521 lemon pepper recipes

No-roll apple pie with a press-in-pan oil crust and a sweet streusel top. Cinnamon and ginger spice six cups of sliced apples for a beginner-friendly pie that skips the rolling pin entirely.

Seafood lovers will love this succulent shrimp dish that is prepared with a savory sauce.

Oven-fried mustard chicken coated in Dijon, garlic, and rosemary, then crusted with crushed bran flakes and Parmesan. Crispy outside, juicy inside, no deep frying needed.

Ziti with asparagus, peas, and lemon cream: tender pasta in a tangy reduced cream sauce with spring vegetables, wilted Bibb lettuce, and Parmesan. A bright, elegant springtime pasta in 30 minutes.

Spiced sirloin steak with roasted pepper couscous rubs sirloin with cumin, coriander, cinnamon, and turmeric, then serves it sliced over lemony couscous studded with charred red peppers and green olives. A North African weeknight dinner.

Lemons are available year round with a peak season in the summer. Choose specimens that are firm, smooth, brightly colored, heavy for their size, and devoid of any blemishes or green splotches, a sign of underripeness.

Classic Coquilles St-Jacques with a curry twist. Poached scallops in a creamy curry-mushroom sauce, piped into shell dishes with buttery mashed potato borders, then broiled golden. Old-school French elegance.

Oven-poached cod fillets with julienned carrots, mushrooms, celery, and tarragon in a lemon-chicken broth. Light, healthy one-pan fish dinner in 45 minutes.

This is a very colorful and tasty arrangement of marinated and then skewered and grilled vegetables and fish. The marinade, called chermoulla, is a blend of fragrant seasonings, oil, and lemon juice. In this version I've suggested my favorite vegetables for kebabs. You should choose your own favorites; some other good choices are eggplants, mushrooms, and onions.

Orange roughy with basil and peppers is a light microwave fish dinner for two: mild white fillets steamed over julienned red bell peppers and onions with fresh basil and lemon. Ready in 25 minutes with almost no fat.

Marinated asparagus steams fresh spears, then chills them in a bright orange and lemon vinaigrette with cayenne. A make-ahead spring side dish with citrusy tang and a hint of warmth.

Colorful wagon wheel pasta salad tossed with sautéed red and green peppers, fresh dill, and a zesty Dijon red wine vinaigrette. A crowd-pleasing potluck side that serves 8.

Clams casino tops half-shell clams with a garlic-green pepper butter and seasoned breadcrumbs, then bakes hot until the topping turns golden. A New England Shore Dinner appetizer that brings the briny bite of fresh clams alive.

Ground beef, rice, and mushrooms wrapped in tender cabbage leaves, baked in a sweet-tangy tomato sauce. Classic stuffed cabbage rolls that taste like grandma's kitchen.

Cajun-blackened sea scallops over farfalle tossed in cilantro walnut pesto, drizzled with roasted red pepper sauce. A showstopper seafood pasta with bold layered flavors.

A vegetarian look on a delicious pasta dish your whole family will enjoy down to the last forkful.