Maybe you just finished Passover and need something with more umph than matzo (which is most things). Maybe you're training for a marathon, so “cheat day” is every day. Or maybe you JUST WANT TO LIVE A LITTLE. So stop worrying and start living with some dinners that satisfy. Here’s what you’re going to love this week.
Besides making chickens taste like more than just chicken, brining is a way to incorporate other flavors. While you’re at work, the soy-and-ginger marinade is going to work on tenderizing the dark meat and flavoring the white meat. When you get home, all you have to do is heat up the oil and toss the chicken in a simple flour mix. Play off the Asian cuisine–inspired theme with sides likewilted greens with coconut milk.
After the cabin fever and nubby root vegetables of winter, the first spring produce has a way of turning even the most rational of cooks into joyful raving lunatics. In this pasta, fava beans are gleefully tossed with big-flavored Italian sausage and juicy tomatoes. Don’t have time to rustle up fresh pasta from scratch? Dried fettuccine will do the trick just fine.
What do these shrimp have to be mad about? Being nestled among hearty (and okay, healthy) kale and a boozy orange liqueur–based sauce sounds kind of nice to us. Either way, bring on the spicy shrimp!
Salt the (orange liqueur-less) margaritas and mashthe (limeless) guacamole. And definitely don't miss these enchiladas. Most of the time, the dish is a labor of love. But these enchiladas are cooked on the stovetop, cutting the cooking time in half.
Big flavors don’t have to mean big calories. This spicy chicken soup is not only a cinch to put together, it’s also ridiculously good for you, especially if you’ve been up to things that are ridiculously bad for you (see: the aforementioned margaritas).
