262 ragged recipes

Caribbean-marinated grilled pork chops soaked in orange juice, lime, dark rum, and warm spices. Ziplock bag marinade, 12 minutes on the grill, island vibes on your plate.

Broiled venison steaks slathered in a sweet-tangy plum barbecue sauce. Just two ingredients and 25 minutes stand between you and a wild game dinner worth bragging about.

Homemade parsley croutons pan-fried in butter until golden and tossed with fresh minced parsley. Just 4 ingredients for crunchy, buttery croutons that beat anything from a bag.

Firehouse-style cod baked in a roasting bag with a pound of garlic lemon butter. A big-batch fish recipe that feeds 12 and works straight from frozen.

Double chocolate bundt cake made with devil's food cake mix, chocolate pudding, sour cream, and a full bag of chocolate chips. Dense, fudgy, and finished with powdered sugar.

Homemade pizza pockets stuffed with pepperoni, pastrami, ham, mozzarella, and pizza sauce. A yeast-dough hand pie that bakes golden and travels great in lunchboxes or freezer bags.

Chicken finger packets wrap soy-Dijon broiled chicken, tzatziki, lettuce, and sweet peppers in flour tortillas. Portable lunch-box rolls that hold up in a bag all morning.

Freezer sweet corn, a simple method to preserve peak-summer corn: simmer the kernels briefly, cool, and freeze in bags so you can taste fresh-picked sweet corn all winter long.

Refreshing iced tea float with almond-flavored herbal tea and scoops of lemon or orange sherbet. Light, cooling beverage perfect for summer afternoons.

Homemade teriyaki marinade built from soy sauce, brown sugar, ginger, and garlic, mixed right in a zip-top bag. A sweet-savory marinade for chicken, pork, or beef, with a gluten-free tamari swap.

Slow-roasted marinated turkey breast baked in a roasting bag with apple cider vinegar, coarse black pepper, and oil. Low and slow for 4-5 hours until fork-tender and juicy.

Ranch seasoned oyster crackers tossed with garlic powder, lemon pepper, and oil in a bag. A 5-minute no-bake snack that's addictively crunchy and impossible to stop eating.

Lotsa chocolate cake is the classic doctored-cake-mix bundt with devils food mix, instant fudge pudding, sour cream, and a full bag of chocolate chips. Dense, moist, foolproof.

Today's pot roast braises rump roast with potatoes, carrots, stewed tomatoes, and onion soup mix in a sealed oven bag. Hands-off Sunday supper with no pot to scrub.

Chocolate chip cake with a dense, moist sour cream crumb and a full bag of chocolate chips baked in a tube pan. Simple, buttery, and loaded with melted chocolate in every slice.

Homemade chili sauce for canning made from 25 fresh tomatoes, red peppers, onions, and apple cider vinegar with allspice and brown sugar. A tangy-sweet condiment for preserving summer's harvest.