75 ripe bread recipes

A savory and hearty soup made with succulent ground pork and beef, brown rice, carrots and green peas.

Freezer-friendly beef meatballs in a creamy mushroom-basil sauce served over brown rice with buttered carrots. Batch-cook now, reheat later for easy weeknight dinners.

Greek-style turkey stuffing with three meats, chestnuts, pine nuts, and white raisins simmered in red wine and tomato paste. A meat-forward holiday stuffing with rice instead of bread cubes.

Roasted poblano peppers stuffed with shrimp, rice, corn, queso fresco, and three cheeses, then breaded and baked golden. A Mexican-inspired stuffed pepper that's hearty, cheesy, and loaded with flavor.

A rich Scottish cloutie dumpling studded with currants, sultanas, grated apple, and carrot, boiled in a cloth for 4 hours and served with a warm ginger wine cream sauce. A proper celebration pudding.

Chinese-style pineapple lemon chicken with a crispy sesame breading and a glossy pineapple-lemon sauce brightened by fresh ginger. A better-than-takeout deep-fried chicken recipe finished with a blended fruit sauce.

Hoosier supper, an Indiana-style ground beef and rice casserole loaded with eggplant, tomato, and onion soup mix, finished under a parmesan bread crumb crust with ripe olives.

Crusty seeded multigrain boule baked in a Dutch oven with whole wheat, oats, rice flour, flax, poppy, sesame, and sunflower seeds. No-knead, high-fiber artisan bread at home.

Moist banana pecan bread for the bread machine, with sour cream for tang, mashed ripe bananas for sweetness, and toasted pecans folded in at the beep.

Pan de banano is a Latin-style banana bread with cinnamon, lemon juice, and ripe bananas baked into a tender quick bread loaf. A simpler, less-sweet take on the classic.

Classic banana nut bread with mashed ripe bananas, chopped nuts, and a tender crumb from the creaming method. A simple quick bread that slices best after cooling overnight.

Banana apple bread combines three ripe bananas with chunky chopped apples for a moist, fruit-loaded quick bread. Topped with chopped almonds for crunch, perfect for breakfast or brown-bag snacks.

Quick banana apricot bread with ripe banana pulp, chopped dried apricots, and a hint of lemon zest. Tender loaf with chewy apricot bits and a brighter twist on classic banana bread.

Pappa Al Pomodoro (Thick Tomato and Bread Soup) recipe

Basic red gazpacho is the classic Andalusian chilled tomato soup: ripe tomatoes, red bell pepper, cucumber, garlic, and stale bread blended with sherry vinegar and olive oil. No cooking required.

Moist whole wheat banana walnut bread sweetened with honey instead of refined sugar. Ripe bananas and oil keep it tender, whole wheat flour adds fiber, and walnuts bring the crunch. A wholesome everyday loaf.