Vegetable Bacon Soup is a fantastic, everyday kind of recipe. It’s heartwarming and hearty. It reheats beautifully and freezes perfectly.
Main Course
The category “main course” will give you entrees that are usually served with side dishes.
Chicken with Balsamic Figs and Roasted Potato Wedges
If you take advantage of what can be done in advance, you could easily whip up Chicken with Balsamic Figs and Roasted Potato Wedges on a school night.
Beef, Barley, and Mushroom Stew
You could easily add more vegetables to this Beef, Barley, and Mushroom Stew if you wanted … peas and potatoes come to mind easily.
Kalua Pork with Cabbage in a Slow Cooker
Kalua Pork with Cabbage in a Slow Cooker is a great recipe for some serious, Hawaiian comfort food. Contains liquid smoke and soy sauce. Reheats perfectly.
Ridiculously Easy, Insanely Meaty Pasta
Ridiculously Easy, Insanely Meaty Pasta: comfort food with the power to turn your “I just got home from work” into “and I might just not go back tomorrow.”
Pork Tenderloin with Ancho-Chile Sauce
Pork tenderloin medallions with ancho-chile mole sauce, plantains, pineapple, and sweet potato. Yeah, it’s a lot to take in … but wow!
Cuban-Style Sweet Potato and Sausage Bake
Cuban-Style Sweet Potato and Sausage Bake is loaded with good things like bell peppers, plantains, and kale. All those veggies are enhanced by a sprinkling of lime juice.
Mini Pork Pies … Wow!
Mini Pork Pies: savory, bacon-laden filling; delicious crust from a homemade dough
Brats in the Toaster Oven
Brats in the Toaster Oven – by which I mean bratwurst. The toaster oven is a great alternative to the oven, which is in turn a great alternative to the grill.