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Takeout is never as good as home cooking. Try this pork the next time you’re craving the flavors you can’t get anywhere else. Tip: Marinades do their best work with a little time. You can get decent flavor with the quick marination suggested here, but if you can set the meat up to marinate the […]
Oven-fried chicken is a delicious treat, and worth the work. This dish is perfect for a slow weekend dinner. Use the leftovers to top salads or make sandwiches later in the week.
This recipe is a great way to use up leftover chicken and vegetables to create a delicious, easy meal. If you don’t have peas and carrots in the freezer, any odds and ends of frozen vegetables will do the job.
Soft onions, tender chicken, and just a little cheese over corn tortillas make a perfect quick, light meal. Plan this recipe for the night after you’ve made a chicken dish for easy use of leftover chicken.
Lightly cooked carrots add a bit of snap and extra vegetable power to this simple pasta dish, which is a great option for using up odds and ends like chicken and pasta sauce. Try tossing in leftover vegetables like spinach or peppers if you have some that need using—you’ll love it!
A traditional, easy meal that’s hearty and filling, this easy skillet is a perfect meal to include in a meal prep plan to used up leftover rice and chicken from a previous dinner. Tip: If you don’t have leftover brown rice on hand, sub in instant brown rice for a speedy cook time.
This classic Italian dish is full of vegetable goodness, especially when you choose a sauce that is low in sugar and salt. Serve your portions up with either whole-grain pasta or bread for a meal that is complete, delicious and easy to make.
Rice isn’t the only thing you can cook in a rice cooker. Rice cookers, which are designed to shut off or reduce heat at a certain point in their cook cycle, are often on the approved cooking equipment list for dorms. This dish, made with shelf-stable and inexpensive ingredients, is a perfect option for college […]