Table of Contents
Introduction 10
Notes on the Recipes 11
Notes on Specialty Equipment 13
Notes on Cooking Techniques 14
Notes on Specific Ingredients 17
Let's Get Cooking! 19
Chapter 1 Breakfast
The Basic Oatmeal Recipe You've Waited For 22
No, Wait, the Cinnamon-Banana Oatmeal Recipe You've Waited For 23
The Oatmeal for Almond Lovers 24
Maple-Pecan Oatmeal 25
Creamy and Sweet Breakfast Risotto 26
Quinoa Porridge 27
Superfood Porridge 28
Shirred Eggs 29
Basic Egg Bites 30
Herbed Goat Cheese Egg Bites 31
Not-Really-Starbucks' Cheesy Egg-White Bites 32
Bacon & Cheese Egg Bites 34
Shakshuka 36
Red Flannel Hash 38
Apple-Cinnamon Breakfast Bread Pudding 40
Bacon and Croissant Breakfast Bread Pudding 41
Overnight French Toast 42
Breakfast Fruit Cobbler 43
Cinnamon-Sugar Pancake-Mix Bites 44
Apple Fritter Pancake-Mix Bites 46
Cinnamon Roll Pull-Apart Bread 48
Banana-Walnut Pancake-Mix Bites 49
Hasty Pudding Pancake Bites 50
Gluten-Free Buttermilk Pancake-Mix Bites 52
Gluten-Free Oatmeal-French Toast Bites 53
Gluten-Free Date-Nut Bread Bites 54
Blueberry Pancake-Mix Cake 55
Pecan-Buttermilk Pancake-Mix Cake 56
Cranberry-Orange Pancake-Mix Cake 57
Chapter 2 Soup
Midwestern Fix-It 60
Cream of Chicken Soup 61
Cream of Asparagus 5oup 62
Buttery Carrot-Ginger Soup 63
Not-Really-La-Madeleine's Tomato-Basil Soup 64
Not-Really-Panera-Bread's Summer Corn Chowder 66
Spiced Carrot and Apple Soup 68
Vegan (Don't @ Us) Gumbo 70
Cheddar Ale Soup with Bacony Croutons 71
Creamy Garlic and Cheese Soup 72
Cheesy Broccoli and Sausage Soup 74
Not-Really-La-Madeleine's Country Potato Soup 75
No-Brainer Wild Rice and Sweet Potato Soup 76
Spicy Sweet Potato and Peanut Soup 77
Meatless Hot & Sour Soup 78
Millennial-Friendly Pasta e Fagioli Soup (Because Kale) 79
Grandmother-Friendly Potato Soup (Because Cabbage) 80
Not-Really-Olive-Garden's Chicken Gnocchi Soup 81
Red Lentil and Couscous Soup 82
Not-Really-Olive-Garden's Zuppa Toscana 84
Not-Really-Chili's Chicken Enchilada Soup 86
No-Brainer Chicken Barley Soup 88
No-Brainer Smoked Turkey and Split Pea Soup 89
Chunky Black Bean and Chorizo Soup 90
Steak & Potato Lover's Soup 91
Ginger-Garlic Beef and Noodle Soup 92
Ground Beef and Lentil Soup 93
No-Brainer Corned Beef & Cabbage Soup 94
Manhattan-Style Clam Chowder 95
New England-Style Clam Chowder 96
Streamlined Frogmore Soup 98
Laksa Noodle Soup 100
Chapter 3 Pasta and Noodles
Buttery Macaroni with Basil 104
One-Pot Sesame Noodles 105
No-Brainer Gnocchi in Cream Sauce 106
Creamy Spinach and Shells 107
Pasta with Easy Buttery Tomato Sauce 108
Easy Pasta Puttanesca 109
Easy Spaghetti with Clam Sauce 110
Not-Really-Panera-Bread's Mac & Cheese 112
Hamburger Mac & Cheese 114
Gluten-Free Spaghetti & Meatballs 115
Taco Spaghetti 116
One-Pot Beef and Udon Stir-Fry 118
Tortellini Primavera 120
Meat and Mushroom Manicotti 121
Cheese Ravioli and Meatball Casserole 122
Low-Carb Cauliflower Lasagna Casserole 123
Ravioli Lasagna 124
Salisbury Meatballs with Gravy Noodles 126
Vegan Bolognese 128
One-Pot Eggplant Caponata Sauce with Penne 130
One-Pot Chile-Spiced Meat Sauce and Spaghetti 132
One-Pot Butter Chicken with Ziti 133
One-Pot Turkey Tetrazzini 134
One-Pot Philly Cheesesteak and Noodles 135
