Four ingredients in one 9×13 dish: pork chops, cream of mushroom soup and a golden stuffing topping.

Leftover turkey, wild rice, mushrooms and vegetables in a lightly thickened broth, with an optional splash of cream.

Six-ingredient stovetop cookies with peanut butter and oats, no cocoa and no oven, set in about 15 minutes.

Small chocolate cakes baked in a muffin tin with a chocolate ball in each center, flipped out warm and topped with ice …

Chicken, spaghetti and spinach in a creamy sour cream sauce with Monterey Jack, topped with crispy French fried onions.

Texas toast, a creamy ricotta layer, meatballs in marinara and melted mozzarella, baked in one 9×13 dish.

Ground beef, mushrooms and egg noodles in a creamy sour cream and mushroom sauce, baked in a 13×9 dish.

Seared chicken breast pieces baked over zucchini and sweet onion under Monterey Jack and Parmesan, with a light broth sauce.

Seared elk cubes simmered with carrots, potatoes and mushrooms in a balsamic and beef broth base, with tips for tender, mild elk.

A no-bread breakfast casserole of eggs, milk, crumbled bacon and cheddar, baked until set and cut into squares.

Spaghetti and taco-seasoned beef in a creamy cream cheese and sour cream sauce, baked under cheddar in a 9×13 dish.

Cooked chicken, instant rice, tomatoes with green chiles, corn and black beans baked under Colby Jack in one dish.