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Baked 3 Packet Pot Roast: The Dump-and-Bake Sunday Dinner That Falls Right Apart Prep 20 minutes · Bake 3–4 hours · Serves 6 · About $4.50 per serving This baked 3 packet pot roast is the closest thing to a magic trick my kitchen knows. A chuck roast gets seared, dropped onto a bed of […]
Ground Beef Chow Mein Casserole: The Oven-Baked Fakeout That Tastes Like Takeout Prep 25 minutes · Bake 20–25 minutes · Serves 6–8 · About $1.75 per serving Ground beef chow mein casserole is what happens when a weeknight cook loves takeout chow mein but also loves the idea of one dish, a lid of bubbling […]
Macaroni and Tomatoes: The 4-Ingredient Oven-Baked Pantry Dinner That Feels Like Home Prep 10 minutes · Bake 40–50 minutes · Serves 4 · About $0.70 per serving Macaroni and tomatoes is the meal I make when the pantry is thin and the bank account is thinner. Dry elbow macaroni goes into a glass casserole dish, […]
3-Ingredient Cream Cheese Poppers Others require complicated prep, multiple bowls, and enough dishes to make you wonder why you started cooking in the first place. And then there are recipes like these 3-Ingredient Cream Cheese Poppers. Three ingredients. A few simple steps. And a bite-sized appetizer that's crispy on the outside, creamy in the […]
Pour zesty Italian dressing over raw whole chicken breasts in the glass casserole dish with 2 other ingredients and your family will beg for more Some of the very best family dinners start with a handful of pantry staples and a baking dish. This easy chicken dinner leans on the bold tang of bottled […]
Hamburger Potato Casserole: The Cheesy, Hearty Family Dinner That Feels Like Home Prep 25 minutes · Bake 80–90 minutes · Serves 6 · About $2.30 per serving Hamburger potato casserole is the weeknight dinner I make when the grocery budget is tight and the table is full. Ground beef, thinly sliced potatoes, onion, cheddar, and […]
White Christmas Pie (No-Bake) My grandmother made this exact pie every single Christmas, and the second I pulled it from the fridge this year, I was eight years old again, sneaking bites before dinner. There's something about a White Christmas Pie that just feels like the holidays. That cloud-like filling. The buttery graham […]
Baked Italian Subs: Crusty, Cheesy, Golden-Top Sandwiches Just Like the Deli Prep 10 minutes · Bake 8–10 minutes · Serves 4 · About $2.15 per sub My dad used to bring home these massive Italian subs from a little deli downtown — the kind of place with a hand-lettered sign and a case full of […]
The Classic Pumpkin Cake with Cream Cheese Frosting That Has Been Winning Hearts Since 1973 Some recipes are simply timeless. This pumpkin cake with velvety cream cheese frosting is exactly that kind of dish — the sort that gets clipped from a magazine, tucked into a recipe box, and pulled out again and again […]
Baked Fried Chicken: Crispy Oven-Fried Buttermilk Chicken I grew up thinking fried chicken had to be complicated. My aunt finally sat me down one Sunday and said, "You're overthinking it." She was right. This isn't deep-fried. It's baked. And somehow it comes out with that shatteringly crispy, golden crust that makes you forget […]