Meats recipes

Swedish meatballs in a creamy dill and mushroom sour cream sauce, served over egg noodles with green beans. Club soda in the meat mixture keeps them light and tender.

Very different sandwich, we use tofu, lettuce and tomato, so healthy and savory, if you have got tired of meat, try this vegetarian sandwich, big hit.

Crawfish dip with sauteed trinity, Rotel tomatoes, and cream cheese served cold. A rich, Cajun-style party dip loaded with crawfish tail meat.

Baked calabacitas is a New Mexican casserole of zucchini, corn, green chiles, and melted cheddar. Vegetarian Southwestern side dish ready in 35 minutes. Pairs with grilled meats or stands alone over rice.

Plump sweet raisins marry well with turkey meat, the pork mince adds richness and moistness and the generous quantity of fresh herbs lifts this stuffing out of the ordinary.

Austrian liver dumplings (Leberknodel) bind pureed calf's liver with bread, egg, butter, and parsley into small simmered dumplings. Soul-warming Habsburg-empire bite served floating in clear broth or alongside roast meat.

Wild rice baked chicken layers chicken breasts over wild rice, celery, and green peppers in one casserole. The rice cooks in chicken bouillon broth as the meat bakes above.

Traditional Mexican barbacoa: whole lamb slow-roasted in a maguey leaf-lined earth pit for hours. This ancient communal feast from Mexico City feeds 24 and delivers smoky, fall-apart tender meat like nothing else.

Easy lasagna with jarred spaghetti sauce, cottage cheese instead of ricotta, and a simple meat layer. Weeknight-friendly with big shortcut flavor.

Raspberry glaze simmers seedless raspberry preserves with port wine and lemon zest into a glossy 15-minute sauce. For roast meats, desserts, or cheese boards.

Turkey fajitas marinate cooked turkey strips in lemon, garlic, and oregano, then top corn tortillas with a sweet-tangy onion relish and grated cheese. Lighter Tex-Mex weeknight dinner.

Low-fat chicken casserole with water chestnuts, cream of chicken soup, and evaporated skim milk. A creamy, crunchy baked dish that's lighter than it tastes.

Vegetable lasagna layered with zucchini, spinach, mushrooms, and a red wine tomato sauce. Make-ahead and lighter than meat lasagna, with cottage cheese standing in for ricotta.

Rock lobster lasagna: decadent lobster tail meat layered between lasagna noodles, tomato sauce, mozzarella, and parmesan. A special-occasion Italian-American upgrade on classic lasagna.

Pakistani chicken marinated in spiced yogurt with cumin, ginger, garlic, lemon juice, and paprika, then grilled or broiled. Deeply seasoned from slits cut into the meat that let the marinade penetrate.

Leave meat off the menu tonight with this scrumptious dish that you can easily make in your crockpot.