‘Tis the season for hearty stews, cozy casseroles, and warming roasts — and we now have make-ahead recipes to maintain slow-cooked consolation meals handy. Prep pasta dough and filling forward for a wealthy ravioli; retailer brief ribs of their braising liquid for flavorful fall-off-the-bone tenderness; and marinate meat in a single day for traditional dishes like Boeuf Bourguignon. Hold your winter dinner rotation contemporary with these meal prep-friendly concepts.
Spicy Pot Roast with Oranges, Candy Potatoes, and Calabrian Chile Gremolata
This hearty winter braise has a burst of contemporary citrus taste and will be refrigerated for as much as two days after which gently reheated over low warmth on the range.
Après-Ski Lasagna
Construct this winter lasagna — with seasoned Italian sausage, earthy mushrooms, creamy ricotta, and vibrant, contemporary basil — the evening earlier than so that you simply must pop it within the oven for an hour or so of hands-off cooking time.
Mushroom Ravioli with Sage Brown Butter
Each the pasta dough and filling for this vegetarian dinner will be made as much as a day forward. Recipe developer Liz Mervosh brings collectively contemporary and dried mushrooms, lemon zest, and creamy ricotta for this flavorful, elegant pasta.
Weeknight Rooster Pot Pie
Make the filling for this savory hen pot pie with capers and leeks upfront (use a rotisserie hen so it is even quicker). Then, high it with a thawed sheet of frozen puff pastry earlier than baking it.
Tuscan White Bean Soup
Renu Dhar’s variation on this Italian traditional requires wealthy cream, garlic confit, and crispy pancetta. The thick, nutty soup will be made three days — or as much as three months — forward; see the ideas from the Meals & Wine Check Kitchen within the recipe.
Pink Wine Venison Stew
Put together this intensely flavored stew with a silky, thick sauce from F&W’s government wine editor Ray Isle as much as two days forward, then reheat it in a pot on the range over low warmth whereas boiling egg noodles to go together with it.
Jamaican Brown Stew Rooster
Atlanta chef Briana Riddock cuts an entire hen into eight items for this stew. She marinates them, then braises them in aromatics and browning sauce, a Jamaican pantry staple produced from caramelized sugar and a mix of spices. The flavorful stew will be made as much as 5 days forward.
Balsamic and Brown Sugar Brief Ribs
Cookbook writer Leah Koenig’s meaty brief ribs will be braised in a candy and tangy balsamic vinegar–infused broth as much as three days forward after which warmed by way of to serve with a pan sauce.
Lazy Rooster-and-Sausage Cassoulet
Molly Stevens’ tackle the meaty Provençal bean dish will be ready a day earlier than baking.
Boeuf Bourguignon
Marinate the meat chuck in a single day for Chantal Leroux’s long-simmered stew, which will be made as much as three days forward.
French Onion Mac and Cheese
Caramelized onions add a sweet-savory steadiness to this recipe from F&W meals editor Paige Grandjean. It may be prepped as much as in the future upfront of baking.
Kerala Beef Curry
Atlanta chef Asha Gomez braises boneless beef brief ribs in an fragrant sauce on this curry recipe that her mom used to simmer for hours. The warming curry will be frozen for as much as a month.
Sausage-and-Maple Bread Pudding
Mix the flavors of French toast with maple syrup and sausage in Jeni Britton’s breakfast for a crowd that may be prepped the evening earlier than then baked once you get up.
Pork-and-Ricotta-Stuffed Jumbo Shells
Stuff jumbo pasta shells with a floor pork, ricotta, panko, garlic, and cream filling; nestle them in a creamy marinara; and refrigerate in a single day earlier than baking.
Winter Squash Soup with Kale and Fideos
Chef Michael Solomonov spices this hearty soup with cinnamon and ginger. It may be made as much as three days upfront; retailer the cooked noodles individually in order that they maintain their texture.