Denise McCormick, Recipe Tester

Crisp at the edges, chewy in the center, and (sorta) wholesome through and through, these are a revelatory riff on the classic.

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• 25 M
• 40 M
• 30

We think of this recipe as jazz hands heralding the arrival of spring asparagus, peas, artichokes, and green all jumbled together. Lovely atop all that pasta you have on hand.

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• 45 M
• 1 H, 15 M
• 0

Looks and tastes like a restaurant-quality meal that requires a staff of sous chefs and dish washers. Yet in reality it comes together in a single skillet in just 30 minutes.

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• 30 M
• 30 M
• 0

No need to ever reach for that boxed or bagged popcorn. And the recipe itself is better than any Cracker Jack prize.

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• 15 M
• 1 H
• 0

Those days when meal planning goes south and weeknight weariness looms, simple salvation can be found in this easy skillet lasagna made with store-bought ravioli.

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• 40 M
• 1 H
• 0

Taco meets casserole in this clever and crowd-pleasing approach to perfectly seasoned tacos.

• (1)
• 35 M
• 1 H, 20 M
• 4

An easy weeknight meal that’s an unassuming melding of red lentils, harissa, sautéed onions, and garlicky tahini sauce that can only be described as magical. (Yes, lentils can be magic.)

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• 25 M
• 45 M
• 0

Gochujang-spiced shredded beef topped with tangy pickled red onions. Easily one of the best things we’ve eaten in recent memory.

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• 1 H
• 4 H, 30 M
• 0

Eggplant, celery, fennel, zucchini, onion, tomatoes, olives, raisins, and pine nuts, oh my! Sicilian heaven in the form of a pleasingly tart side dish of sorts.

• (1)
• 30 M
• 1 H, 30 M
• 6