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A large soup pot full of stuffed zucchini soup.

Stuffed Zucchini Soup

6-photo picture collage of minestrone soup, manicotti, teriyaki chicken kabobs with rice, roast beef with mashed potatoes and gravy and peas and carrots, pesto pork chop on top of fettuccine, and meatloaf. Centered in the middle are the words "30+ Sunday Dinner Ideas" overlaid on the photo collage.

30+ Sunday Dinner Ideas

Horizontal 6-photo picture collage of sheet pan fajitas, chili Mac, loaded pepper jack mack and cheese, South of the Border Pie with corn chips and a green salad, sloppy joes, and sausage and peppers with egg noodles. In the middle the words "35+ Back to School Dinners" are overlaid on the collage of photos.

35+ Back to School Dinners

White chicken chili with hominy in soup bowl and topped with shredded Colby Jack cheese, chopped avocado and chopped cilantro with tortilla chips on the upper left.

White Chicken Chili with Hominy

A dark blue white polka dotted soup bowl of loaded baked potato soup topped with sliced green onions, shredded cheddar cheese, and bacon crumbles. In the upper right corner is a partial picture of a bowl of shredded cheese, and in the bottom left corner is a partial picture of a bowl of bacon pieces and a bowl of sliced green onions.

Loaded Baked Potato Soup

A dark blue, white polka dotted Polish pottery soup bowl of beef barley soup with a spoon inserted in the soup resting on the edge. A pot holder is laying on the right of the bowl.

The Best Beef Barley Soup

7-photo picture collage of cream potato and ham soup, Lion House rolls, chicken sheet pan fajitas, chicken quinoa bowl, chicken tetrazzini, creamy pasta skillet with kielbasa, and asian chicken lettuce wraps.

2023 Readers’ Favorite Dinner Recipes

A bowl of red lentil curry soup with a spoon on the left side of the bowl.

Red Lentil Curry Soup

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5-photo picture collage of sliced zucchini bread, a serving of zucchini skillet on a blue plate, lasagna, lemon zucchini bundt cake, and chocolate zucchini muffins with the text of the title overlaying in the middle.

30+ Zucchini Season Recipes

A white and blue polka-dotted bowl filled with ham and lentil soup sitting on a large white polka-dotted blue plate with three bread sticks on the left of the bowl.

Ham Bone Lentil Soup

A roll sitting on a plate with a bowl of Cowboy Stew.

Cowboy Stew

A dark blue soup bowl with polkadots filled with clam chowder. On the left of the bowl is a checkered patterned kitchen towel with a spoon sitting on top.

Classic Clam Chowder

A blue bowl filled with creamy chicken and dumplings. A white and blue striped checked kitchen towel is wrapped around the bowl from the bottom left to the upper right of the bowl. A spoon is on top of the towel on the left side of the bowl.

Creamy Chicken and Dumplings Soup

A peacock patterned Polish potter bowel filled with Minestrone Soup. A dark grey tea towel is loosely laid on the left side of the bowl with a spoon in the left corner.

Minestrone Soup

A blue plate with chicken stew, green beans and a crusty roll. On the left of the plate is a fork sitting on top of a white and blue checked patterned kitchen towel.

Slow Cooker Creamy Ranch Chicken Stew

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