What to Cook This Weekend: March 9–11

- Photo by Chelsea Kyle, Food Styling by Anna Stockwell1/11
Lentil and Chicken Soup With Sweet Potatoes and Escarole
Use leftover chicken or a store-bought rotisserie chicken to make this hearty dinner soup in about half an hour. Fresh dill and lemon add a nice dose of brightness.
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Breakfast Rice Bowls with Smoked Fish
Whether it's part of a Japanese breakfast or a classic bagel spread, smoked fish is never a bad idea.
- Photo by Dennis Prescott3/11
Eggs Benedict With Asparagus and Brie
Make eggs Benedict even fancier with a few tender asparagus spears and a slice of pungent, melty Brie cheese.
- Photo by Stephen Hamilton4/11
Chicken and Root Vegetable Pot Pie
These savory, individual-serving pies are stuffed with sweet potatoes, parsnips, celery root, and—of course—chicken, for a satisfying, comforting meal.
- Photo by Michael Graydon & Nikole Herriott5/11
Fennel-Rubbed Leg of Lamb with Carrots and Salsa Verde
If you want to stuff the roast as pictured, ask your butcher for a butterflied leg, not tied. Double the ingredients for the rub recipe and smear half onto lamb, then roll and tie it, and smear with the rest of the rub before roasting.
- Photo by Alex Lau6/11
Gluten-Free Chocolate and Buckwheat Waffles
Buckwheat flour makes these extra-crispy waffles nutty, dark, and absolutely delicious.
- Photo by Michael Graydon & Nikole Herriott7/11
Radicchio and Citrus Salad with Burrata
Scatter sweet oranges and bitter radicchio, dressed with sherry vinegar, over creamy puréed burrata cheese for a salad that hits all the right notes.
- Photo by Gabriela Herman8/11
Hungarian Golden Pull-Apart Cake With Walnuts and Apricot Jam (Aranygaluska)
This nutty, sweet rendition of monkey bread starts with homemade yeast dough and is brimming with the scent of cinnamon, toasty walnuts, and apricot jam.
- Photo by Chelsea Kyle, Prop Styling by Beatrice Chastka, Food Styling by Olivia Mack Anderson9/11
Salmon Burgers with Red Pepper Mayo
Made from canned salmon—plus a few pantry staples you likely keep in stock—and slicked with tangy red-pepper mayo, this burger is easy to toss together on the fly.
- Photo by Ted Cavanaugh10/11
Soy-Sauce-and-Citrus-Marinated Chicken
Not just for roast chicken: this vinegar, soy sauce, and citrus juice marinade also works with pork.
- Photo by David Japy11/11
Honey Brioche
Make it as a whole loaf or turn it into rolls; any way you bake it, it’s a winner, and you can use this method to create all sorts of variations.