Carne means meat (but often is used to refer to beef), and guisada means stew. This flavorful Mexican beef stew is perfect for serving over rice or with tortillas. Its wonderful aroma as it simmers in the slow cooker will have you anxiously awaiting dinnertime.
Carne Guisada for the Instant Pot
This flavorful Mexican beef stew is perfect for serving over rice or with tortillas.
Pasta with Homemade Pesto
Homemade pesto can be made in the time it takes for the pasta to boil, so this is really a quick stovetop meal.
How to Make Homemade Pesto
Keeping fresh basil on hand makes homemade pesto easy. Basil is the basis for pesto, and using fresh basil that you have just cut from the stem makes your pesto incredibly flavorful. If you are serving pesto with pasta, the pesto can be made in the time it takes for the pasta to boil, so this is really a quick stovetop meal. Pesto freezes well, so it's easy to make a bulk batch and keep it on hand in the freezer.
Chicken Tetrazzini
Rich and creamy Chicken Tetrazzini is a colorful and tasty weeknight dinner. Using cooked chicken from the freezer makes stovetop meals, soups, and casseroles like this tasty Chicken Tetrazzini a snap to prepare. Canned soups ease the prep time, but a homemade white sauce and sautéed mushrooms can be used in place of the soups if you prefer.
Quick Lemony Pasta with Chicken
If you have cooked chicken on hand, this dish can be on the table in the time it takes to boil the pasta. Its lemony flavor is a perfect complement to the pasta and chicken. It is a terrific dish to have in your list of quick dishes to make at the last minute because you can keep all of the ingredients on hand in the pantry or freezer.
Taco Meatloaf
Try this Tex-Mex twist on meatloaf that uses taco seasoning and crushed taco shells. You could add shredded Pepper Jack cheese for an even tastier result!
Franks and Beans (Beans and Weenies)
Our baked version of franks and beans in a rich, homemade sauce is loved by adults and kids alike. Kid-friendly, easy, and with fantastic flavor, this beans and weenies recipe is for the dish you love, but better! Baking brings out all the mouth-watering flavors of this yummy family favorite.
Slow Cooker Beef and Mushrooms
Slow cooker recipes are a great way to make a low stress dinner at home. It shouldn't take more than 5 minutes to put the ingredients for this flavorful dish into the slow cooker in the morning, and when you get home all you need to do is cook the egg noodles and heat up a side or throw a salad together for a full meal.
Vegetable Stromboli
I love recipes like this because they are so easily adapted to what you have on hand. There are so many combinations that would be good—mix it up by using leftover meat or spinach instead of the vegetables listed, or try swapping out different cheeses. Anytime you can reduce waste by using leftovers instead of throwing them away, you save money.