Meats recipes

The Ark's chicken Marsala: pan-seared chicken breast with garlic and button mushrooms in a Burgundy and demi-glace sauce, finished with butter for restaurant gloss.

Italian sausage and zucchini stir-fry with fresh tomatoes, oregano, Tabasco, and Parmesan. A one-skillet dinner ready in 25 minutes with crusty bread.

Turkey sausage and vegetable medley in a ginger-soy glaze served over rice. Smoked sausage with crisp-tender mixed vegetables in a glossy brown sugar sauce ready in 15 minutes.

Chicken Florentine with egg-dredged breasts pan-fried golden, served over garlicky blanched spinach and topped with a buttery lemon-chicken broth sauce.

Pan-seared chicken breast with whole grain mustard, sun-dried tomatoes, shallots, and garlic. A quick one-pan dinner with bold Mediterranean flavors ready in 30 minutes.

Bacon-wrapped chicken breasts baked low and slow on a bed of chipped beef, smothered in a creamy mushroom and sour cream sauce. Old-school comfort food at its finest.

A bare-bones homemade sausage base of ground beef and cracked black pepper, stuffed into casings and left to dry. The blank-canvas starting point for building your own Italian, breakfast, or smoky sausage blends.

Chicken breasts wrapped in ham and bacon, baked in mushroom-sour cream sauce, then sealed in puff pastry packets until golden. An impressive two-stage dinner party main.

A medieval English blancmange: tender poached chicken folded into creamy almond milk rice with butter and ground almonds, topped with golden fried almonds. A savory, centuries-old dish brought to life.

Wild goose breast par-boiled then stir-fried with onions, mushrooms, almonds, and Oriental-style rice. A hearty hunter's main dish that turns gamy goose into tender, savory bites.

Baked pork chops topped with rice-stuffed green pepper rings, cream of mushroom soup, red onion, and cherry tomatoes. A retro casserole that doubles as dinner and presentation.

Crunchy chicken Dijon with boneless breasts coated in a garlic-tarragon mustard, breaded, and baked at high heat until golden. A crispy, no-fry weeknight dinner in 30 minutes.

Fragrant Sri Lankan beef curry slow-simmered in coconut milk with cardamom, cinnamon, lemongrass, and fenugreek creates complex island flavors.

Microwave sausage and cabbage casserole with tomatoes, onion, and oregano thickened with a flour slurry. A hearty one-dish dinner ready in about 20 minutes.

Steak au poivre with pepper-crusted beef tenderloin, sauteed mushrooms, a brandy-cream pan sauce, and a bed of wilted watercress. Classic French bistro fare.

Browned chicken breasts baked in a sherry-mushroom consomme sauce with olives and sour cream. A make-ahead casserole built for entertaining that serves 8 from a chafing dish.