1,275 mixed recipes

Scrumptious chicken main dish with a green chile kick that is tamed by creamy cool sour cream.

Mediterranean style marinated feta cheese and toasted-spiced pita bread triangles are a great pair, delicious and tasty appetizer. Or they can be served as a main course.

Seafood strata layered with crab meat, oyster crackers, water chestnuts, and peas in a lobster bisque custard. Assembled the night before and baked golden for an easy brunch or dinner.

An easy tasty main. Chicken breasts baked in a creamy poblano sauce topped with melted Monterrey jack cheese.

Insalata pizzas with garlic-mozzarella pita bases topped with dressed greens, grape tomatoes, kalamata olives, and fresh basil. A 20-minute hot-meets-cold vegetarian dinner that eats like pizza and salad in one bite.

Elaborate muffuletta with homemade olive salad loaded with roasted red peppers, jalapeños, fresh vegetables, and oregano. Broiled until the cheese melts for a hot, gourmet sandwich experience.

Pork and mung bean spring rolls: ground pork stir-fried with bean sprouts and onion, wrapped in egg roll skins, dipped in a Bisquick batter and deep-fried golden. American-Chinese style.

A quick and easy enchilada sauce that you can make in about 10 minutes.

Hearty six-bean soup with lima, white, black, chickpea, pink, and kidney beans simmered with vegetables, fines herbes, and chicken noodle soup mix. Topped with Parmesan and tomatoes.

A quick eye opener in the morning with my coffee. I always have the ingredients on hand.

A crispy vermicelli-Parmesan crust topped with mixed seafood, broccoli, mushrooms, and a rich sherry cream sauce under bubbly mozzarella. Part pasta, part pizza, all comfort.

Southern-style no-bean chili with 4 lbs of beef, banana peppers, and a 3-hour simmer in beef stock with barbecue sauce, hot sauce, and a deep spice blend. Bold and beanless.

Creamy baked cheese grits loaded with sauteed jalapenos, poblanos, and red bell pepper. A spicy, cheesy Southern casserole that feeds a crowd.

Santa Fe flank steak rubbed with rehydrated guajillo chiles, garlic, brown sugar, and thyme, then broiled to medium-rare. A bold Southwestern steak in 30 minutes.

Santa Fe chicken breasts marinated in lime juice and broiled until golden, finished with artichoke hearts. A quick Tex-Mex weeknight dinner ready in about 30 minutes.

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