Chicken Fusilli

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If you’ve got leftover chicken, canned tomatoes, and some pasta, you’ve got the makings of a meal. This recipe calls for fresh herbs, but dried work wonderfully too–just be sure to cut the measurements to a quarter if you used dried to avoid overpowering the dish.

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Vegetarian Spaghetti Sauce

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Nothing beats a great homemade spaghetti sauce. When it comes to vegetarian pasta sauce, the key to flavor is a good mix of vegetables.

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Spicy Baked Fish

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Cooking great fish doesn’t get any simpler than this! Choose your spice mix to match your side dishes for the evening for a flexible and scrumptious way to cook fish any day.

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Skillet Steak & Potatoes

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Steak and potatoes is a crowd favorite, and this quick and easy variation will not disappoint. It’s a great way to stretch steak to included unexpected guests at the dinner table. Tip: While you can cook the potatoes fresh for this dish, it’s best made with leftover baked potatoes that have had time to chill […]

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Spaghetti with Turkey Meat Sauce

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Scrumptious, fresh-as-you-like meat sauce served over spaghetti is one of the easiest American favorites to master. If you’re able to make just the right amount for the folks you’re serving, you can up your pasta game with this easy trick: cook your pasta until it’s not quite al dente, drain all but ½ cup of the pasta […]

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Turkey Tetrazzini

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Tetrazzini is an American dish named for an Italian opera singer, and it has exactly the characteristics you might imagine such a dish to have. This variation uses evaporated skim milk to lighten the sauce without losing the richness of heavier cream sauces.

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Eggplant Ricotta Bake

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This spin on the layered vegetable lasagna takes advantage of fresh vegetables to create rich, wonderful flavors. Follow it with a dessert of ripe summer fruit.

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Lentil Chili

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Chili doesn’t get any easier than this! Enjoy this dish with your favorite cornbread or a crisp, light side salad.

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