#weeknight meals

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Easy tarragon chicken recipe

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Mix 'n' Match Meal Prep

I've been trying a different "mix and match" method of prepping food for the week. You cook a few components like proteins, vegetables, and sauces, and then reheat and rearrange them to create different meals. Here's my method, inspired by the Downshiftology approach:

Pick 2-3 proteins, a few vegetables, and at least one sauce to prepare. I also like to bake a snack.

On Sunday, do your cooking.

During the week, eat one protein, some vegetables, and some sauce with a starch. Change up the starches and proteins to create variety.

Meal plans so far:

Week 1

Cooked: Greek sheet pan chicken with roasted potatoes and vegetables (sheet pans are the ultimate meal prep hack), salmon bites, crispy air fryer chickpeas, tzatziki sauce, chocolate chip cookies.

Dinners: chicken and potatoes, salmon and fries, chicken and pasta, salmon rice bowls, chicken and rice.

Lunch: chickpeas with salad and focaccia.

Week 2

Cooked: Instant pot ground turkey, sheet pan vegetables, cubed sweet potatoes, morning glory muffins.

Dinners: Ground turkey and pasta, ground turkey and mashed potatoes, ground turkey and nachos, tinned fish and pasta, burgers from the freezer.

Lunch: Black bean and sweet potato rice bowls and burritos.

This week I made balsamic chicken (pictured) and vegetables, plus marinated tofu to air fry another day, and blueberry muffins. I really appreciate how flexible this approach is. A protein / pantry staple like black beans doesn't need cooking -- just opening a can. I can also switch to a store-bought sauce when I have less time. There's less waste, and it's a relief not to worry about what's for dinner.

[brooklynfoodie]

Bacon Cheeseburger Meatloaf twist

[abramsbooks]

RECIPE: Gooey Triple-Chocolate Cookies (from What’s Gaby Cooking: Take It Easy by Gaby Dalkin)

If you’ve ever been torn between making cookies and brownies, this recipe is for you. The dense chocolate dough with semisweet chunks and extra chocolate chunks on top, plus a sprinkling of flaky salt, are the things of your cookie-brownie-mashup dreams. Dad, I made these for you. And I expect them stocked anytime we come visit!

Makes 14 cookies

2½ cups (350 g) all-purpose flour, scooped and leveled

½ cup (50 g) Dutch-process cocoa powder

1 teaspoon baking powder

1 teaspoon baking soda

1½ teaspoons kosher salt

1 teaspoon espresso powder

1 cup (225 g/2 sticks) plus

2 tablespoons unsalted butter, at room temperature

¾ cup (150 g) plus 2 tablespoons granulated sugar

1 cup (220 g) packed dark brown sugar

2 large eggs, at room temperature

1 tablespoon vanilla extract

2 cups (12 ounces/340 g) semisweet chocolate, roughly chopped, plus ½ cup (4 ounces/85 g)

more for topping

Flaky salt, for topping

In a bowl, combine the flour, cocoa powder, baking powder, baking soda, salt, and espresso powder.

In the bowl of an electric mixer, beat the butter, granulated sugar, and brown sugar on medium speed until light and fluffy, about 3 minutes, scraping down the sides of the bowl as needed.

Add the eggs, one at a time, beating until incorporated. Add the vanilla and beat to combine.

In three additions, add the flour mixture, beating on low between each addition until no dry streaks remain.

Beat in the chopped chocolate. Cover and chill the dough for 30 minutes.

Preheat the oven to 350°F (175°C). Line two sheet pans with parchment paper. Scoop and roll the dough into 2½-inch (6 cm) balls. Place on the prepared sheet pans, spacing at least 2 inches (5 cm) apart. Top each ball with a piece of the remaining chocolate chunks, pressing down slightly, then sprinkle with flaky salt.

Bake the cookies for 12 minutes, then remove from the oven and lightly bang the tray on the counter to deflate them slightly. Return to the oven and continue to bake until the cookies are set and the chocolate is very melty, 2 to 3 minutes longer.

NOTE: There are a couple different techniques you can use when measuring flour for making cookies. I’m a scoop-and-level kind of girl and highly recommend that you do it that way too but we put in the weighted measurement in grams to be the most PRECISE.

