This hearty stew is a spin on a classic Italian pasta e fagioli, or “pasta and beans.” Here we swap cheese tortellini in for the pasta and then bulk it up with wilted kale and fennel-y crumbled sausage. The aromatic tomato broth is enhanced with a little cream right before serving, for a soup that will warm you on any chilly night.
Entrées
Creamy Tortellini e Fagioli
Grilled Turkey & Poblano Quesadillas with Avocado Crema
We love a fun, fresh Thanksgiving leftover idea. Here, we combine shredded turkey, pepper Jack cheese, roasted poblanos, charred scallions and cilantro in a crispy grilled tortilla.
Cheesy Waffle Strata with Maple-Black Pepper Bacon
This savory breakfast casserole is an excellent make-ahead dish for your next brunch.
Hot Honey Chicken Wings
Hot honey is our newest obsession and we’re drizzling it on everything. Here we harness its spicy-sweet magic and brush it on chicken wings as they’re charred up on the grill.
Peanut Noodles with Shaved Cucumber and Beef
Creamy and crunchy, these chilled peanut noodles are one of our go-to weeknight meals!
Summer Pasta Salad with Chicken and Grilled Peaches
This gorgeous pasta salad is the epitome of summer! Juicy grilled peaches, fresh herbs, colorful vegetables, mozzarella and cavatappi pasta are tossed with John Soules Foods’ Grilled Chicken Breast Strips. The result is a healthy grill side that comes together quickly. Serve as a light summer dinner with a chilled bottle of wine or bring to your next backyard cookout.
Chunky Avocado Salad with Kimchi Vinaigrette
The star of this colorful, crunchy summer salad is the kimchi blender dressing. When you have good kimchi, this dressing doesn’t need much else. We like to use Small Town Cultures’s turmeric kimchi for its bright acidity, pleasant funk and the lovely yellow color that the turmeric and carrots give the final vinaigrette. This dressing […]
Grilled Shrimp Skewers with Old Bay Butter
This quick-and-easy grill recipe delivers the flavors of a classic shrimp boil in a convenient summer-ready skewer.
“Naked” Chile Rellenos with Cherry Tomato-Avocado Salsa
These chile rellenos get their name because they’re roasted and stuffed before baking in a smoky tomato sauce. No breading, no frying. The result is a lightened-up spin on one of our favorite Mexican dishes where the chiles really get to shine.
Sweet & Spicy Big Red Baby Back Ribs
Using soda as a sweet profile for meats is nothing new, but picking the right flavor (and color!) combos can give you incredible results, like this Big Red BBQ Rib Glaze. There’s an entire 20oz bottle that has been reduced and cooked down to just half a cup of delicious syrup. Pro tip: you may […]
Baked Italian Beef Sliders
These over-the-top sliders come together in under 30 minutes thanks to John Soules Foods’ Sliced Beef Steak. The extra-thin, tender beef is piled on cushy buns and topped with all of the fixins of a Chicago-style Italian beef hoagie.
Central Market’s breakfast strata for holidays
This is a delicious dish! Don’t think it’s just for breakfast – it’s great for any meal. Chef extraordinaire Mary Martini at Central Market’s Cooking School gave me this recipe. You can use whatever combination of ingredients you like, and you can make it ahead of time and pop it in the oven the day […]
Big shrimp with Armenian pesto from Les Dames d’Escoffier
Everyone needs a blockbuster way of preparing the iconic big shrimp, all rosey with tails still protruding, to star as an appetizer, to dress up soups and salads, or to just fill the entrée bill with high style. Here’s the way Los Angeles Dame Zov Karamardian – restaurateur, chef, and cookbook author – prepares them. […]
Orange Chicken with Smashed Cucumber Salad
John Soules Foods’ crispy orange chicken tastes just like your favorite Chinese take-out! Here we turn them into a healthy weeknight dinner with a crunchy smashed cucumber and orange salad and steamed brown rice.
