Kitchen recipes
Twenty USDA MyPlate Kitchen recipes that fit the cookware and tools we cover — skillet dinners, sheet-pan bakes, Dutch-oven stews, muffins, and more. Full public-domain text with USDA credit; our own SVG illustrations.
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20-Minute Chicken Creole
This Creole-inspired dish uses chili sauce and cayenne pepper to spice it up. Tomatoes, green pepper, celery, onions and garlic spices also surround the chicken with delicious color. This main dish can be cooked on the stovetop or with an electric skillet.
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3-Can Chili
With almost no cooking required to prepare this chili, just open cans of beans, corn, and tomatoes, and heat everything together in a pan!
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Anytime Pizza
Make your own pizza topped with green peppers, mushrooms, or other vegetables.
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Apple Oatmeal Muffins
Buy apples while they are in season and on sale and make batches of these muffins to put in the freezer for later. You can also substitute whole wheat flour to make your muffins heartier and more nutritious.
View recipe → RecipeApplesauce Pancakes
Keep a batch of these pancakes in the freezer for those busy mornings when you need a quick breakfast. Just pop them in the microwave or toaster, and enjoy.
View recipe → RecipeBaked Chicken Nuggets
Make chicken nuggets at home using cereal crumbs, spices, and herbs. You can cook them in the microwave or the oven.
View recipe → RecipeBaked Lentils Casserole
Baked lentils, vegetables, and cheese make a complete vegetarian dinner in one dish.
View recipe → RecipeBaked Salmon with Herbs and Lemon
Roast your favorite seasonal veggies while baking this fish for a wonderful dinner any time of the year.
View recipe → RecipeBaked Tortilla Chips
Use this recipe to make your own whole wheat flour or corn flour tortilla chips.
View recipe → RecipeBanana Bread
This banana bread recipe packs in 3 large bananas per loaf! It’s a terrific way to use over-ripe bananas.
View recipe → RecipeBean and Rice Burritos
These baked burritos are a great way to use leftover cooked rice. Try them with brown rice for a whole grain boost.
View recipe → RecipeBeef Pot Roast
This pot roast recipe is seasoned with orange juice, allspice, and pepper for a savory meal.
View recipe → RecipeBlack Bean Quesadillas
Enjoy a quesadilla any night of the week! This quesadilla recipe can be served as a tasty lunch, dinner, or side dish.
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Cabbage Salad
Dill, mustard, and lemon juice give this crunchy salad a zesty flavor. Make the dressing ahead to save time later.
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Chicken Stir-Fry
This stir-fry is delicious for lunch or dinner. It is very quick to fix. It may also be served over spaghetti, rotini, and other macaroni products.
View recipe → RecipeOven-Roasted Vegetables
This simple and delicious vegetable dish is perfect with your favorite entrée.
View recipe → RecipePasta Primavera
A flavorful spring recipe that you and your family will savor. Use your favorite spring vegetables from your garden or local farmers market: kohlrabi, sugar snap peas, carrots, and asparagus are all delicious options.
View recipe → RecipeSkillet Lasagna
An easy lasagna; you don't even have to turn on your oven! Enjoy with a side salad and seasonal fruit.
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Vegetable Cheese Soup
Swiss cheese, vegetables, and curry powder make this thick and creamy soup a filling meal on a cold night this winter. Serve with whole wheat toast on the side.
View recipe → RecipeVegetable Fried Rice
This rice dish blends the flavors of soy sauce, pepper, and vegetables for a quick meal. It's cooked in one pan so clean up is quick too.
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Serious Eats
How to Season a Cast Iron Pan
A clear walkthrough of washing, oiling, and oven-heating a skillet so the seasoning layer actually sticks — useful before you lean on cast iron for weeknight stir-fries and pancakes.
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Serious Eats
The Best Dutch Ovens, Tested
Side-by-side testing of enameled cast-iron pots for searing, braising, and bread — handy when you are choosing a first Dutch oven for chili, pot roast, and soup.
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King Arthur Baking
How to Measure Flour the Right Way
Why scooping flour packs in too much, and how fluff-sprinkle-scrape (or better, a scale) keeps muffins and banana bread from turning dense.
Credit: King Arthur Baking · Read on their site →
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King Arthur Baking
Why a Digital Kitchen Scale Matters
A short case for weighing ingredients so cups stop fighting you — especially useful next to our muffin and bread recipes.
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