobo in the slow cooker with soy sauce, vinegar, garlic, and water. Five ingredients, 5 minutes of prep, and the crockpot does the rest. Serve over rice.

Chewy oat crumble bars layered with a thick, glossy blueberry filling brightened with lemon juice. A nutty brown sugar base does double duty as the topping. Makes 15 bars.

One-pot white beans and kale sauteed with garlic, red pepper flakes, and chicken stock. Twenty minutes from start to table. The weeknight side dish that does it all.

A soft, vanilla-scented bread machine loaf studded with rainbow sprinkles. Just 5 minutes of prep, then the machine does the work. Kids go absolutely wild for this one.

Bread machine Italian bread with egg whites for a light, airy crumb and a tender crust. Just six ingredients, five minutes of prep, and the machine does the rest.

Bay scallop ceviche cured in lime and orange juice with cumin, then tossed with tomato, sweet pepper, red onion, and cilantro. A bright Latin appetizer where citrus does the cooking.

Grilled chicken breast sandwiches stacked with smoky home-roasted red peppers, peppery arugula, ripe tomato, and a tangy Dijon-mayo sauce on toasted bread. The marinade does its work overnight.

Sweet potato pie with bourbon cream sauce: a spiced, custardy sweet potato filling in a flaky shell, scattered with pecans and crowned with a boozy bourbon cream. The microwave does the baking, so it's table-ready in under 30 minutes.

Tiburon Encurtido Frito: lime-marinated shark steaks pan-fried in corn oil until golden. A simple Latin American preparation where the citrus marinade does all the work in just three ingredients.

New England baked beans made with navy beans, molasses, dry mustard, and tomato sauce. Pressure cooker speeds up the soak, then the slow cooker does the rest. No pork, all flavor.