Here’s What to Cook Every Night This Week (November 16 – 22)
Say it ain’t so. It’s the last week before the holiday season officially begins, meaning it’s our final chance to chill before we start obsessing over gifts, cookie swaps, shopping lists and tablescapes 24/7. So, let’s treat ourselves before things ramp up. Here are seven quick, comforting dinners we plan on savoring every bite of this week.
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Shopping List
Produce
3 sweet onions
12 garlic cloves
4 pints sliced mushrooms
2 red onions
1 red bell pepper
1 piece fresh ginger
1 small head cauliflower
1 lime
12 ounces frozen peas
2 oranges
1 large bunch Swiss chard
3 celery stalks
8 ounces spinach
2 bunches scallions
1 bunch cilantro
2 bunches parsley
1 bunch broccoli rabe
1 bunch leeks
1 bunch rosemary
1 bunch thyme
Meat
1 pound ground Italian sausage
1 pound Italian sausage
5 eggs
1 rotisserie chicken
1 pound ground beef
Four 6-ounce cod fillets
Dairy
4 ounces grated Parmesan
8 ounces shredded mozzarella
1 stick unsalted butter
Grains
1 pound rigatoni
20 ounces ramen noodles
1 pound gnocchi
Steamed rice, for serving
Canned and Packaged Goods
One 16-ounce jar marinara sauce
36 ounces chicken broth
28 ounces beef broth
Red curry paste
One 14-ounce can coconut milk
One 28-ounce can chickpeas
2 sheets puff pastry
Pantry Ingredients: extra-virgin olive oil, salt, freshly-ground black pepper, soy sauce, chili powder, coriander, allspice, nutmeg, breadcrumbs, all-purpose flour, cayenne, red pepper flakes
Monday: The Ultimate Pasta Pie
Psst, want to know the secret to its shape? You can thank your trusty springform pan.
Tuesday: Rotisserie Chicken Ramen
This blows the microwave kind you lived on in college way, way out of the water.
Wednesday: Chickpea and Vegetable Coconut Curry
This dish is versatile enough to accommodate whatever sad-looking veggies you have hiding in your fridge.
Thursday: Swedish Meatballs
Sorry, IKEA. We’ll take it from here.
Friday: Pan-Fried Cod with Orange and Swiss Chard
Three cheers for citrus season. This dish is elegant enough to serve company, yet simple enough to enjoy solo.
Saturday: Skillet Gnocchi with Sausage and Broccoli Rabe
Buttery pasta, garlicky greens, savory sausage and all the cheese. Yup, it’s comfort food at its finest.
Sunday: Vegetable Wellington with Mushrooms and Spinach
This beauty is a labor of love—and well worth the 90-minute cooking time—making it the ideal Sunday afternoon project.
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