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Home | Recipes | Make-Ahead | Page 2

Make-Ahead

If you’re looking to save time and reduce stress in the kitchen, then make ahead recipes are the perfect solution. From easy overnight breakfast casseroles to dessert, these recipes can be prepared in advance, stored in the fridge or freezer, and reheated when needed.

Prep your Thanksgiving sides ahead of time, have an easy dinner stashed in the freezer for a busy weeknight, or get ahead on your holiday baking.

An oval casserole dish filled with easy breakfast strata on a wooden board with a wedge of Parmesan and a spoon on the side.
Key lime pie bars, cut into squares and garnished with whipped cream, lime zest, slices of lime, and chopped almonds.

Key Lime Pie Bars

3 hrs 30 mins

Jamie Oliver's Garlic Pull-Apart Rolls on a metal sheet pan, garnished with crispy bread crumbs, and being pulled apart by two hands.

Jamie Oliver’s Garlic Pull-Apart Rolls

3 hrs 40 mins

Double chocolate chunk sourdough cookies garnished with flaky salt, piled on a piece of parchment.

Double Chocolate Chunk Sourdough Cookies

14 hrs

Italian style meatballs in a white bowl with grated cheese, being held over a table.

Italian-Style Meatballs

1 hr 20 mins

Garlic, chile, and cumin roast chicken on a white platter with a serving fork, beside empty plates and glasses of wine.

Garlic, Chile, and Cumin Roast Chicken

1 hr 45 mins

Espresso millionaire shortbread bars cut into long strips on a sheet of parchment paper on a cookies rack with a knife.

Espresso Millionaire Shortbread Bars

4 hrs

Roasted pork shoulder with mustard glaze on a bed of wilted mustard greens with sweet potatoes and a serving fork.

Roasted Pork Shoulder with Mustard Glaze

16 hrs

Key lime slice and bake cookies garnished with lime zest beside slices of lime, all on a sheet of parchment paper.

Key Lime Slice-and-Bake Cookies

2 hrs

Spicy marinara sauce in a small mason jar with a spoon, with a larger mason jar, a jar of dry spaghetti, two tomatoes on the vine, and parsley in the background.

Spicy Marinara Sauce

1 hr

A pear and cardamom caramel upside-down cake on a carved wooden plate, on a green wooden table.

Pear and Cardamom Caramel Upside-Down Cake

1 hr 30 mins

Spicy cranberry sauce in a grey pottery bowl on a white tablecloth, beside a serving spoon.

Spicy Cranberry Sauce

30 mins

Adobo seasoning in a small bowl with a wooden spoon full of seasoning.

Adobo Seasoning

5 mins

Pumpkin pie babka in two loaf pans beside a rolling pin and a bowl of pumpkin pie spice.

Pumpkin Pie Babka

3 hrs 30 mins

A container of Pumpkin Meringue Pie Ice Cream with a scoop.

Pumpkin Meringue Pie Ice Cream

8 hrs

Carrot, pineapple, and candied ginger muffins on a counter, the one in front has its liner peeled off.

Carrot, Pineapple, and Candied Ginger Muffins

50 mins

Mocha walnut torte on a white plate with 2 pieces sliced and 1 piece missing.

Dorie Greenspan’s Mocha Walnut Torte

3 hrs

A loaf of rosemary-garlic sourdough bread on a black and white plate

Rosemary-Garlic Sourdough Bread

11 hrs

A plate of French onion potato gratin.

French Onion Potato Gratin

2 hrs

Cranberry upside-down cake with a large piece missing, on a white plate with a serving knife beside it.

Cranberry Upside-Down Cake

1 hr 40 mins

Caramelized honey pumpkin pie in slices on dessert plates, each garnished with dollops of whipped cream and pumpkin pie spice.

Caramelized Honey Pumpkin Pie

3 hrs 25 mins

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