Prompt: Main Dish

1 June 2022 08:30 am
runpunkrun: silverware laid out on a cloth napkin (gather yon utensils)
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This month we celebrate the main dish, the thing at the center of the table.

To fill this prompt, you can:

  1. Slide into the comments of this post and share a link to a recipe, product, or resource and why you like it.
  2. Write up a favorite recipe and post it to the comm.
  3. Post a review of a related product or cookbook to the comm.
  4. Try someone's recipe and reply to their post (or comment) with any changes you made and how it turned out.
This prompt lasts all month, but it's only for inspiration and not a requirement. You can still post anything you like during this time as long as it meets the community guidelines.

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Pressure Cooker Pork and Pinto Bean Stew

Date: 2022-06-01 03:46 pm (UTC)
runpunkrun: silverware laid out on a cloth napkin (gather yon utensils)
From: [personal profile] runpunkrun

I make this Pork and Pinto Bean Stew from Martha Stewart in my Instant Pot and I really like how it comes out. I can't do chiles, so I add a 15 oz can of fire-roasted diced tomatoes instead, and also four strips of chopped bacon, for funsies. If I plan ahead, I soak the pinto beans overnight, but they also work if you throw them in dry. The meat and the beans come out nice and tender and the broth is really good and gets better if you let it thicken a little, though I'm usually too impatient. I like to serve this with rice. It makes one dinner for three adults, and then we freeze the leftovers for two future dinners, and it warms up great.

Almost 5 Ingredient Pizza Spaghetti Pie

Date: 2022-06-01 11:53 pm (UTC)
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From: [personal profile] panisdead
This recipe for paleo-compliant spaghetti squash "pizza" pie spends a long time in the oven in various stages, but is otherwise pretty easy without much prep. I make the recipe largely as written, although I prefer to bake the spaghetti squash a day ahead of time so it can cool fully before I remove the innards. I also combine all the ingredients in a large mixing bowl as opposed to putting the squash in a baking pan and pouring the wet ingredients over top.

If you have never prepped a spaghetti squash, it's worth noting that they are hard to just "cut lengthwise"--you will need a large knife, upper body strength, and probably a willingness to whack the squash on the counter repeatedly until it splits around the knife, which will be stuck partway into it. Those cheap pumpkin carving tool sets might work better, but I haven't remembered to try yet.

Makes about an 8x8 pan and reheats well. Satisfying as a main dish without being super starchy.
Edited (why I like it) Date: 2022-06-01 11:55 pm (UTC)
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