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.

By Alyse Whitney September 17, 2019

Recipes by Lauren Schaefer

Credit: Photography by Johnny Miller

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

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Start With Yogurt

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Plain yogurt
+ Berries or other fresh fruit
+ Sugar
+ Your favorite cookies, crumbled

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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