Chicken Piccata

Perfectly seared tender chicken breasts are dressed in a buttery lemon sauce. It’s the kind of dish that takes no time to whip up and everyone loves.

Fregola Salad with Fresh Citrus and Red Onion

Fregola is a toasted semolina pasta with a nutty flavor that’s very popular in Sardinia. This salad includes orange, grapefruit, onion, and herbs.

Clams and Sausage in a Cataplana

Clams, rich, spicy sausage, onions, tomatoes, garlic, and spices come together in a Portuguese cataplana, the spiritual ancestor of the pressure cooker

Spaghetti with Wild Garlic and Herbs

This dish, filled with wild garlic (a real flavor booster) and herbs, including basil mint, and parsley, adds up to a simple and elegant weeknight dinner.

Warm Sourdough Bread Salad with Chicken

Tender. Crunchy. Sour. Sweet. This satiating and surprising bread salad is full of contradictions, including how something so straightforward can taste so complex.

• Quick Glance
• 10 M
• 1 H
• 3

Turkey and White Bean Chili

Turkey sausage infused with Italian seasonings makes this chili flavorful. Onions, red bell peppers, a can of tomatoes, and beans make it fast.

Quick Navy-Bean Stew

Ready in just half an hour, this simple but not unsophisticated stew brings you all the complexity of one that simmered twice as long. Sorry, Campbell’s.

Steamed Cod with Ginger and Scallions

Steamed Pacific cod is cooked with aromatics that coax as much flavor from this dish as possible. The soy, ginger, and scallion lend a light Asian touch.

Brazilian Fish Stew | Moqueca

Known as moqueca in Portuguese, this fish stew is rich with peppers, onions, garlic, and a tomato-coconut broth–and, natch, fish.

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• 40 M
• 4 H
• 19

Seafood Soup Amalfi-Style

This soup, which hails from Italy’s Amalfi Coast, takes its rich flavor from plenty of fish, San Marzano tomatoes, fennel, herbs, and a splash of spirits.

Coq au Vin

Coq au vin, aka chicken in wine, is a classic French dish. It’s so popular, every family has its own coq au vin recipe. This one by Julia Child is a winner.

Beef Chili

Dress this chili up or dress it down, whether you need something memorable and easy for the Super Bowl, book club night, or a random Tuesday supper.

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• 30 M
• 1 H, 20 M
• 2

Spaghetti alla Carbonara

An inspired meal in minutes, this harried weeknight spaghetti solution melds eggs, cheese, and pancetta into a creamy sauce that cloaks every last strand.

Vinegar-Glossed Chicken

When the vinegar is splashed to the pan of chicken, magic occurs. The vinegar deglazes the brown bits and permeating the chicken with a sweet/sour flavor.

Turkey Meatloaf

This turkey meatloaf is made from ground turkey, chopped vegetables and is brushed with a tangy bbq sauce. Leftover turkey meatloaf makes great sandwiches.

Hunan Hot-and-Spicy Shrimp

For Hunan hot and spicy shrimp, shrimp are tossed in a peppery mix then seared in a kicky sauce of chiles, ginger, garlic, shallots. Fire-extinguisher hot.

Long-Cooked Pork Belly with Preserved Mustard

This Chinese pork dish uses pork belly (fresh bacon) that’s first braised and then steamed. The double cooking makes the pork belly amazingly tender and supple.

Valtellina Pizzoccheri

Pizzoccheri is a hearty flat buckwheat noodle found in the Lombardy region of Italy. The noodles are tossed in a butter sauce of cheese, onion, and sage.

Trenette with Langoustines

Trennette, a long, narrow, flat pasta noodle similar to pappardelle, is tossed in a simple sauce of spicy, garlicky oil. On top is a scattering of parsley.

My Mother’s Chicken and Potatoes

An Italian classic that’s woo’d would-be-husbands for generations, this single-skillet supper melds meat, potatoes, bacon, and onion to moist, crisp effect.

• Quick Glance
• 30 M
• 45 M
• 6