One-Pot Tomato-Free Mushroom Sauce with Ziti 136
One-Pot Kale and Farfalle 137
One-Pot Barbecue Brisket Ragu with Noodles 138
One-Pot Pork Ragù with Rigatoni 140
One-Pot Turkey Pot-Roast Ragu with Penne 142
One-Pot Lamb Ragu with Farfafle 144
One-Pot Creamy Veal Ragu with Ziti 146
Orzo with Olives and Capers 148
Creamy Orzo with Spinach 149
Israeli Couscous with Peppers and 5ausage 150
Israeli Couscous with Turkey and Pecans 151
Israeli Couscous with Lamb and Nuts 152
One-Pot Chicken Pad Thai 153
Basil Chicken with Rice Noodles 154
Spicy Rice Noodles with Chicken and Kimchi 155
Pork in Peanut Sauce with Rice Vermicelli 156
Gingery Beef with Rice Vermicelli 157
Chapter 4 Chicken and Turkey
Warm Chicken and Potato Salad 160
Easy Southwestern Chicken Pasta Salad 162
Easy Chicken-Antipasto Pasta Salad 163
Gingery Chicken and Cucumber Pasta Salad 164
Better-Than-Classic Chicken Salad 165
Better-Than-Classic Curried Chicken Salad 166
Buffalo Chicken Salad 167
Arugula, White Bean, and Chicken Salad 168
Barbecue Chicken 169
Down East Chicken Rolls 170
Chicken Summer Rolls 171
Barbecue Chicken Tamale Bites 172
Chicken Tortilla Casserole 174
Chicken Pastrami 175
Perfect Roast Chicken 176
No-Brainer Chicken Chili 178
Buffalo Chicken Chili 179
Chicken Fajita Stew 180
Easy Chicken & Rice Casserole with Smoked Paprika and Tomatoes 181
Not-Really-Cracker-Barrel's Chicken, Broccoli, and Cheese Casserole 182
Sweet-and-Sour Chicken & Rice Casserole 184
Not-Really-Applebee's Fiesta Lime Chicken 185
Not-Really-Panda-Express's Orange Chicken 186
Poached Chicken Breasts with Honey and Lemon 187
Not-Really-Romano's-Macarani-Grill's Chicken Marsala 188
Butter-Poached Chicken and Green Bean Dinner 190
Rasp berry-Chipotle Pulled Chicken 191
Spicy Chicken and Chickpea Stew 192
Chicken Negimaki 193
Tikka-Spiced Chicken Kebabs 194
Bacony Barbecue Chicken Breasts 196
Fiery Coconut Curry Chicken Breasts 197
Bistro Chicken Thighs 198
Buttery Chicken Thighs with Leeks and Vinegar 200
Pesto Chicken and Balsamic Potato Dinner 202
Ginger and Garlic Chicken Dinner with Couscous 203
Sweet & Spicy Chicken Thighs 204
Lemon-Ginger Chicken Thighs 205
Sesame Chicken Wings 206
Spicy Beer-Glazed Wings 207
Not-Really-P.F.-Chang's Chicken Lettuce Wraps 208
Jerk Chicken and Mango Lettuce Wraps 209
Curried Chicken Meatballs 210
Chicken Picadillo 212
Cider-Brined Turkey Breast 213
Bacony Turkey Thigh and Potato Dinner 214
Turkey Tacos with Red Cabbage-Lime Slaw 215
Cheesy-Spicy Turkey Casserole 216
Super-Easy Italian Turkey Meatballs in Cream Sauce 217
Real-Deal Turkey Meatballs in Tomatoes and Cream 218
Thanksgiving Turkey Meat Loaf 220
World's Easiest Shepherd's Pie 221
Chapter 5 Beef, Pork, and Lamb
Not-Realty-Taco-Bell's Taco Meat 224
Sloppy Joe Subs 226
Chimichurri Ground Beef Sandwiches 227
Meatball and Spaghetti Squash Dinner 228
Meatball Steak 229
One-Pot Cheese-Stuffed Meatballs 230
The Cutest Ever Mini Meat Loaves 231
Beef Kofta with Tzatziki 232
Miso and Scallion Meatballs and Sushi Rice Dinner 234
Not-Really-Wendy's Chili 236
Real-Deal Texas Chili 237
French-Onion-Soup Meat Loaf 238
Barbecue Meat Loaf and Sour-Cream Mashed Potato Dinner 240
Ballpark Meat Loaf and Buttery Potato Dinner 241
