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Dinner

Authentic Italian Gravy: Sunday Sausage Meat Sauce

Use 28 ounces of canned crushed San Marzano tomatoes for the Italian gravy. The cooked gravy will have a reddish color. I like to fry Italian-style sausage by cutting up whole sausage links into big chunks and adding a Parmesan cheese rind to the cooked tomatoes for extra flavor.

150 minOct 15, 2026

Lunch

Pulled Pork Mac & Cheese Wraps with BBQ Pork

Pulled pork with barbecue sauce is the main ingredient in these mac and cheese wrap sandwiches. This recipe is a convenient option for a one-dish meal using two prepared ingredients. Select a prepared pulled pork product and wrap it with mac and cheese in a flour tortilla. The crunchy edges and pulled pork filling appeal to me.

25 minOct 14, 2026

Lunch

Smash Burger Recipe: Ultra-Crispy Double Cheeseburgers

Buy 80/20 chuck beef and keep it cold. As the chuck beef cooks on a hot surface, the fat will render and crisp the edges of these double cheeseburgers. Suggested toppings include toasted brioche buns, pickles, and an orange sauce. This is a messy sandwich.

25 minOct 13, 2026

Lunch

Greek Chicken Gyros with Homemade Tzatziki and Toasted Pita

Greek chicken gyros make four filled pitas. To save time on the day you serve them, I chop vegetables and warm the pita bread right before serving. Other ingredients are Greek chicken and garlic and dill tzatziki sauce.

35 minOct 13, 2026

Dinner

Crockpot Chicken and Potatoes with Garlic Herb Sauce

Bone-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.

375 minOct 12, 2026

Dinner

Zucchini Boats with Spinach Mushroom Ricotta Filling

These zucchini boats make a four-serving quick meal. Lower-fat ricotta cheese and other filling ingredients for the zucchini boats include spinach, mushrooms, and garlic. Bake the zucchini boats in a 350-degree oven or air fryer for 6 to 8 minutes for soft, tender zucchini boats with cooked mushrooms and tasty fillings.

Oct 11, 2026

Dinner

Creamy Chicken Feta Pasta with Tomato Cream Cheese Sauce

To serve four servings of this meal, prep the chicken, garlic, feta cheese, sun-dried tomatoes, and basil. Make and serve the pasta at serving time. Creamy chicken and feta pasta with a tomato and cream cheese sauce, with feta folded in and short pasta shapes covered on all sides with sauce, are options.

30 minOct 10, 2026

Dinner

Keto Sausage and Cabbage Skillet with Smoked Paprika

Buy smoked or kielbasa sausage with no added sugar and slice it into quarter-inch pieces to make this keto skillet sausage and cabbage dish. Sausage provides a savory taste. A whole cabbage can be cooked in the same skillet, but it will remain somewhat crunchy.

30 minOct 10, 2026

Lunch

Cottage Cheese Tuna Cakes with Lemon White Sauce

This cottage cheese and tuna recipe makes four patties that can be eaten for lunch or dinner. I fry all four patties at once and make lemon sauce to serve on the side. Tuna bits can be seen in the patties, and the panko crust is crunchy. Hot patties are topped with pepper and lemon sauce.

Oct 10, 2026

Dinner

Moqueca Brazilian Fish Stew with Coconut Milk, Peppers, and Lime

Choose 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.

30 minOct 9, 2026

Dinner

Chicken Sausage and Broccoli Orzo: A Creamy One-Pan Dinner

Chicken sausage and broccoli orzo is a dish I cook at home to eat for dinner and leftovers for lunch the next day. I can quickly separate leftovers of cooked orzo, chicken sausage, and broccoli after dinner for lunch. The sauce for orzo is creamy, like risotto. I like firm broccoli in this dish.

35 minOct 9, 2026

Dinner

Sun-Dried Tomato Cream Sauce: 20-Minute Pasta Sauce

Make this sauce ahead of time to serve with pasta. Stir in basil just before serving. Some of the characteristics of this sauce are helpful for meal planning. Sun-dried tomatoes provide a tangy flavor contrast to the cream and Parmesan cheeses in the sauce (I like small bits of tomato in the sauce). This recipe yields enough sauce for 1 pound of cooked pasta.

