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DinnerMake four servings of Mediterranean chicken and rice in a single pan for a convenient dinner. Divide the prepared chicken and yellow jasmine rice into meal-size portions. Cooked chicken and rice seasoned with spices keep well for future use with little flavor loss. Fresh parsley and other toppings should be added to finished dishes before serving.
DinnerUse 90/10 ground beef to give the dish flavor and beef flavor without excess fat; 90/10 ground beef is one ingredient in a Hot Honey Beef Bowl. Other ingredients in a Hot Honey Beef Bowl are charred sweet potatoes, arugula, avocado, pickled onions, and lime.
LunchThis eight-serving cranberry pecan chicken salad recipe takes 20 minutes to make. Use for lunch or save croissants and rolls to serve with the chicken salad. Cooked chicken is a good choice for this salad. Dried cranberries and other ingredients provide texture to the chicken salad.
DinnerSeason the chicken in advance and coat pieces to serve. Refrigerate for a few hours or overnight before baking. This copycat roasted chicken recipe serves many people and is a good choice for a family dinner. The chicken has a reddish skin from paprika and a spiced crust made with herbs, mustard, ginger, and other ingredients.
DinnerThirty minutes of simmering opens up space in a tomato-based, seafood stock and white wine mixture to add more seafood. Opening up space helps avoid overcooking seafood and adds flavor. An Italian dish, cioppino, is a seafood stew made with cod, shrimp, scallops, mussels, and clams in a broth with fennel.
DessertsTwenty minutes of prep time is needed for these Biscoff cheesecake bites, which need to chill in the refrigerator. Biscuit crumb bases are placed in cupcake liners to make individual bites, then topped with and drizzled with cookie butter and liquid Biscoff. Chill for at least two hours before serving.
BreakfastBake the six muffins at the start of the week as quick, convenient breakfast and snack options that will be fluffy the next day. Cottage cheese egg muffins have a mildly tangy flavor, cheddar depth, and scallions throughout.
DinnerPrecook the mushrooms and chicken and the stock to reduce the time to cook on the stovetop at the end to 30 minutes or less, pouring stock and stirring. Try this chicken and mushroom risotto recipe for one method of using precooked chicken in a creamy, slightly firm rice dish with porcini and cremini mushrooms.
DinnerExpected prep and cook time: 1 hour 25 minutes. Most of the time required if making this recipe is oven time, with 15 minutes of preparation time. Sliced, cooked pork loin roast with honey garlic sauce, served with Brussels sprouts and roasted butternut squash in the same pan.
LunchFor a main dish or side dish at lunch, try prasorizo, a Greek one-dish meal made with leeks and medium-grain rice. Lemon peel and juice provide citrus flavor to the olive oil-enriched, starchy rice used in prasorizo. Fresh dill provides characteristic herb flavor in prasorizo dishes.
DinnerHeating corn tortillas in oil makes them softer and easier to wrap without cracking. Oil coating also provides some protection against liquid ingredients like enchilada sauce. Rotisserie chicken enchiladas are a Tex-Mex dish that includes red enchilada sauce, cheddar cheese, and rotisserie chicken.
Snacks & AppetizersBake an eight-slice loaf over the weekend. Eat the bread during the week as part of other meals and snacks. Mix and rise the dough now. Bake bread in a Dutch oven with chopped garlic and rosemary mixed into the dough.
DinnerCooking chicken on chopped onions prevents the chicken from sitting in its juices. The slow cooking process of a Crockpot makes the chicken tender. Crockpot Whole Chicken recipe results in juicy chicken and tender meat that can be broiled briefly, if desired, for additional flavor and crispness.
Snacks & AppetizersChoose a smooth, spreadable Biscoff cookie butter and Biscoff biscuit chunks for no-bake Biscoff truffles. The cookie butter filling and biscuit pieces give the truffles texture. Truffles coated with white chocolate and Biscoff have spiced, caramel flavor.
DinnerMake a large batch of beef chili with kidney beans to eat. Chill and portion the chili for later use. Do not chill other dishes, such as rice, potatoes, and tortillas, until service. The chilled cooked chili sauce is rich in taste due to cumin and smoked paprika.
DinnerPrecook enough batches of this six-serving Marry Me Chicken recipe for future dinners. Add water when reheating. Marry Me Chicken recipe ingredients include breaded chicken cutlets and a sauce. Breaded chicken cutlets pan-fried in the Marry Me Chicken recipe are topped with a mixture containing Parmesan cheese, garlic, and sun-dried tomatoes.
DessertsChoose freeze- or spray-dried instant coffee products over other forms of coffee as ingredients to add coffee flavor to the filling. Some no-bake coffee truffles have a moist, creamy coffee cheesecake filling and a chocolate coating and firm texture.
DinnerChoose 1½-inch-thick ribeye or New York strip steaks with good marbling for added flavor and tender texture. Chimichurri sauce pairs well with these steaks because of its pungent garlic and herb flavors from parsley and oregano combined with red wine vinegar and red pepper flakes.
DinnerChoose flank steak with rich beef flavor and slice it thinly against the grain to make this fast stir-fry. Marinate and slice flank steak with baking soda and cornstarch to add moisture to the dish, which is topped with a smoky sauce.
DinnerServe this meal with burger buns and other bread items and baked potatoes. This vegan pulled pork recipe features shredded extra-firm tofu and sautéed white onions in a sweet and tangy barbecue sauce for a hearty dish with a chewy texture and crunchy golden-brown spots.
Snacks & AppetizersBake four loaves at a time for sandwich and other bread uses or freezing; baked bread will keep for 1 to 2 days. Make unbaked dough and finish each loaf with butter, Italian seasoning, garlic powder, and two kinds of cheese to create a soft interior and a golden cheese-topped crust.
DinnerChoose bite-size pieces of boneless, skinless chicken breast. Chicken has few calories and is a good meat choice for this yogurt marinade recipe. Chicken tikka masala is a dish consisting of pieces of chicken that have been browned and served in a spiced sauce of tomatoes and onions and garam masala and other spices such as ginger and garlic.
DinnerChoose jumbo shrimp without shells or veins but with tails intact as the protein for this recipe. Jumbo shrimp cook quickly and are the main ingredient in this 15-minute shrimp scampi recipe. Cooked shrimp are mixed into a garlic-butter and white-wine sauce. Shrimp scampi is topped with parsley and lemon zest.
DinnerMake four servings to take for lunches all week. Have milk or pasta cooking water on hand to add to leftovers for reheating. Creamy Cottage Cheese Pasta with lemon sauce and garlic and Parmesan is served over penne, rigatoni, or fusilli.