Easy prep and a slow simmer bring this thrifty chili recipe together.
A batch-cook curry base gravy with garlic, ginger, onion puree, and tomatoes. Make 10 portions, freeze, and shortcut your way through weeknight curries.
Microwave tamale pie with seasoned ground beef and sausage, stewed tomatoes, corn, black olives, and a cornmeal topping baked under melted cheddar cheese.
Hungarian potatoes simmer eggplant, red bell pepper, mushrooms, and tender potatoes in a paprika-spiked tomato sauce. A hearty meatless one-pot main with deep, smoky-sweet flavor.
Sausage bean chowder: a hearty pantry chowder with browned sausage, kidney beans, tomato, and potato simmered with thyme and bay leaf. One pot, 75 minutes, deeply satisfying.
Bay scallops simmered with spinach in a garlicky tomato sauce with fish stock and lemon, served over pasta. A low-fat, low-calorie seafood dinner ready in 30 minutes.
Salmon and basil ravioli: homemade basil-flecked pasta dough filled with canned salmon and curd cheese, poached in fish stock and served with a fresh tomato-pesto sauce.
Turkey spaghetti sauce with chopped cooked turkey, canned tomatoes, tomato paste, basil, and thyme. A lean, quick pasta sauce that uses up leftover turkey in 25 minutes.
Chopped cooked turkey simmered in a thick tomato-chili sauce with dry mustard and onion, spooned over hamburger buns. This low-calorie, 6-ingredient turkey barbecue is ready in 20 minutes and stretches leftovers into a new meal.
One-pot Italian bean soup loaded with sliced smoked sausage, crushed tomatoes, kidney beans, and small pasta shells in a savory broth. Warming, filling, and ready in 45 minutes.
Navy minced beef: classic US Navy galley dish of ground beef simmered with onions, tomatoes, and a pinch of mace, served over toast, biscuits, rice, or pasta. Pantry-friendly comfort in 30 minutes.
Classic Italian lasagna with a homemade ground beef and tomato meat sauce, cottage cheese and egg filling, mozzarella, and Parmesan. Layered, baked, and worth every minute.
Tortilla soup with shredded chicken, crispy fried tortilla strips, melted Monterey Jack, and creamy avocado. A blender-based broth makes weeknight prep painless.
Navajo green chili simmers flour-dredged pork shoulder, browned in bacon drippings, with whole green chiles, tomato, onion and garlic into a thick, hearty Southwestern stew. Ladle it over fry bread or rice.
Quick beef and wild rice skillet with sirloin, corn, stewed tomatoes, and scallions. A fast one-pan weeknight dinner with bold Southwestern flavor and minimal cleanup.
My family really loves this recipe. I almost never have leftovers, and when I do there is a race to see who gets to them first.
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