Peppers, onions, cabbage, tomatoes, and chicken stock are simmered with quinoa in this delicious, traditional Peruvian soup. There are a lot of ingredients, but it is worth the work!
With a hint of creamy Alfredo sauce and chopped Italian parsley, this potato dish transforms from the traditional to eccellente! Created by Chef Michael Chiarello.
This traditional Mexican breakfast requires only 8 ingredients and can be enjoyed at any time of day. Serve with a mixed green salad topped with diced avocado, tomato wedges, and olives
Grated ginger and lemongrass give this traditional chicken noodle soup an international flair. Feel free to add extra vegetables such as mushrooms, peas, or carrots.
Mexican seasonings and refried beans are added to this lasagna. You don't even have to pre-cook the noodles, so it is faster to prepare than traditional lasagna.
In this recipe, flour tortillas stand in for the traditional biscuit dough. To quickly thaw frozen mixed vegetables, place them in a colander and rinse with warm water for about a minute.
Enjoy the traditional flavor of a bacon quiche without the effort by preparing this quick version from Helen Hoppes of Wabash, Indiana. Using baking mix means there's no need to fuss over a pastry crust.
Baked in a water bath, this pie has a texture that's more like a custard than a traditional pumpkin pie. In place of canned or fresh pumpkin, I sometimes use cushaw, a type of crookneck squash.
Pork shoulder slow cooks in a sauce of orange juice, guajillo chile peppers, vinegar, garlic, and achiote paste to deliver traditional Mexican flavor with relatively low effort.
Pepperoni, olives, green peppers, Prego(R) Traditional Italian Sauce, and mozzarella cheese are heated together to top corkscrew pasta sprinkled with Parmesan cheese.
Sirloin steak, condensed cream of mushroom soup, and paprika are combined with onions and nonfat sour cream for a different version of the traditional dish. It is served over egg noodles.
This traditional Irish dish is the centerpiece for many a St. Patrick's Day table. Corned beef takes a long, lovely simmer with potatoes, carrots and cabbage for a hearty and satisfying dish.
These hearty sandwiches are terrific for weekends and watching football. Kim Marie Van Rheenen of Mendota, Illinois simmers the meatballs in a tangy barbecue sauce rather than the traditional Italian red sauce.
'These delicious sandwiches are a superb substitute for traditional beef burgers,' says Carolyn Bixenmann of Grand Island, Nebraska. 'My husband actually prefers these turkey burgers, topped with seasoned mayonnaise.'
