All-Time Best Dinners for Two by Cook's Illustrated Magazine

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    • Categories: Pies, tarts & pastries; Main course; Cooking for 1 or 2
    • Ingredients: refrigerated pie crust; carrots; celery; thyme; chicken broth; heavy cream; soy sauce; chicken breasts; frozen peas; parsley
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    • Categories: Pasta, doughs & sauces; Main course; Cooking for 1 or 2; Italian; American
    • Ingredients: canned tomatoes; basil; eggs; panko breadcrumbs; Parmesan cheese; chicken breasts; mozzarella cheese; Fontina cheese; spaghetti pasta
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    • Categories: Salads; Main course; Cooking for 1 or 2
    • Ingredients: eggs; oranges; sliced almonds; panko breadcrumbs; chicken breasts; baby spinach; shallots
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    • Categories: Main course; Cooking for 1 or 2; Italian
    • Ingredients: chicken cutlets; sage; prosciutto; shallots; dry vermouth; parsley
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    • Categories: Main course; Cooking for 1 or 2; Italian
    • Ingredients: chicken breasts; lemons; shallots; capers; parsley
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    • Categories: Main course; Cooking for 1 or 2
    • Ingredients: Parmesan cheese; cream cheese; basil; chicken breasts; carrots
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    • Categories: Sauces for poultry; Main course; Cooking for 1 or 2
    • Ingredients: chicken breasts; garlic; dry sherry; thyme
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    • Categories: Sauces for poultry; Main course; Cooking for 1 or 2
    • Ingredients: chicken breasts; thyme; shallots; pomegranate juice; balsamic vinegar
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    • Categories: Sauces for poultry; Main course; Cooking for 1 or 2
    • Ingredients: paprika; Cornish game hens; honey; apple cider vinegar; thyme
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    • Categories: Main course; Cooking for 1 or 2; Moroccan
    • Ingredients: lemons; garam masala; paprika; green olives; dried figs; chicken thighs; cilantro
    • Accompaniments: Simple white rice
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    • Categories: Main course; Cooking for 1 or 2; Chinese
    • Ingredients: soy sauce; Chinese rice wine; chicken thighs; fresh ginger; garlic; dried red pepper flakes; scallions; toasted sesame oil; Thai basil
    • Accompaniments: Simple white rice
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    • Categories: Stir-fries; Main course; Cooking for 1 or 2; Chinese
    • Ingredients: hoisin sauce; soy sauce; chile and garlic sauce; oranges; chicken breasts; toasted sesame oil; fresh ginger; broccoli; red peppers; scallions
    • Accompaniments: Simple white rice
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    • Categories: Stir-fries; Main course; Cooking for 1 or 2; Thai
    • Ingredients: basil; Thai chiles; fish sauce; oyster sauce; distilled vinegar; chicken breasts; shallots; dried red pepper flakes
    • Accompaniments: Simple white rice
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    • Categories: Sandwiches & burgers; Main course; Cooking for 1 or 2; Mexican
    • Ingredients: canned chipotle chiles in adobo sauce; cilantro; oranges; Worcestershire sauce; chicken breasts; yellow mustard; sour cream; corn tortillas
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    • Categories: Rice dishes; Stews & one-pot meals; Main course; Cooking for 1 or 2; Spanish
    • Ingredients: Valencia rice; chicken breasts; Spanish chorizo sausages; canned diced tomatoes; saffron; green olives; frozen peas
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    • Categories: Chili; Main course; Cooking for 1 or 2; American
    • Ingredients: hominy; chicken broth; poblano chiles; ground cumin; ground coriander; chicken breasts; tomatillo salsa; cilantro
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    • Categories: Pasta, doughs & sauces; Main course; Cooking for 1 or 2
    • Ingredients: ground turkey; panko breadcrumbs; basil pesto; canned crushed tomatoes; spaghetti pasta; basil; Parmesan cheese
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    • Categories: Stews & one-pot meals; Main course; Cooking for 1 or 2
    • Ingredients: beef sirloin steak tips; carrots; tomato paste; anchovies; thyme; dry red wine; beef broth; potatoes; frozen peas; soy sauce; parsley
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    • Categories: Stews & one-pot meals; Main course; Cooking for 1 or 2
    • Ingredients: white mushrooms; beef filets mignons; tomato paste; beef broth; brandy; soy sauce; wide egg noodles; sour cream; chives
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    • Categories: Dips, spreads & salsas; Main course; Cooking for 1 or 2
    • Ingredients: butter; tarragon; parsley; garlic; beef filets mignons; asparagus
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    • Categories: Main course; Cooking for 1 or 2
    • Ingredients: Parmesan cheese; parsley; thyme; beef filets mignons; panko breadcrumbs
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    • Categories: Sauces for meat; Main course; Cooking for 1 or 2; French
    • Ingredients: beef strip steaks; black peppercorns; shallots; brandy; heavy cream; chives
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    • Categories: Sandwiches & burgers; Main course; Cooking for 1 or 2; Mexican
    • Ingredients: beef flank steaks; limes; bell peppers; red onions; chile powder; ground cumin; hot sauce; flour tortillas
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    • Categories: Salads; Main course; Cooking for 1 or 2; Thai
    • Ingredients: rice vermicelli noodles; beef flank steaks; limes; fish sauce; red onions; cucumbers; cilantro; mint; Bibb lettuce; dry-roasted peanuts
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    • Categories: Stir-fries; Sauces for meat; Main course; Cooking for 1 or 2; Chinese
    • Ingredients: beef flank steaks; soy sauce; dry sherry; oyster sauce; rice vinegar; toasted sesame oil; black peppercorns; red peppers; green peppers; scallions; fresh ginger
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  • ISBN 10 1945256621
  • ISBN 13 9781945256622
  • Published Sep 04 2018
  • Format Hardcover
  • Page Count 192
  • Language English
  • Countries United States
  • Publisher America's Test Kitchen

Publishers Text

The experts at Cook's Illustrated are well-versed in what it takes to scale down recipes without sacrificing flavor. It turns out it's not as easy as simply cutting a recipe in half; recipes need to be entirely reworked--a challenge America's Test Kitchen has embraced and mastered. Here, we have gathered 75 of our best recipes to help small households get delicious dinners on the table every night.

Who better than America's Test Kitchen to help you cook dinner when there's just two of you? For decades, the rule of thumb for recipes has been "serves 4 to 6," or even more. But small households, newlyweds, empty nesters, college students, and other two-person families still want to cook great dinners without days of leftovers. The 75 appealing recipes in this book aren't just scaled down--they're re-engineered from the ground up using creative techniques. We take out all the guesswork so you're guaranteed perfect results every time. From cheesy Lasagna, which we cook in a loaf pan, to Juicy Pub-Style Burgers, where we grind the perfect amount of meat ourselves for optimal flavor, this collection truly represents the best dinners for two.


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