Recipe Sifter

Senate navy bean soup with dried beans, chicken broth, and a bright lemon juice finish. A simple, classic American bean soup inspired by the U.S. Capitol's famous recipe.

Tender braised beef chuck in a star anise and cinnamon-spiced broth, ladled over egg noodles with fresh spinach and sesame oil. Chinese-style beef noodle soup that's worth every minute of simmering.

Gobi dal with red lentils, cauliflower, coconut, and cashews simmered in cumin, coriander, and turmeric. A thick, warming Indian stew that's a complete meal with rice.

Chinese-style shrimp stir-fry with red peppers, peas, fresh mint, and basil in a savory anchovy-soy sauce. A fragrant, colorful dinner over rice in just 30 minutes.

Split pea and ham soup simmered with a meaty ham bone, leek, carrots, celery, tarragon, and a finishing splash of dry sherry. The thrifty, deeply savory soup that turns leftover holiday ham into dinner.

Mexican chicken and rice is a one-skillet 30-minute weeknight dinner with chicken, salsa, corn, and Minute Rice, finished with melted cheddar. Pantry ingredients, real flavor.

Basque lamb stew simmered with carrots, turnips, thyme, and rosemary in a chicken-stock gravy. A make-ahead, freezer-friendly stew with a lamb shoulder base that splits into batches for the week.

Spicy Szechuan chicken stir fry with snow peas, shiitake mushrooms, ginger, garlic, and dried red chiles. A 30-minute weeknight dinner with bold heat and clean veggies.

Braised pork chops with dried figs, apple slices, orange juice, Gewurztraminer, and warm spices served over saffron cinnamon couscous with toasted almonds and pine nuts.

Tuscan skillet chicken with cannellini beans, fresh spinach, tomatoes, garlic, and rosemary. One pan, 30 minutes, healthy weeknight Italian dinner.

Curried chicken breasts brown flour-dredged chicken in butter, then bake in a fragrant curry sauce with ginger, cinnamon, onion and garlic, finished with lime over rice.

Mango pork loin roasted with curried pineapple, basted with a reduced pineapple-broth sauce, and glazed with mango chutney. Served with a fresh mango-ginger garnish.

Quick chicken fricassee in a creamy white wine and mushroom sauce thickened with cornstarch. A simple weeknight version of the French classic, ready in 30 minutes.

Paellaquinoa combines classic paella with quinoa instead of rice. Saffron-scented quinoa baked with chicken, chorizo, shrimp, and clams. Gluten-free.

Indonesian nasi goreng, the original fried rice, tossed with shrimp, chicken, cabbage, and green pepper in a sweet-savory kecap manis and sambal sauce. A wok-fried dinner that turns leftover rice into gold.

Kentucky-style burgoo soup made with mixed cooked meats, okra, lima beans, corn, and garden vegetables in a rich beef-and-chicken broth. A lighter take on the legendary Bluegrass State stew.