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A family favorite, true comfort food, and an easy dinner recipe, easy Southern Oven-Fried Chicken, has crispy, fried to perfection crust, juicy, flavorful meat, fewer calories, and less mess than classic fried chicken. This chicken bakes up golden and crunchy just like fried chicken.

Key step (especially for simple pastas like these) - tossing the sauce with the cooked pasta and a splash of pasta cooking water. From lasagna to baked ziti to taco pasta, these dishes will become new family favorites.

Pan-seared pork tenderloin is perfect when sliced and served over salad, roasted potatoes, in a wrap, or as a hearty appetizer on its own. Nothing says comfort food like this easy Fried Pork Tenderloin Sandwich.

For meat lovers, prepare up to 1/2 lbs (220g) meat per person if the lamb skewer is the theme of the party (it is a thing in China). All the spiced flavour of Northern China is found in the AMAZING lamb skewers.

Photo from davehoban147 on Flickr Roasting a perfect chicken, making a vinaigrette, simmering a flavorful stock—these are basics that most good home cooks have down pat. Grilling lobster leaves you with a wonderfully tender and sweet meat, while a brushing of lemon-shallot butter adds a nice brightness and richness that accentuates the crustacean's natural flavor.

The lemony gingery soy broth gives the chicken a delicious mildly Asian taste, and is perfect to jazz up steamed veggies and white rice. This easy poached chicken with scallion ginger sauce requires just 7 ingredients and minimal time on the stove.

Physically break tough muscle fibers. This is called mechanical tenderizing and there are a few ways to do it. ... Let meat rest and account for carryover cooking. Always let your beef rest after cooking and before slicing. ... Cut against the grain. This is the simplest, smartest trick. Always make sure you cut against the grain (grain meaning the direction of the muscle fibers). ...

Swiss cheese, white wine, cream of chicken soup and herb seasoned stuffing are sprinkled on pork chops to make the best Creamy Pork Chop Casserole recipe. It sounds like a very flavorful way to have pork chops and to keep them moist.

T-Bone Steak on the Grill served with garlic herb butter is what summer nights were made for! Grilled T Bone Steak Recipe - learn how to season and cook juicy and flavorful T Bone Steak on the grill or in a skillet on the stove top.

Baked pasta dishes should be hearty, but sometimes they turn out heavy, too—and those two things don't necessarily need to go hand in hand. Sure, it's easy enough to load up a baking dish with pasta and cheese and meat and whatever else, but this recipe from Martha Stewart is a little more delicate.