Chip-Crusted Oven-Fried Catfish
This simple meal of salt and vinegar chip-crusted catfish is quick to prepare, inexpensive and delicious.
Penne with Roasted Cauliflower and Garlic-Bacon Crumbs
Roasted fresh cauliflower, tomatoes and scallions combine with toasted garlic-bacon breadcrumbs and freshly cooked penne for a yummy one-dish meal.
Sesame Noodles with Crisp Cabbage and Edamame
A combination of whole wheat spaghetti, fresh cabbage, carrots, scallions and shelled edamame makes an easy meatless meal.
Open-Faced Eggplant and Prosciutto Sandwich
An open-faced sandwich made from roasted eggplant, fresh spinach, tomatoes, prosciutto and creamy melted Muenster cheese makes a really satisfying meal.
Garlic, Ginger Pork and Noodles
Try a quick, easy and economical Chinese-style stir fry of pork and mushrooms flavored with garlic, ginger and scallions and served over whole wheat spaghetti or lo mein noodles.
Pan Grilled Sausage and Pepper Burgers
Take a break from classic beef to give these Italian sausage burgers topped with roasted red peppers, onions, tomatoes and mozzarella cheese a try.
Chicken, Genoa, Green Olive and Tomato Melt
For this yummy hot sub, we sauteed chicken cutlets with garlic and onion, sliced and tossed them with thin sliced Genoa salami, green olives and a splash of balsamic vinegar. Then we stuffed our hoagie rolls added fresh tomato and provolone cheese and popped them under a broiler.
Cornmeal Crusted Catfish with Peach-Onion Jam
Fried catfish fillets, crusted with cornmeal, smoked paprika and cayenne and served with an easy peach-onion jam cover all the flavor bases - spicy, sweet, smoky and just a little bit salty.
Rigatoni alla Puttanesca
Puttanesca is a pungently flavored pasta sauce is made with tomatoes, black olives, capers and anchovies. Serve it with any cut of pasta you choose, add a salad, and perhaps a little garlic bread, and you have a satisfying, quick meal.
Noodles with Spicy, Sweet and Sour Eggplant Sauce
Whole grain thin spaghetti has a nutty taste and firm texture that pairs well with this sweet, spicy and sour Asian-style eggplant sauce.
Orecchiette with Savoy Cabbage and Bacon
This delicious combination of sweet caramelized cabbage, smoky bacon and tender pasta can be served as a main dish or a pasta course.
Peasant-Style Chicken and Sausage Soup
This is a hearty soup that combines boneless chicken thighs, Italian sausage, mushrooms, spinach and elbow macaroni to make an easy, economical one-pot meal.
