Pork

Full-on explosive flavor in under an hour.

Instead of using one larger bone-in pork loin roast, this recipe calls for two smaller ones. This allows for more exposed surface areas, which decreases cooking time and develops a delicious golden brown crust.

This traditional Italian braised pork roast may not be one of the most photogenic dishes you’ll ever make, but it sure is one of the tastiest.

Tender, succulent ribs that spent 9 minutes under pressure and then hit the grill. Weeknight ribs are in your future.

Pounding the meat both tenderizes it and allows for a very quick cook time: a win-win for weeknight dinner.

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This slow-cooker version of the Philly classic has all the makings of a great sandwich: sharp provolone, garlicky broccoli rabe, and lots of jus from the pork for dipping.

Bone-in pork shoulder is one of the least expensive, party-friendly animal proteins you can buy. This recipe will feed 10—with leftovers!

Instead of just using plain rice, make your own medley! Try a mix of white rice, millet, and/or quinoa, which all cook in about the same time. You can also sub kale for the Napa cabbage.

Think of this as the weeknight version of a classic Italian porchetta—it's not traditional, but it sure is delicious.

Give your knife a few swipes on the sharpener and try to slice the grilled tenderloin as thinly as possible (think roast beef from the deli). It’ll make these open-faced pork sandwiches a lot easier to eat and such a difference in texture.

This all-purpose sauce will go with any protein and doubles as a great dressing for summer salads.

In the time it takes for a rib eye to cook, rest, and slice, you can fire up thin-cut pork chops, eat, and binge season 5 of The Americans.

No tough strips of dry meat here.

A pork cutlet (katsu) is a perfect pairing, but you can substitute chicken instead.

Rather than marinating ahead of time, which, let’s face it, doesn’t work on weeknights, we came up with a citrus-mustard-cilantro dressing that bathes the chops in punchy flavor.

Instead of chicken, this curry recipe is really good with boneless pork chops. Cut into ½" pieces and proceed as written. Check out step-by-step photos here.

Spicy, mouth-tingling, porky: Those are the words you’ll be using to describe this tofu recipe.

For a real taste of Joffrey’s gamey pigeon pie, use squab instead of chicken. Have a sword handy for slicing into it! Also check out our other GoT-inspired recipes.

Puntarelle refers to the bitter inner stalks of the Catalonian chicory (Belgian endive and radicchio are close cousins). Reserve the white stalks for another use—they’re great in a crunchy salad.