Recipes: Easy Recipes and Cooking Tips from the TODAY Show

Press pork, cheese, pickles and ham into a crispy Cuban sandwich

Make crunchy, cheesy, pork-filled Cuban sandwiches at home for a fast and flavorful meal.

Top fresh tagliatelle pasta with rich pork ragu for an easy Italian dinner

Make a luxuriously rich and delicious pasta with pork ragu in under 30 minutes.

Give pulled pork Italian flavor by braising it with red wine, tomatoes and rosemary

Serve slow braised pork shoulder over creamy polenta for an easy, comforting dinner.

Marcus Samuelsson spices up summer cooking with peanut-bacon pork chops and street corn

Marcus Samuelsson heats up his cookout with berbere spiced street corn and grilled jerk pork chops.

Have a healthier cookout with sizzling skewers, watermelon margaritas and more

Joy Bauer knows how to make summer entertaining easy — and healthy!

Marcus Samuelsson gives Mexican street corn his own twist with a sprinkle of berbere spice

Marcus Samuelsson adds spicy Ethiopian flavors to grilled street corn.

Jerk rub and peanut-bacon sauce make grilled pork chops irresistible

Surprise your palate with grilled jerk pork chops topped with smoky peanut and bacon sauce.

Joy Bauer gives Mexican street corn a better-for-you makeover

Joy Bauer lightens up Mexican-style street corn with zesty lime, spicy cayenne and Parmesan cheese.

Forget lobster rolls: Lobster noodles are your new summer staple

Chef Cedric Vongerichten fuses French and Indonesian cuisines with his lobster ramen and Niçoise salad with ginger-turmeric vinaigrette.

Enjoy ramen noodles in the summer with fresh lobster

Turn ramen noodles into an elegant dinner with lobster, fresh herbs and sweet soy sauce.

Give salad Niçoise an Indonesian twist with ginger-turmeric vinaigrette

Classic Niçoise salad gets an Indonesian-inspired makeover with spicy ginger dressing and yellowtail sashimi.

Use challah bread for the creamiest-on-the-inside, crispiest-on-the-outside French toast

Soft and slightly sweet challah bread makes the best French toast as it crisps up on the edges but stays soft and almost custard-like in the center.

Add some zest to your chicken salad sandwiches with plenty of lemon

The fresh lemon juice and zest adds a burst of bright flavor to this otherwise simple chicken salad.

Tostones with mayo-ketchup are the perfect pass-around finger-food for a party

Tostones are just as delicious on their own with a sprinkle of salt, dipped into a variety of sauces or topped with shrimp or pulled pork.

These peaches & cream shortcakes are the simplest summer dessert possible

If serving these at a party, serve the peaches, biscuits and whipped cream in separate bowls, and let guests assemble their own.

Pernil (Puerto Rican slow-roasted pork shoulder) is perfect for feeding a large crowd

Pernil is a perfect recipe for entertaining as it serves a crowd and only requires a few minutes of active time on the part of the cook.

Puerto Rican coconut pudding is the creamiest, dreamiest dessert (without any dairy!)

Tembleque is a Puerto Rican recipe for a jiggly coconut milk pudding similar in texture to pannacotta or jello.

This avocado and red onion salad is the most refreshing summer side

This salad is just beautiful ripe avocados layered with thinly sliced red onions, lime juice, olive oil and a bit of salt.

Roast a whole chicken in half the time with this simple technique

Mediterranean ingredients make chicken and bulgur wheat salad healthy, flavorful and perfect for a weeknight dinner.

Meal-prep recipes: Use roast chicken for Buffalo flatbreads and tacos

This Make-ahead Monday, YouTube star Laura Vitale stops by the 3rd hour of TODAY with a simple roast chicken recipe and uses leftovers for Buffalo flatbreads...

Natalie Coughlin shares grandma's Filipino recipes

U.S. Olympic swimmer and 12-time medalist Natalie Coughlin stops by TODAY with a few family recipes from the pages of her new cookbook, “Cook to Thrive.” She...

Olympic medalist Natalie Coughlin shares her grandma's Filipino recipes

Go for gold in the kitchen.

Make-ahead Monday: Turn roast chicken into Buffalo flatbreads and tacos

Whole chicken = whole lotta meals.

Natalie Coughlin's favorite family recipe is her grandmother's lumpia

Make Filipino-style crispy spring rolls for an irresistible appetizer.

Use leftover chicken to make tender and crispy chicken carnitas tacos

Fill toasted tortillas with tender chicken carnitas and tasty toppings for a quick and easy taco dinner.

Combine wings and pizza into one over-the-top dish: Buffalo chicken flatbread

Make the most of leftover roasted chicken with Buffalo chicken flatbread pizzas.

Natalie Coughlin's favorite breakfast is this Filipino fried rice

Leftover rice mixed with garlic, veggies and eggs makes a delicious, fast and easy breakfast.

Cut down the cooking time on roasted chicken with this simple technique

Roast chicken gets an herby flavor boost from chimichurri sauce with parsley and dill .

Quick kids recipes: Make healthy chicken fingers and fries

Your kids’ go-to meal can be healthy and tasty with a bit of help from Joel Gamoran. The Sur La Table national chef stops by TODAY to demonstrate how to make...

Best burger recipes: TODAY anchors fight for the winning combination

Get ready for the ultimate burger battle! Savannah Guthrie, Craig Melvin, Jenna Bush Hager and Carson Daly go head to head, pitting their choice burger recipes...

Give chicken fingers and fries a healthier, more flavorful makeover

Satisfy those fried-food cravings without, you know, the fried food.

Add fun flavor to sweet potato fries with everything bagel seasoning

Salty everything bagel seasoning and homemade ketchup make sweet potato fries a flavor sensation.

Forget frozen food and make herby Parmesan chicken tenders from scratch

Make fresh and flavorful kid-friendly crispy chicken fingers in just a few minutes.

Make Michael Gulotta’s blue crab and bacon sandwich

Michael Gulotta, chef and partner of Maypop in New Orleans, stops by the fourth hour of TODAY to share his recipe for a kicked-up BLT that piles spicy blue...

These crab BLTs are the brunch food you never knew you needed

Chef Michael Gulotta cooks up classic Louisiana courtbouillon with seafood and blue crab sandwiches with bacon.

Serve seafood-studded courtbouillon soup for a Louisiana-style dinner

Don't let the fancy name fool you, this hearty seafood soup is classic Southern-style comfort food.

Give BLTs a Southern twist with fresh blue crab

BLTs get a Southern-style upgrade from fresh crabmeat and smoky bacon ravigote sauce.

Meal-prep recipes: 3 delicious ways to use zucchini

This Make-ahead Monday, “The Flexible Chef” Nealy Fischer stops by the 3rd hour of TODAY to share three recipes from her new cookbook, “Food You Want for the...