Sautéed Mushrooms
Leo loves mushrooms, but I am not a fan, so I had no idea how to cook them. He has so few favorite foods and I don’t want to turn him off of anything by cooking it badly, so I had to learn. According to Fine Cooking, sautéing mushrooms over high heat evaporates their moisture quickly so they brown nicely and are flavorful. These mushrooms are easy to make alongside dinner and have, so far, been a hit.
Pressure Cooker Chinese Sticky Rice with Sausage
If you like dim sum, you’ve probably had Lo Mai Gai, which is glutenous rice, chicken, mushrooms, and Chinese sausage wrapped in a lotus leaf and steamed. This recipe for the filling is easily accomplished in a few minutes if you have a pressure cooker and can find Chinese sausage at an Asian market.
Chicken Lettuce Wraps
Crumbled ground chicken, dressed in a delicious sticky hoisin-based sauce and wrapped in crisp lettuce is a tasty, fun weeknight meal.
Tortellini Skewers
When you’re squeezed for time and trying to get dinner on the table, your grocery store’s deli will save the day. Prepare any flavor of tortellini from the refrigerator case, and thread onto skewers with antipasti favorites.
Chicken, Broccoli, & Mushroom Stir Fry
This dish is so good, our five-year-old loves it even though the ingredients are all mixed together. Fresh broccoli, mushrooms, tender chicken, and teriyaki sauce pair with rice for a satisfying weeknight family dinner.
Guy’s Fried Rice
Fried rice is versatile, weeknight dish that’s just as good using fresh ingredients or the week’s leftovers.
Guy’s Sheet Pan Sausage, Polenta, & Butternut Squash
This was another of Guy’s solo-parenting sheet pan suppers. Combine Italian turkey sausage, sliced packaged polenta, cubed butternut squash, and sliced mushrooms on one sheet pan, and bake.
Guy’s Sheet Pan Mini Meat Loaves & Roasted Veggies
Guy did some solo parenting while I was on a recent business trip, and he had zero problems getting dinner on the table. For this dish, he made four mini meat loaves seasoned with barbecue sauce and surrounded by broccoli, halved cherry tomatoes, sliced mushrooms, and green beans.
Boeuf Bourguignon
This version of the classic French stew of beef, pearl onions, mushrooms, and wine takes advantage of the pressure cooker.
Coq au Vin
Browned pancetta, onions, and chicken simmer with carrots, garlic, tomato paste, bay leaf, and thyme. Reduce the cooking liquid and drizzle over the chicken to serve.