Quick-Fix Entrées for Entertaining

Your guests will never guess how quick and easy these dishes are to prepare.

Cilantro Flank Steak

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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.

Easy Turkey Recipes: Turkey Piccata

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.

Almond-Crusted Tilapia recipe

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.

Easy Pasta Recipes: Shrimp Scampi

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.

Tuscan Pork Chops

Tuscan Pork Chops

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

Italian Sirloin Steaks

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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.

Easy Pasta Recipes: Pronto-Stuffed Pasta Shells

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.

Quick and Easy Dinner Recipes: Chili-Rubbed Salmon

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.

Quick and Easy Dinner Recipes: Beef Fajitas With Pico de Gallo

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.

Vanessa's Make-Ahead Beefy Lasagna

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. 

Shrimp and Grits

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.

Grilled Burgers and Sanwiches Recipes: Supper Ideas from the Pros

Supper Ideas from the Pros

Serve up a dinner for guests in no time with more easy entertaining ideas from Test Kitchen Professional Norman King.
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