Stuffed Cabbage 242
Un-Stuffed-Pepper Stew 244
Gingery Beef, Rice, and Scallion Casserole 245
Ground Beef and Eggplant Stew 246
Ground Beef, Dried Fig, and Jalapeno Picadillo 248
Good-for-What-Ails-You Beef and Stout Stew 250
Kalimotxo Beef Stew 252
Beef Enchilada Stew 254
Throwback Takeout Pepper Steak 255
Not-Really-Chipotle's Barbacoa Beef 256
Balsamic Beef Stew 258
Make-Your-Own-Curry Beef Stew 260
Braised Brisket 262
Dinner-Party-Worthy Corned Beef & Cabbage 264
Not-Really-P.F.-Chang's Mongolian Beef 266
Braised Beef Bottom Round with Tomatoes and Cinnamon 267
No-Brainer Orange Beef with Broccoli 268
Jalapeno-Braised Beef Bottom Round 270
Spicy-Sweet Beef Short Ribs 272
Sauerbraten-Style Tri Tip Roast 274
Tri Tip Stew with Mushrooms and Sour Cream 276
Tri Tip Kebabs with Easy Garlic Aioli 278
Tomatoey Sausage and Polenta Dinner 279
Osso Buco with Red Cabbage and Dill 280
Osso Buco with Fennel and Green Olives 282
Smoked Sausage and Lentil Stew 284
No-Brainer Pierogi and Sausage Salad 285
Pork Spiedies 286
Falling-off-the-Bone Pork Ribs 288
Sticky-Sweet Soy Pork Ribs 290
Honey-Orange Pork Ribs 292
Barbecue Country-Style Pork Ribs 294
Pork Tenderloins with Herbs and Garlic 296
Pork Tenderloins with Mushrooms and Cream 298
Pork Tenderloins with Spiced Cherry Sauce 300
Teriyaki Pork Tenderloin and Rice Dinner 302
Bone-in Pork Chop and Buttery Cauliflower Rice Dinner 303
Mini Lion's Head Meatballs with Steamed Bok Choy 304
Boneless Pork Loin Chops in a Creamy Mustard Sauce 306
Braised Pork T-Bone Chops with Artichokes 308
Oregano-and-Butter Pork Loin 309
Smoky Pulled Pork with Alabama White Sauce 310
Salty-Sweet Pulled Pork 312
No-Brainer Pork Posole 313
Lamb Gyros 314
Old-School Irish Lamb Stew 315
Spiced Lamb and White Bean Stew 316
Nonna-Worthy Braised Leg of Lamb 318
Smoky, Spicy, and Sweet Lamb Shanks 320
Orange-Sage Braised Lamb Shanks 322
Chapter 6 Sides, Grains, and Vegetable Mains
From-Scratch No-Cheat Hummus 326
Not-Really-Chili's Queso Dip 328
Perfect Grits Every Time 329
Cauliflower Cheese Grits 330
Butter and Herb Israeli Couscous 331
Buckwheat and Noodles 332
Home-Style Thanksgiving Dressing 333
No-Brainer Savory Cornbread Pudding 334
From-Scratch Holiday Green Bean Casserole 335
Artichoke and Spinach Casserole 336
Creamy Hominy and Cheese Casserole 337
No-Brainer Cauliflower Mash 338
Butter-Bathed Corn on the Cob 339
Cauliflower and Cheese Sauce 340
Mashed Butternut Squash 342
Stewed Beans and Greens 343
Easy Red Beans & Rice 344
Easy Barbecue Baked Beans 345
No-Brainer Chile and Cilantro Black Beans 346
Cheesy Baked Beans 347
Smashed Potatoes with Herbs and Butter 348
Leek and Buttermilk Mashed Potatoes 349
Scalloped Potatoes 350
Perfect Polenta Every Time! 351
Dal 352
Perfect Quinoa Every Time 354
Perfect White Rice Every Time 355
Perfect Brown Rice Every Time 356
Yellow Rice 357
Not-Really-Chipotle's Cilantro-Lime Rice 358
Coconut Rice 359
RisieBisi 360
Rice Pilaf with Mushrooms 361
Easy Dirty Rice 362
Smoky Brown Rice and Green Lentils 363
Butternut Squash Risotto 364
Lemon, Baby Kale, and Goat Cheese Risotto 365
Wheat Berry "Risotto" 366
Barley "Risotto" 368
No-Brainer Low-Carb Stuffed Peppers 369
