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Chicken Alla Spina braised with red wine, onions, and oregano in a roasting pan. An Italian-American one-pan chicken dinner with tender meat and a savory wine sauce for sopping with bread.

Kaesmus or Rallenmus (German cheese mush): a rustic Swabian dish of tiny flour-and-egg crumbs simmered in milk with cheese and topped with browned onions in clarified butter. Ready in 30 minutes.

Easy crockpot chili with cubed round steak, onion, chili powder, and a hit of ketchup. A six-ingredient slow cooker dump-and-go for cold weeknights when you want chili without browning meat.

Barbecued venison roast slow-cooked low and slow after a 24-hour beer marinade with garlic, onions, and bay. The Crock-Pot method that turns lean wild game into pull-apart tender meat.

This old-timey Southern bean recipe simmers all day with a ham bone, canned tomatoes, and garlic until thick and soul-warming. Serve over cornbread with chopped onions for a cheap, filling weeknight supper.

Split peas simmered with chopped turnip, carrots, and onion in vegetable stock until thick and tender. A nourishing, plant-based soup that costs pennies to make and fills you up like a million bucks.

Steak a la Stone broils thick-cut filet mignon, slices it thin, and tosses it in a buttery sauce of sauteed onions and pimientos. Served on toast points for an elegant retro dinner party main.

Salmon steaks rest under a blanket of sweet Bermuda onion slices with lemon juice and olive oil, then broil to a golden crust. Just six ingredients and almost zero effort for a clean, bright weeknight fish dinner.

Turkey breast roasted in an oven bag with turkey gravy mix and quartered onions that baste the meat as it cooks. This foolproof method produces juicy, slice-ready turkey with homemade-tasting gravy in about 2 hours.

Traditional French-Canadian beef tourtière with ground beef, mashed potatoes, allspice, and cinnamon baked in a flaky double crust. Makes two hearty pies for holiday gatherings or freezer stocking.

Flaky phyllo pie layered with spiced ground turkey, fresh spinach, and melted mozzarella creates an impressive Mediterranean main dish.

Use this stock as a base for mushroom soup or a mushroom sauce. For the latter, deglaze the pan with some of the stock after sautéing the protein. Then add sautéed mushrooms and either reduce the fluid or add flour to make a gravy.

This is a great recipe for picnics or just eating on the patio.

Brown rice cooked in beef broth for deep savory flavor, then tossed with sauteed mushrooms and chopped scallions. Four ingredients, 20 minutes, and a side dish that punches well above its weight.

Corned beef served with boiled assorted vegetables, classic Irish meal!

Although I have not tried it, I assume any firm winter squash could be substituted for the pumpkin