Rachael Ray 2, 4, 6, 8: Great Meals for Couples or Crowds

If you’re like Rachael Ray, mealtime is a time to hang out and reconnect with family and friends. That means you could be making a late dinner for you and your sweetie one night and making brunch for your entire family the next day. No matter how many people join the party, Rachael firmly believes that cooking should be fun, easy–and done in 30 minutes or less.

Transforming recipes for four into recipes for two or eight can be a tricky guessing game. If you use twice the amount of chicken will you have to cook it twice as long? Is it possible to make a satisfying pot of soup for two without having to eat leftovers for a week? What’s the best–and most economical–way to feed a crowd of eight? With Rachael Ray: 2, 4, 6, 8 there’s no need to guess, because Rachael has designed right-sized menus for every occasion, with perfect meals for two, four, six, or eight.

For date night you don’t want tons of food, so Rachael’s Croque Madame sandwich with a Strawberry Balsamic Vinaigrette salad and a killer vodka cocktail strike just the right note. For family dinners, double dates, or those who love leftovers, Rachael whips up classic meals for four like Wingless Buffalo Chicken Pizza or Grilled Shrimp with Chorizo Skewers. For poker night with your buddies, Rachael knows exactly which ingredients stretch into a 30-minute meal for six, like Uptown Sweet and Spicy Sausage Hoagies. Throwing a dinner party is a pleasure when you’re armed with stress-free meals for eight like Italian Chicken Pot Pie and Boozy Berries and Biscuits. With complete menus for family dinners as well as easy and impressive meals for entertaining plus lots of super simple desserts that taste like a million, no matter what the occasion, the perfect meal for your crowd is never more 30 minutes away.

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20 Minute Turkey Chili Recipe

Nothing beats the winter blues, like a big warm bowl of chili. Make this turkey chili in 20 minutes.

Spinach Artichoke Dip Recipe

Formal or informal, Spinach Artichoke Dip is a great appetizer at any party. It is quick and easy taking very little time to prepare. The dip may be served with a variety or crackers, breads, or chips.

Ingredients:

• 16 ounces (450g) cream cheese
• 3/4 cup (180ml) heavy cream (use half milk, if desired)
• 1/3 cup (80ml) grated Parmesan cheese
• 1/4 teaspoon (60ml) garlic powder
• 16 ounces (450g) frozen cut leaf spinach, thawed and well drained
• 1 can quartered artichoke hearts, rinsed and well drained
• 2/3 cup (160ml) shredded Monterey Jack cheese
• 1 cup prepared (240ml) salsa
• Crackers or tortilla chips, for serving

Directions:

• In a food processor fitted with a metal blade, process the cream cheese, cream, Parmesan cheese, and garlic powder until smooth and creamy. Add the spinach and process until thoroughly mixed. Add the artichokes and process just until coarsely chopped.
• Turn the mixture into a 3 1/2-quart electric slow cooker; smooth the top.
• Cover and cook on the high heat setting 1-1/4 to 1-1/2 hours, until hot in the center. Sprinkle the top evenly with the Jack cheese and spoon the salsa in a ring around the inside edges of the slow cooker. Cover and continue heating on high 15 minutes longer, or until the cheese is melted. Reduce the heat to the low setting and serve warm with crackers or tortilla chips for dipping. Refrigerate any leftovers.

Notes, tips and variations:

• Best served if hot but may also be served chilled.
• If served in a bread bowl, pieces may be broken off and used as dipping tools for further enjoyment.
• Other condiments that go great with this dip include sides of salsa, guacamole, or sour cream.
• This is great appetizer for vegetarians and vegan cream cheese may be substituted if need be.

Source: This recipe is from The Wikipedia which is published under the GNU Free Documentation License.

Chili Orange Shrimp Recipe

Pan Sear & Deglaze. Classic One Pan Wonder technique. Spicy Shrimp browned in a heavy gauge pan deglazed with fresh orange. Learn the way the pros learn. By watching closely!

