☀️ The 6 most popular dinner recipes of April


Hello Reader,

These six dinners are the ones my readers kept reaching for in April, and most of them lean hard on what's still good right now (i.e., asparagus, peas, fresh herbs, lemon).

The quick links if you already know what you want:

Here's the rundown.

​Easy, cheesy asparagus casserole​

Asparagus is at its peak right now, and this is the dinner that puts a whole bunch of it to work in one dish. Tender stalks, a creamy sauce, melty cheese on top.

​Save this before asparagus disappears.

​Green goddess pasta bake​

A pasta bake that leans hard on fresh herbs. Bright and green, plays nice with whatever's wilting in your crisper drawer. Parboil the pasta, mix everything and freeze ahead for a great dinner to just "heat up" when you need.

​See the herb mix that pulls it together​

​Coconut red lentil curry​

One pot, mostly pantry, comes together in 30 minutes. Lighter than a winter curry but still grounds the whole night. Great to prep in 10 minutes and cook in 30 later.

​Get the 30-minute version​

​Chickpea Buddha bowl​

Protein-forward, fresh, customizable. The dinner that earns its spot on weeks when nothing else feels right. This is literally on rotation in my house at least once a week.

​Build a bowl that holds up.

​Spicy edamame peanut noodles​

Cold or warm, holds up for lunch the next day. Peanut sauce, edamame, noodles, with kid-friendly heat you can dial up.

​Get the peanut sauce I keep doubling​

​Mushroom stroganoff​

Earthy, comforting, doable on a Tuesday. Serves well over noodles or rice, and the leftovers reheat without losing the silk. And real talk, I usually serve this with rice, please don't come at me.

​Try my leftover-friendly stroganoff.

If you make any of these this week, hit reply and tell me which one. I read every reply.

Toodles,
Shruthi

Shruthi B. Makanju

Mom. Engineer. Vegetarian friend on your shoulder.

Will travel for good food; bring it home for Tuesday dinner.

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