Quick-Fix Entrées for Entertaining

Cilantro Flank Steak

Fresh cilantro gives great flavor to this flank steak. You won't need much else besides cilantro, garlic, and seasoning making this an easy but delicious weeknight meal.

• Recipe: Cilantro Flank Steak

Turkey Piccata

For a savory, citrus-fresh meal, cook flour-dredged turkey cutlets in a hot skillet and top with a simple lemon-white wine sauce and salty capers. Garnish with fresh parsley.

• Recipe: Turkey Piccata

Almond-Crusted Tilapia

If you don't have a skillet large enough to hold all the fillets without overlapping, we recommend cooking them in batches. You can substitute catfish, flounder, or orange roughy for tilapia.

• Recipe: Almond-Crusted Tilapia recipe

Shrimp Scampi

Lemon and garlic combine with delicate angel hair pasta and mild-flavored shrimp for a refreshing and quick pasta supper. Buy peeled and deveined shrimp at the grocery store to cut prep time.

• Recipe: Shrimp Scampi

Tuscan Pork Chops

These seared pork chops are topped with fresh homemade tomato sauce. Serve with roasted potatoes.

• Recipe: Tuscan Pork Chops

Italian Sirloin Steaks

With a little help from the grill, pulling off an enchanting evening in your own backyard has never been easier. These Italian Sirloin Steaks flavored with garlic, oregano, basil and parsley can be marinated the night before and grilled when it's time to eat.

• Recipe: Italian Sirloin Steaks
  

Pronto-Stuffed Pasta Shells

Spinach, chopped chicken, and Parmesan and cottage cheeses combine to form the filling for these rich, Alfredo-topped pasta shells. Use a store-bought rotisserie chicken to speed up the prep time.

• Recipe: Pronto-Stuffed Pasta Shells

Chili-Rubbed Salmon

Total Time: 16 minutes

Cook salmon filets to flaky perfection in just six minutes. Chili powder, dill weed, and lemon pepper add just the right amount of seasoning to the fish. Garnish with fresh dill sprig and lemon.

• Recipe: Chili-Rubbed Salmon

Beef Fajitas With Pico de Gallo

Total Time: 20 minutes

Bottled Italian dressing provides a simple, flavorful marinade for these grilled flank steak-filled fajitas. Use store-bought pico de gallo or make your own ahead of time.

• Recipe: Beef Fajitas With Pico de Gallo

Vanessa's Make-Ahead Beefy Lasagna

A container of refrigerated pesto adds distinctive flavor to this basic beef-and-cheese lasagna, and the unbaked lasagna can be frozen for up to three months. 

• Recipe: Vanessa's Make-Ahead Beefy Lasagna

Shrimp and Grits

You don’t need a lot of fat to get good flavor. Lightened Shrimp and Grits is just as rich and hearty as the traditional version.

• Recipe: Shrimp and Grits

Supper Ideas from the Pros

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