Jumpstart your weekend with a festival of flavor! These 23 foolproof recipes that make an absolute party in your mouth. Say goodbye to boring meals and hello to tantalizing tastes that will make this weekend a gastronomic celebration.
Beef Bulgogi Bowls
This Beef Bulgogi Bowl recipe makes a delicious one-bowl meal. It’s a super easy weeknight dinner, featuring marinated, thin slices of tender beef cooked on a barbecue, griddle, or skillet and served over a bed of rice.
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Air Fryer Pork Belly
Air Fryer Pork Belly is crispy on the outside and tender and flavorful inside. This version is coated in a sweet-savory hoisin glaze that caramelizes as the pork belly is air fried. You will not be able to stop eating it, it’s that good!
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Blackened fish tacos
Blackened Mahi Mahi Tacos are fish taco perfection! Flaky seasoned fish in soft corn tortillas with a creamy cilantro lime sauce.
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Crispy Beef
Crispy Chilli Beef is one of my favorite Chinese restaurant dishes—strips of tender beef are fried until crispy and then tossed in a sticky, sweet, spicy sauce. It’s easy to make at home, and no deep fryer is needed!
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Char Siu
I love to make Char siu using the pressure cooker so that I don’t have to heat up my kitchen. Then I finish it either on the grill or in the air fryer. Again, no hot kitchen! I’ll serve some straight away and use the leftovers for Char Siu Bao.
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Cajun Shrimp and Grits
Cajun Shrimp and Grits is spicy, satisfying comfort food. Creamy, buttery grits are topped with Cajun spiced shrimp.
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Chicken Curry Laksa
Spicy chicken curry Laksa is the stuff dreams are made of. What’s more enticing than a steamy bowl of rich, spicy soup with layers of flavor, chunks of chicken, and tender rice noodles?
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Tandoori Chicken
This tandoori chicken recipe is full of flavor, and easy, too! You can cook your tandoori chicken in the oven, on the grill, or even in your air fryer.
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Gochujang Noodles
Gochujang Noodles are so full of flavor, you won’t be able to stop eating them. Imagine chewy noodles bathed in a rich and creamy, spicy, savory sauce studded with tender greens and meaty sliced mushrooms.
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Green Chili Chicken Soup
Green Chili Soup from green chilis, salsa verde, shredded cooked chicken, white beans, and spices. It will definitely cure whatever ails you!
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Harissa Chicken
Harissa chicken is so easy to make and loaded with deliciously spicy North African flavor. It’s amazing that it only has 6 ingredients (plus salt + pepper). I love cooking with Tunisian harissa paste, the spicy North African chile paste. It brings tons of flavor to this favorite weeknight chicken dish.
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Kerala Fish Curry
Kerala Fish Curry combines flaky fish with a flavorful sauce made from earthy and fiery spices and rich coconut milk.
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Kung Pao Chicken
This kung pao chicken is just like what you get at your favorite Chinese takeout restaurant. Tender bits of chicken, crunchy peanuts, a salty-sweet sauce, and a hit of spice all come together to make one delicious dish.
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Lamb Kofta Kebabs
Lamb kofta kebabs are made by mixing ground lamb, fresh herbs, like cilantro and mint, and Middle Eastern spices and then grilling the mixture on skewers. Serve with tzatziki, harissa, hummus, and pita.
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Pancit Bihon
Pancit Bihon is an irresistible Filipino recipe that’s easy to make and delivers traditional Filipino flavor. Perfectly chewy rice noodles are stir-fried with chicken and veggies, then seasoned with soy sauce, oyster sauce, and other seasonings. It’s quick to make and full of delicious flavor!
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Salt and Pepper Chicken Wings
I made these Salt and Pepper Chicken Wings with Szechuan peppercorns and stir-fried hot chile peppers and garlic and I couldn’t stop eating them! They are so crunchy, spicy, and addictive.
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Chicken 65
Chicken 65 is a spicy, crispy fried chicken from South India loaded with intense flavors of ginger, garlic, curry leaves, cumin, & chilies.
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Singaopore Noodles
Singapore Rice Noodles are delicious—seasoned with curry powder. and studded with sliced Char Siu or Chinese Roast Pork, prawns, julienned carrots, thinly sliced onions, and scrambled eggs.
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Szechuan Shrimp
Spicy Szechuan Shrimp is one of my favorite Chinese dishes to make at home. It’s easy to make and delicious. Hot bean paste, chili oil, and Szechuan peppercorns give it a kick!
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Thai Chicken Curry
This Thai Chicken Curry is so good! I love how easy it is to make and that you can use whatever veggies you have on hand! It’s so delicious and can be made either on the stovetop or in the Instant Pot.
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Salpicon de Res
Salipicon de Res is a Mexican shredded beef salad made with lettuce, tomatoes, avocadoes, radishes, and often olives and pickled chili peppers. The beef is slow cooked on the stovetop in a Dutch oven or stockpot. It’s tossed with a simple Salpicon dressing made of vinegar, oil, and oregano and then piled on crunchy tostada shells.
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Dan Dan Noodles
These famously mouth-numbing Chinese noodles are utterly irresistible for spicy food lovers. The recipe is easy to make at home, too!
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Thai Pumpkin Curry
This Thai Pumpkin Curry Soup is a delicious and satisfying meal that takes just 25 minutes to make. Thai curry paste and rich, creamy coconut milk add layers of flavor.
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