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When you think about celebrity chefs who create “easy” recipes, Martha Stewart might not be the first person who comes to mind. After all, she has a reputation for being a bit fussy. That extra attention to detail can help lead to absolute perfection, which Stewart seems to strive for in all of her endeavors, be it gardening, home decor, or in the kitchen. But surprisingly, this lifestyle expert has shared plenty of simple recipes with the world. In fact, one of our favorite things about many of Martha Stewart’s easiest recipes is that even though they’re totally weeknight-friendly, many are still sophisticated and worth of company.
From sheet pan recipes that cook your protein and veggie sides at the same time, to her famous one-pot pasta recipe, these simple Martha Stewart recipes don’t take a culinary degree to cook up at home. Take a look at these weeknight-friendly Martha Stewart recipes, and you’ll see how easy it can be to eat like the star.
Vegetable Tian
If you struggle to find new vegetable side dishes, try Martha Stewart’s vegetable tian. It’s made with sauteed leeks and thinly sliced zucchini, yellow squash, plum tomatoes, and eggplant, which are baked together until tender. It seems like a classic fancy French dish, but no one will ever know how easy it actually is to put together.
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Roast Chicken with Lemons and Fennel
Roasting a whole chicken is easier than you might think, especially with Martha Stewart’s guidance. Pair it with sweet roasted fennel and lemon, all cooked on the same pan.
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Easy Irish Soda Bread
Regular bread takes a long time to bake. You have to worry about whether or not your yeast will still activate, knead for 10 minutes or more, and then sit through multiple rise times. But Irish soda bread, which uses baking soda as the leavener, is so much easier, and just as delicious when served warm and slathered with butter.
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Broiled Salmon with Vegetables and Scallion Rice
While your salmon sits in a sweet soy marinade, you’ll add veggies to a baking sheet and broil them for about 10 minutes. Add the fish, broil five more minutes, and dinner is served. As a side dish, toss a pouch of microwaved white or brown rice with scallions and rice vinegar.
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Shrimp Scampi Pan Bake
Shrimp scampi might seem like a restaurant dish, but it’s incredibly easy to make with Martha Stewart’s sheet pan recipe, which pairs the lemony shrimp with potatoes and asparagus.
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Sheet-Pan Chicken Fajitas
Charred veggies, juicy chicken, and warm tortillas can all be made in the oven in this hands-off fajitas recipe. Even better? You won’t have to deal with the sizzling stove top version’s messy splatter.
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One-Bowl Chocolate Cake
Nothing beats homemade chocolate cake, but some recipes take a ridiculous amount of work and use up every bowl in the kitchen. Not so with Stewart’s decadent one-bowl chocolate cake, which doesn’t even require an electric mixer.
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Taco Casserole
There’s lots to love about Martha Stewart’s homemade taco casserole, from the fact that it skips the sodium-packed premade taco seasoning to the hearty beef and bean filling. But the best part is definitely the cheesy blend of tortilla chips and cheese that give the casserole a nacho-style topping.
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Sweet-and-Spicy Pork Chops
Have you noticed yet that sheet pans are one of the keys to getting easy, fast dinners on the table? This meal of roasted broccoli, sweet potato wedges, and sweet and spicy glazed pork chops is made on a sheet pan, with a simple cucumber salad as a fresh accompaniment.
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Baked Rigatoni with Mini Meatballs
Forget hunting down the perfect meatball recipe. Martha Stewart shares that you can just make mini meatballs out of Italian sausage, which is already loaded with seasoning. A simple pan sauce of garlic and canned tomatoes is made in the same pan before the whole thing is mixed with cooked rigatoni, topped with mozzarella, then baked until gooey and delicous.
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Instant Pot Turkey Chili
Facts: chili doesn’t need to simmer on the stove all day long in order to taste great. You can make it in your electric pressure cooker, so it’s ready from start to finish in just an hour. Serve with store-bought corn bread or tortilla chips as an easy side dish.
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One-Pan Pasta
Martha Stewart’s one-pan pasta recipe is famous for a reason. Throw pasta, tomatoes, onions, and seasonings all in one pan, then cook until tender. You get pasta and sauce, all in the same pan.
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