20 minOct 9, 2026

Lunch

Stuffed Sweet Potatoes with Southwest Black Bean Filling

Stuffed sweet potatoes are a good option when meal prepping. The sweet potato and black bean mixture can be prepared ahead of time and kept separate from the sweet potatoes until serving to make it easier to pack. Sweet potatoes and black beans make a great lunch or dinner. Serving size for this recipe is four people.

60 minOct 9, 2026

Dinner

Creamy Salmon Pasta with White Wine Sauce and Mixed Greens

Prep the salmon, shallot, garlic, and greens ahead of time. Make the pasta and sauce just before serving. This dish serves six and includes creamy pasta with seared salmon, dry white wine, cream, and a mix of greens.

30 minOct 9, 2026

Lunch

Teriyaki Shrimp Rice Bowls With Garlic Teriyaki Shrimp

For two servings, cook shrimp and jasmine rice together at similar times and serve them in separate portions. Top shrimp and rice with avocado, cilantro, lime, and sauce at the table. Teriyaki Shrimp Rice Bowls feature large, fast-cooking shrimp topped with teriyaki and garlic sauce.

10 minOct 8, 2026

Dinner

Ground Beef Quesadillas with Black Beans and Two Cheeses

Precook the beef and black bean filling the day before. Make tortillas right before cooking. The recipe makes four quesadillas filled with shredded mozzarella and cheddar cheeses and beef and jalapeño, served in crispy flour tortillas.

30 minOct 8, 2026

Dinner

Crispy Chicken and Tagliatelle Alfredo with Parmesan Cream Sauce

Dinner will be ready in about 20 minutes. We offer crispy panko chicken and tagliatelle noodles topped with a Parmesan Alfredo sauce. Minced garlic cooked in olive oil is stirred into the sauce. Pasta cooking water is added to the sauce to make it easier to coat the noodles without other preparation.

20 minOct 8, 2026

Dinner

Slow Cooker Chicken Gnocchi Soup with Creamy Nutmeg Broth

Enjoy 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.

490 minOct 8, 2026

Dinner

Shredded Beef Tacos with Rich Chipotle Tomato Sauce

Dinner 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.

80 minOct 7, 2026

Dinner

Honey Garlic Pork Tenderloin with Orange, Thyme, and Rosemary Glaze

Choose a trimmed pork tenderloin of good quality. The tenderloin is a thinner cut that adds moisture and flavor to the final dish when topped. Honey Garlic Pork Tenderloin is a baked main course featuring a glaze of honey, soy sauce, orange juice, garlic, thyme, and rosemary served over broiled pork tenderloin.

40 minOct 7, 2026

Lunch

Mariscos al Ajillo: Mixed Seafood in Creamy Garlic Wine Sauce

For a seafood dish that can be partially prepared ahead of time, shell and cut shrimp, squid, and scallops, and measure other sauces and ingredients the night before you intend to serve the seafood dish. Prepare the dish the night you serve it. Mariscos al ajillo is a mixed seafood dish cooked in a garlic and white-wine cream sauce and garnished with chopped fresh parsley. This is a good dish to prepare on a weeknight.

25 minOct 7, 2026

Lunch

Sriracha Shrimp and Rice Bowl with Grilled Shrimp and Spicy Mayo

High heat on the grill helps keep the Sriracha shrimp tender and tasty without overcooking. Check out this recipe for Sriracha Shrimp and Rice Bowl, featuring Sriracha shrimp and rice bowl with edamame, cucumber, and spicy mayo.

20 minOct 7, 2026

Dinner

Slow Cooker Korean Beef: Tender Sweet-Savory Shredded Flank Steak

Precook eight servings of Korean beef in slow cookers using prepped sauce and untrimmed flank steak with little effort. Shred and cook the beef in a pan right before serving. Beef precooked in slow cookers tastes tender and delicious in a sauce that includes soy sauce, garlic, brown sugar, and sesame oil.

365 minOct 7, 2026

Dinner

Marinated Salmon with Garlic, Herbs, and Lemon Zest

Serve this marinated salmon recipe as a quick meal for families during the week. Marinate salmon fillets in olive oil, honey, soy sauce, garlic, lemon zest, and herbs. Cook the fillets until opaque. The cooked fillets will be sweet and savory with lemon and herb flavors.

20 minOct 6, 2026

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