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Planning & Leftovers

• Cook Once, Eat Twice: A Five-Night Plan — A cook-once, eat-twice meal plan gives every extra portion a specific second job.
• How Long Do Leftovers Last in the Fridge? — Under U.S. guidance, cooked meat or poultry, soups, stews and pizza generally keep for 3–4 days at 40°F (4°C) or below, provided they were refrigerated…
• How to Meal Plan for a Week You Can Actually Follow — To meal plan for a week, begin with your calendar and choose dinners only for nights when you can realistically cook.
• Leftover Roast Chicken Ideas for 7 Easy Meals — Use leftover roast chicken in tacos, white bean soup, fried rice, pot pie, pesto pasta, chopped salad, or quesadillas.

Meatless Meals

• One-Pot Chickpea Tomato Pasta Without Watery Sauce — For one-pot chickpea tomato pasta with a thick sauce, simmer 12 ounces of short pasta with one 28-ounce can of crushed tomatoes and 3 cups of water or broth.
• Sweet Potato Black Bean Tacos for a Weeknight — For 8 sweet potato black bean tacos, roast ½-inch sweet-potato cubes at 425°F (220°C) for 25–30 minutes, turning once.

Weeknight Dinners

• Sheet-Pan Chicken and Vegetables That Cook Evenly — To make sheet-pan chicken and vegetables cook evenly, roast 3/4-inch potato pieces for 15 minutes at 425°F before adding boneless chicken thighs and…