Hero Dinners: Complete One-Pan Meals That Save the Day by Marge Perry and David Bonom

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  • Spinach, egg, and fruited quinoa bowl

    • MollyB on January 25, 2020

      Very good, healthy, and pretty easy. I loved the technique of cooking quinoa in the oven! The only change I made was using tart cherries in place of the cranberries, which worked well. This will definitely go into the rotation as a meat-free weeknight meal.

  • Orzo with pan-roasted cherry tomatoes, olives, and feta

    • MollyB on January 25, 2020

      Easy and delicious weeknight meal, even with fairly blah mid-winter tomatoes. Looking forward to trying it with ripe summer tomatoes.

  • Skillet linguine with white clam sauce

    • bching on December 01, 2020

      My family liked this although no more than the NYT clam sauce I usually make. This one's a bit oversold, IMO: lots of prep and cleanup and you need a HUGE restaurant size skillet to make it unless you break the linguine in half.

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    An interview with the author and a recipe from the book.

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    Dinner time just got a whole lot easier with complete one-pan meals.

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  • ISBN 10 0062856065
  • ISBN 13 9780062856067
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  • Published Apr 02 2019
  • Format Hardcover
  • Page Count 288
  • Language English
  • Countries United States
  • Publisher William Morrow

Publishers Text

A one-stop resource for amazingly delicious complete meals made in just a single skillet or sheet pan, created by the food-world favorite husband-and-wife team who develop recipes for all the major magazines.

Even if you love to cook, the last thing you want to do at the end of a long day is wash a sink full of pots and pans. Hero Dinners gives you the superpower to make delicious, well-balanced meals using fresh, wholesome ingredients—all in just one sheetpan or skillet. The wizardry behind these complete meals is in super smart, innovative— and simple!—techniques that ensure you won’t end up with muddled flavors and textures. With these inventive recipes, you’ll maximize the impact of each and every ingredient and flavor. And every recipe truly makes a complete meal, including protein and a vegetable or grain—and usually both.

In clear, easy-to-follow instructions, cooking experts Marge Perry and David Bonom show you how to magically elevate commonplace ingredients into delicious meals you’ll make again and again. Sometimes the “magic” lies in respecting the inherently good flavors of the ingredients, as in bronzino roasted with orange slices, drizzled with a simple caper vinaigrette and accompanied by crisp roast potato slices layered with tomato and fennel. Other times, savvy use of interesting condiments, such as Moroccan harissa paste or pomegranate molasses, lend robust flavor with very little work.

Hero Dinners includes 100 one-pan meals you can feel good about eating and feeding to your family, including:

  • Ancho Chili Chicken Pot Pie with Cornbread Biscuit Topping
  • Peruvian Chicken with Purple Potatoes, Brussels Sprouts and Aji Verde Sauce
  • Salmon with Ginger Tomato Jalapeno Sauce and Zucchini Couscous
  • Sheetpan Ooey Gooey Mac and Cheese
  • Southern Style Smothered Pork Chops with Collard Greens and Grits
  • Rigatoni with Meat Sauce
  • Lemon Chicken with Orzo and Artichokes
  • Sheetpan Pizza with Soft Eggs, Asparagus, and Peas
  • Gochujang Skirt Steak with Scallion Polenta and Broccoli
  • Apricot Honey Glazed Spareribs with Smash-Roasted Potatoes
  • Skillet Lasagna with Caramelized Onions and Spinach

A mouthwatering color photo accompanies every recipe, and the book is peppered with dozens of incredibly useful tip boxes to help cooks shave time or calories; learn about ingredients and substitutions; and get even more efficient in the kitchen. Hero Dinners is your powerful everyday mealtime solution: armed with the recipes in this book, you truly do make Hero Dinners.



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