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Penne with Butternut Squash, Kale and White Beans is a hearty dish that can feed a crowd. Use the leftovers in other dishes as well.

This 3-2-1 menu plan uses some of the most humble fall ingredients butternut squash, kale, and white beans to make the most delicious and comforting dishes. Try this 3-2-1 menu plan this week.

This Butternut Squash Risotto can be made in under 30 mintues with minimal ingredients. Arborio rice, squash, onions, garlic, sage, nutmeg, turmeric and you have butternut squash risotto.

Ricotta balls are a perfect substitute for regular meatballs. Made of ricotta, an egg, breadcrumbs, garlic and Parmesan cheese and cooked in a tomato sauce ricotta balls are quick and delicious.

This dish Orecchiette with Beans Tomatoes and Zucchini is a perfect way to celebrate summer. Add freshly grated Parmesan Cheese and Basil and you have dinner ready in 30 minutes.

Krakow Deli Bakery Smokehouse in Woonsocket Rhode Island is definitely worth the trip if you are looking for authentic homecooked Polish food, sausages, baked goods, groceries and especially their pierogies!

How to cook wild rice? This simple two step process makes cooking wild rice as simple as making pasta.

Chicken Lo Mein many sound too hard for a weeknight meal, but it is exactly the opposite! It is the perfect meal you can have on the table in under 30 minutes, plus you can use pantry items such as soy sauce, oyster sauce, ginger, garlic, dried Lo Mein noodles.

Steel-cut Oats Risotto is a wonderful way to use up any leftover oatmeal you may have. It is quick and easy and uses what you have in the pantry.

Beef Barley Soup is a hearty comforting dish that will make you say ah. Filled with vegetables and cooked barley it is satisfying on cold and rainy days.

Pantry Pasta uses what you have in your pantry to make a delicious and comforting dinner in 15 minutes or less.

Casarecce with Spicy Sausage Sauce and Spinach is a wonderful meal. The sauce and pasta shape hail from Sicily and are a perfect pairing.

This Chunky Pork Ragu is the perfect slow-cooking Sunday dinner that when served over thick pasta will satisfy all.

Fettuccini with Cottage Cheese and Spinach is an easy weeknight meal that can be made in under 30 minutes with 3 main ingredients!

Goat Cheese and Chive Cuori Pasta or heart-shaped pasta is perfectly paired with a Sage Butter Sauce for a special dinner for two.

Chickpea Soup or Pasta e Ceci is a simple soup with just a few ingredients and fresh herbs. You will have this on the table in under 20 min

Arrabiata Sauce or Arrabbiata Sauce is so simple it has 4 ingredients and cooks in the time it takes to cook the pasta!

Ricotta Pasta Dough is easy to pull together with three ingredients egg, ricotta, and flour.

Cavatelli with Beans and Broccolini is a delicious dish that is quick to make with only a few ingredients.