One pan. Tons of veggies. Feeds a crowd. Great for any meal. This sheet pan veggie frittata ticks all the boxes. Mix everything together in a bowl, pour into a sheet pan and bake. 20 minutes later you have a delicious meal that’s also healthy!
Category: Easy Dinners
Crispy Sheet Pan Gnocchi and Bok Choy with Scallion Cream
One pan dinners can be game changer on busy weeknights but I often find the flavor and texture comes up short. Not this recipe! Roasting, frozen gnocchi, straight from the freezer, results in a crispy exterior and soft, pillowy interior. Everything gets coated with chili crunch oil and drizzled with a creamy yogurt sauce, adding…
Whipped Parsnips (instead of potatoes)
For a delicious twist on mashed potatoes use parsnips instead. Parsnips are in the carrot family and have a slightly sweet, spicy carrot flavor. I think of them as an old fashioned root vegetable but I would love to see them make their way on more dinner plates. Best when cooked, use them in soups,…
Turkey Piccata Meatballs
Meatballs are such a convenient little package of delicious protein. They are easy to make, can be batch cooked and frozen for future meals and can be made with a variety of ingredients for lots of flavor combinations. Chicken piccata is such a classic dish so when I stumbled on this recipe for piccata meatballs,…
Chickpea Noodle Soup
This is an intensely flavorful vegan alternative to chicken soup. The combination of miso, nutritional yeast and ginger makes a fragrant broth and the chickpeas add texture as both a crunchy garnish and creamy soup component. If you watching your sodium intake, be careful of the type of noodles you buy. The original recipe called…
Chicken Marbella
The briny-sweet combination of prunes, capers and olives is what makes this dish so special. I was introduced to the original recipe from Julee Rosso and Sheila Lukin’s The Silver Palate cookbook back in the early 80’s and it has been my “go to” recipe when I need an easy, yet impressive, meal for family…
Happy New Year with Pork and Sauerkraut
For many families, pork and sauerkraut is a traditional New Year’s day meal. I can’t remember a New Year’s day without it. I make this dish once a year using a lean pork loin instead of a pork roast and add onions and apples to cut the saltiness of the kraut.
Pan-Seared Tofu with a Sweet and Sour Sticky Glaze
Firm tofu gets coated in cornstarch then pan-seared until browned on both sides. The sweet and sour sauce gets added to the seared tofu and as it sizzles in the hot pan, it creates a thick, glossy glaze that adheres to the tofu. This is a fast and easy way to make intensely flavored tofu…
Simply Delicious Fish and Fennel Stew
Satisfying meals don’t have to include countless ingredients. A couple of pantry staples and a few fresh finds can make for a delicious dish. I presented a cooking workshop featuring five-ingredient meals where the participants learned how to cook fast and healthy recipes consisting of five ingredients or less. Here’s a sample of one of…
Harissa Scrambled Tofu with a Refreshing Cucumber Salad
I was thrilled to discover Yotam Ottolenghi’s cookbook, Ottolenghi Simple. The recipes in this book are designed to keep the ingredient lists short and cooking techniques simple. This recipe is a vegetarian twist on scrambled eggs. As he mentions in the recipe, double or triple the harissa onions because they keep in the fridge for…
Roasted Curried Cauliflower and Egg Salad
If you’re getting bored with typical salads, try this flavorful combination of roasted cauliflower, hard boiled eggs in a curried yogurt dressing. It’s another winner from Yotam Ottolenghi’s cookbook, Ottolenghi Simple.
Baked Feta and Tomatoes (TikTok pasta) over Bucatini
Most of us have heard of, watched, and maybe even made this TikTok recipe. I wanted to lighten it up. The original version uses way too much feta cheese. A serving of the TikTok pasta is packing your arteries with a 1/2 block of feta cheese which is 4 ounces! That’s enough cheese for 4…
Judy Matusky, RDN, LDN 