Bestselling author Gaby Dalkin is back with What's Gaby Cooking: Take It Easy, sharing 100 recipes that put ease, flavor, and adaptability first

In her new book, Gaby Dalkin returns with her signature approach: Enjoy your life by eating the food you love. But this time around, she also emphasizes a no-fuss attitude. What's Gaby Cooking: Take It Easy offers 100 new delicious and stress-free recipes, suited for any and all occasions.

Everything we cook right now—whether it’s for a potluck picnic with friends or a solo night in binge-watching reality TV—needs to be crazy simple, easily pulled together from those lasting pantry items, still shockingly delicious at room temperature, and not requiring that one random ingredient you drove 45 minutes to get and will never use again. We want food that tastes like it took hours to prepare but doesn’t actually require anything too exact. Give us the forgiving recipes: Out of shallots? Try an onion. The more fail-proof, the better. If this low-maintenance approach sounds like your kinda thing, Dalkin has got your back. With 100 easy ideas for dishes to serve wherever you go (or don't go!), make-ahead dressings and sauces for lazy last-minute dinners, and of course—give the people what they want!—big, crunchy, fresh salads and rich, chocolatey, you’re-in-sweatpants-anyway desserts, Take It Easy is Dalkin’s first book bringing her tasty, crowd-pleasing concepts to quicker, simpler meals.

For more information, click here.

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Best Bourbon Chicken Recipe - How to Make Bourbon Chicken

Best Bourbon Chicken Recipe – How to Make Bourbon Chicken

Caitlin Bensel Chicken dinners never disappoint, and this bourbon chicken recipe will satisfy everyone seated at the table. Similar to sesame or orange chicken (swapping the fruit juices, of course!), bourbon chicken uses a little bit of bourbon, apple juice, and soy sauce to make a sticky-sweet sauce that coats lightly breaded, diced chicken thighs. Served over rice, with a sprinkle of…

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5 Genius Meal Prep Hacks That Will Change Your Life

Eating healthy, home-cooked meals is one of the best things you can do for your health and budget. But finding the time and motivation to actually meal prep can be a struggle. We’ve all been there – getting home from work feeling exhausted and grabbing takeout yet again because the thought of cooking a full meal sounds overwhelming. Well, those days are over. These five simple meal prep tricks…

[cupcaketan]

Quick Vegetable Soup For busy weeknight meals, a quick and simple vegetable soup with 10 basic ingredients can be made in 30 minutes.

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Cuban-Style Mojo Shrimp Recipe

Shrimp are quickly pan-fried after being marinated for 15 minutes in a citrusy mojo marinade for this Cuban-inspired shrimp dish.

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Lemon chicken recipe (20 minutes)

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Easy Korean Beef Bulgogi Recipe

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INSPIRED BY MY RECENT CARNIVAL CRUISE 🚢 TRIP/OLD SCHOOL ZUCCHINI LASAGNA...

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Sweet and Sour Chickpeas is an easy vegan recipe for your favorite Chinese takeout! Gluten-free, allergy-free, and made without chicken! This quick weeknight meal is made in one pot with a simple sticky, sweet, and tangy sauce, tossed with chickpeas and veggies! It's a healthier way to enjoy sweet and sour without any deep-frying!

Sweet and Sour Chickpeas (Vegan, Gluten-Free) https://wp.me/p4UrDz-9j8

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Black Bean Southwest Tacos Get the Recipe HERE > https://veganfocus.com/black-bean-southwest-tacos/

Get ready to fiesta with these Vegan Black Bean Southwest Tacos! Packed with savory black beans and sweet corn and sweet potatoes, they're a flavor fiesta wrapped in a tortilla. Top them with your choice of avocado, salsa, and vegan sour cream, and you've got a party on your plate. Whether it's a casual weeknight dinner or a taco night with friends, these mouthwatering tacos are your ticket to tasty town. So grab a taco, take a bite, and let the flavor fiesta begin! 🌮🎉

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How to Make Southern Homemade Biscuits by Grandbaby Cakes

Welcome to The Pioneer Woman Cookbook Club! This month, we’re featuring Jocelyn Delk Adams, baker, Grandbaby Cakes blogger, co-host of Stab That Cake!, and cookbook author of Everyday Grand: Soulful Recipes for Celebrating Life’s Big and Small Moments. Read on to learn about how she makes every day “grand” and grab a comforting homemade biscuits recipe to share with the whole family. One of…