Dinner Victories

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Dinner Victories

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A bowl of Cajun Crawfish Etouffee with rice on the side.
Crawfish Etouffee with a Golden Roux

A golden butter-and-flour roux thickens the stock around crawfish tails and diced vegetables. Check whether the crawfish package contains raw or cooked tails before choosing the final temperature. Rice is prepared separately for serving.

A bowl of creamy angel chicken pasta.
Creamy Angel Chicken Pasta with Baked Chicken Breasts

Angel chicken pasta pairs oven-baked chicken breasts with a sauce made from butter, Italian dressing mix, condensed mushroom soup, broth, and chive cream cheese. Bake the chicken at 325°F until the thickest centers reach 165°F, then serve it with freshly boiled angel hair. Allow about 70 minutes or longer depending on breast thickness; pasta cooks near the end.

A close up of a delicious looking casserole.
Creamy Chicken Casserole with Bacon and Cracker Topping

Cooked chicken, condensed soup and two cheeses bake beneath a buttered cracker crust. Have the bacon cooked before mixing the filling so it can be divided deliberately between the casserole and topping if desired. Check the hot center before serving, even when the crackers look done.

A plate of food with rice and cheese.
Creamy French Onion Beef and Rice Casserole

This French onion casserole bakes uncooked long-grain white rice with browned beef, condensed mushroom soup and condensed onion soup. Mozzarella goes on only after the rice softens. The covered stage cooks the grain; the uncovered stage melts the topping, so a golden surface is not the first doneness test.

A bowl of white chicken chili.
Creamy White Chicken Chili with Beans

Cooked chicken, white beans and corn make this cream-cheese chili substantial without a long simmer. Mash part of the beans before they enter the pot to add body without transferring hot soup to a blender. Add lime and cilantro after the chicken is thoroughly reheated.

A crockpot filled with pasta and meatballs.
Crockpot Pasta and Meatballs with a Stovetop Start

This crockpot pasta and meatballs recipe uses a stovetop start: heat fully cooked meatballs in marinara, boil the rigatoni separately, then combine the hot food in a preheated slow cooker with mozzarella. The cooker keeps the meal ready for serving; it does not cook frozen meatballs or dry pasta in a short cycle. Allow about 40–55 minutes, with time adjusted to the meatball package directions.

A plate of bacon-stuffed chicken with a creamy sauce.
Doritos Chicken with Turkey Bacon and Cheese Filling

This recipe fills chicken breasts with cream cheese, Cheddar and cooked turkey bacon, then coats them with flour, egg and crushed Nacho Cheese Doritos. It is a stuffed whole-breast preparation rather than a shredded-chicken casserole. The coating can brown before the filling heats through, so its appearance is only one part of the finish check.

A bowl of food with salmon, rice, and vegetables.
Fig-Glazed Salmon Bowls with Mango Salsa

Fig spread, soy sauce and rice vinegar make the glaze for this roasted salmon bowl. Reserve a clean portion before brushing the fish, then serve it with mango salsa and cooked jasmine rice. The sauce is fig-based rather than bottled sweet chili sauce.

A bowl of French onion beef noodles.
French Onion Beef and Noodles with Slowly Braised Beef

French onion beef and noodles needs two different cooking schedules: stew beef requires time to become tender, while egg noodles cook much faster. Do not add both and expect a twenty-minute simmer to suit them. This method braises the beef first and boils the noodles separately, so the pasta does not soften while the meat finishes.

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