Weeknight Shortcut: Find Your Formula
Can't decide what to cook? These quick ideas will help you leverage what you have on hand so you can stop thinking—and start eating.
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Recipes by Lauren Schaefer
Bacon & Greens Pasta
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Start With Pasta
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Cooked pasta
+ A few slices of bacon, cooked and chopped
+ Kale, Swiss chard, or other greens, thinly sliced
+ A couple of garlic cloves, grated
Berry Easy Dessert
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Start With Yogurt
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Plain yogurt
+ Berries or other fresh fruit
+ Sugar
+ Your favorite cookies, crumbled
Broiled Veggie Flatbread
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Start With Puff Pastry
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A square of puff pastry, baked
+ Mushrooms or your favorite vegetables, sautéed
+ Gruyère or other melty cheese, grated
+ Fresh thyme or other herbs