Barefoot Contessa Parties! Ideas and Recipes for Easy Parties by Ina Garten

In just over 35 minutes, you’ll have heaping bowls of equal parts broccoli and bow tie pasta, sprinkled with toasted pine nuts and freshly grated parmesan cheese. But when it comes to taste, it’ll exceed expectations. This broccoli with bow ties and peas dish may look simple and effortless - and that’s because it is. The kitchen will never smell better than after you’ve baked juicy chicken breasts for 30 to 40 minutes in a mixture of zesty lemon juice, white wine, minced garlic and herbs, like dried oregano and fresh thyme leaves. But when it comes time to cook, you’ll be in and out in a little over 30 minutes.Ī recipe from her 2016 cookbook, Cooking for Jeffrey, salmon tacos are an incredibly easy and deceiving way to give the kiddos what they want (tacos for dinner) and a healthier version of it, to boot, replacing ground beef with salmon. The hardest part about this hearty bolognese recipe is gathering the long list of herbs, spices and other ingredients. On nights when you and the fam are craving juicy burgers, continue driving past the fast food joint around the corner and pick up ground chuck and sirloin, blue cheese, tomatoes, arugula, steak sauce and a bag of hamburger buns, and spend 15 to 20 minutes making these Garten-approved blue cheese burgers.

Bake for 30 to 35 minutes, and voilà! You’ve officially leveled up. Next, you’ll combine the two, and add sliced tomatoes and butter-drenched bread crumbs atop. Using two types of cheese, gruyere and extra-sharp cheddar, you’ll start by boiling the macaroni, then begin making the cheese. Making mac ‘n’ cheese from scratch may seem intimidating, but use Garten’s fan-favorite recipe, and you’ll be surprised at how simple it actually is. The half-pound of butter doesn’t hurt, either. The noodles burst with black pepper lemon flavors. Sure, it looks unassuming and flavorless, but the kids - and you - will be pleasantly surprised. Behold, the 15-minute recipe that’ll save you on your busiest weeknight: lemon capellini.

Barefoot Contessa Parties! Ideas and Recipes for Easy Parties by Ina Garten