Chickpea and Spinach Curry Recipe

Recipe Summary:

Preparation Time: 10 minutes
Number of Servings: 6
Cups of Fruits and Vegetables Per Person: 2

Ingredients:

• 1 cup coarsely chopped onion
• 1-1/2 Tbsp fresh ginger, chopped or grated
• 1 tsp olive oil
• 1-1/2 tsp red curry powder
• 1 19 oz can chickpeas, rinsed and drained
• 1 14 oz can diced tomatoes with liquid
• 1 10 oz bag spinach
• 1/2 cup water
• 1/4 tsp salt (optional)

Directions:

• Combine onion and ginger in food processor and pulse until minced.
• Heat oil in large skillet over medium high heat.
• Add onion mixture and curry.
• Sauté 3 minutes.
• Add chickpeas and tomatoes; simmer for 2 minutes.
• Stir in spinach, water and salt.
• Cook another minute or until spinach wilts.

Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Fagioli all'uccelletto Recipe

Cannellini beans slow cooked with sausage in a mix of garlic, sage and tomato flavors. This recipe is unique but also simple in both ingredients and preparation.

Artichokes with Garlic Dip Recipe

Recipe Summary:

Preparation Time: 15 minutes
Number of Servings: 4

Ingredients:

• 1 cup plain low-fat yogurt
• 1 Tbsp chopped parsley
• 1 Tbsp chopped chives
• 2 tsp chili sauce
• 2 cloves garlic, minced
• 1/8 tsp pepper
• 4 artichokes (medium), prepared and cooked

Directions:

• Combine all ingredients except artichokes; blend well.
• Refrigerate until serving.
• Serve with cooked artichokes.

Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Guacamole Recipe

In this video tutorial, learn how to make the green goddess of Mexican menus - guacamole.

Apple Fennel Soup Recipe

Recipe Summary:

Preparation Time: 30 minutes
Number of Servings: 4
Cups of Fruits and Vegetables Per Person: 1

Ingredients:

• 2 cups low sodium chicken broth
• 2 cups water
• 1/2 cup white wine
• 2 Golden Delicious apples, peeled, cored and chopped
• 1 cup thinly sliced carrots
• 1 small onion, thinly sliced
• 1 cup chopped fennel
• 1 Bay leaf
• 1/4 tsp dried thyme leaves
• 6 Peppercorns
• 4 tsp non-fat plain yogurt

Directions:

• In large pot, combine broth, water, wine, apples, carrots, onion, fennel, bay leaf, thyme and peppercorns; bring to boil.
• Reduce heat and simmer, covered, 20 minutes.
• Strain soup, reserving liquid.
• Remove bay leaf from apple-vegetable mixture in strainer.
• In blender or food processor, puree mixture; add reserved liquid and blend well.
• Reheat soup, if necessary, ladle into soup bowls and serve with a dollop of yogurt if desired.

Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Oatmeal Raisin Cookie Ice Cream Recipe

Take warm oatmeal cookies, add juicy raisins and Häagen-Dazs ice cream to get a delicious flavor wothy of being the next flavor of Häagen-Dazs.

Chicken Curry Recipe

Cooking duration: 45 minutes for marinading and 30 minutes for cooking.

Curry Ingredients:

• 1lb chicken
• 1 medium onion
• 1 teaspoon ginger paste
• ½ teaspoon garlic paste
• 1/4 ounce mixed spice powder (½ stick of cinnamon, 3 cardamom pods, 6 cloves; ground to a powder in a spice grinder or coffee grinder)
• 2 medium tomatoes, diced

Marinade Ingredients:

• 1½ teaspoon salt
• ½ teaspoon red chili powder a pinch of turmeric optional: 10 teaspoons of plain yogurt
• 1½ teaspoon of coriander
• ½ teaspoon garlic paste
• 1½ teaspoon ginger paste

Directions:

• Marinate the chicken - clean the chicken and cut into small pieces. Add all the marinade ingredients and mix well. Set aside for 45 minutes to let flavors seep in.
• Chop the onions into small pieces and fry on a medium heat.
• Add the diced tomatoes, ginger and garlic.
• After the onions turn golden brown add the marinated chicken.
• When the chicken in almost done (95%) add the spice powder.
• Cook until the meat is tender.

Source: This recipe is from The Wikipedia which is published under the GNU Free Documentation License.

