Dinner
Yellow Squash Casserole
This simple, creamy squash casserole with a crunchy breadcrumb topping is the perfect way to use up summer’s most bountiful vegetable.
Parmesan-Roasted Cauliflower
Cheese loves cauliflower, and cauliflower loves cheese right back. It’s a beautiful, symbiotic relationship, and we all win.
Tuna Noodle Casserole
This from-scratch tuna noodle casserole is creamy, flavorful, and really easy to throw together; it makes a crowd-pleasing weeknight dinner and even freezes well.
One-Pot Crispy Chicken Thighs With Puttanesca Green Beans
Chicken thighs are always delicious, but the briny olives and browned shallots turn these green beans into the star of the show.
Brown Sugar–Mustard Glazed Ham
A long-time favorite of Epicurious readers, this impressive holiday ham is glazed in caramelized brown sugar, honey, and mustard.
Baked Sweet Potatoes
This simple preparation of sweet potatoes can become the base for many lunches and weeknight meals.
Roasted Carrots and Parsnips With Honey
Roasted parsnips and carrots taste wonderful together, especially drizzled with a simple glaze.
A Week of Easy Dinners to Get You Back in the Cooking Groove
In our latest edition of Easiest Week Ever, we’re getting out of that summer cooking rut with some simple dinners that are perfect for September.
Butternut Squash and Apple Soup
Tart Granny Smith apples add zing to this earthy, creamy butternut squash soup, while a bit of bacon lends salty richness.
Juiciest Pork Tenderloin With Easy Honey-Mustard Sauce
The best method for truly juicy pork tenderloin is to first pan-sear it and then finish it in the oven.
Succotash
This succotash recipe has some bacon for heft and jalapeños for kick, plus fresh summer corn, lima beans, and okra.
Cheesy Corn Casserole With Crunchy Cracker Topping
This savory corn pudding is creamy and cheesy, with fresh corn kernels, celery, and onions throughout. A topping of buttery cracker crumbles adds crunch.
This Summer Meal Plan Lets Your Instant Pot Do All the Hard Work
Keep the oven off—but still eat well all week long, thanks to this Instant Pot meal plan.
Instant Pot Chogae Guksu (Cold Chicken Noodles)
Chogae guksu has a refreshing, cold broth, with chicken, veggies, and egg to make it a balanced meal.
Smoked Shrimp With Chile-Lime Dipping Sauce
Set out these smoked shrimp on a paper-lined picnic table, set a bowl of sauce in the middle, and go to town.
How to Boil Corn on the Cob
The best way to boil corn on the cob is to keep things simple so that nothing gets in the way of the vegetable’s sweet, summery flavor.
Zucchini and White Bean Caesar
Ribbons of raw zucchini take well to the Caesar treatment in this mostly no-cook summer dinner.
Maduros (Sweet Plantains)
Depending on their level of ripeness, plantains can be savory or sweet—for this sweet plantains recipe, look for mostly black ones.
Easy Pasta Salad
This easy pasta salad recipe will be the hit of your next potluck.
Chilaquiles Rojos
This chilaquiles recipe is the blueprint for one of my favorite comfort foods. It’s a great way to use up tortillas (or tortilla chips) that are past their optimal freshness.