Dri… recipes

Monterey spaghetti casserole baked with Monterey Jack, spinach, sour cream, and crispy French fried onions on top. A cheesy, creamy one-dish pasta bake the whole family will love.

Dried chickpeas slow-simmered in a spiced tomato sauce with cumin, coriander, cayenne, and turmeric. Serve over rice for a warming, feeds-a-crowd vegan casserole.

Smoky andouille sausage simmered with tender potatoes, onions, and bell peppers in white wine and bacon drippings for Cajun comfort in one pot.

Flour-dredged venison browned in bacon drippings, then braised low and slow in beer, tomatoes, and Worcestershire until fork-tender. Hearty, rustic, and built for cold-weather appetites.

A Texas-style chili with stewing beef, ham rind, dried pinto beans, and red wine simmered low for hours with cumin, cayenne, and oregano. No tomatoes, all meat, pure grit.

Six kinds of beans baked in a sweet-tangy brown sugar and vinegar sauce, topped with crumbled bacon and crispy fried onions. A potluck-ready side dish that feeds a crowd.

Louisiana-style crawfish chili with ground beef, bacon drippings, and a kick of cayenne. A bayou twist on classic chili that simmers low and slow until the crawfish meat surrenders to the broth.

Sybil Carter's homemade barbecue sauce starts with bacon drippings and builds layers of tangy tomato, brown sugar sweetness, mustard bite, and hot pepper heat. Doubles easily and keeps in the fridge for weeks.

Cajun file gumbo with canned salmon, okra, and the holy trinity simmered down and finished with file powder. A Lafayette-style one-pot supper served over hot rice.

New Orleans-style Cornish game hens stuffed with spinach, mushrooms, and vermouth cream, wrapped in bacon, and roasted with a white wine pan sauce. Masterchef-worthy dinner.

Breaded round steak browned in bacon drippings, then baked low and slow with Parmesan, oregano, and whole onions. A hearty country-style cube steak dinner that turns a tough cut tender in about an hour.

Red beans and rice from the Pink Adobe restaurant with ham hock, tomato sauce, Tabasco, and sausage. Soaked overnight, simmered for hours, with mashed beans stirred back in for creamy richness.

Smoky broiled chicken meets black beans, fresh cilantro, red peppers, and crunchy greens in this Tex-Mex fajita salad. Tossed in a tangy red wine vinegar dressing and ready in 30 minutes flat.

Sirloin steaks pan-cooked in a tangy lemon juice, mustard, and steak sauce mixture, topped with crispy French fried onions. A fast weeknight steak dinner with built-in flavor.

Maritime-style seafood chowder brimming with mixed seafood, garden vegetables, and a splash of wine in a creamy bacon-kissed broth that freezes beautifully for make-ahead meals.

Grilled steak and peppers vinaigrette stacks sirloin over butter-braised leeks and tops it with charred Cuban peppers in a Dijon-red wine dressing. A bistro-style three-layer plate.