Dinner recipes

Risotto with lamb and fennel: creamy Italian rice folded with seared lamb loin, blanched fennel, and fragrant fennel seeds. A restaurant-style dinner for two.

Pepper-crusted beef tenderloin tournedos with a bold pan sauce of gin, crushed juniper berries, and balsamic vinegar. An elegant 35-minute dinner for two.

Shrimp and sea scallops sautéed with tomatoes, mushrooms, and garlic in a velvety paprika cream sauce. A gorgeous skillet dinner ready in just 20 minutes.

Ginger beef stir fry with sirloin, water chestnuts, carrots, and lettuce in a sweet soy-marmalade sauce. A fast weeknight dinner ready in 30 minutes.

Microwave fish fillets layered with a homemade stuffing of mushrooms, carrots, onion, breadcrumbs, and lemon juice. A quick weeknight fish dinner in under 45 minutes.

Quick shrimp Alfredo built on frozen Alfredo pasta and vegetables, stirred together with cooked shrimp, mushrooms, and grated Parmesan. Weeknight dinner ready in 15 minutes.

Holiday quiche with ham, bacon, Swiss cheese, and shredded lettuce seasoned with savory, chervil, and parsley. A French-herbed egg pie for brunch or dinner.

Warm chicken and Granny Smith apple salad with Gorgonzola cheese, carrots, and a hot apple cider vinaigrette over fresh spinach. A fast microwave dinner salad.

One-skillet beef goulash using freezer mix with canned tomatoes, noodles, and herbs. A quick weeknight dinner where the noodles cook right in the sauce.

Crustless vegetable quiche made with leftover veggies, cheese and an egg-evaporated milk custard. No-fuss weeknight dinner that uses up whatever's in the fridge.

Beef mushroom freezer mix combined with noodles Romanoff in a creamy sour cream cheese sauce. A quick weeknight dinner using frozen and boxed convenience ingredients.

Roasted Cornish hens stuffed with fresh blueberries and brushed with a lemon-Angostura bitters glaze. An elegant, unexpected dinner that pairs fruit and poultry beautifully.

One-skillet Madeira chicken smothered in a mushroom-Swiss cream sauce, spooned over toasted bread. A rich, warming weeknight dinner ready in under an hour.

Weeknight beef and bean barbecue bake with Velveeta cheese and buttermilk biscuits around the edge. Retro family-friendly one-dish dinner ready in 30 minutes.

Meatless chili pasta with kidney beans, corn, green pepper, and tomatoes over elbow macaroni, topped with melted cheddar. A microwave-friendly vegetarian one-dish dinner.

Juicy steamed prawns with savory black bean sauce in traditional Chinese style. Quick seafood dinner bursting with umami garlic-ginger flavors in under 20 minutes.