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LunchTurkey Dijon Melt is a sandwich that can be eaten for lunch or dinner. Ingredients in this sandwich are sliced deli turkey and Gruyère and Provolone cheeses and Dijon mustard on thick slices of sourdough bread. I cook the Turkey Dijon Melt in a skillet to serve warm, easy-to-pull-apart sandwich bread.
DinnerPan-frying the chicken breast helps form a brown crust. Oven baking helps cook the chicken breast through. Resting the pan-fried chicken breast for a few minutes helps the juices redistribute. This spinach-stuffed chicken breast recipe uses a garlic and spinach filling, Roma tomato slices, and mozzarella as a topping.
DinnerLow, indirect heat will allow marbled beef roast to cook along with onions and broth for a pot roast meal complete with juices. Seasoning for this pot roast includes kosher salt, black pepper, garlic salt, and thyme. Rest the beef roast before serving to help it retain moisture and slice easily.
DinnerCooking chicken at 400°F gives it crispy skin. Lower oven temperatures are used to cook whole bone-in chicken parts more slowly. Baked chicken seasoned with paprika, garlic, and other spices has crispy, browned skin and moist meat.
DinnerHigh heat will burn unpeeled jumbo shrimp and overcook the meat. Adding honey at the end of cooking can help caramelize and thicken the honey coating without burning it. Shrimp kebabs made with honey can be a good option if you're looking for a dish with spicy and sweet flavors and firm shrimp.
DinnerBrowning the breaded beef multiple times adds color to the beef stew. Scraped beef browning adds flavor to the beef stew gravy. This recipe for homemade beef stew includes braised chuck roast and Yukon Gold potatoes and carrots until the beef and vegetables are tender.
DinnerQuickly pan-searing the shrimp helps it retain a pink color when returning to the sauce to maintain tenderness. One-Pan Shrimp and Creamed Corn includes chili powder, smoked paprika, and lime in the sauce made with melted feta cheese and sweet corn.
DinnerRoasted sweet potato cubes add caramelization and a softer texture. Searing beef before seasoning concentrates the beef's savory flavor. Ground beef taco bowl recipe ingredients include roasted sweet potato cubes, seasoned ground beef, avocado, and spicy honey.
DinnerHeating the skillet until the oil, butter, and lemon juice sizzle with the salmon skin on produces a seared base. This spinach-stuffed salmon recipe uses flaky salmon fillets with skin and filled with cream cheese, mozzarella, Parmesan cheese, and spinach that has been drained.
DinnerBoiling broth and removing the pot from heat helps steam this Moroccan couscous recipe to keep individual grains from falling apart. This Parmesan spinach couscous, which takes 20 minutes to make on the stovetop, includes tender spinach and a salty Parmesan finish.
DinnerChilled dough and butter help prevent mixing during baking and create flaky layers in the dough around the filling. These Jamaican curry chicken patties are filled with shredded chicken simmered in coconut milk and seasoned with herbs and spices.
DinnerMeal prep takes 15 minutes. Then let a slow cooker work its magic. Ingredients in this Italian beef ragu recipe include cubed beef chuck, crushed tomatoes, and pasta in a tomato sauce seasoned with oregano, basil, and thyme.
DinnerChoose boneless, skinless chicken breasts that can be flattened as cutlets. Leaner cuts of chicken are best for high-heat cooking methods. This Parmesan chicken recipe with a mayonnaise-based breadcrumb crust adds crunch to the outside and juiciness to the inside of the chicken. This recipe takes 30 minutes or less to make.
DinnerWrapping soft dough around garlic and parsley butter and two types of cheese makes spiral rolls. Baking in a 9-by-13-inch pan allows the cheese filling to mix with and make the dough's exterior crispy. Twelve portions of Cheesy Garlic Bread Rolls, savory cheese rolls with a garlic and parsley filling, are made from bread-machine dough.
DinnerServe shrimp scampi as an elegant but easy meal. Pink shrimp is cooked in a buttery white wine and lemon juice and herb sauce. Add Parmesan cheese when serving for a nutty, salty taste.
DinnerSlow cooking for hours softens the chuck roast meat and onions. Pull-apart beef is served with a tomato, beef broth, Worcestershire sauce, garlic, and thyme cooking liquid in this French onion pot roast recipe.
LunchBrowning the marinated chicken and simmering it in the remaining sauce adds flavor to the chicken's exterior. Cooling the salad helps retain some crunch in the raw cabbage. Ingredients in the Asian chicken crunch salad recipe are sesame chicken, purple and green cabbage, bell pepper, carrots, edamame, and peanut sauce.
DinnerChoose potato gnocchi products available in your local market, both shelf-stable and fresh or frozen gnocchi. Fresh gnocchi pieces offer the best texture. This Olive Garden chicken gnocchi soup recipe features diced chicken and carrots, spinach, and tender gnocchi in a creamy broth seasoned with herbs.
DinnerPan-frying the corn and red bell pepper along with the chicken brings out their flavors and keeps the other components of the dish warm and together. Sliced chicken served over quinoa or brown rice and garnished with lime, avocado, cilantro, and other toppings makes the Healthy Street Corn Chicken Bowl recipe.
DinnerBoneless, skinless, similarly sized chicken breasts cook well and shred easily into strips for taco filling in a Crock-Pot. This Crockpot Chicken Tacos recipe adds additional ingredients, including salsa, lime juice, chicken broth, chili powder, cumin, paprika, garlic powder, and onion powder, to chicken for tasty taco filling.
DinnerChoose peeled and deveined large or jumbo raw shrimp. Raw shrimp heat quickly and turn pink in this dish. The shrimp add a mild seafood flavor to Tuscan linguine with shrimp. Sun-dried tomatoes, spinach, and lemon zest complement the creamy pasta dish.
DinnerHeating oil to 350 degrees creates a brown, crispy coating for tempura chicken. Additional sauces can be served. The Easy Sesame Chicken recipe provides a fast Chinese food option with cooked chicken pieces and a mild sweet-and-sour sauce made from soy and rice vinegar.
DinnerThese BBQ salmon bowls are ready in 25 minutes and use several other ingredients, such as sweet and smoky salmon and mango and avocado salsa, but few total ingredients. A seasoning mixture sprinkled on salmon before baking adds a crunchy topping. Fresh mango, avocado, lime, and cilantro provide juicy, flavorful additions to the bowls.
LunchTen minutes of prep time is required to cook Crockpot French Dip sandwiches for 8 hours on low heat. Shredded fork-tender beef and melted provolone cheese on toasted hoagie rolls can be served with the cooking juices for dipping at dinner.