Recipe Sifter

Handmade chicken tortellini filled with prosciutto, mortadella, and Parmigiano-Reggiano, served in rich broth swirled with a sweet red onion-Lambrusco marmalade. A true Italian labor of love.

Heart-healthy braised chicken in a tangy orange sauce with brown sugar, ginger, sherry, and soy. A skinless braised chicken dish from the AMA cookbook that's lower-fat without sacrificing flavor.

Chicken and cherries jubilee braises whole chickens in cherry juice and chili sauce for 6 to 8 hours, finished with a sherry-brandy flambé cherry sauce. Retro slow-cooker showstopper.

A rustic Italian-style soup packed with chickpeas, escarole, brown rice, and corn in a lemony tomato broth. Low-fat, high-fiber, and feeds a crowd.

Make your own snacks rather than buying from a bulk store or box. Store bought packaged snacks always have huge amounts of salt, reduce the sodium by making your own.

Scrambled eggs with tortilla pieces, shredded meat, chili powder, and cumin, plated with fanned avocado and fresh tomato. A hearty Mexican breakfast or brunch that satisfies.

A hearty meatless chili with kidney beans, zucchini, green chiles, and brown rice simmered in a tomato base with cloves and vinegar. Even better the next day. Freezes like a dream.

Chili brunch egg bake mixes a dozen eggs with cheddar, cottage cheese, diced green chiles, and melted butter. Assemble the night before and bake in the morning. Serve with salsa and sour cream.

Sour cream dip with diced carrots, chili powder, cumin, and Dijon mustard. A no-cook party dip with smoky spice and crunch that comes together in minutes.

Chili salsa beef made with braised chuck simmered in chunky salsa, brown sugar, and soy sauce, finished with fresh cilantro and lime. A tender, saucy beef stew served over rice.

Slow cooker chipotle beef chili with pinto and black beans simmered 12 hours in a crock pot. Smoky chipotles blended with onion and garlic give this all-day chili serious depth.

Slow cooker chili-cheese meatloaf made with ground beef, cheese crackers, and chili sauce. A hands-off crockpot meatloaf that cooks tender in 6 to 8 hours on low.

White chicken chili with tomatillos, Ro-Tel, green chilies, and cannellini beans. A lighter twist on classic red chili with a bright lime finish.

Chilled pea soup with watercress, basil, and potato, pureed silky and finished with cream. Topped with crumbled bacon, sour cream, and whole peas for textural contrast in every spoonful.

A 3-ingredient chilled bisque that blends frozen cream of potato soup with peppery fresh watercress and milk into a smooth, elegant cold soup. Ready in minutes, no cooking required.

Stir-fried rice noodles with marinated pork, crunchy vegetables, and scrambled eggs in savory oyster sauce. This Singapore-style bee hoon is ready in about an hour.