Tasty Recipes for the Home Cook
Tasty Recipes for the Home Cook
If you like Rice-A-Roni, you are going to like this spinoff Orzo Roni version. Orzo and broken spaghetti are toasted until nutty and simmered in a chicken flavored broth. It’s a perfect all-purpose side dish for any meal. My husband loves Rice-A-Roni. If he had his way, it would be on the dinner table at least once a week. While this sounds fine, he always …
Make Turkey Taco Mac and Cheese for an easy, satisfying family dinner. With ground turkey, packaged shredded cheese, and a few pantry items, it is a simple one-pot meal everyone will love. These days cooking from what is available in the house is essential now that I can’t run the store anytime I’m out of an ingredient. This pasta maximizes a package of ground turkey and turns …
One-Pot Campanelle American Chop Suey (with or without cheese) is a hearty, comforting family meal. This pasta in a beefy tomato sauce is a budget-friendly dish that is satisfying and light on your wallet. Every time I have American Chop Suey, it brings me back to my elementary school cafeteria. It was there that I had my first taste of the classic New England pasta dish, …
Quick and easy Sweet and Sour Chicken Ramen Noodles is a burst of sweet and tangy in every bite. This budget-friendly dish is a great way to use up rotisserie or leftover chicken too! I don’t take many action shots in my food photography because it is a situation that usually requires an extra set of long, steady arms. And when holding noodles with chopsticks …
This Salmon Pappardelle in Roasted Red Pepper Cream Sauce makes a quick and easy weeknight dinner feel special. Perfectly pan-seared salmon with al dente pappardelle pasta and tender spinach are coated in a creamy roasted sweet red pepper sauce. There is a cashier at the grocery store I frequent I refer to as “The Eye Roller”. Anytime I make a special request, she rolls her eyes. “Could I …
Spicy Artichoke Chicken Pasta is a flavorful one-pot meal consisting of garlic, marinated artichokes, red pepper flakes, and egg pasta. This 30-minute easy pasta recipe is perfect for a weeknight dinner. My daughter was over the house when I made this easy-peasy one-pot meal for a photoshoot a few days ago. She took a bite and immediately wanted more. I was reassured right then and …
Garlic Rosemary Chicken with Lemony Orzo is a pasta dish with an Italian flair. This family-friendly, one-skillet meal could be on the dinner table in less than one hour (including marinating time). For a sweet treat, serve this easy and delicious Chocolate Crazy Cake for dessert! We have been on a boneless, skinless chicken thigh kick lately in my household. There were some in the refrigerator that …
Convenient and easy homemade microwaved mac and cheese for one with creamy horseradish bacon cheddar cheese sauce. No dirtying and cleaning up pots and pans. What’s not to love? So here is the scenario—everyone is out of the house, and you have a few hours to yourself. You want to spend it catching up on some unfinished business, or maybe it’s going to be a …
This quick and easy Chopped Clam and Linguine in Wine Sauce is a 20-minute meal. The sauce is flavored with white wine, clam juice, and butter. Keep this in mind the next time dinner needs to get on the table quickly. I used to eat whole belly clams when I was young. One of my parents’ friends had a huge backyard clambake every summer, and every …
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