A 40-minute nacho casserole combines seasoned ground beef, corn, salsa, and crushed tortilla chips under melted Colby cheese. The recipe serves six and provides 497 calories per serving, making it a quick option for weeknight dinners.
A 40-minute skillet recipe combines ground chicken, quinoa, and diced tomatoes with green chiles for a six-serving meal. The source reports it was taste-tested and accepted by a 3-year-old, with 275 calories and 30 grams of protein per serving.
A simple brown sugar and soy marinade, combined with sherry, cinnamon, and dried onion, is used to flavor pork tenderloins before grilling. The recipe requires 6 to 12 hours of refrigeration and yields four servings at 278 calories each.
A pork and black bean chili made with pork tenderloin, salsa, and three cans of black beans won third place in the St. Louis Slow Cooker Cook Off. The recipe requires about 10 minutes of prep and 8 to 10 hours of slow cooking, yielding eight servings at 245 calories each.
A family recipe passed down from a grandmother who cooked it for five children and later her grandchildren, this beef and noodles dish combines seared sirloin, onions, and egg noodles in a thyme-scented broth. It takes 20 minutes to prep and 1 hour 10 minutes to cook, serving four at 402 calories per serving.
This Mongolian beef recipe delivers a restaurant-style stir-fry in 35 minutes, using flank steak coated in cornstarch and fried until crisp, then tossed in a soy, brown sugar, garlic and ginger glaze with green onions. It serves four and is suggested over rice or soft rice noodles.
This recipe for asparagus and mozzarella stuffed chicken breasts takes 45 minutes total and serves two. It requires pounding chicken to 1/4-inch thickness, rolling in asparagus and cheese, and baking at 375 degrees F until the internal temperature reaches 165 degrees F.
This recipe layers browned breaded chicken over mushrooms in a 9x13-inch pan, tops it with mozzarella and chicken broth, and bakes it for 30 to 35 minutes. It serves four and takes 55 minutes total, including 15 minutes of prep and 40 minutes of cooking.
A slow cooker lemon chicken recipe seasons and browns chicken breasts, then simmers them with lemon juice, garlic, and bouillon for 3 hours on High or 6 hours on Low. The dish serves six and provides 30 grams of protein per serving, according to the recipe's stated nutrition facts.
This slow cooker chicken dressing combines cornbread, day-old bread, chicken breast, and cream of chicken soup for a hands-off holiday side. It serves 16 and cooks on low for 3 to 4 hours, with a total time of about 5 hours.