45 minutes or less

Baked Cod Casserole

admin — Wed, 09 Jan 2019 17:58:08 +0000

Dry white wine and Gruyère cheese give this fish casserole a rich flavor that hides its virtue. Before baking, we top the dish with seasoned whole-wheat breadcrumbs, which add a wholesome, nutty flavor and dietary fiber. For variety, you can substitute almost any mild white fish.

Scallop & Pepper Tacos

Nifer — Mon, 06 May 2013 19:39:46 +0000

Scallop & Pepper Tacos

Take a break from classic taco fillings with this scallop, herb and bell pepper taco recipe. Swap peeled raw shrimp for the scallops if you prefer.

Chicken Taco Bowls for Two

Nifer — Mon, 06 May 2013 19:08:23 +0000

Chicken Taco Bowls for Two

In this chicken taco bowl recipe we use the underside of a muffin tin as a mold to bake cute little taco bowls. Then we fill them up with a zesty chicken filling and taco fixings.

Vegetarian Spinach Enchiladas

Nifer — Mon, 06 May 2013 18:56:57 +0000

Vegetarian Spinach Enchiladas

This vegetarian enchilada recipe is weeknight-fast when you skip the step of filling and rolling the enchiladas and make a stacked enchilada casserole instead. Just layer the tortillas, sauce and cheesy spinach filling the way you would lasagna and have the casserole in the oven in 20 minutes.

Pinto Bean Chilaquiles

Nifer — Mon, 06 May 2013 18:48:56 +0000

Pinto Bean Chilaquiles

This Mexican chilaquiles recipe is a one-skillet dish made with corn tortillas and eggs. Making chilaquiles is a great way to use stale tortillas, as they are crisped in the oven before being simmered in a flavorful garlicky sauce. Unless you want a very spicy sauce, make sure to use regular (not hot) chili powder.

Peas & Ham Pasta Salad

Nifer — Mon, 06 May 2013 17:38:58 +0000

Peas & Ham Pasta Salad

This creamy pasta salad recipe with peas, ham and mushrooms is lower in calories and fat compared to a classic pasta salad. Using whole-wheat pasta and loading it with plenty of vegetables makes it as nutritious as it is delicious. If you have fresh-shelled peas on hand, use those instead of frozen peas. For the best flavor, combine the pasta salad with the dressing about 1 hour before serving.

Melon & Chicken Pasta Salad

Nifer — Mon, 06 May 2013 17:28:20 +0000

Melon & Chicken Pasta Salad

Melon, prosciutto and dried cranberries pair well together in this chicken pasta salad recipe. Fresh grilled chicken breast is best, but you can save time by using roasted or grilled chicken from the supermarket. For the best flavor, combine the pasta salad with the dressing about 1 hour before serving.

Grilled Eggplant Salsa

Nifer — Fri, 26 Apr 2013 19:50:25 +0000

Grilled Eggplant Salsa

In this eggplant salsa recipe, eggplants, shallots and garlic are grilled, then mashed together and seasoned with minced chile and fish sauce.

Spring Salad with Peas & Frizzled Shallots

Nifer — Fri, 26 Apr 2013 18:15:53 +0000

Spring Salad with Peas & Frizzled Shallots

This simple spring salad recipe combines red leaf lettuce and frisee with fresh peas and crispy fried shallots tossed with a light tarragon-infused vinaigrette dressing. The fried shallots give this salad an out-of-this-world flavor. And compared with store-bought fried onions, they have half the calories and a fraction of the saturated fat and sodium.

Chicken Taco Bowls

Nifer — Wed, 17 Apr 2013 20:25:12 +0000

Chicken Taco Bowls

This chicken taco bowl recipe uses the underside of a muffin tin as a mold to bake cute little homemade “tortilla bowls.” The “tortilla bowls” are filled with a zesty chicken filling and topped like nachos. If you have 2 large muffin tins, you can make all 8 “bowls” at once. Bake them in the upper and lower thirds of the oven, rotating top to bottom about halfway through baking.

Beef & Asparagus Negimaki Rolls

Nifer — Mon, 15 Apr 2013 20:09:13 +0000

Beef & Asparagus Negimaki Rolls

This Japanese recipe for beef negimaki rolls (in which beef flavored with teriyaki sauce is wrapped around scallions) includes asparagus as well for extra vegetables.

Grilled Chicken Thighs with Cucumber-Mint Salad

Nifer — Mon, 15 Apr 2013 18:48:05 +0000

Grilled Chicken Thighs with Cucumber-Mint Salad

The cumin-and-coriander rub in this grilled chicken thigh recipe pairs deliciously with a minty cucumber salad. Chicken thighs can vary widely in size. Ask your butcher to hand-select 4 large thighs for this recipe. If you can only find small chicken thighs, cook 2 per person and reduce the grill time slightly.

Grilled Portobellos with Chopped Salad

Nifer — Mon, 15 Apr 2013 17:40:53 +0000

Grilled Portobellos with Chopped Salad

This salad of grilled vegetables and beans tossed with lemon and dill tops grilled portobello mushrooms smothered in melted fontina cheese for a healthy vegetarian main course.

Vanilla Strawberries with Lemon Ricotta

Erin McCormick — Mon, 15 Apr 2013 15:40:14 +0000

Vanilla Strawberries with Lemon Ricotta

Simple and perfect, this strawberry-and-ricotta dessert recipe dresses up the basic combination of strawberries and ricotta just a bit, but it’s still quite unadorned, so make it when you have great strawberries. Part-skim ricotta is used to keep calories and saturated fat in check in this easy dessert, but for a real indulgence try it with whole-milk ricotta.

Taco Bowls

Erin McCormick — Mon, 15 Apr 2013 15:28:02 +0000

Taco Bowls

In this homemade taco bowl recipe, we show you how to make a taco bowl with a corn tortilla using the underside of a muffin tin as a mold and then baking it to create cute little taco serving bowls.