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Pasta bolognese 274

Linguini Pasta with Easy Bolognese

This is an easy sauce that works on any type of pasta. The mushrooms give the sauce a hearty, slow cooked flavor. To obtain the best texture, be careful not to break up the meat too much when cooking it with the milk in step 4. With additional cooking and s…

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Pesto final81

Fresh Basil Pesto

Cooks Illustrated suggests pounding the basil to release its flavorful oils into the pesto more readily. I like to add some fresh Italian parsley and some baby spinach leaves to keep the pesto from darkening. Pesto can be kept in an airtight container, cove…

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Crispy orange chicken83

Crispy Orange Chicken

The whole dried chiles are added for appearance, not for flavor, and can be omitted. To fry the chicken, use a Dutch oven or a straight-sided sauté pan (with at least 3-quart capacity); do not use a 12-inch skillet with sloped sides; it will be too small to…

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Tikka masala87

Best Chicken Tikka Masala

This dish is best when prepared with whole-milk yogurt, but low-fat yogurt can be substituted. For a spicier dish, do not remove the ribs and seeds from the chile. If you prefer, substitute 2 teaspoons ground coriander, 1/4 teaspoon ground cardamom, 1/4 tea…

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