Eat Dinner in Around 35 Minutes: 7 Classic Recipes Updated

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Skillet Chicken & Mushroom Potpie

This one-skillet chicken potpie recipe is made even easier by using store-bought rotisserie chicken and replacing the standard puff pastry crust with buttered white bread.

Get the recipe: Skillet Chicken & Mushroom Potpie

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Chile-Lime Crab Salad with Avocado

The classic mix of fresh crab, avocado, and tomatoes receives a spicy update with a jalapeño-spiced dressing.

Get the recipe: Chile-Lime Crab Salad with Avocado

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Italian-Sausage Burgers with Garlicky Spinach

Create a new, flavorful twist on the classic cheeseburger by using Italian sausage and provolone. The meat is preseasoned, so dinner—including garlicky spinach spiked with anchovy paste—will be served in 30 minutes.

Get the recipe: Italian-Sausage Burgers with Garlicky Spinach

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Macaroni and Many Cheeses

This update to the classic mac 'n' cheese will work with any semihard cheese but is particularly good with an international blend of French Mimolette, aged Dutch Gouda, and American Vella dry Jack.

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Red Curry Peanut Noodles

This Chinese take-out staple gets an update by substituting pleasantly chewy whole-wheat spaghetti for the usual egg noodles and adding a spicy kick of red curry paste to the peanut sauce.

Get the recipe: Red Curry Peanut Noodles

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Sizzling Shrimp Scampi

Rather than the customary sautéeing, this scampi is actually roasted in butter spiked with lemon and herbs as well as garlic, then served piping hot with crusty bread.

Get the recipe: Sizzling Shrimp Scampi

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Linguine with Walnut & Broccoli Rabe Pesto

Update the classic pesto pasta by using broccoli rabe instead of basil, adding a pleasing bitterness to the sauce, and in place of the traditional pesto noodle trenette, try easier-to-find linguine.

Get the recipe: Linguine with Walnut & Broccoli Rabe Pesto

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