Pasta Fagioli Recipe

Learn how to make this quick and hearty pasta and bean soup.

Apple Dumplings Recipe

Recipe Summary:

Preparation Time: 45 minutes
Number of Servings: 6
Cups of Fruits and Vegetables Per Person: 0

Ingredients:

• 2 Tbsp firmly packed light brown sugar
• 1-1/2 tsp cinnamon
• 1 tsp cornstarch
• 1 tsp vanilla extract
• 6 Macintosh apples, peeled and cored
• 6 square egg roll wrappers
• Cooking spray

Directions:

• Preheat the oven to 375°F.
• Spray six muffin cups with non-stick cooking spray.
• In a large bowl, combine the sugar, cinnamon, cornstarch, vanilla, and 1 Tbsp water.
• Add the apples; toss to coat.
• Place one apple in the center of each egg roll wrapper.
• Bring the corners up to the top of the apple, pressing and folding to seal the edges.
• Stand each dumpling in a muffin cup and lightly spray the tops with non-stick cooking spray.
• Bake until golden, about 20 minutes.
• Cool on a rack 15 minutes; serve warm.

Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Roast Beef with Herbs Recipe

Have a good size piece of tender red meat? This is a great way to lightly season it with rosemary, garlic and olive oil. The beef slowly cooks in the olive oil creating a flavorful gravy like sauce afterwards.

Madhur Jaffrey Indian Cooking

Chef magazine called this book’s author “the best-known ambassador of Indian food in the United States” . . . and the Boston Herald referred to her as “the renowned author and actress [who] teaches home cooks about the sophistication and infinite diversity of Indian fare.” The New York Times described her simply and succinctly as “the Indian cuisine authority.” For many years a best-selling cookbook, Madhur Jaffrey’s seminal title on Indian cuisine now has been totally revised, redesigned, enlarged, and enhanced with 70 brand-new full-color photos. With chapters on meat, poultry, fish, and vegetables, as well as pulses, relishes, chutneys, and pickles, the author guides her readers through the delicious and colorful range of Indian food. More than 100 detailed recipes direct home chefs through step-by-step preparation of well-known classics like Tandoori-style Chicken and Naan Bread, as well as more unusual dishes including Salmon Steamed with Mustard Seeds and Tomato and Drunken Orange Slices. Ms. Jaffrey also presents comprehensive background information on spices and seasonings, kitchen equipment, authentic preparation techniques, and suggested menus. Taste-tempting color photos show prepared dishes.

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Turkey Quesadilla Recipe

Learn how to make these quick and healthy turkey quesadillas.

Bruschetta Recipe

Bruschetta with tomatoes is an apetitizer found in almost every italian restaurant around the world, it's simple and delicious.

Apple Carrot Salad Recipe

Recipe Summary:

Preparation Time: 10 minutes
Number of Servings: 6
Cups of Fruits and Vegetables Per Person: 1

Ingredients:

• 1 cup shredded carrot
• 3 (medium) unpared and diced apples
• 1 Tbsp lemon juice
• 1/2 cup raisins
• 1/3 cup low-fat mayonnaise

Directions:

• Combine all ingredients.
• Chill thoroughly.
• Serve on salad greens.

Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Garlic Bread Recipe

Learn how to make Dani Spies' garlic bread recipe.

Agedashi Tofu Recipe

Agedashi tofu (or agedashi dofu) is a simple Japanese way to serve hot tofu. Silken (kinugoshi) firm tofu, cut into cubes, is lightly dusted with potato starch or cornstarch and then deep fried until golden brown. It's then served in a hot tentsuyu broth made of dashi, mirin, and shoyu (Japanese soy sauce), and topped with finely chopped green onions or grated daikon. Eaten with chopsticks.

