262 ragged recipes

Stracci pasta tossed with eight fresh herbs, extra-virgin olive oil, Romano cheese, and chopped tomatoes. An Italian herb pasta where the uncooked herb sauce is the star.

Roasting bag brisket, a tender oven brisket rubbed with seasoning and sealed in a bag with liquid smoke for real barbecue flavor, no smoker required. Make-ahead, hands-off, and fall-apart tender.

Cookies in a bag combine chocolate chips, chocolate-covered raisins, and brown sugar in one ziptop bag for kid-friendly mixing. Soft, chewy drop cookies with no creaming required.

Pheasant roasted in a brown paper bag with butter, garlic, and onion. A no-fuss technique that steams the bird tender while the skin browns in its own heat.

Make-ahead beef and bean burritos with enchilada sauce and melty cheddar, wrapped in foil for grab-and-go lunches. Eat them cold or microwave in a minute. Meal prep for the whole week.

Paper bag apple pie: a vintage baking trick that wraps the whole pie in a brown paper bag during baking. Tender apples, golden streusel top, and an evenly browned crust without scorching.

Brown bag French apple pie: a cinnamon-spiced apple pie with a buttery streusel top, baked inside a paper bag that traps steam for meltingly tender apples and a crisp, golden crumb. No top crust needed.

Beefy, beer-simmered chili with red bell pepper, tomato sauce, and a generous hit of hot sauce. Thickened with masa flour for a rich, spoonable texture that feeds a crowd.

No-cook freezer pickles combine sliced cucumbers and onions with sweet vinegar brine, ready to pull from the freezer whenever guests arrive.

Toll House chocolate oat bars made in the microwave in under 10 minutes. Oats, brown sugar, walnuts, and chocolate chips with a melted chocolate top layer.

Oven-bag barbecued chicken with homemade tangy BBQ sauce. Easy hands-off cooking method keeps chicken tender and juicy in 1 hour.

Baker's bread in a bag is mixed and kneaded entirely in a zip-top bag, no mixing bowl needed. A kid-friendly intro to yeast bread that bakes into a tender white loaf.

Crescent roll pizza pockets stuffed with seasoned ground beef, mozzarella, and pizza sauce. Handheld weeknight dinner ready in 25 minutes.

Apple pie baked in a brown paper bag. Gently steamed results. A favorite for over 25 years.

Slow cooker chicken and rice using a roasting bag, onion soup mix, and cream of chicken soup. Set it in the morning and come home to a tender, flavorful dinner for 12.

Cake made from Polenta and Lemon Aspen and served with cream, riberries and rosella confit.