Recipe Sifter

Pot roast in savory cheese sauce made with beef chuck braised in cream of cheddar soup, tomato sauce, mushrooms, and Italian herbs. Fork-tender and rich with cheesy gravy.

Zucchini boats loaded with sauteed mushrooms, onion, garlic, and thyme in herbed breadcrumbs, topped with Parmesan and baked until golden. A vegetarian appetizer or side.

Homemade pizza pockets stuffed with sautéed SPAM, green pepper, onion, mushrooms, pizza sauce, and Parmesan, baked in bread dough until golden. Kids and grown-ups both go crazy for these handheld pockets.

Butter-sauteed mushrooms simmered with sherry and white pepper, tossed with fluffy rice and mushroom liquid. A simple, elegant side dish ready in 30 minutes.

Russian meatballs (bitki): beef and veal meatballs fried golden in butter and smothered in a sour cream and mushroom sauce. Old-world comfort food, straight from the Russian babushka's kitchen.

Mushroom barley bake with pearl barley simmered in chicken broth, tossed with sauteed mushrooms, onion, and thyme, bound with eggs, and baked until golden. A hearty, savory side dish.

This is a very simple one-bowl meal, perfect for when you don’t have the time to spend cooking after work. You can easily double or triple the recipe and use the leftovers for lunch the next day.

Grilled portobello mushroom sandwiches with goat cheese, arugula, and red onion on crusty bread. Brushed with garlic olive oil and ready in 20 minutes.

Fresh green beans, mushrooms, zucchini, and tomato wedges simmered in a tangy Worcestershire-vinegar sauce with oregano. Serve hot as a side or chilled as a vegetable salad.

Chinese crab combination soup with crabmeat, scallops, dried mushrooms, bamboo shoots, ginger, and silky egg ribbons in a savory broth. A restaurant-style starter.

Chicken and wild rice casserole layers chunks of chicken breast, mushrooms, and slivered almonds with wild rice in a from-scratch cream sauce. A hearty potluck classic with no canned soup needed.

Cannelloni tubes stuffed with canned salmon, mushrooms, and fresh breadcrumbs, covered in a pesto cheese sauce and cooked entirely in the microwave. A clever British weeknight supper ready in an hour.

Meat-za pie with a ground beef crust topped with tomato paste, cheddar, Parmesan, and optional pepperoni. A pizza-meets-meatloaf hybrid that's ready in 30 minutes flat.

A big-batch, three-meat chili of beef, pork, and chicken, with the beef marinated overnight in burgundy wine, then slow-simmered for hours with beer, Sauterne, and a wallop of chiles. Serious chili for a crowd.

Ox kidney and fresh mushrooms simmer in rich stock with rice, mustard, and a hint of sugar for this hearty British soup. Soak the kidney first to mellow its flavor.

Venison chuck simmered with red wine, mushrooms, potatoes, and kohlrabi until fork-tender. A rustic, hearty wild game stew served over rice that turns your deer harvest into a real country supper.