Michelle Stein, Recipe Tester

Folks are waxing poetic about this banana bread. Full of flaxseed and maple syrup, it’s nutritious and just indulgent enough.

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Get ready for a simple way to serve up a tasty helping of tender pinto beans with some subtle heat from jalapeno. Did we mention they’ll be ready in minutes?

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• 20 M
• 7 H
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If you go weak in the knees at the mere thought of crisp skin on a roast hen, your day just got a heck of a lot better.

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• 5 M
• 1 H, 15 M
• 24

Not your everyday meatloaf for sure. Filled with spinach and glazed with a sweet-spicy, finger-licking glaze, this homemade meatloaf is anything but ho-hum.

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• 20 M
• 1 H, 30 M
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Mayo made with the magic that is aquafaba. No more pouring the leftover liquid from canned beans down the drain.

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• 15 M
• 15 M
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A slow cooker riff on chicken tikka masala that slowly cooks chicken thighs in a tomato sauce layered with spices. Oh so gratifying. Oh so simple.

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• 1 H, 15 M
• 11 H, 15 M
• 2

This sturdy mushroom and black bean combo holds its shape while delivering some lip-smacking, finger-licking deliciousness. And it’s smothered in some of the tastiest sauce we’ve ever tried.

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• 30 M
• 45 M
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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.

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• 25 M
• 55 M
• 2

In this simple one-pot supper, chicken thighs are bathed in a sauce that’s informed, though not overwhelmed, by lemon. Warning: You’re gonna wanna spoon that sauce onto everything.

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• 25 M
• 45 M
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An Italian tradition that, in true form, transforms simple ingredients into something sublime.

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• 40 M
• 1 H, 40 M
• 2