Philly Cheesesteak Egg Rolls are crispy fried egg rolls filled with seasoned ground beef, sautéed onion, green bell pepper, and melted American cheese. They have the familiar beef-and-cheese flavors of a cheesesteak wrapped inside a crunchy shell that works well for parties, game day, or an easy appetizer dinner. I like using ground beef here because it keeps the filling ...

Slow Cooker Beef Barley Soup with Mushrooms is a hearty crockpot soup made with chuck roast, carrots, celery, onion, mushrooms, pearl barley, beef base, and garlic. This version is different from the tomato-and-mixed-vegetable barley soup on the site: it is mushroom-forward, brothier, and built almost entirely in the slow cooker. Why This Slow Cooker Beef Barley Soup Works Chuck roast ...

Best Steak Marinade is a bold, savory mixture of soy sauce, olive oil, fresh lemon juice, Worcestershire sauce, garlic, basil, parsley, and white pepper. It comes together in a blender in less than a minute and gives steak plenty of flavor before it hits the grill or skillet. I like this marinade because it has a good balance of salt, ...

If you love classic pecan pie but wish it had a deeper, richer chocolate flavor, this Chocolate Fudge Pecan Pie gives you the best of both desserts in one slice. The filling bakes into a dense, fudgy chocolate center filled with toasted pecans and tucked inside a flaky pie crust. Add a scoop of vanilla ice cream, and you have ...

Easy Homemade Vegetable Soup is a light, simple soup made with carrots, onion, garlic, cabbage, green beans, zucchini, tomato paste, basil, oregano, and broth. It is quick enough for a weeknight and flexible enough to work with vegetable, chicken, or beef broth depending on what you have on hand. Why This Vegetable Soup Is Useful This is the kind of ...

Cracker Barrel Broccoli Cheddar Chicken is an easy copycat-style dinner with chicken, broccoli, cheddar sauce, and buttery Ritz crackers. Everything bakes in one dish. That makes it a useful recipe for busy nights when I want a warm chicken dinner with very little stovetop work. The texture is what makes this dish work. The chicken cooks under a creamy cheese ...

Banana Chocolate Chip Bread is a soft, moist quick bread made with ripe bananas, butter, cinnamon, and plenty of semisweet chocolate chips. It is an easy way to use bananas that have become too ripe for snacking, and it works just as well for breakfast as it does for dessert. The bananas provide most of the moisture, while softened butter ...

Old Fashioned Cabbage Rolls are one of those dinners that reward a little hands-on prep. Tender cabbage leaves are wrapped around seasoned ground beef and cooked rice, then baked slowly in tomato sauce until the rolls are soft, saucy, and easy to cut with a fork. The rolling takes a few minutes, but none of the steps are difficult. The ...

Old-Fashioned Potato Soup with Evaporated Milk is the kind of simple stovetop soup I like to keep in the recipe box because it does not need broth, heavy cream, bacon, or a long list of seasonings. Russet potatoes, onion, celery, butter, flour, water, and evaporated milk come together into a creamy bowl of comfort food using ingredients that are easy ...

Instant Pot Beef Burgundy Stew is a rich pressure-cooker dinner made with chuck roast, mushrooms, bacon, onions, carrots, celery, beef broth, tomato paste, and dry red wine. The pressure cooker gives the beef a long-braised texture in much less time than a traditional stovetop stew. The beef is browned first, which adds flavor to the pot before the vegetables and ...

Beef Zucchini Enchiladas wrap thin zucchini ribbons around seasoned ground beef, then bake them with red enchilada sauce and melted cheese for an easy vegetable-forward dinner. ...

Chocolate Rice Krispie Balls are no-bake peanut butter candies made with crisp rice cereal, shredded coconut, chopped pecans, and a smooth chocolate coating. The centers are chewy, crunchy, and nutty, while the chocolate shell gives them a rich finish. This is a good make-ahead treat for holidays, cookie trays, parties, or gifting because the centers need time to chill before ...

Vegetable Cabbage Soup with Tomato Juice is a simple, vegetable-packed soup made with cabbage, carrots, onions, tomatoes, green beans, bell peppers, celery, tomato juice, and broth. It has a light tomato-forward broth, plenty of tender vegetables, and the kind of straightforward flavor I like when I want a big pot of soup without a lot of prep. This version uses ...

Classic chocolate chip cookies with crisp golden edges, soft centers, semisweet chocolate chips, and optional walnuts. No chilling is required. ...

Chicken Pot Pie is classic comfort food made with tender chicken, carrots, peas, celery, and a creamy homemade sauce tucked between two flaky pie crusts. The filling is rich without being overly heavy, and the top crust bakes until golden while the sauce bubbles underneath. This version starts with raw cubed chicken breast, not shredded rotisserie chicken. The chicken cooks ...