2,255 ball recipes

Baked cod smothered in a creamy mushroom sauce with sweet peas, red bell pepper, and a squeeze of lemon. A freezer-friendly weeknight fish dinner ready in under an hour.

Layered tomato vegetable casserole with potatoes, sweet potatoes, zucchini, and carrots under a golden parmesan breadcrumb crust. One pan, one hour, and a whole garden on your plate.

Hearty one-pot minestrone loaded with swiss chard, spicy pepperoni, lima beans, and pasta in a savory beef broth. A filling Italian-style soup that feeds six in about 30 minutes.

One-skillet chicken legs and Italian sausage browned and simmered with toasted rice, mushrooms, green peppers, and tomatoes in red wine. A rustic Italian rice dish that feeds eight.

Slow cooker chicken cacciatore with two whole chickens braised in tomatoes, red wine, garlic, and Italian herbs. Set it, forget it, and feed a crowd of ten with zero effort.

Mama's chicken cacciatore: paprika-dusted chicken browned in olive oil, then braised in dry Marsala with crushed plum tomatoes, carrots, celery, and peppers. Italian comfort food the way Madre made it.

Fowl gumbo with boiled chicken, okra, tomatoes, bell pepper, and celery in a rich brown gravy, finished with file powder. Serve over rice or cornbread for a true Southern bowl.

Brown rice summer salad with tarragon vinaigrette, fresh vegetables, peas, and pimentos. Low-fat, no-mayo, and served cold. A make-ahead side dish for hot weather meals.

Vegetarian jambalaya with black-eyed peas, canned plum tomatoes, minute rice, and hot pepper sauce. A Louisiana-inspired one-pot stew ready in 30 minutes.

Quick chicken and walnut stir-fry with mushrooms, red bell pepper, and a glossy oyster-soy sauce. Light, fast, and full of crunch.

Grilled flank steak fajitas marinated in lime juice, cumin, and onion soup mix with sauteed peppers and onions on warm flour tortillas.

Tomato cheese soup made with oven-roasted tomatoes, sauteed mushrooms, fresh herbs, and cream cheese stirred in for a velvety, rich finish.

30-minute Tex-Mex ground turkey chili with pinto beans, bell pepper, picante sauce, chili powder, and cumin. A leaner weeknight chili that doesn't skimp on smoky, warming flavor.

Molasses barbecued ribs get a salt-vinegar brine soak, then a grill basting of dark molasses sauce loaded with onion, pepper, celery, tomato, cloves and allspice. Smoky, tangy, sticky, and built for summer.

Vegan no-egg egg salad: crumbled firm tofu tinted yellow with turmeric and dressed with soy mayo, vinegar, mustard, and hot sauce. Tastes like egg salad in a sandwich, no eggs required.

Roasted vegetable sandwich on French baguette with eggplant, zucchini, summer squash, and red pepper. Lemon-basil yogurt spread, peppery watercress. Vegetarian lunch.