It has a secret ingredient that makes it extra special. The chicken breasts clinging to the carcass are the leftovers. The transformation, which takes under 30 minutes, is magical. Simply Recipes / Shilpa Iyer Add your favorites if youd like to amp up the vegetable content. Here are some more tweaks I can recommend: More Comforting Chicken Soups Simple Tip! For an extra-hearty meal, serve this Macaroni Chicken Soup with fresh bread or dinner rolls....

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Perfectly tender and crisp maduros are easy to make at home. You only need two ingredients: a plantain and oil to fry it in! The ideal fried sweet plantain is tender on the inside and golden brown on the outside. Simply Recipes / Frank Tiu Before frying, I slice the plantain on a bias to maximize the surface area and create crispy edges. The main consideration, though, is the ripeness of the plantain....

This classic French dessert separates into three delicious layers. Simply Recipes / Mark Beahm For me, theres no separating baking from magic. I love to learn the hows and whys behind my favorite kitchen endeavors. Simply Recipes / Mark Beahm The magic all happens in the ovenno special ingredients or equipment required. The recipe calls for a short list of pantry staples, plus its easy to customize with different flavors....

A classic Mai Tai is creamy, nutty, and crazy delicious! But the original Mai Tai wasn’t like that. The classic Mai Tai is rich, creamy, deliciously balanced, and just a little bit nutty. Nancy Mitchell The Traditional Ingredients for a Mai Tai Nutty, you say? The best orgeat I’ve ever tried is from Austin-based Liber & Co. The Small Hand Foods variety is also nice. Nancy Mitchell Either of those two would be worth getting just for the purposes of making this drink!...

Never wrestle with hard-to-peel eggs again! What if you could skip the whole process of peeling the boiled eggs altogether? Yes, it’s possible for you to make a big batch of egg salad without peelinganyeggs! Simply Recipes / Mihaela Kozaric Sebrek Many years ago, I worked as a baker in a middle school cafeteria. The one I honestly didnt take seriously at the time was the eggs. This is genius for egg salad since you are going to chop the eggs anyway....

A spiced tomato sauce sets the stage for perfectly cooked eggs. Its full of spices, like cumin, coriander, and a pinch of cinnamon. The smells remind us of being in a spice market or baking gingerbread, so warm and comforting! Simply Recipes / Ciara Kehoe Onions, tomatoes, and peppers are a must and so are the eggs. Feel free to improvise and add your own spin to it. They can go from undercooked to overcooked in about 30 seconds....

Turn summer’s bounty of fresh vegetables and herbs into hearty weeknight dinner salads. From classics to new favorites, we’ve got ideas that the whole family will love! Summer is the season for salads! Nothing highlights my garden bounty like crisp, crunchy vegetables tossed together for quick, healthy weeknight dinners. I love salads packed with vegetables, but I need to check that they are filling too. Making a salad into a complete meal can sometimes be a challenge, especially for my growing tweens....

It’s gooey, sticky, and so delicious. Can we make more monkey bread? I love you, umma! Simply Recipes / Mark Beahm I have an eight-year-old who doesn’t breathe between sentences and uses mind-bending to get what he wants. It’s the easiest monkey bread I’ve ever made. It isn’t from scratch, but it tastes like I’d spent hours making the dough. Simply Recipes / Mark Beahm is grateful because it’s SO easy to make....

you’re able to make this soup even when it feels like there’s nothing to eat. Simply Recipes / Getty Images Queens are, sometimes, just like us. Take Queen Victorias favorite soup, Potage Parmentier, for example. Simply Recipes / Getty Images Ive long considered potato leek to be fancy fare, the kind of soup only perfected by restaurant chefs. You begin by sauteing chopped leeks in the butterwhich perfumes the whole kitchenuntil they are softened....

Layered with apples and streusel, this apple fritter bread tastes as good as it looks. Simply Recipes / Micah Siva This isnt your average apple bread. The butter helps to form a crispy top, similar to a craggy edge of an apple fritter. Simply Recipes / Micah Siva And dont forget the rich vanilla glaze. Whats the Best Apple for Baking? I almost always use Granny Smith apples for baking....

The original pantry mealyou can whip it up with almost no notice. Simply Recipes / Photo by Andrew Bui / Food Styling by Kaitlin Wayne My familyknowshow to stock a pantry. Dad kept our basement pantry solidly stocked, and I certainly inherited the gene. Simply Recipes / Photo by Andrew Bui / Food Styling by Kaitlin Wayne We would joke that if the world ended, we would survive the longest because of our collective pantries....

Pull it out on Tuesday morning when youre staring down at sad toast. Simply Recipes / Getty Images Im a big proponent of small upgrades. It feels fancy, but youve hardly done a thing. Simply Recipes / Getty Images You need exactly three ingredients: butter, fresh berries, and powdered sugar. (I usually also add a pinch of salt because I only have unsalted butter in my fridge.) Throw everything into the food processor and let it run for about five minutes....