Ordinary meatloaf becomes extraordinary when it's made with picante instead of tomato sauce. Served with roasted garlic potatoes, this dish is irresistible.
Cream cheese binds the filling and gives it a silky consistency. Look for red enchilada sauce in the Mexican food section of your supermarket. If you're unable to find soy crumbles, chop thawed veggie burgers to use in their place.
You can't go wrong with nachos. This twist on tradition manages to include crisp bacon and still be smarter than the original-with juicy chicken, brown rice and ripe tomatoes.
Remember the BBQ Chicken Braid? The possibilities of filling bread with magical ingredients has been on my mind ever since. The next step beyond the braid was inevitable since homemade pizza is such a staple around here: a changed-up calzone.
Serve a zesty chicken taco salad drizzled with a chipotle chile, cumin, and cilantro dressing. The smokiness of the chipotle brings out the rich flavors of the roasted chicken breasts.
Just the name of this meal conjures up extreme nostalgia for my college days. My roommates and I, eager to put our cooking skills to the test on our own, rotated dinner nights. There were some successes. And some not-so-successes.
Don't underestimate this pasta. It is ravishingly good. The roasted garlic transcends this pasta into deeply flavored deliciousness and the oven-roasted cauliflower is fantastic in it's own right. All of the components of the silky, bright sauce combine to make
