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24 Recipes Everyone Should Know How to Cook

From chicken pot pie and classic Caesar salad to brownies and cookies.
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The classic recipe you always wanted, with a little kick.ALEX LAU

We've rounded up 24 basic recipes that everyone should know how to cook, from a pot of rice to pot roast. Master these, and you'll never find yourself stumped in the grocery store.

  • Classic chicken pot pie recipe using storebought rotisserie chicken puff pastry and a simple gravy spiked with...
    ALEX LAU
    1/23

    Fast Chicken Pot Pie

    The only not-last-minute thing about this recipe? Thawing the puff pastry. Make sure to put it in the refrigerator the night before making this dish.

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    Hirsheimer & Hamilton
    2/23

    Garlic Bread

    You can cut and butter the bread well in advance, but don’t bake it until guests arrive.

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    Photo by Romulo Yanes
    3/23

    Salty Chocolate Chunk Cookies

    Finishing your cookies with a delicate, flaky salt like Maldon brings out the chocolate flavor and tempers the sweetness, creating the ultimate sweet and salty snack.

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  • Image may contain Food Pizza Pie Tart Dessert and Cake
    Brian W Ferry
    4/23

    Frittata

    Frittatas are excellent served warm or at room temperature, which means that this meatless main is a perfect do-ahead dish.

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  • Classic Caesar salad with whole romaine leaves homemade croutons and shaved Parmesan cheese on a gray platter.
    Photograph by Isa Zapata, Food Styling by Judy Kim, Prop Styling by Stephanie De Luca
    5/23

    Caesar Salad

    A great Caesar salad gets its swagger from a great dressing. Squeamish about raw egg yolks and anchovies? Sorry. Yolks are what give richness to the emulsion, while anchovies provide a briny blast (and that whole umami thing).

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  • Image may contain Spaghetti Food Pasta and Noodle
    ALEX LAU
    6/23

    Spaghetti and Meatballs

    The classic recipe you always wanted, with a little kick.

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  • Several pieces of golden skilletfried chicken on a blue serving tray.
    Photograph by Elliott Jerome Brown Jr., Prop styling by Sean Dooley, Food Styling by Mieko Takahashi
    7/23

    Fried Chicken

    This easy recipe for Southern fried chicken is the only one you'll ever need.

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    Photo by Laura Murray, styling by Anna Bilingskog.
    8/23

    Brownies

    These brownies come together quickly and are super rich... in a good way.

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  • Baking dish of mac and cheese with crispy panko topping with one serving scooped out.
    Photograph by Isa Zapata, Food Styling by Pearl Jones, Prop Styling by Dayna Seman
    11/23

    Mac and Cheese

    Don’t be alarmed if the sauce looks thin at first: It will continue to thicken as it bakes with the noodles.

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    12/23

    Chicken Noodle Soup

    Just like your mother used to make :)

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