Sauces recipes

Perogy cilantro soup with frozen perogies simmered in a cilantro-tomato broth with garlic, onion, and a dash of hot sauce. A quick, creative comfort soup that turns perogies into a meal.

Seven-ingredient vegetarian chili built on a can of refried beans, tomato sauce, and basic pantry spices. Comes together in 20 minutes flat. The college-dorm chili that scales to a real weeknight bowl.

This vegan tofu turkey is the plant-based centerpiece your holiday table needs. Five pounds of pressed tofu shaped into a roast, stuffed with your favorite filling, then basted with nutty sesame oil and soy sauce until golden and crispy.

Mushroom Florentine casserole layers chopped spinach, cream of mushroom soup, and sliced mushrooms with a crunchy savory topping. A 5-ingredient weeknight side that bakes in 20 minutes.

With just 5 ingredients this Italian-style eggplant parmesan is ready in about 30 minutes!

Hearty pinto bean soup simmered with smoky ham hocks, diced onions, celery, and tomato. Thick, warming, and ready in about 40 minutes for a budget-friendly weeknight supper.

Haricot mutton, a traditional New Zealand stew with flour-dredged mutton, turnip, carrots, and celery simmered in stock. Old-school comfort food from the farm kitchen.

Pickled Hot Peppers with Honey and Horseradish recipe

Smoky Thai chili paste with fried shallots, garlic, and dried chilies for authentic tom yum soup and pad thai flavor at home.

Blue and cheddar cheese ball blends sharp port wine cheddar, pungent blue cheese, cream cheese, and Worcestershire into a make-ahead party appetizer rolled in toasted walnuts. The classic holiday cheese ball.

Harlequin dip with sour cream, mayonnaise, chopped ripe olives, curry powder, Worcestershire, and mustard. A creamy, savory party dip ready after a one-hour chill.

20-minute turkey sausage chili with canned beans, tomato soup, and chili powder. A quick, lower-fat weeknight chili that uses spicy turkey sausage instead of ground beef.

Classic chicken parmigiana, streamlined: saute chicken breasts, fan them out, blanket with marinara and melty mozzarella, then broil until bubbling. No breading, no deep-frying, one skillet, on the table in about 40 minutes.

Spicy Cajun beans simmered with stewed tomatoes and hot sauce, spooned over split cornbread and topped with shredded cheddar. A hearty 20-minute meal from pantry staples.

Classic beef stroganoff scaled for one person with tender chuck steak, mushrooms, and a silky sour cream sauce. Ready in 30 minutes, served over noodles or rice.

Ground beef simmered with ramen noodles, shredded cabbage, green peppers, and scallions in a soy-seasoned broth. A one-skillet Chinese-inspired casserole that's cheap, filling, and on the table in 30 minutes.