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1. Sesame-Crusted Baked Chicken Tenders with Mandarin Orange-Ginger Dressing
Add a low-carb crunch to your chicken tenders by coating them with sesame seeds.
Get the recipe here.
2. Kimchi Fried Rice
Because kimchi deserves to be part of your weeknight dinners more often.
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3. Five Easy Chicken Marinades
Never eat another bland chicken breast again thanks to these five marinades. You can choose between teriyaki, enchilada, tandoori, honey mustard, and pesto.
Get the recipe here.
4. Slow Cooker Orange Chicken
Joe Lingeman / thekitchn.com
Did you promise yourself that you wouldn't order delivery quite so often this year? Well, now it's time to walk the walk.
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5. Salmon Burgers With Slaw
It's official: Salmon burgers are my new favorite food.
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6. Banana Oat Weekday Pancakes
Deb Perelman / smittenkitchen.com
These are healthy-ish so you can eat pancakes every day if you want to.
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7. Vegan Black Bean Chili
The recipe is vegan but you can always add some meat or dairy if that's your thing.
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8. Winter Vegetable Dungeness Crab Chowder
If you're getting a bit sick of chicken noodle soup, try crab instead.
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9. Sea Salt Cashew Butter Chocolate Protein Bars
10. Party Wings With Cholula Butter
James Ransom / food52.com
Best way to be the star of the party? Bring those wings with you.
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11. Coconut Curry Noodle Bowls
Delicious and vegetarian-friendly — just make sure to skip the fish sauce and use vegetable broth.
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12. One Pan Tandoori Chicken With Spiced Coconut Rice
Use cauliflower for a low-carb version.
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13. Winter Citrus Smoothie
It's citrus season and such a thing needs to be celebrated properly.
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14. Burnt Carrots With Honey, Black Pepper, Butter, and Almonds
I feel like we don't eat enough carrots, which is a shame because carrots are the best. Especially when they're honey glazed as they are here.
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15. Lemony Lentil Soup
You can make it stovetop, in a slow cooker, or an Instant Pot.
Get the recipe here.
16. Oven-Roasted Polenta with Poached Eggs
Polenta is delicious but it's also a pain to make, so any method that makes that process easier (in this case by popping it in the oven for 40 minutes without having to watch over it like a maniac) is a win for me.
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17. Hasselback Potatoes With Kale, Beans, and Pesto
The perfect dinner side.
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18. Gluten-Free Chocolate Buckwheat Waffles
Alex Lau / bonappetit.com
And just like that, I've just figured out my next brunch.
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19. Baked Eggs With Ricotta and Onions
Julia Gartland / food52.com
Ricotta is one of those products for which quality makes a world of difference. So if you can, try to buy fresh ricotta instead of the pre-packaged one.
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20. Mexican Hot Pot With Avocado Crema
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21. Chocolate Chip, Hazelnut, and Pomegranate Cake
22. Split Pea Soup
Deb Perelman / smittenkitchen.com
Another cozy winter soup to add to your rotation.
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23. Spinach and Cheese Strata
Made with challah bread, spinach, and, most importantly, lots of cheese.
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24. Wheat Berry Bowl With Merguez and Pomegranate
Bobbi Lin / bonappetit.com
Here for anything that involves merguez.
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25. Restaurant-Style Ramen
Lauren Volo / thekitchn.com
Level of coziness: 1,000,000
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26. Chai Cashew and Hemp Latte
February is usually cold, and damp, and gross, so you're definitely gonna need one of these.
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27. Giant Bean Gratin
David Lebovitz / davidlebovitz.com
Sure, "bean gratin" isn't the sexiest name for a dish, but this recipe truly delivers when it comes to taste.
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28. Lemon and Coconut Bars
Because lemon bars are the perfect food (don't @ me).
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