Finish cooking the pasta in the skillet adds flavor to the pasta and thickens the sauce.
This is an easy dinner - everything but the pasta is cooked in a skillet, with the pasta added at the end to finish.
This is also a great way to use leftover lamb from a leg or shoulder roast.
Slow Cooker Pork & Butternut Squash Stew - an easy, complete dinner from the slow cooker with very little prep work.
This is an easy dinner for 2 that is ready in under 30 minutes.
This could be a complete dinner but we added roasted butternut squash as a side.
A healthy glug of sherry adds a certain flavor to winter squash soups that we find particularly appealing.
I actually used a mix of pumpkin from the freezer and leftover butternut squash that I had roasted for dinner the night before.
These are simple egg rolls / nems made small enough to be eaten by hand if you like - cut in half and serve with drinks.
Toss chunks of butternut squash in a skillet with some onion and herbs for a quick side dish
Red lentils do not hold there shape well so they are great for thickening the soup.
If your chicken breasts tend to be large you could use chicken tenders for this.
This is not a true 'Bolognese' but it was a quick, easy, tasty skillet dinner, with lots of veggies.
I don't brown / pre-cook when I use my slow cooker.