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DinnerBone-in, with-skin chicken thighs are the type I use in my crockpot chicken and potatoes recipe. I pat the chicken dry before cooking in the crockpot. The chicken and potatoes cook in garlic and herb sauce. The savory juices can be spooned over dinner. The potatoes are below the chicken in the crockpot.
DinnerChoose firm, white-meat fish fillets such as cod and halibut for poaching in this Brazilian fish stew, moqueca baiana, to prevent the fish from disintegrating. Other ingredients in moqueca baiana, including coconut milk, tomatoes, peppers, and lime zest, make the broth creamy and bright and the fish gently tender.
DinnerEnjoy this warm soup with bread on cold days. Slow cooker chicken gnocchi soup includes seasoned chicken and vegetables with tender potato gnocchi in a creamy nutmeg soup and added fresh spinach in each serving, like Olive Garden's soup.
DinnerDinner takes 1 hour 20 minutes to prepare, with 10 minutes of hands-on work time, and a pressure cooker like an Instant Pot can reduce cooking time. Shredded beef tacos include simmered chuck or brisket and a spicy, chunky chipotle sauce as taco meat.
DinnerCook this dish for four people, Beef Carbonnade, in a single Dutch oven. Store leftover short ribs and gravy in the refrigerator for later use. Short ribs and gravy can be cooked completely when first prepared and served with other side dishes, such as potatoes or rice, at another meal. Short ribs and gravy made with mustard and beer are enhanced by long, slow cooking.
DinnerPrepare enough gnocchi and kale for six servings. Use tips to maintain the quality of reheated leftovers. Eat leftover gnocchi and kale at other meals. Gnocchi Zuppa Toscana, a dish of Italian sausage and steamed gnocchi dumplings in a Parmesan sauce, can be eaten at two or more meals prepared with the same ingredients.
DinnerChoose boneless, skinless chicken breasts or thighs that are fresh and evenly sized for this shredded chicken chicken enchilada soup recipe. Boneless, skinless chicken breasts and thighs are simple to shred and provide a meaty texture and flavor to this soup. Green enchilada sauce and salsa verde provide green chile flavor. Monterey Jack and cream cheese add creamy, cheesy flavor to this soup.
DinnerUse a 4- to 4.5-pound roasting chicken that is organically or free-range raised and not treated with antibiotics or hormones. This size chicken will not dry out when roasted with vegetables in the same dish. Garlic Herb Butter Roast Chicken with Root Vegetables contains lemony herb butter, crispy chicken skin, and root vegetables, including potatoes, carrots, turnips, shallots, and garlic.
DinnerBrowned beef adds flavor to pot roast. Covering the beef while it cooks makes it fall apart. Tomato and broth sauce pairs well with beef pot roast. Stracotto is an Italian-style pot roast made with beef, bacon or pancetta, herbs, and other tender vegetables in a tomato sauce.
DinnerCook pork medallions and tomato sauce in one pan for four servings. Make the dish in advance for consumption over multiple days. Pork medallions are topped with a creamy tomato sauce made with garlic and garnished with sun-dried tomatoes, basil, and parmesan.
DinnerThis seafood risotto recipe is great for a special dinner at home. Risotto Marinara features Arborio rice cooked in marinara sauce with shrimp and scallops. Lemon juice and white wine make this risotto dish more flavorful.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
DinnerButter beans and leeks are nutritious weeknight main or side dishes. Cannellini beans and leeks, which have a sweet flavor, are sautéed with garlic, rosemary, thyme, white wine, and broth. Cheese, including cheddar and vegetarian pecorino, and lemon juice are added to thicken the dish.
DinnerUse this Mediterranean chicken recipe to prepare a four-serving skillet meal. Chicken breasts are simmered in a sauce of lemon juice, white wine, tomatoes, red onions, olives, and oregano. Garnish with parsley and feta cheese, if desired.
DinnerThis One-Pot Chili fits perfectly into a meal prep routine, allowing you to create a hearty dish that holds well in the fridge for several days. With rich flavors along with a satisfying texture from the beans and beef, it’s perfect for batch cooking use.
DinnerThe slow cooker method indeed yields incredibly tender chicken thighs along with creamy potatoes, allowing for the flavors to meld together beautifully over time. Each bite provides a rich, garlicky experience. This experience will impress at any dinner table.
DinnerIdeal for meal preparation, this Instant Pot White Chicken Chili incorporates easy-to-store ingredients, thus making it appropriate for busy weeknights. With its hearty and creamy texture, it is lifted with a zesty lime finish that keeps the flavors bright.
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