514 winter recipes

This co-winner in the filled-cookie category from Dorothy O'Neill of Whitefish Bay makes a delicate, crispy cookie. Dipping in chocolate and nuts adds flavor and texture.

Stir-fried sirloin strips tossed with bow-tie pasta, cherry tomatoes, fresh basil, and Parmesan. This 1993 National Beef Cook-Off recipe is a 30-minute weeknight winner.

Parmesan-crusted lemon chicken: pounded chicken breasts marinated in lemon juice, coated in parmesan-lemon zest breadcrumbs, and pan-fried golden in butter. An Italian-American weeknight winner.

Macaroon meets chocolate chip cookie in this co-winner in the drop cookie category, with a twist of cinnamon, nutmeg and mint; it's from Jessica Wall-Valadez of Milwaukee.

One-pan potatoes and chicken Dijon: tender sliced potatoes and chicken breast tossed in a quick barbecue-tarragon pan sauce. Ready in 30 minutes with one skillet and a microwave shortcut. Weeknight winner.

Five-ingredient baked chicken smothered in a sweet and spicy picante glaze with brown sugar and Dijon mustard. On the table in 30 minutes, this weeknight winner pairs with fluffy rice.

Stir-fried chicken strips tossed with mushrooms, garlic, and marinara sauce, then smothered in melted mozzarella and Parmesan. Served over spaghetti, this 30-minute cheesy chicken marinara is a weeknight winner.

Banana cream pie with a buttery pecan-shortbread crust, a thin chocolate layer, vanilla custard folded with whipped cream and fresh bananas. Makes two pies for the county fair winner's circle.

Chocolate chip sandwich cookies with a marshmallow cream and powdered sugar filling. Three ingredients, refrigerated cookie dough shortcut, and you're done in under an hour. A kid-friendly bake-sale winner.

Boneless chicken breasts baked in a honey-lemonade glaze with crushed sage, thyme, and dry mustard. Sweet, herby, and on the table in 40 minutes with almost no prep. A weeknight winner.

Layered black bean salad built on slow-cooked dried beans and tri-color peppers, marinated in a cooked garlic vinaigrette, then layered with sour cream and salsa. A make-ahead potluck winner.

Orange Kiss-Me Cake: a vintage Pillsbury bake-off winner with a whole ground orange (peel, pulp, and pith) folded into the batter. Topped with a warm orange juice drizzle and cinnamon-sugar walnuts.

Starlight double-delight cake, the retro Pillsbury bake-off winner where a chocolate-peppermint cream cheese frosting doubles as part of the batter. Two moist mint-chocolate layers, frosted in the same blend.

Impossible ham quiche skips the crust and still bakes up golden and puffed. Eggs, sour cream, and flour form their own self-crusting base around ham, monterey jack, and sauteed mushrooms. Retro weeknight winner.

Freshly baked bread is always a winner. Try this three celery bread that's made with celery seeds, fresh celery and fresh celery leaves. You will be surprised by how delicious and moist this bread comes out.

One-skillet beef stroganoff with julienned zucchini, egg noodles, cream of mushroom soup, and a tangy sour cream finish. Everything cooks in one pan in 30 minutes flat. A weeknight winner the whole family will love.