Bland supermarket button mushrooms shrink and shrivel when sautéed. We wanted more flavor and more mushrooms.
- vegetable oil
- unsalted butter
- minced fresh thyme leaves
- dry Marsala
- Table salt and ground black pepper
To prepare the asparagus for this salad, we found that broiling concentrates the flavor of the asparagus and lightly caramelizes the peel. We prefer to use thin (under 5/8-inch) asparagus under the broiler-this lets us skip the peeling step and allows the spears to cook more evenly.
- olive oil
- Table salt and ground black pepper
- minced red onion
- balsamic vinegar
- minced fresh parsley leaves
- extra-virgin olive oil
- Table salt and ground black pepper
Marinating the onions in the hot vinaigrette mellows their flavor. These beans pair nicely with our Turkey Cutlets with Cherry Sauce.
- red wine vinegar
- sugar
- Table salt
- extra-virgin olive oil
- minced fresh tarragon
- Ground black pepper
A wonderful sign of spring, asparagus is at its best between March and May. Choose spears with bright green stalks and purple-tinted tips. If you do not plan to cook the asparagus immediately, stand the spears upright in a pan filled with 1 inch of water and refrigerate.
- asparagus
- extra-virgin olive oil
- Zest of 1 lemon
Want to save some time? Tag team the prep work for this stir-fry with the preparations for Tri-Color Pesto Rotini, another recipe in our Cook Once, Eat All Week series.
POINTS® Value: 5
Level of Difficulty: Easy
- low-sodium soy sauce
- peanut oil
- cornstarch
Nic’s: Rather than cleaning a bunch of artichokes, I used canned ones that were packed in water (not oil) and diced them, saving time and effort.
Also: Serves 9, as a side, or 6, as a main course.
- marinara sauce
- Italian seasoning
- ground turkey
- olive oil cooking spray
- Seasoning:
- Italian seasoning
- coarsely cracked black pepper
- Grilled Vegetables:
- Pasta Sauce:
- minced garlic
- finely minced shallots or white onions
- balsamic or red wine vinegar
- fusilli
- grated lemon zest
- freshly ground black pepper
- sliced green or black olives
- capers
- cubed feta cheese
- feta cheese
- fresh rosemary
- small celeriac
- garlic
- baby carrots
- lemon juice
- balsamic vinegar
- honey
POINTS® Value | 3
Level of Difficulty | Moderate
- sprays cooking spray
- butter
- medium onion
- all-purpose flour
- fat-free skim milk
- low-fat shredded cheddar cheese
- table salt
- black pepper