Pat Francis, Recipe Tester

Wanna know how to stretch a single steak into supper for four without seeming skimpy? Your answer awaits.

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• 30 M
• 45 M
• 2

We’re giving you permission to lend a little more crunch and a lot more indulgence to the childhood classic.

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• 5 M
• 5 M
• 33

We can’t help falling in love with the sweet, smoky, salty, nutty flavors of Elvis’s favorite sandwich—peanut butter, bacon, and banana—in a gooey, messy pie.

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• 45 M
• 2 H, 30 M
• 4

Before you roll your eyes and mutter, “Do I need another mashed potato recipe?” we suggest you try these simple, sinful, pleasingly chunky smashed spuds. The answer, you’ll find, is yes.

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• 5 M
• 30 M
• 11

“Everyone loved it, including the kiddos.” “Quick and easy.” “Perfect.” “As good as any restaurant piccata I’ve ever had.” That’s what folks are saying about this recipe.

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• 35 M
• 35 M
• 20

This Mexican spaghetti, or sopa seca de fideo, is mindblowingly seductive and authentic as heck. Translated literally, it means “dry soup with noodles,” and it’s soooo much better than it sounds.

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• 1 H
• 1 H
• 2

Easy, healthy, and perfectly spiced, these creamy lentils are simple to whip up at a moment’s notice. Lucky you.

• Quick Glance
• 30 M
• 1 H
• 0

This evocatively named dip isn’t the same as the one of yore. It’s got the same sumptuous taste, the same creamy texture, the same luminous color, just not the same calorie count.

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• 15 M
• 15 M
• 7

Crisp onion and creamy white beans turn tuna into a light dinner, courtesy of the always impressive Stanley Tucci.

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• 10 M
• 10 M
• 0

There’s a reason this effervescent mingling of stout and Champagne contains the word “velvet.” It’s sooooo smooth and subtly sophisticated. Sip for yourself.

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• 5 M
• 5 M
• 8