Cook's Illustrated Magazine Special Issue: Make-Ahead Recipes (2013)

  • Spice-rubbed picnic chicken

    Spice-rubbed picnic chicken (page 5)

    from Cook's Illustrated Magazine Special Issue: Make-Ahead Recipes (2013) Cook's Illustrated Magazine Special Issue

    • Categories: Main course; Cooking ahead; Picnics & outdoors
    • Ingredients: chicken pieces; chile powder; paprika; ground cayenne pepper
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  • Published May 01 2013
  • Format Magazine
  • Page Count 64
  • Language English
  • Countries United States
  • Publisher America's Test Kitchen

Publishers Text

Make-ahead recipes have enormous appeal any time of year, but the warmer months practically demand recipes that don't take away from our time outdoors. These 65+ recipes offer foolproof options for many kinds of dishes, from before dinner treats like Cocktail Crab Cakes and Cheese Puffs, to main dishes like Spice-Rubbed Picnic Chicken, Slow-Cooker Pork Pot Roast and Baked Tortellini Casserole with Peas, Radicchio, and Bacon (use our pick for best-tasting frozen tortellini in this one).

You'll also get recipes for Mango and Avocado Salad, Green Beans with Bistro Mustard Vinaigrette, and All American Potato Salad. Make breakfast treats at night so your morning is carefree whether you have guests or not; Sticky Buns from the Freezer and the Best Blueberry Scones are test kitchen favorites. After dinner, serve a special dessert you've made ahead of time, like Icebox Lemon Cheesecake, the Best Strawberry Cream Cake, or Classic Panna Cotta.

You'll also get Quick Tips for streamlining kitchen tasks, and our recommendations for the best performing plastic wrap, garlic presses, colanders, instant-read thermometers, and silicone spatulas, and the best-tasting penne, milk chocolate chips, diced tomatoes, Panko bread crumbs, frozen peas, and supermarket bacon.

Foolproof make-ahead recipes are a busy cook's best friend; rely on these Cook's Illustrated recipes for lots of flavor without before-the -meal fuss and stress about whether it "will turn out right." Bring on the warm weather and the special dishes made for long days spent with family and friends (and not stuck alone in the kitchen!). They'll wonder where you found the time to cook.

Additional recipes include:

  • All-American Meat Loaf
  • Make-Ahead Creamy Spinach Dip with Feta and Garlic
  • Beef Empanadas
  • Couscous with Tomato, Scallions, and Lemon
  • Chicken Tortilla Casserole
  • Crispy Chicken Nuggets (with 3 easy sauces)
  • Skillet Turkey Pot Pie
  • Creamy Make-Ahead Polenta
  • Ultimate Vegetable Torta
  • Make-Ahead Rice Pilaf
  • Scoop-and-Bake Dinner Rolls
  • Maple-Glazed Butterscotch Icebox Cookies
  • Easy Chocolate Pudding.