This chicken recipe has several extra techniques above par for a truly gourmet experience, including a lemony brine — one of my favorite tricks — to ensure the chicken is moist and juicy after cooking it. Combined with roasted carrots, garlic whipped potatoes, a lemon-tinged ricotta and pan juices, this classic dinner is top notch.

45 min · 774 CAL · 78g PROTEIN

Chunks of lean beef stewed with mushrooms in a velvety sour cream sauce and served over ribbons of egg noodles. This is one of those dishes that makes the kitchen smell heavenly. The recipe comes with instructions on how to turn this into a weekday meal by using the slow cooker or pressure cooker.

15 min, plus slow cook · 628 CAL · 69g PROTEIN

This is an under-30-minute dinner that exudes luxury. Despite common ingredients, this dish is sophisticated enough to be served in Eric Ripert’s Manhattan restaurant Le Bernadin (a jackets-required restaurant!). The creamy aioli sauce plays nicely on texture with flaky cod and fleshy mussels, served with a perfectly roasted red pepper and crusty bread.

30 min · 709 CAL · 69g PROTEIN

Get your health on with a tasty grain bowl. No two weeks will be the same, with an ever changing assortment of grains, legumes, leafy green, vegetables and sauces.

35 min · 499 CAL · 57g PROTEIN

This black bean soup gets a little spicy smoky kick from chipotle peppers, and is an awesome vehicle for a variety of fiber-rich vegetables and avocado.

20 min, plus slow cook · 722 CAL · 34g PROTEIN

Nothing says comfort like gravy and noodles, and our mushroom stroganoff is rich with complex flavors. Organic shiitake mushrooms are the base for the sauce, which also has Dijon mustard, carrots, celery and sour cream, all served on top of a heap of egg noodles.

30 min · 437 CAL · 46g PROTEIN

This is an easy crowd-pleaser vegetarian weeknight meal. Pasta tubes stuffed with spinach, Lone Grazer ricotta, baby bell peppers and topped with Rochdale Farms mozzarella cheese, parmesan cheese and our house-made pesto and marinara sauce.

45 min · 576 CAL · 37g PROTEIN

Crispy panko-breaded patty inside, soft steam bun outside, with lots of pickled, spicy, and creamy condiments in between.

35 min · 820 CAL · 37g PROTEIN