What to Cook This Weekend

What to Cook This Weekend: September 20–22

Crispy chicken with zucchini, grilled BLT sandwiches, peach bourbon jam, and more ways to close out the season.
Photo of PanSeared Zucchini and Crispy Chicken Thighs on a plate with a fork.
Photo by Joseph De Leo, Food Styling by Anna Stockwell
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    Creamy Pasta With Crispy Mushrooms

    The first cool fall days bring feathery maitakes, meaty oysters, and other flavorful mushroom varieties worth seeking out at the farmers’ market.

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    Sheet-Pan Potato Hash with Fixins

    These shingled sheet-pan taters are somewhere between french fries and potato chips (and heaven).

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    Hummus with Spiced Summer Squash and Lamb

    If you’re making this hummus recipe for a finicky crowd, serve all the toppings in separate bowls and let people help themselves.

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    Big Green Lentil Salad

    Cool yogurt, crunchy seeds, and herbs turn lentils into a lunch salad you’ll actually be excited to eat.

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    Sweet-and-Saucy Pork Chops

    For effortless pork chops that cook in record time but are still succulent, we turn to an unexpected ingredient: sugar.

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    Peach-Plum Galette

    Use any stone fruit that looks good to you, or combine two or three types as long as the total weight is 2 lb. For example, try baking with a mix of plums, or combine peaches and nectarines, or try apricots and cherries.

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    Chickpea Flatbreads With Burst Tomato Sauce

    Turn chickpea flour into crispy-edged flatbreads; then use them to scoop up a saucy, sweet-tart mix of burst tomatoes, chickpeas, feta, and greens.

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  • Photo by Chelsea Kyle, Food Styling by Kat Boytsova
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    Peach-Bourbon Jam

    This simple jam is full of fresh peach flavor with hints of vanilla and bourbon.

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  • Photo by Alex Lau, Food Styling by Susie Theodorou
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    Grilled Bacon BLTs

    Thick-cut bacon grills much better than thin strips, which have a tendency to get burnt and overly crisp.

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    Crispy Pan-Seared Chicken and Zucchini with Olives and Lemon

    Crosshatching and salting zucchini before cooking removes excess moisture, allowing them to sear instead of steam. Douse in an olive and chile relish and you’ll love zucchini forever.

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