Ingredients:

• 4-6 oz. soft tofu
• Cornstarch
• Oil for deep frying

Sauce Ingredients:

• ½ cup dashi
• 2 Tbs. soy sauce
• 1½ Tbs. mirin

Condiments Ingredients:

• Green onions, thinly sliced
• Grated ginger
• Grated daikon (white radish)

Directions:

• Cut the soft tofu into rectangular pieces about 1" thick.
• Arrange the layers on paper towels and leave for 10-15 minutes to drain. Change the paper and turn over the slices.
• Mix sauce ingredients, heat in a pan until boiling.
• Sprinkle cornstarch on a plate. Arrange the tofu slices on it. Sprinkle more cornstarch over the tofu. A powdered sugar shaker does a good job here.
• Heat the oil to 355°F (180°C) for deep frying.
• Pat any excess cornstarch off the tofu slices and slide them into the hot oil, one by one. Don't add too many slices at once, because tofu lowers the oil temperature. Fry until golden, turning once.
• Remove and drain on paper towels.
• Arrange in a compote-type dish, pour the sauce. Top with a mound of grated daikon, a bit of grated ginger, and sliced green onions.

Source: This recipe is from The Wikipedia which is published under the GNU Free Documentation License.

Banana-Nut Bread Recipe

Ingredients:

• 2 eggs
• 3 medium well-ripened bananas, cut into chunks
• 1/4 cup of milk
• 1/4 cup of oil
• 1 tsp. vanilla extract
• 2 cups all-purpose flour
• 3/4 cup sugar
• 1 tbsp. baking powder
• 1/2 tsp. baking soda
• 1/2 tsp. salt
• 1/4 tsp. nutmeg
• 1/2- 1 cup chopped walnuts or pecans, or wheat germ

Directions:

• Blend eggs, bananas, milk, oil, and vanilla at medium speed until smooth, about 15 seconds.
• Measure rest of ingredients into bowl and stir to mix.
• Make a well in the center of the dry ingredients and pour in banana mixture.
• Mix just enough to moisten.
• Add nuts.
• Spread batter into well greased 9x5x3-inch loaf pan or three small 5x3x2-inch pans.
• Bake the bread at 350°, about 1 hour for the large loaf and 35-45 minutes for the smaller ones.
• Makes 1 large loaf or 3 small loaves. Serves 16.

Nutrition Information:

Calories per Serving - 185
Protiens per Serving - 3 grams

Source: National Cancer Institute (U.S. National Institutes of Health)

Saltimbocca Recipe

Saltimbocca, or "jump in the mouth" is a popular way to combine tender veal and prosciutto crudo ham with flavors of sage and garlic.

No Bake Apple Pie Recipe

Dani Spies shows to make her no bake apple pie in about 15 minutes.

Apple Cake Recipe

Recipe Summary:

Preparation Time: 4 hours
Number of Servings: 8
Cups of Fruits and Vegetables Per Person: 1

Ingredients:

• 1 cup sugar substitute
• 1/4 cup vegetable oil
• 1/2 cup applesauce
• 1/2 cup egg substitute
• 1 tsp vanilla
• 3 cups apples, chopped
• 2 cups flour
• 1 tsp salt
• 1 tsp baking soda
• 1 tsp nutmeg
• 1/4 cup walnuts, chopped
• 1/2 cup raisins
• 1/2 cup currants

Directions:

• Beat together sugar, oil, and eggs.
• Add applesauce, vanilla, apples, mixing well.
• Sift together flour, salt, baking soda, and nutmeg.
• Add dry ingredients and nuts to apple mixture.
• Pour batter into lightly greased and floured slow cooker pan.
• Cover and cook on high 3 to 4 hours.
• Let cake rest for 10 minutes before serving.

Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Chili Popcorn Recipe

A quick, easy & tasty makeover for popcorn!

Caesar Salad Recipe

Learn how to make a ceasar salad Dani's way.

Apple Butter Recipe

Recipe Summary:

Preparation Time: 3 hours, 30 minutes
Number of Servings: 40
Cups of Fruits and Vegetables Per Person: 1

Ingredients:

• 4 lbs Granny Smith apples, peeled, cored and quartered
• 1 cup water
• 1 cup apple cider
• Brown sugar as needed
• 2 tsp cinnamon
• 1 tsp ground cloves
• 1/2 tsp allspice
• Grated rind and juice of 2 lemons

Directions:

• Cook the apples in the liquid until soft.
• Pass through a food mill.
• Add ½ cup brown sugar for each cup of puree.
• Add the spices, rind and lemon juice and cook over very low heat until thick and dark brown.
• This may take 3 to 4 hours.
• If not to be used within a week or two, pour into hot sterilized jars and seal tightly.

Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Dairy Free Milkshake Recipe

Make your own dairy free milkshakes: Goji Rose Shake: using goji berries, almond nut milk, a frozen banana, rose essential oil, and agave nectar. Raw Chocolate Shake: using almond milk, raw chocolate powder, a whole orange, orange essential oil, vanilla extract, frozen bananas, and agave nectar.

Apple Bean Bake Recipe

Recipe Summary:

Preparation Time: 4 hours
Number of Servings: 12
Cups of Fruits and Vegetables Per Person: 1

Ingredients:

• 4 Tbsp butter
• 6 cups Granny Smith apples, cored and cubed
• 1/2 cup brown sugar
• 1/4 cup sugar
• 1/2 cup low sodium ketchup
• 1 tsp cinnamon
• 1 Tbsp molasses
• 1 tsp salt
• 24 oz can Great Northern beans, undrained
• 24 oz can Pinto beans, undrained

Directions:

• Melt butter in skillet, add apples and cook until tender.
• Stir in sugars, ketchup, cinnamon, molasses, and salt.
• Add beans, mix well.
• Pour into slow cooker.
• Cover and cook on HIGH for 2-4 hours.

Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Ben & Jerry's Homemade Ice Cream & Dessert Book

With little skill, surprisingly few ingredients, and even the most unsophisticated of ice-cream makers, you can make the scrumptious ice creams that have made Ben & Jerry's an American legend.

BEN & JERRY'S HOMEMADE ICE CREAM & DESSERT BOOK tells fans the story behind the company and the two men who built it-from their first meeting in 7th-grade gym class (they were already the two widest kids on the field) to their "graduation" from a $5.00 ice-cream-making correspondence course to their first ice-cream shop in a renovated gas station.

But the best part comes next. Dastardly Mash, featuring nuts, raisins, and hunks of chocolate. The celebrated Heath Bar Crunch. New York Super Fudge Chunk. Oreo Mint. In addition to Ben & Jerry's 11 greatest hits, here are recipes for ice creams made with fresh fruit, with chocolate, with candies and cookies, and recipes for sorbets, sundaes, and baked goods. The 90-plus authentic recipes are spiced with Lyn Severance's bright, quirky, full-color illustrations. Over 383,000 copies in print.

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Acorn Squash and Apple Puree Recipe

Recipe Summary:

Preparation Time: 20 minutes
Number of Servings: 2
Cups of Fruits and
Vegetables Per Person: 1

Ingredients:

• 1 acorn squash, halved with the seeds and strings discarded
• 1 Golden Delicious apple, cut into 1-inch pieces
• 1/2 Tbsp, butter
• 1/8 tsp, freshly grated nutmeg

Directions:

• With the tip of a sharp knife, and microwave the squash at high power (100%) for 10 minutes.
• Put the apple in a 1-or 2-cup glass measuring cup, cover it with microwave-safe plastic wrap, and microwave it and the squash at high power (100%) for 4 to 6 minutes, or until they are tender.
• Scoop out the squash, discarding their skin, pour off any liquid from the apple, and force the squash and the apple through the medium disk of a food mill into a bowl.
• Stir in the butter, nutmeg, and salt and pepper to taste.

Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Spinach Artichoke Dip Recipe

Chef Keith Snow creates a wonderful spinach artichoke dip.

Twice Baked Potatoes Recipe

For a tasty side dish, bake your potatoes twice! By mixing just the right ingredients with your potatoes and reheating them in their shells, you create a whole new texture and taste.

Roasted Pepper Bruschetta Recipe

Dani Spies shares her recipe for a quick and easy appetizer, Roasted Pepper Bruschetta.

