Pressure cooker beef pot roast turns a brisket fall-apart tender in about an hour, with potatoes, carrots, and a tangy sour cream and horseradish gravy. Sunday-roast comfort on a weeknight timeline.
Sun-dried tomato pasta sauce with no canned tomatoes. Dry-packed tomatoes rehydrate in boiling water, then split between a blended puree and chunky halves for real texture. Vegan, 20 minutes.
A healthy but delicious variation of chili that's so easy to make, you can use your crockpot!
Chicken pumpkin chili simmers cubed chicken breast with pumpkin, beer, pinto beans, and a touch of cocoa for surprising depth. A 45-minute fall chili that rewards a single quiet pot.
Asparagus and crabmeat salad layers crisp-tender spears over butter lettuce, crowned with sweet lump crab folded into a tomato-Dijon mayonnaise. Elegant cold appetizer or light lunch that comes together in minutes with make-ahead dressing.
Flavorful roast beef with earthy wild mushrooms and rosemary sauce.
No-bean beef chili with cornmeal dumplings simmers slow-cooker style with enchilada sauce, tomatoes, and black olives, then gets crowned with soft cornmeal mounds and melted cheddar. Tamale-pie meets chili in one pot.
Creole gumbo loaded with shrimp, crab, oysters, chicken wings, veal, ham bone, and okra, thickened with file powder. A true New Orleans-style gumbo served over rice.
French-style eggplant and tomato bake layered in a casserole dish and topped with a garlic-parsley bread cube crust with Parmesan. A classic Toulousaine vegetarian bake from the south of France.
Indian-spiced split pea soup with turmeric, cumin, coriander, cardamom, and a finishing dust of garam masala. A warming, fiber-rich vegetarian soup with deep heat.
Cooked red tomato salsa made from pureed Roma tomatoes, sauteed onions, jalapenos, and garlic, then simmered until thick. Versatile for chips, red rice, or chilaquiles.
Spanish rice made with brown rice, fresh pureed tomatoes, bacon, green peppers, and a touch of molasses. Simmered on the stove then baked until tender and deeply flavored.
Fish kabobs thread cubed bass with mushrooms, peppers, pineapple, onion, and tomato, marinated in a tangy mustard-cayenne vinaigrette and grilled over coals. A summer cookout classic ready in an hour.
Italian stuffed pork chops with basil pesto, crushed croutons, and sun-dried tomatoes. A simple 4-ingredient filling that turns ordinary chops into a flavorful baked dinner.
Crispy baked samosa logs filled with curried cauliflower, peas, and coconut, rolled in whole-wheat chapatis and served with a fruit-sweetened tomato chutney. A lighter spin on the Indian classic.
Easy Swiss steak: pounded round steak braised low and slow with tomatoes, onion, and green pepper into a fork-tender American supper-club classic.