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10 Recipes for Reinvented Dinners

Take advantage of the back-to-school season to reinvent your list of weeknight recipes with dishes that are all worth an A+. Flavours you love and essentials to make over and over again until you know them by heart!

1. Pan-Fried Chicken with Vegetable Noodles and Tao Dressing

This recipe matches chicken with the flavours of General Tao sauce. Add a spiral of freshness with the vegetable noodles. You’ll love the sweet, spicy and slightly sour flavours of this dish so much, you’ll find it hard not to put it on your menu every week!

2. Dukkah-Crusted Roasted Salmon

Salmon in a spice crust remains one of our favourites, especially when dinner is ready in less than 30 minutes. In this case, let yourself be tempted with dukkah, an Egyptian condiment made of spices and nuts that’s used as bread crumbs in this recipe. The roasted flavours and melt-in-your-mouth texture of the salmon make an irresistible duo.

3. Buffalo Pork Tenderloin

You’ve made this recipe for Maple-Glazed Pork Tenderloins that your family loves over and over? Here’s a version that’s just as simple, and nicely spicy, making it a perfect weeknight option on evenings when you feel like changing things up.

4. Pasta with Confit Tomato and Chorizo

For those times when kids scream for pasta again and again, we’ve revisited a classic of our childhood: tomato pasta, but without the slow cooking. Give a new zing to the sauce with some spicy sausage, and prepare the recipe in a large cooking dish to make things even simpler.

5. White Bean and Crispy Tortilla Salad

We all love tacos, but sometimes, after a long day’s work, we just don’t feel like assembling them or dirtying extra dishes for the garnishes to put on the table. Here’s a version of this Tex-Mex classic that puts your pantry’s can of white beans to good use!

6. Caesar Pizza

In this pizza recipe, we’ve replaced the traditional pepperoni and tomato sauce with some greens. We often top our pizzas with arugula, so why not try it with romaine lettuce? This recipe will make your choice easier when you’re hesitating between pizza and salad!

7. Zucchini Stuffed with Meatballs

Meatball dishes occupy a special place on our tables. In this recipe, we’ve decided to pay tribute to the zucchini harvest by putting it front and centre. A delicious dish that will thrill kids everywhere.

8. Sweet Potatoes Topped with Tempeh and Tahini Sauce

This vegetarian recipe is ideal for people who want to eat less meat but who lack inspiration. We’ve revisited the stuffed potato, giving it a little extra: Use sweet potatoes instead of regular spuds and replace bacon with tempeh. Comforting and satisfying!

9. Pho Salad

We love the comforting side of pho soup, which we can adapt with whatever veggies we have available. In this version that’s perfect for summer, we’ve skipped the broth and put the focus on green vegetables and herbs fresh from the garden.

10. Quinoa and Tofu with Kale Salad

Kids love Buddha bowls. Colourful, full of sauce and lovely to eat, they’re always a winner. In this recipe, we’ve replaced brown rice with quinoa, for extra protein. Serve the bowl with dragon sauce, the secret ingredient that makes any bowl oh so delicious!

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