Homemade Salsa Recipe

Recipe Summary:

Preparation Time: 20 minutes
Number of Servings: 4
Cups of Fruits and Vegetables Per Person: 2

Ingredients

• 1 cup finely chopped, peeled tomato
• 1/2 cup tomato sauce
• 1/4 cup yellow or red onion
• 1/4 cup finely chopped green pepper
• 2 Tbsp vinegar
• 2 cloves garlic, minced
• 3 jalapeno peppers, seeded and chopped (use caution; wear rubber gloves and do not rub your eyes when chopping peppers)
• 1/2 cup fresh cilantro, chopped, optional

Directions

Mix all ingredients in a glass bowl. Refrigerate until ready to serve.

Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Jabanero Shrimp Recipe

Pencils to the ready as Farmers' Almanac TV cooks up sizzling shrimp in a zesty jabanero sauce!

Chicken with Whole Grain Mustard Recipe

Classically elegant sauce. Pan seared breast of chicken with fresh thyme and crushed red pepper. Deglazed with white wine and a splash of heavy cream. Flavored with whole-grain mustard.

Everyday Food Magazine

Quick, easy solutions for everyday cooking. Digest-sized magazine. Contemporary, straightforward design with beautiful photos to show the final dish. Ingredients available at any store. Some recipes include canned and frozen foods as ingredients. Nutritional information, preparation time and tips.

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Strawberry Milkshake Recipe

Ingredients

• 1/2 cup frozen strawberries
• 1 scoop ice cream
• 1/2 cup milk

Directions

Mix or blend until smooth.

Nutrition Information

Calories per Serving - 355
Protiens per Serving - 7 grams

Source: National Cancer Institute (U.S. National Institutes of Health)

Cinnamon Spiced Rice Recipe

Learn how to spice up your rice with this recipe from Dani Spies.

Rachael Ray 365: No Repeats--A Year of Deliciously Different Dinners

Even your favorite dinner can lose its appeal when it’s in constant rotation, so mix it up! With her largest collection of recipes yet, Food Network’s indefatigable cook Rachael Ray guarantees you’ll be able to put something fresh and exciting on your dinner table every night for a full year... without a single repeat!

Based on the original 30-Minute Meal cooking classes that started it all, these recipes prove that you don’t have to reinvent the wheel every night. Rachael offers dozens of recipes that, once mastered, can become entirely new dishes with just a few ingredient swaps. Learn how to make a Southwestern Pasta Bake and you’ll be able to make a Smoky Chipotle Chili Con Queso Mac the next time. Try your hand at Spring Chicken with Leeks and Peas and you’re all set to turn out a rib-sticking Rice and Chicken Stoup that looks and tastes like an entirely different dish.

As a best-selling cookbook author and host of three top-rated Food Network shows, Rachael Ray believes that both cooking and eating should be fun. Drawing from her own favorite dishes as well as those of her family, friends, and celebrities, she covers the flavor spectrum from Asian to Italian and dozens of delicious stops in between. Best of all, these flavor-packed dishes will satisfy your every craving and renew your taste for cooking. With so many delicious entrees to choose from you’ll never have an excuse for being in a cooking rut again.

How about a brand-new 30-minute dinner every night for an entire year?

Tired of making the same old same old, week after week after week?

With Rachael’s most varied and comprehensive collection of 30-minute recipes ever, you’ll have everyone at your table saying “Yummo!” all year long.

It’s amazing what a half hour can do for your tastebuds … 365 days a year!

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Chicken Supreme Recipe

Ingredients

• 1 can (10 oz.) cream of mushroom soup
• 1 /2 cup orange juice
• 1/2 cup water
• 1 cup rice, uncooked
• 6 pieces chicken
• 1/4 envelope onion soup mix

Directions

• Combine first four ingredients and pour into greased 2-quart casserole.
• Lay chicken on top.
• Sprinkle with dry onion soup mix.
• Cover casserole, airtight, with heavy aluminum foil.
• Bake 2 hours without opening the foil, at 350°.
• Can be frozen after baking. Serves 6.

Nutrition Information

Calories per Serving - 295
Protiens per Serving - 18 grams

Source: National Cancer Institute (U.S. National Institutes of Health)

Twice Cooked Potatoes Recipe

Learn how to make twice cooked potatoes with this cooking video.

Pizzoccheri Pasta Recipe

Pizzoccheri a full dish with it's heavy buckwheat pasta, potatoes, savoy cabbage, dose of strong cheeses and herb flavored butter is a great recipe for the cooler weather.