Chile & Cheese Tamale Bites 370
Retried Bean Tamale Bites 372
Pumpkin Nut Chili 374
No-Brainer Burrito Dinner 375
Brown Rice Burritos 376
Black Bean Tortilla Casserole 377
Quinoa and Cauliflower Bowls 378
Curry-Spiced Butter Squash 379
Sweet Potato and Plantain Stew 380
Vegan Cassoulet 381
Vegan Pot Roast 382
Chapter 7 Desserts
Chocolate Fondue 386
Lemon Curd 387
Coconut Lime Curd 388
Not-Really-Cracker-Barrel's Cinnamon Apples 389
Spiced Poached Pears 390
Coconut Tapioca Pudding 392
True Rice Pudding 394
Chocolate Pots de Crème 395
White Chocolate Pots de Crème 396
Melted-Ice-Cream Crème Brûlee 397
Hazelnut Crème Caramel 398
Banana Bread Pudding 399
Cranberry-Nut Bread Pudding 400
Cherry-Vanilla-Ice-Cream Bread Pudding 401
Caramel and Chocolate Chip Bread Pudding 402
Peanut Butter Cheesecake 403
Salt Caramel Cheesecake 404
Butterscotch Cheesecake 405
Coconut Custard Cheesecake 406
Mini Double-Chocolate Cheesecakes 407
Mini Cheesecakes 408
Mini Ricotta Cheesecakes 410
Orange Ricotta Pudding Cake 412
Apricot-Almond Pudding Cake 413
Super Easy Caramel Lava Cakes 414
Classic Apple Cake 415
Cranberry-Nut Cake 416
Orange-Sour Cream Bundt 417
Spiced Pumpkin Bundt 418
Classic Carrot Cake 420
Melted-Vanilla-Ice-Cream Bundt 421
Cake-Mix Lemon Pound Cake 422
Cake-Mix Four-Chocolate Bundt 423
Cake-Mix Red Velvet Bundt 424
Cake-Mix Coconut Bundt 425
Cake-Mix Piña Colada Bundt 426
Cake-Mix Eggnog Bundt 427
Cake-Mix Cinnamon-Swirl Bundt 428
Cake-Mix Jelly Donut Bundt 429
Cake-Mix Banana Cake with Maple Glaze 430
Cake-Mix Peach Upside-Down Cake 432
Cake-Mix Melted-Ice-Cream Chocolate Cake 433
Cake-Mix Orange Layer Cake 434
Cake-Mix Carrot Layer Cake 435
Cake-Mix Mini Wedding Cake 436
Fudgy Brownie-Mix Bites 437
Vanilla-Peanut Butter Cake Bites 438
Pineapple Upside-Down Cake Bites 439
Chapter 8 The 10-Quart Bonanza: Meals and Desserts for the Biggest Instant Pot
Spaghetti for a Crowd 442
Lots and Lots of Mac & Cheese 443
Tuna Noodle Casserole for Days 444
Chickens (Plural!) for Dinner 445
Family-Size Chicken Stew with Mushrooms and Cream 446
Better-and Lots More-Chicken Marbella 448
A 9-Pound Capon Because You Can 450
Turkey Leg Cacciatore 452
Smoky Beef & Bean Chili (for a Horde) 453
Beef, Cranberry, and Root Vegetable Stew (for Everyone) 454
Alt the Midwestern Goulash 456
Holiday-Size Un-Stuffed-Cabbage Stew 457
Family-Size Southwestern Meat Loaf with Noodles 458
Crowd-Pleaser Barbecue-Style Braised Brisket 460
Big Pork Loin Dinner with Pears and Potatoes 461
Gather-Your-Family Chuck Roast with Coffee and Turnips 462
Gather-Your-Family Chuck Roast with Sweet Potatoes 464
Big Rump Roast with Horseradish and Brown Sugar 466
Yes, a Ham 468
A Whole Pork Shoulder 469
Braised Leg of Lamb with Couscous 470
A Pile of Lamb Shanks 472
A Pot of Artichokes 473
Stockpiled Wild and Brown Rice Pilaf 474
Enough Texas Caviar for the Campground 475
<>A Big Pot of Cheesy Cauliflower Mash 476
Cheesecake 17-10 477
Chocolate Malt Cheesecake for a Crowd 478
Full-Size Fluffernutter Cheesecake 479
Two-Layer German Chocolate Cake 480
Big Ol' Cake-Mix Vanilla-Malt Bundt 482
Full-Size Cake-Mix Maple-Peanut Butter Bundt 483
Cake-Mix Lemon-Poppy Seed Two-Layer Cake 484
Farewell & Thank You 485
Index 487
