The secret to the best homemade spaghetti sauce is keeping things simple: Tomatoes simmered with a few pantry staples and ground meat is all you need. Besides being tossed with pasta or layered into a lasagna, the hardworking tomato sauce can easily transform just about any protein or veggie into a satisfying dinner in no … Read more
When two of the best comfort foods on earth love each other very much, the result is this spicy, funky, cheesy, one-pot dinner. (Thank you to my husband for the inspired idea.) Mapo tofu–ifying the meaty base for Midwestern chili mac—as the name suggests, a cozy blend of chili and elbow macaroni—adds tons of savory … Read more
Deeply savory flavor and tenderness can take hours to coax out of some cuts, but these ground pork recipes are a different story. Quick oven meatballs with a fresh, crunchy salad? They’re yours in 45 minutes. A fan-favorite stir-fry? Even quicker. Of course, if you’re hanging out at home and want a spicy Italian ragù … Read more
“Keep it simple, Susan.” That’s the theory behind this fast and fantastic beef taco bowl recipe. Who’s Susan? We don’t know. But she needed a quick dinner, so now you benefit too. For ease, we rely on a trusty Tex-Mex seasoning packet to flavor the taco meat. Prefer homemade taco seasoning? More power to you. … Read more