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Simmering a rotisserie bird with a handful of aromatics and ‘shroom stems beats boxed chicken stock any day.

Think of this effortless dish as a vehicle for peppery arugula—one of those rare salad greens we also dig when hot.

Why make a marinade and a dressing when you can make one tangy, spicy-sweet sauce that works as both?

Few ingredients have such a stellar deliciousness-to-affordability ratio, and the best part about starting a soup with dried beans is that they create their own incredibly savory broth as they cook.

Every cook should have at least one good dessert up their sleeve, and this classic, lightly-glazed lemon pound cake should be yours.

Olive oil works great in stir-fry recipes; its sharp grassy notes complement flavors like lemongrass and basil.

High heat and the simplest sauce ever make for roasted veggies that feel like a dish, not an afterthought.

And we mean lots.

This is one of those throw-together dinner recipes that relies on staples like canned beans and lemons; all you have to do is pick up the fish.

Call it cheating—we call it 30 minutes you don’t need to spend standing at the stove.

Crispy fried garlic on top, garlic oil leftover, and rice fried up in all of it. Garlic heaven.

This sheet-pan sausage dinner is here for you when doing a pile of dishes isn’t on your to-do list.

An herb-laced riff on aglio e olio, quick and easy.

Crusty, juicy sliced steak + a fully-loaded salad = what we want to eat most nights of the week, TBH.

A simple sauce of juicy, bursty cherry tomatoes (aka nature’s Gushers) that comes together in around 15 minutes.

The classic we all know and love—but better.

Leave scallions in the oven for about an hour to draw out their sweetness for a low-maintenance side dish.

Cinnamon lends additional sweetness to this savory jam, making it an excellent match with heavily spiced lamb or pork.

If you love hummus or baba ganoush, this dairy-free dip will become a new favorite.

A hands-off recipe you can use a thousand ways. Approximately.

How to pull off a weeknight roast chicken: Set it over a bed of peppers for a two-for-one deal.

Use this master formula as your guide—but feel free to get creative with the add-ins. A dried chile? Sure! A few sprigs of herbs from your windowsill? Why not?

This summer grain salad is extra tart due to lots of lemon juice. It can be served on its own or alongside creamy spreads or fatty pieces of meat.

When all the flavors meld, the mint transforms this dish into an addictive slaw that pairs well with fatty cuts of meat.