Jenny Hunt, Recipe Tester

A satiating, simple meal that is Italian food at its best–full of robust flavors and easy prep. Serve as a side or on its own with a slice of homemade bread.

Easy. Healthy. Low calorie. And quite possibly the best tasting taco salad ever. That’s what we think of this recipe. But don’t take our word for it. See for yourself.

An incomparably more elegant (and, we dare say, delicate) version of the classic iceberg wedge salad that’s almost too pretty to eat.

If you’re looking for an easy-peasy but still impressive starter, look no further. This lush salad with caramelized, grilled peaches and tender lettuce couldn’t be more simple. Or tastier.

Simple. Straightforward. Spectacular. Elegant, even. Just some of the things we’re hearing about this vegan riff on the perennially popular vodka pasta.

This grown-up mac-and-cheese gets some gusto with its mild heat from chiles and its smattering of—are you sitting?!—crushed tortilla chips in place of bread crumbs.

All the delicate loveliness of classic angel food cake but made even better with the addition of pure vanilla and a blizzard of confectioners’ sugar.

Quiche for one? It sounds a lot more ambitious than it actually is. It’s truly a cinch to make. So go on. Love yourself a little. Or a lot.

Given the dozen enthusiastic reviews we receivved from our testers, these Instant Pot tikka masala lentils are your answer to a quick and healthy weeknight dinner.

The traditional Parmesan and anchovy dressing of a classic Caesar. But this little number swaps in charred sprouts for romaine, caraway bread crumbs in place of croutons, and adds pickled onions. Wowza.