1,160 plain recipes

A refreshing change of pace from traditional chicken noodle soup. Using cheese tortellini instead of plain noodles makes for a pleasant and filling take on an old classic.

Quick and easy finger food/horderves for your next party or good for any gathering. Smoked salmon wrapped around a bread stick. Easy to make and easy to serve horderve.

Grilled potatoes tossed with freshly-made parsley pesto, an easy recipe that tastes delicious. Clean, fresh and vibrant flavors perk up plain grilled potatoes. A great side dish perfect for a summer BBQ.

Very very good, we baked the pasties in the oven, and they turned out perfect.

A light and healthy version of a creamy ranch salad dressing.

Very easy to prepare and packed with fairly strong Asian style sweet-sour flavor. Perhaps a bit much on the vinegar, would be good with plain white rice to balance things out.

Irish honey soda bread with whole wheat, golden raisins, and caraway seeds. No yeast, sweetened with honey, ready in just over an hour. Authentic St. Patrick's Day baking.

Grilled chicken breast marinated in garlic-yogurt with lemon and mint, then grilled and served with the boiled marinade thickened into a warm sauce. A Mediterranean-style dinner ready in about 2 hours.

Wow your guests with your own one of a kind cheesy nut mix. Easy recipe to mix and match nuts, herbs and adapt to spicy/sweet or just plain mixed up cheesy combos.

Classic baking powder biscuits from scratch with just five pantry staples: flour, baking powder, salt, shortening and milk. Tender, flaky, and on the table in about 20 minutes. The plain, reliable biscuit recipe to memorize.

Orange-flavored pancakes made with fresh orange juice in the batter and topped with warm spiced applesauce instead of plain syrup. A bright, fast brunch stack with a citrus lift and a cozy spiced finish.

A basic from-scratch muffin recipe: just flour, milk, egg, oil, and a little sugar stirred together in one bowl. The plain, lightly sweet base you can fold berries, chocolate chips, or spices into any morning.

Double fudge brownies loaded with both melted unsweetened chocolate and a full bag of chocolate chips, with sour cream added for an extra moist, fudge-like crumb. Bakes into 24 dense squares with serious chocolate intensity.

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Why go to Subway when you can make your meatball sub sandwich in the convenience of your kitchen!

Chocolate fudge bundt cake with both melted unsweetened chocolate and cocoa, brightened with a hint of coffee. Yogurt and canola oil keep the crumb tender for a deep, dark cake without heaviness.