What to Cook This Weekend

What to Cook This Weekend: October 11–13, 2019

Creamy pumpkin pasta, sweet potatoes with chile yogurt, and apples two ways.

By The Epicurious Editors

October 10, 2019

Apple and pear slices arranged in rows wrapped into a round galette.

Photo by Alex Lau
1/11
One-Skillet Chicken With Buttery Orzo
Orzo is cooked in the drippings from roasted chicken thighs in a comforting and impressive one-skillet dish that will start the week off right.
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Photo by Randy Harris
2/11
Breakfast Pizza With Sausage, Eggs, Spinach, and Cream
Because the dough rises while you sleep—and because pizza with an egg baked on top is the very best pizza—there's no better time of day to serve this sausage and spinach pie.
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Photo by Michael Graydon & Nikole Herriott
3/11
Creamy Shrimp Risotto With Mascarpone
Take an hour out of your Sunday to make the shrimp stock for this recipe—yes, it's really worth it—and use it to make a deeply flavorful seafood risotto.
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Photo by Chelsea Kyle, Prop Styling by Astrid Chastka, Food Styling by Anna Stockwell
4/11
Raspberry and Thyme Hot Toddy Punch
Serve this festive, warming punch to welcome guests in from the cold or along with dessert at the end of a holiday feast.
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Photo by Alex Lau, Food Styling by Sue Li
5/11
Roast Sausage and Fennel with Orange
Roasting Italian sausages on a bed of sliced fennel and red onion is two kinds of genius: sausage drippings flavor the vegetables and you only have one pan to clean when dinner is done.
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Photo by Michael Graydon & Nikole Herriott
6/11
Grain Salad With Olives and Whole-Lemon Vinaigrette
Look for Castelvetrano olives for this salad recipe; their buttery flesh and mild flavor will convert the most olive-averse.
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Photo by Michael Graydon & Nikole Herriott, Prop Styling by Kalen Kaminski, Food Styling by Susie Theodorou
7/11
Fall Fruit Galette
Our favorite apples for baking are Pink Lady, Honeycrisp, and Granny Smith; they hold their shape well and don’t turn mushy when cooked. This would also be excellent made with Comice or Bartlett pears.
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8/11
Roasted Sweet Potatoes with Chile Yogurt and Mint
This twice-roasted method allows for the sweet potatoes to get super-creamy on the inside while their skins get a little crispy.
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Photo by Alex Lau
9/11
Oat and Apple Pancakes with Yogurt
The oats, nuts, and fruit in this batter will start your day on the right nutritional foot—even with a generous glug of maple syrup poured over the top.
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Photo by Chelsea Kyle, Food Styling by Ali Nardi
10/11
Pasta with Smoky Pumpkin Cream Sauce
Don't be fooled by the simple ingredient list: the combo of pumpkin purée and heavy cream turns into a luxurious pasta sauce with a rich smokiness thanks to Spanish smoked paprika.
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Photo by Alex Lau, Prop Styling by Kalen Kaminski, Food Styling by Rebecca Jurkevich
11/11
Dinner Salad With Radicchio and Roasted Sweet Potatoes
Eggs and roasted sweet potatoes make this salad a full meal, not a sidekick. Feel free to swap in whatever protein and roasted vegetables you may have on hand.
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