Kale

The holy trinity of greens, eggs, and rice.

Don’t have an acorn squash for this chicken thighs recipe? Use butternut. Not into mustard greens? Use kale, Swiss chard, or spinach.

Golden raisins would also work nicely in this yogurt dip recipe instead of the dried apricots. You want a little sweet to play against the bite of the garlic and the brightness of the herbs.

Instead of deep-frying the broccoli in this sesame noodles recipe, we used a high-heat roasting method and swapped the restaurant’s sesame brittle for toasted seeds. Similar flavors; easier to make at home.

For this carb-on-carb fried rice recipe, you can use anything but boxed stuffing (the texture is too fine and will turn to mush). We chose a cornbread and chorizo stuffing, which can handle being cooked again and tossed in the stir-fry.

When overlapping the phyllo over the filling in this recipe, work carefully but quickly so the phyllo doesn’t dry out before baking.

We know, another kale salad recipe! Don’t write this one off. Roasted ginger makes this one extra special.

This is the rich, healthy-ish, and totally satisfying salad for people who think all homemade salads are meh.

The genius of this pasta recipe is in the contrast of the textures and flavors. If spicy isn’t your thing, sub in any fresh sausage you like.

When working with a large quantity of greens, it’s much easier to sauté them if they’re blanched first. Their time in the olive oil is more for flavoring and reaching the ideal texture.

Sausage and greens are a match made in weeknight dinner heaven.

These make ahead salads are even better the next day. No joke.

These make ahead salads won't get soggy as they sit—they're even better the next day.

Massaging the greens both softens and seasons them before grilling.

Turn a can of beans into a hearty, healthy dinner in minutes.

Grilled salad. It’s a thing. This one gets a double dose of smokiness, both from the charred greens and the smoked paprika.

You don't have to be a vegan to love this smoky, savory kale-and-tempeh recipe.

Step 1: Prep this simple soffritto and nutty pesto. Step 2: Make beautiful, clean soups on a whim.

Finishing this dish with coconut milk retains its sweet flavor.

Sub spinach for kale if you like.

Rather than being cooked in salted water, the pasta is treated like risotto—simmered in stock and stirred until cooked and creamy—which gives it plenty of time to pick up meaty flavors.

If you prefer all-pork (or all-veal) meatballs, go ahead and make that change.

This simple and satisfying dish is definitely easy enough for a weeknight.

Yes, we think it’s a great idea to eat giant chicken nuggets for breakfast. But this delicious, indulgent dish works for dinner (and lunch, too). If you prefer white-meat chicken, use skinless, boneless breasts that have been cut in half crosswise.