Dinner + Entrees

An easy weeknight meal that tastes like you spent hours on it! Smoked turkey sausage tortellini with sauteed vegetables in a quick-but-luscious garlic sauce is a real family pleaser.

A fun fusion of the Italian and Mexican favorites: black beans and vegetables in a savory enchilada sauce, spooned into XXL pasta shells. Stuffed pasta shells are da bomb!

The perfect dish to bring to picnics, potlucks, grill-outs — all your summer gatherings. This vegetable-loaded tortellini salad with homemade buttermilk dill dressing is an easy weeknight meal, too!

This super easy weeknight meal comes together in under 30 minutes. Loaded with veggies and a richly flavorful refried black bean salsa sauce, vegetarian Mexican pizza will be your go-to dinner all summer long.

An herby, slightly spicy sauce, fresh as spring, marinates plump shrimp as they cook, hands off, in the oven. Serve over sauteed zoodles for a healthy meal.

Brush your favorite flatbreads with a light citrus marinade, toast them up, and top with grilled chicken and a super easy mango salsa. A quick summery meal for any night of the week!

Dinner is a slam dunk when you cook up a colorful, veggie-loaded Mexican Pasta Bake, made extra flavorful with lots of chorizo and a creamy red sauce.

The classic American comfort food gets a super fun preparation: baked into a sliceable pie stuffed with cheese and sweetly savory caramelized onions. Everyone will love spaghetti pie!

Winter is the right time to start a batch of preserved lemons. Meyer lemons are in season and inexpensive, and the mysteriously lovely and non-puckery-lemony result goes with so many dishes, year-round. Add your favorite herbs and spices for a personalized flavor.

Creole-style Jambalaya soup is simmered in homemade-in-the-pot chicken broth and tomato sauce. Make it on Sunday and serve on Tuesday – it’ll be even better! One of the most filling soups in my soup arsenal.

No need to buy expensive bottles of peanut sauce that always work their way to the back of the fridge. Homemade is best! Lots of peanutty flavors going on in these Thai-inspired peanut soba noodles. The perfect food in a bowl.

Delicious and filling, our favorite autumn squash adds richness and body to healthy turkey pumpkin chili.

Fresh corn, straight from the cob, gives a pleasant sweetness to traditional risotto.

Summer vegetables and fresh herbs shine in this easy vegetarian dish.

Check it: roasted shiitake bacon! So savory and delicious, naturally vegan with wholesome seasonings, vegetarian BLT tacos are served in a warm corn tortilla with lettuce, tomatoes, avocado, and amazing, crispy shiitake bacon.

Looking for an elegant meal for Meatless Monday? Try pan-seared tofu with avocado pomegranate salsa.

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This is the best healthy chicken soup for when you’re feeling a little sniffly and achy. Or just need a big comfort food hug! Cold-fighting …