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These recipes were made for meal planning—and they’ll taste just as good tomorrow as they did today. When you have some extra time, consider getting a jump on cooking for the week by stocking your fridge and freezer with these make-ahead meals.

This baked pasta puts vegetables at the center while remaining creamy and cozy.

Packing outsized flavor into these one-bite chicken meatballs was no small task, but we did it.

Sausage, egg, and cheese on a biscuit is always a home run—but strategy and smart techniques make it a make-ahead grand slam.

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Looking for something to watch this weekend? Stream season one of On the Road, a Cook’s Country favorite reimagined as its own Netflix series. Watch as host Bryan Roof travels across Wisconsin, meets with chefs from coastal New England, gets a closer look at hidden-gem sandwiches of New York and Los Angeles, and so much more. Stream all of season one now!

Millions of cooks know and love the test kitchen for our award-winning cookbooks. Our Cookbook Collection gives Essential members exclusive digital access to 2,000+ (and counting!) of these recipes, including our all-new The Complete High-Protein Cookbook. Get recipes like from that book, along with editors’ picks from The Complete Summer Cookbook, The New Vegetarian, Baking for Two and more.

“This was delicious and so versatile! I'm leaving town for a couple of weeks and had plenty of vegetables and herbs to use up from my refrigerator, so this recipe was perfect.”

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