Back to Basics | September 2024

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Tomatillo-Avocado Salsa Verde

This quick, easy homemade salsa combines tart fresh tomatillos and creamy avocado. Serve as an appetizer with chips or alongside tacos or quesadillas.

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Mini Taco Cups(with video)

Take Taco Tuesday flavors to make these quick, crispy beef and bean taco cups. Each bite-size taco is perfect for a tasty make-ahead school lunch.

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Ground Beef and Yogurt Naan

This super-fast spiced-beef flatbread is the perfect easy dinner when you need a hearty meal in under 20 minutes. A quick yogurt and tahini sauce is spread on warm naan, topped with beef, and garnished with cucumbers and fresh mint.

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Instant Pot® Mississippi Chicken

The Instant Pot® makes this big-batch, hands-off chicken so easy. This saucy, tangy chicken recipe can be served over rice or mashed potatoes for a hearty dinner.

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Shrimp Scampi with Tomatoes and Spinach

This easy, restaurant-worthy shrimp scampi utilizes frozen shrimp and pantry staples like pasta and chicken broth while also packing in veggies like spinach and tomatoes.

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Coconut Curry Meatballs with Rice

Ready-to-heat meatballs, curry paste, and lite coconut milk give this super-fast recipe long-simmered flavor in just 15 minutes. Make for dinner or prep in advance for a week’s worth of office lunches.

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Italian Chopped Kale Salad

Using ready-to-eat deli counter favorites—sliced provolone, turkey, salami, and marinated artichoke hearts—plus bagged kale to put together this hearty, super-fast kale salad in under 15 minutes for dinner or a make-ahead lunch.

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Mason Jar Noodles with Veggies

Prepping these mason jar noodles sets you up with fresh, fast, and easy plant-based meals for lunch or dinner.

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Butternut Squash Mac and Cheese with Cheesy Bread…(with video)

A butternut squash purée adds to the creaminess of this baked mac and cheese. The uncooked elbow pasta cooks straight in the sauce skipping a step in a perfect winter comfort food.

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Five-Ingredient Meatloaf

Store-bought stuffing mix adds great flavor to this one-bowl, easy 5-ingredient meatloaf slathered in barbecue sauce. Turn any leftovers into meatloaf sandwiches.

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Air-Fried Apple Tots(with video)

Comprised mostly of apples, these lightly sweet, 5-ingredient apple tots get crispy in the air fryer before being dusted with cinnamon and sugar.

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Chicken Caesar Pizza

With just 5 ingredients and in 20 minutes, this super-easy, cheesy chicken Caesar pizza is on the table thanks to rotisserie chicken, store-bought salad dressing, and pizza dough.

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Easy BBQ Chicken Sandwiches

Perfect for a quick dinner or lunch, these juicy BBQ chicken sandwiches are topped with a 2-ingredient broccoli slaw and are ready in under 30 minutes.

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Greek Chicken Breasts and Potatoes

This easy chicken recipe is the ultimate weeknight dinner with a hands-off, one-pan dinner.

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Mojo Pork Chops with Black Beans and Rice

Citrus-marinated pork chops that are served with black beans and rice make for an easy, Cuban-inspired dinner.

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Weeknight Moo Shu Pork

This quick, easy, one-pan moo shu pork is perfect for a weeknight dinner. Precut vegetables reduce prep time, and thinly sliced pork chops cook up in a flash.

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Eggplant Parmesan Meatballs(with video)

Eggplant Parmesan gets a delicious makeover in this plant-forward recipe with homemade vegetarian meatballs served over zucchini noodles.

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Fajita Steak Salad with Avocado-Cilantro Dressing

Enjoy your favorite fajita flavors in this easy, family-friendly salad with a quick avocado dressing and plenty of crunchy tortilla chips.