Tri-color pasta salad with juicy tomatoes, black olives and zesty Italian dressing, dressed in stages so the noodles soak up flavor as they chill. An easy vegetarian make-ahead side for picnics and potlucks.
A scrumptious chicken dish that can easily be made with your cooking sidekick, the crockpot.
Four-ingredient ranch pasta primavera with rotelle, frozen vegetables, olive oil, and ranch dressing mix. A pantry-raid dinner ready in under 30 minutes.
Ranch chicken stir-fry with boneless chicken breast, ranch dressing mix, and frozen vegetables. A 5-ingredient weeknight dinner ready in under 30 minutes.
Ready in a hurry with only 4 ingredients this easy pasta recipe can be on the table quickly.
Shrimp scampi the easy way: plump shrimp simmered in a garlicky butter sauce spiked with Italian seasoning, then served over rice. A fast, garlic-forward seafood dinner ready in about 30 minutes.
Orange and spinach pasta salad with bow-tie pasta, fresh orange segments, baby spinach, and scallions, tossed in an Italian dressing spiked with orange juice and fennel. Bright, fresh, and lunchbox-ready.
Cool cucumber sandwich on toast with crispy bacon, tomato, and Italian dressing. A quick no-cook lunch ready in 5 minutes with just 5 ingredients.
Crispy fried chicken marinated overnight in an Italian dressing paste, dipped in milk and club soda, dusted with pancake mix, deep-fried, then oven-finished. A two-stage cooking method for shatteringly crisp skin and juicy meat.
Slow cooker shredded beef sandwiches made with a beef roast, Italian dressing mix, and wine left to simmer overnight. A five-ingredient crockpot recipe that pulls apart with two forks and tastes even better the next day.
Italian-marinated grilled flank steak with a three-ingredient marinade of Italian dressing mix, oil, and lemon juice. Overnight marinade, minutes on the grill.
Ranch oyster crackers toss store-bought oyster crackers in oil, Italian dressing mix, and dill, then slow-bake until crisp and seasoned. Addictive snack mix in 30 minutes.
A fast sweet-and-sour chicken pasta salad: a pasta salad dressing mix spiked with soy sauce, vinegar, and sugar, then tossed with cooked chicken, crisp snow peas, red pepper, and Parmesan. A quick no-cook main-dish salad.
Microwave-steamed globe artichokes with a zesty mustard dipping sauce made with brown mustard, Italian dressing mix, Worcestershire, and hot sauce.
Italian-flavored shrimp dip with baby shrimp, cream cheese, sour cream, and Italian dressing mix brightened with lemon juice and chopped bell pepper. No-cook appetizer ready after a one-hour chill.
Ginger-glazed ribs baked low and slow in a Dutch oven with a sweet-tangy sauce of brown sugar, ketchup, vinegar, and Italian dressing mix. Basted every 30 minutes for sticky, fall-off-the-bone results.