498 vegetable salted recipes

Thick, chewy cowboy cookies loaded with rolled oats, chocolate chips, and brown sugar. This big-batch recipe makes 4 dozen rugged drop cookies with crispy edges and a soft center.

Old-fashioned Christmas fruit cake with boiled raisins, cinnamon, cloves, and nutmeg. No eggs or butter needed, just cold water and shortening for a dense, spiced holiday cake.

Vegetarian Spanish rice cooked with tomato paste, bell peppers, celery, garlic, and paprika in vegetable stock. A one-pot side dish loaded with flavor.

Popcorn fruit cookies made with ground popped corn, cornmeal, dried fruit, and nutmeg. A crunchy, unusual rolled cookie with a satisfying corn-forward crumble.

Vegetarian dhansak with mixed legumes, vegetables, garam masala, turmeric, and green chili cooked in ghee. A hearty Parsi-inspired Indian lentil stew with fresh cilantro.

Chocolate peanut butter cookies loaded with peanut butter chips and chopped peanuts. A fudgy cocoa dough with a double dose of peanut crunch in every bite, baked in under 10 minutes.

Pasta with sauteed summer vegetables, garlic, fresh basil, and tomato, finished with Parmesan. A flexible, fast weeknight pasta built on what is in season.

Salad bar pizza is a vegetable-loaded deep-dish pie on whole wheat crust with broccoli, cauliflower, peppers, carrots, and red onion under mozzarella and Parmesan. Vegetarian, lower calorie.

Peanut butter and carrot cookies hide shredded carrot and bran flakes inside a classic fork-pressed peanut butter cookie. High-fiber lunchbox cookies kids actually finish.

Peanut butter chippies: chewy peanut butter cookies loaded with chocolate chips and chopped peanuts. Three ways to love peanut butter in every bite.

Vintage 1930s special cocoa cake: a tender chocolate layer cake made with bloomed cocoa, brown sugar, and cake flour. Old-fashioned recipe that beats most modern boxed mixes.

Classic chicken fricassee simmered with carrots, onions, and bay leaf in a thick, savory gravy topped with light, fluffy homemade dumplings. Pure old-fashioned comfort in one pot.

Microwave pecan pie bars: shortbread base, chewy pecan filling, and a semi-sweet chocolate topping. 28 bars cooked entirely in the microwave, ready in 30 minutes.

Rocks cookies with oats, brown sugar, figs, nuts, and warm spices in a bumpy, hearty drop cookie. An old-fashioned spiced oatmeal cookie loaded with dried fruit and chopped nuts.

Pork chops and sweet potatoes baked in a currant jelly glaze with orange juice, dry mustard, ginger, and lemon zest for a sweet-savory one-dish dinner.

Guadalajara-style gazpacho with shrimp, avocado, jicama, fresh corn, and a spicy tomato-lime base. A Mexican twist on cold soup that doubles as a no-cook summer main dish.