Swedish Meatballs Recipes

Ingredients

• 1 lb. ground round steak
• 1/2 cup plain bread crumbs
• 1 egg, slightly beaten
• 2/3 tsp. salt
• dash pepper and allspice
• 1 tbsp. margarine

Directions

1. Mix all ingredients except margarine with a fork until well blended.
2. Form into balls, brown in margarine in medium-sized skillet.
3. Remove meatballs from pan.
4. Make a thickened gravy with the drippings.
5. Return meatballs to gravy and simmer, covered, for 1 to 11/2 hours.
6. May be frozen raw or cooked. Serves 4.

Nutrition Information:

Calories per Serving - 281
Protiens per Serving - 25 grams

Source: National Cancer Institute (U.S. National Institutes of Health)

Make an Omelet

Join Maddie and Evan learning from Mike how to make a smiling cheesy omelette.

Sloppy Joes Recipe

Ingredients:

• 1/2 lb. ground meat
• 1 small onion, diced
• 1/2 cup quick barbecue sauce (see recipe)
• 1 tbsp. raw oatmeal

Directions:

1. Brown meat and onion in skillet.
2. Add barbecue sauce, oatmeal, and enough water to cover meat.
3. Heat to boiling, turn down heat to simmer, cover pan, and cook 15 minutes or until thickened and meat is soft.
4. Serve on buns, toast, or hard rolls.
5. Can be frozen after cooking. Serves 4.

Nutrition Information:

Calories per Serving - 160
Protiens per Serving - 12 grams

Source: National Cancer Institute (U.S. National Institutes of Health)

Baked Chicken Parmigiana Recipe

Watch Dani Spies show you how to make Baked Chicken Parmigiana.

Grilled Eggplant Sandwich Recipe

In this video tutorial, learn how to make a grilled eggplant sandwich.

Indian Home Cooking: A Fresh Introduction to Indian Food, with More Than 150 Recipes

With its exotic aromas and complex flavors, Indian cuisine is one of the world's best. It's no wonder that so many people adore it--and also no surprise that it could seem daunting to cook Indian food at home. Now, acclaimed chef and cooking teacher Suvir Saran cuts out the fuss, sharing casual, home-style Indian dishes that are perfect for everyday cooking.

Indian Home Cooking is a celebration of the food Indians cook in American kitchens today, using ingredients found in most supermarkets. With streamlined techniques and intense, authentic flavors, Indian Home Cooking heralds a new generation of Indian cookbooks. From slow-simmered curries with layered flavors to quickly sautéed dishes, these approachable recipes explore the wide world of Indian cuisine, including:

• Irresistible snacks and appetizers, such as Puff Pastry Samosas with Green Peas, and Spinach-Potato Patties
• Seductively spiced lentil dals, from the North Indian classic flavored with whole cinnamon, cardamom, and cloves to a Southern Indian version with dried red chilies, mustard seeds, and curry leaves
• Aromatic meat and seafood curries, like Coconut Chicken with Cashews and spicy Goan Shrimp Balchao
• An incredible range of vegetable dishes, including Stir-Fried Green Beans with Cumin, and Cauliflower with Sautéed Green Peppers, Tomato, and Yogurt
• Easy, colorful chutneys and pickles to fill your pantry

Filled with gorgeous photographs, fresh flavors, and practical advice, Indian Home Cooking is an illuminating guide to real Indian food.

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How to make Spaetzle

CHOW food editors Regan Burns and Meredith Arthur show us how to make the German delicacy, Spaetzle.

Tuna Broccoli Casserole Recipe

Ingredients:

• 2 packages (10 oz.) frozen broccoli, whole or chopped
• 2 cans (7 oz.) water-packed tuna broken into small pieces
• 1 can (10 oz.) cream of mushroom soup diluted with l/2 cup of milk
• 1 cup grated cheddar or American cheese
• 1/2 cup plain bread crumbs
• 2 tbsp. melted margarine

Directions:

1. Cook broccoli according to package directions, drain, and place in shallow 2-quart casserole.
2. Add tuna and cover with diluted mushroom soup.