Vegetable
Toasted Orecchiette With Veal Meatballs
If you prefer all-pork (or all-veal) meatballs, go ahead and make that change.
Crispy Chicken Thighs With Bacon and Escarole
Make this one-pan chicken dinner a go-to this winter.
Spicy Feel-Good Chicken Soup
Chicken soup with a head-clearing kick and a generous dose of seasonal veggies will sooth all that ails you.
Beet and Carrot Salad With Curry Dressing and Pistachios
Smaller beets are ideal for this since the rounds will fit neatly on the end of a fork.
Herbed Chickpeas
Crispy, salty, creamy, and full of protein (really!), these chickpeas should be a staple in your kitchen.
Strip Steak with Acorn Squash and Lentils
Although it may sound purely indulgent, this steak dinner is packed with nutrients, from home-sprouted lentils to flavorful nutritional yeast. (But yeah, it tastes pretty decadent, too.)
Spicy Tofu Crumbles
Try these tossed into stir-fries, as a burrito filling, or folded into sautéed greens.
Stellar Quinoa Burger
With sweet potato as a binder, quinoa for protein, and meaty mushrooms for depth, this veggie burger beats anything in the frozen foods aisle.
Roasted Garlic Chili Sauce
Try this smeared on pork, folded into scrambled eggs, or tossed with rice.
Pickled Scallions
Try these anywhere you'd use pickled onion, such as in grain bowls, on roasted carrots, or on a cheese sandwich.
Caramelized Shallot Yogurt
Will make you pause before making a sour cream–based onion dip ever again.
Fennel Gratin With Walnut-Thyme Breadcrumbs
A doubly crunchy topping marks a breakthrough moment for creamy roasted fennel.
Ramen Noodle Bowl with Escarole
Spicy tofu crumbles, pickled scallions, and roasted garlic chili sauce all come together in this noodle bowl. (Save leftovers to add to grain bowls all week long.)
Back-Burner Stock
This light-bodied broth is a mélange of scraps that you can collect and save as you cook during the week—use whatever you have. For a shrimp and chorizo paella to make with this, follow this link.
Vadouvan Carrot Yogurt
Vadouvan is sweeter and more aromatic than the typical curry, but Madras curry powder will work in a pinch.
Radish Yogurt With Pine Nuts
Salting the radishes keeps them crunchy, and keeps the yogurt dip from turning pink.
Brothy Beans
When your beans are tender, take them off the heat and focus on the cooking liquid, doctoring it with good olive oil, salt, and pepper, tasting and seasoning it until the liquid itself is straight-up delicious.
Avocado, Kale, Pineapple, and Coconut Smoothie
Sub spinach for kale if you like.
Tropical Carrot, Turmeric, and Ginger Smoothie
A pinch of salt makes everything taste better, including savory smoothies.
Anything Goes Donabe
Chicken, seafood, glass noodles, and vegetables get briefly poached in dashi-based broth. Cutting the ingredients into uniform pieces ensures they cook in the same amount of time.