DinnerQuick-cooking beef sirloin is the primary beef used in this beef stroganoff recipe, which is also a one-pan dish that fully cooks the beef in the sauce. Drippings from the beef are saved to add to wine and broth to make the sauce and add beef flavor. I like simple recipes with flavorful sauces.
DinnerLean ground beef is what I use to make smash burger tacos. I fill 6-inch flour tortillas entirely with ground beef. Both the ground beef and tortilla are cooked on one side. I enjoy the crispy edges of my tacos more than a completely cooked tortilla.
DinnerBeef stroganoff is an easy 30-minute meal for weeknights. This dish requires minimal cleanup and is a good option for people who want to eat at home but don’t want to spend time cleaning up afterward. Top sirloin steak slices are cooked with a creamy mushroom sauce and served with egg noodles tossed in butter. Only one dish needs to be washed after making this meal.
DinnerCaesar dressing and Parmesan and onions mixed with ground chicken keep these burgers moist on the grill. Garlic and anchovies mixed with the burger meat provide a Caesar flavor. The juicy meat mixture provides moist burgers with Caesar dressing in the center.
DinnerChoose boneless pork chops about 1 inch thick and weighing about 6 ounces, purchased at the butcher shop. These thick, substantial pork chops will not dry out when glazed. Light brown sugar adds sweetness and dark color to the glaze. Low-sodium soy sauce and garlic add flavor to the glaze with minimal sodium.
DinnerBuy peeled and deveined shrimp for this Greek shrimp Mediterranean bowl recipe. Pat shrimp dry before seasoning. Seasoned shrimp is cooked with garlic, paprika, and oregano. Serve over quinoa and feta cheese with olives and lemon. The dish is filling and hot but looks healthy.
DinnerThese Korean beef meatball bowls take 30 minutes from start to finish. The bowls include hot rice and beef meatballs with a sweet and spicy sauce. I make these bowls on weeknights when I want a heartier bowl dish and sliced cucumber to balance the spicy flavor (you can add more sauce if you choose).
LunchLean beef mince with 5% fat is suggested for hot honey beef bowls because it does not leave excess grease in the pan when combined with taco seasoning. Other ingredients used in hot honey beef bowls include sweet potato chunks, cottage cheese, avocado, tenderstem broccoli, and hot honey. Cottage cheese provides a cooling effect to balance out the spiciness of hot honey.
DinnerDinner preparation takes 30 minutes, including 10 minutes of prep, and one large pan to cook the turkey for this ground turkey taco bowl recipe. Bowl ingredients (seasoned hot turkey and black beans and corn with tomatoes and rice, plus uncooked sliced avocado) let family members build their own bowls (cold avocado complements hot turkey).
DinnerChicken and broccoli rice bowls are marinated with soy sauce and garlic powder for a short time before the chicken is cooked in one layer for 3 or 4 minutes without turning to brown the underside. I like my broccoli a bit crunchy in the rice bowls.
LunchThis Mediterranean rice bowl recipe takes 1 hour 10 minutes to make and 30 minutes to prepare the chicken. This is a recipe I make for dinner during the week when I don't want to learn a new recipe but still want a meal with ingredients like charred chicken, hot cooked rice, cold cucumber, and a yogurt and tahini sauce to spoon over the other ingredients.
Snacks & AppetizersRemoving the cookies from the oven when they are partially done, firm around the edges and glossy in the center, enables them to finish cooking in the residual heat without overcooking. Cookies made from cake mix and peanut butter in this manner are round, firm-edged, chewy peanut-flavored cookies.
