959 tender recipes

Roast pheasant draped in bacon and basted with a port wine and broth glaze, served with a rich port wine sauce and grapes. An elegant way to keep a lean game bird juicy and tender.

Luxurious steak Diane with creamy mushroom sauce and tender pan-seared beef. Restaurant-quality classic ready in 20 minutes for impressive date night dinners.

Quick microwave stuffed pork chops ready in 25 minutes. Bread stuffing fills thick-cut chops that brown first, then cook tender in the microwave.

Authentic Sri Lankan chicken curry simmered in coconut milk with cardamom, cloves, cinnamon and fresh tomatoes. Tender, fragrant and ready in about an hour.

Traditional Irish cabbage and bacon: savoy cabbage layered with bacon strips and allspice berries, simmered in stock until tender. Simple, hearty, and soul-warming.

Tender zucchini and onions fold into oregano-spiked egg custard baked in pie crust, crowned with fresh tomato slices and crispy cracker-cheese topping.

Greek lamb stew with egg-lemon sauce (avgolemono) features tender meat braised with vegetables and finished with creamy, tangy sauce for elegant spring dinners.

Chinese-style steamed whole chicken with a ginger-scallion dipping sauce made with smoking-hot peanut and sesame oil. Tender, juicy, and deeply flavorful.

Krautfleisch, a German pork and cabbage casserole with paprika, caraway, tomato, and sour cream. Tender pork cubes simmered low and slow for 90 minutes.

Stir-fried broccoli with oyster sauce, garlic, and fresh ginger. Five ingredients, crisp-tender florets, and a glossy dark sauce in under 10 minutes.

Quick microwave cod fillets dipped in tangy lemon parsley butter. Flaky, tender fish ready in 30 minutes with just 6 ingredients and zero fuss.

Smoky chipotle sauce meets tender chicken livers in this quick Mexican classic. Higaditos en chipotle comes together in 20 minutes with just 7 ingredients.

Pounded chicken breasts stuffed with sautéed taro, butternut squash, and onion, then steamed until tender. A light, Hawaiian-inspired dinner ready in 40 minutes.

Greek souvlaki with lamb or veal marinated overnight in white wine, olive oil, oregano, and garlic. Broiled on skewers for charred, tender meat cubes.

Crisp-fried pasta nibbles boiled until almost tender, then deep fried until golden and crunchy. Sprinkled with garlic salt for an addictive party snack.

Microwave salmon steaks in under 10 minutes with this dead-simple one-ingredient method. Tender, flaky fish with zero cleanup and no oven required.