Recipes with garlic cloves

Bacon-wrapped chicken breasts marinated in soy, garlic, ginger, and hot sauce, then baked low and slow until the bacon crisps and the chicken stays juicy. A holiday-easy main dish.

Vegan tofu salad with tahini, soy sauce, eggless mayo, and mustard. A creamy, protein-packed no-cook spread for sandwiches, pita, crackers, or lettuce wraps ready in 15 minutes.

Mushroom vegetable barley soup with a full pound of fresh mushrooms, carrots, celery, and pearl barley simmered in chicken broth with thyme and nutmeg.

Spaghetti with lots of garlic and olive oil is the Italian aglio e olio classic: linguine cooked in garlic-steeped water, then finished with parsley and grated Parmesan. Pantry pasta perfection.

Casera Sauce is delicious anywhere the zing of cilantro and jalapeno is welcomed.

Pasta and broccoli tossed in a garlic-chili oil with briny capers and parsley. Both the florets and stems cook right in the pasta water for a one-pot Italian weeknight dinner.

"You're ready to invite the gang over for a last-minute party any time as long as you can pull this favorite from the freezer and pop it in the oven. Watch them go crazy! (Warning: habit forming!)"

Two cheese spinach quiche: a crustless quiche with cottage cheese and Monterey Jack folded with garlic-butter-cooked spinach. A vegetarian, protein-rich main dish that feeds eight.

Fettuccine with Butter, Garlic, Parmesan, & Black Pepper recipe

Parmesan toasts rub Italian bread with raw garlic, drizzle with olive oil, top with parmesan and fleur de sel, then oven-bake until golden. Easiest appetizer going.

Middle Eastern lamb stew with allspice, cinnamon, turmeric, mushrooms, and plump raisins in a tomato-sherry broth. Boneless lamb shoulder simmered tender with warm spices.

Saffron potato and almond casserole, a rustic Spanish-style side with golden threads, toasted almonds, and a garlic-bread crumb that thickens into a silky sauce as it bakes.

Homemade vegetable samosas with a crisp yogurt-enriched pastry wrapped around a spiced potato, carrot, and pea filling, fried golden and served with mango chutney. A classic Indian appetizer made from scratch.

Florida-style garlic soup pours boiling chicken broth over toasted French bread and crushed garlic, then poaches a whole egg right in the bowl. A quick Spanish-inspired sopa de ajo ready in 10 minutes.

Spicy Italian turkey patties seasoned with fennel seeds, crushed red pepper, garlic, and Italian herbs topped with warm tomato sauce. A lean, flavorful weeknight dinner.

Crispy broiled chicken double-dredges pounded chicken breast in egg white and garlic-rosemary breadcrumbs, then broils 10 minutes for a low-fat fried chicken substitute that still crackles.