Shredded Brussels sprouts are the new coleslaw, teamed up here with sweet cranberries and tangy feta cheese. Earthy quinoa cooks up so quickly it’s easy to make a small amount for coating tender chicken breasts—a nice counterpoint to the crunch of the salad. Bake Your Day created this recipe from an ingredient list submitted by Tanah B., who was a finalist in the Just Bare Chicken +5 Ingredient Challenge.
This dish is impressive and easy—and can grace both a weeknight or celebration table. Serve with a garlicky wild rice pilaf that has sautéed butternut squash and chopped winter kale stirred into it.
For a speedy after-work dinner, get the chicken marinating before you leave the house in the morning. Fragrant jasmine rice rounds out a simple menu—freeze the leftover coconut milk in an ice cube tray to use in a future curry supper. Add a salad of thinly sliced cucumbers or a quick Napa cabbage slaw.
Use a super hot skillet and don’t over crowd the pan, so the chicken gets beautifully browned. Then make the sauce in the same pan—efficiency at its finest!
This 5-ingredient recipe was created by Eric G. and was selected as a runner-up in the Just Bare® Just 5 Cooking Challenge in 2011.
If you’d prefer to have chunks of chicken stirred into the macaroni, cut them into ½-inch pieces before cooking.
Meatballs in a savory herbal cream sauce are a favorite food in Sweden, as part of annual midsummer celebrations. Take advantage of seasonal fresh herbs to flavor the creamy gravy-style sauce that complements tender chunks of chicken—a quicker take on making meatballs. Serve a bowlful as part of a buffet.
Baby artichokes are really fully grown, just smaller when ready to be harvested. They are a great source of vitamin C, folate, fiber, and minerals—in addition to being beautiful and a seasonal treat. Try to find dandelion greens, too, as they have a fleeting season.
Look for corn masa flour in the baking aisle, where it usually sits next to coarser cornmeal. Masa, a finer grind of corn that is treated with lime, is used to make corn tortillas but also makes terrific dumplings. The ingredient list might look long, but most are in your pantry waiting to be transformed into this warming stew—a fun twist on a classic that reflects a new region of American cooking.
This is a perfect dish for a more intimate holiday supper. Enjoy with a lively rich chardonnay or Fume Blanc!