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Introduced to India by Portuguese settlers, this spicy stew can also be made with pork, beef or lamb. Serve over steamed basmati rice.

Rich and funky black bean garlic sauce, a pantry favorite in Chinese cuisine, provides depth and flavor to this weeknight riff on ragù Bolognese.

This is what I call a fridge-eater recipe. The key here is getting a nice sear on the sausage and cooking the tomato down until it coats the sausage and vegetables well.

The original surf-and-turf, this rustic Spanish dish combines tender seafood and beefy meatballs in a thick, savory stew.

This shortcut baked rigatoni is loaded with spicy Italian sausage and topped with melted cheese. And the best part: You don’t even have to boil the pasta.

You don’t need a pizza oven (or even a baking stone) for our test kitchen’s ultimate recipe.

No coating or frying here! Toasted breadcrumbs and a blanket of melty cheese replicate the flavors and textures of eggplant parm in a fraction of the time.

Impart the flavors of a smoker into this fully stovetop pasta sauce with a trio of ingredients: smoked bacon, smoked paprika, and spicy chipotles in adobo.

Nothing’s cuter (or more delicious) than pairing tiny pastina with bite sized meatballs in an elevated twist on Spaghettios.

Part chowder, part fish pie, this delightful blend of smoked fish, butternut squash, rutabaga, and potatoes creates a flavorful stew.

Bust out the cinnamon sticks for this simple, cozy one-pot braise—they’ll imbue the dish with a gentle warming flavor over 4 hours of hands-off cook time.

These stuffed buns are everything frozen pizza pockets dream of being.

This chicken stew seasoned with aromatic spices, tomato, and sofrito is ideal comfort for cold evenings.

Think creamed onions but reimagined with the flavors of alla vodka sauce: tomato paste, heavy cream, Parmesan, and (yup, you guessed it) vodka.

Plopped on a creamy tomato sauce, these peppers are a repeat-worthy one-dish dinner.

Love cottage cheese? You’ll love this lasagna. Hate cottage cheese? You’ll still love this lasagna.

Comfort food at its finest, this layered casserole features fried rice, flavorful pork chops, and a punched-up tomato sauce under a blanket of melty cheese.

This tomatoey vegetarian pasta from Southern Italy makes the most of green beans.

This homey one-pot stew boasts a short ingredient list but tons of complex flavors, built over three hours in a mostly hands-off braise.