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Fast food! Martha Stewart’s simple recipes

What’s for dinner? Treat your family to any of these week’s worth of meals

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Aug. 27: Domestic guru Martha Stewart shows TODAY hosts how to cook up quick and nutritious meals in 30 minutes or less.

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TODAY
updated 9:55 a.m. ET Aug. 27, 2008

Martha Stewart wants to take some stuff off your plate, which is why she's sharing a week's worth of quick and easy dishes for dinner. Learn how to make her herb-crusted salmon, glazed pork chops, black-bean stew with rice, seared steaks with tomato salad and and more.

Herb-crusted salmon with spinach salad
Martha Stewart

Serves 4

Dijon mustard gives the topping a nice kick and balances the richness of the salmon fillets. Lemon juice in the spinach salad offers another bright note.

INGREDIENTS

3 slices white sandwich bread
1 cup fresh parsley
2 tablespoons olive oil
Coarse salt and ground pepper
4 skinless salmon fillets (6 ounces each)
2 tablespoons Dijon mustard
3 tablespoons fresh lemon juice
5 ounces baby spinach
1/2 medium red onion, thinly sliced

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DIRECTIONS

Prep time: 10 minutes/ Total time: 25 minutes

1. Preheat oven to 450°. Line a baking sheet with aluminum foil; set aside. In a food processor, combine bread, parsley, and 1 tablespoon oil; season with salt and pepper. Pulse until coarse crumbs form.

2. Place salmon on prepared sheet; season with salt and pepper. Spread top of fillets with Dijon; top with crumb mixture, pressing gently to adhere. Roast until salmon is opaque throughout, 11 to 13 minutes.

3. Meanwhile, in a large bowl, combine lemon juice and remaining tablespoon oil; season with salt and pepper. Add spinach and onion; toss to combine. Serve salmon with spinach salad.

Nutritional information: Per serving: 383 cal; 18.5 g fat (3 g sat fat); 36.5 g protein; 16.7 g carb; 2.6 g fiber

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Glazed pork chops with smashed potatoes and stewed green beans
Martha Stewart

Serves 4

In this hearty down-home meal, green beans become extra soft when simmered with onion, celery, and tomatoes.

INGREDIENTS

4 tablespoons butter
1/2 medium red onion, diced
2 celery stalks, halved lengthwise and thinly sliced
Coarse salt and ground pepper
1 package (10 ounces) frozen green beans
1 can (14.5 ounces) diced tomatoes in juice
1 1/2 pounds red new potatoes, scrubbed well and quartered
1 garlic clove, minced
1/2 cup whole milk
4 bone-in pork chops (about 9 ounces each)
1/4 cup packed light-brown sugar
1 tablespoon Dijon mustard

DIRECTIONS

Prep time: 30 minutes/ Total time: 30 minutes

1. In a medium saucepan, melt 2 tablespoons butter over medium. Add onion and celery; season with salt and pepper. Cook, stirring occasionally, until vegetables begin to soften, 5 to 6 minutes. Add green beans and tomatoes (with their juice); cook, stirring occasionally, until beans are very tender, about 15 minutes.

2. Set a steamer basket in a large pot. Fill with enough water to come just below basket; bring to a boil. Add potatoes; reduce to a simmer, cover, and cook until tender, 12 to 14 minutes. Transfer potatoes to a bowl; set aside.

3. Remove steamer basket; discard water from pot. In same pot, melt 1 tablespoon butter over medium. Add garlic; cook until golden brown, 1 to 2 minutes. Add potatoes; mash coarsely. Cook, stirring, 1 minute (a film of starch will form on bottom of pot). Stir in milk and remaining tablespoon butter; heat until warmed through, about 1 minute more. Season with salt and pepper. Remove from heat; cover. Set aside.

4. Heat broiler to high. Line a baking sheet with aluminum foil. In a small bowl, combine sugar and Dijon. Place pork on sheet; season with salt and pepper. Broil until pork begins to brown, 6 to 8 minutes; spread sugar mixture over top. Broil until glaze is browned and pork is opaque throughout, 1 to 2 minutes. Serve pork with potatoes and green beans.

Nutritional information: Per serving: 599 cal; 23 g fat (11.6 g sat fat); 44.9 g protein; 54.3 g carb; 5.4 g fiber

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