Dinner
Chicken and Sausage Gumbo
This fairly classic gumbo recipe is made with okra and, optionally, filé powder. Chicken, andouille sausage, and a dark roux add savory depth.
Miso Soup
Savory, warming miso soup is a Japanese mainstay, commonly enjoyed for breakfast alongside rice, eggs, fish, and pickles.
Injera
Traditional injera takes a week to make, since you need four days to make the sponge, plus another three to prepare the batter.
Pide With Cheese
Turkish pide is a popular summer snack; this version uses sheep’s-milk cheese.
Barbari Bread (Nan-e Barbari)
This leavened Persian flatbread is at its best when eaten fresh.
Mlaoui
Meet mlaoui—msemen’s rebellious younger brother—a flaky skillet-fried Moroccan flatbread.
Gozleme With Spinach and Three Cheeses
These gozleme are stuffed with a mixture of three different cheeses to mimic the feta-like Turkish white cheese that’s often used for these flatbreads.
Shrimp Scampi
Garlicky, buttery shrimp scampi is an Italian-American restaurant staple that takes little more than a skillet and 15 minutes of your time to make at home.
Sour Cream Thepla
Thepla is a quintessential Gujarati flatbread that goes with anything—mango lassi, a cup of chai, or achar for dipping.
Frumentaty (Easy Moldovan Flatbreads)
These easy Moldovan flatbreads are made by mixing the filling into the dough rather than stuffing it.
Moldovan Breads With Cheese and Sorrel
The fillings for plachinda often include a salted fresh cheese, as well as spring onions and dill.
Khachapuri for a Crowd
This oversize version of khachapuri, the Georgian cheese-filled bread, is both a time-saver and brilliant way to feed a group.
Adjaran Khachapuri
This khachapuri recipe makes all you need for a meal—a luscious cheesy, eggy, buttery bath to dip bread into.
Plakopsy (Greek Flatbread With Cheese and Spring Onions)
This fried Greek bread—stuffed with feta and spring onions—can be filled with chopped herbs for extra flavor.
Stir-Fried Sesame Baby Bok Choy
In this bok choy recipe, you’ll stir fry the vegetables with soy sauce, ginger, and garlic, and drizzle with sesame oil.
Vegetarian Pad Thai
This vegetarian pad Thai gets its tangy-sweet flavor and flush of heat from a sauce made with tamarind pulp, soy sauce, brown sugar, and Sriracha.
13 Cheap Dinner Ideas for Great Flavor on a Budget
These budget dinners feed four people for $10 or less.
One Sauce for Two Dinners Is the Kind of Cooking Math We Love
For these recipes, you'll make a double batch of a base sauce. Use half for one dish, and then turn the remainder into a radically different meal the following night.
Cheese Fondue
This classic cheese fondue recipe relies on Emmental and Gruyère, plus a little bit of cornstarch, which will prevent the cheese and wine from separating.
Creamy Leek Soup
This creamy leek soup from Gourmet is velvety but not at all heavy. Serve it with a dollop of whipped cream on top.