Worst Cooks in America: Make the Mentors' Recipes

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Tyler's Butternut Squash Noodles with Mushroom Sauce

Tyler uses a spiralizer to make butternut squash noodles in this hearty, but healthy, dish. After a quick saute he tops the noodles with roasted Brussels sprouts and mushrooms and marries it all with a luscious cream sauce.

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Anne's Eggplant Rollatini

You won't miss the meat in this flavor bomb dish. Anne mixes sauteed broccoli rabe into a blend of three cheeses and then rolls roasted eggplant around it. She spoons a quick tomato sauce over the rolls and tops everything with a bright arugula salad.

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Molten Lava Cake with Whipped Cream

Fact: Nothing shows love better than hot oozing chocolate. Use Anne's easy recipe to impress anyone.

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Angel Food Cake with Brown Sugar Crumbs and Strawberries

Tyler dresses up ethereal angel food cake with luscious strawberry sauce and to-die-for brown sugar-creme fraiche whipped cream.

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Tagliatelle with Shrimp and Squid

Even if you skip the homemade pasta, try this fennel-infused sauce topped with shrimp and calamari. A peppery arugula salad garnished with fennel fronds balances everything out.

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Sweet Pea Agnolotti with Poached Shrimp and Basil

Angnolotti is difficult to make but worth the effort. Tyler tosses these little pillows of pea goodness in a creamy shrimp and fennel sauce.

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Olive Oil Cake with Blueberry Sauce and Peaches

Cinnamon-scented blueberry sauce and fresh peaches perfectly complement the rich, fruity flavor of olive oil in Anne's easy cake.

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Tyler's Banana and Pecan Pancakes with Maple Butter

Tyler's takes basic buttermilk pancakes and dresses them up with sweet candied pecans, mashed bananas and a to-die-for maple butter.

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Anne's Mushroom, Tomato and Onion Omelet with Home Fries and Bacon

One of the first skills learned in culinary schools is the perfect omelet. Anne pairs her omelet with crispy bacon and perfect home fries.

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Tyler's Steak Fajitas

Tyler's easy fajitas are the perfect do-it-youself weeknight family dinner.

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Anne's Chicken Fajitas

Anything can be tossed into classic fajitas. Anne's version includes quick-cooked chicken thighs, corn, poblano peppers and spices.

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Tyler's Bacon-Stuffed Burgers

These burgers hide the best surpise ever: bacon! Tyler serves them with thin, crispy matchsticks topped with fried garlic and herbs.

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Anne's Fontina-Stuffed Burgers with Portobellos and Bacon and Roasted Potato Wedges

Anne stuffs these behemoth burgers with gooey fontina cheese and piles them high with sauteed onions, roasted poblano peppers and arugula.

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Bobby's Smoked Trout with Malt Vinegar Salad Stuffed Creamer

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Anne's Mini Bacon and Mushroom Pies

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Bobby's Crispy Potato Cakes with Farmer Cheese, Scallion, Black Pepper and Kale Chips

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Bobby's Individual Reuben Sandwiches with Red Chile Russian Dressing

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Bobby's Irish Smoked Salmon on Brown Bread Crostini with Hard-Cooked Egg Aioli

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Anne's Cod Goujonettes with Salt and Malt Vinegar Aioli

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Anne's Colcannon Skins

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Anne's Irish Cheddar Scones with Corned Beef and Apple Slaw

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Bobby's Spice Rubbed Pork Tenderloin with Bourbon-Chipotle Sauce

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Bobby's Butterflied Squab with Piquillo Pepper Sauce

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Anne's Poussin al Mattone

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Bobby's Pork Tenderloin Nachos with Mornay Sauce, Avocado-Corn Relish, Charred Jalapeno and Goat Cheese

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Anne's Cheesy Fries with Ham and Egg

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Anne's Puttanesca Pizza with Taleggio and Arugula

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Anne's Chicken Breast with Clementines, Thai Bird Chile and Yukon Gold and Cauliflower Puree

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Bobby's Spicy White Anchovy with Egg Pizza

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Bobby's Grilled Rib Eye Steak with Mango Chimichurri

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Bobby's Mashed Potatoes with Green Chile Queso Sauce

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Anne's Stir-Fry Noodles with Jalapenos and Peanuts

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Bobby's Mexican Meatballs with Red Chile Tomato Sauce and Queso Fresco

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Bobby's Coconut Red Curry Sauce and Noodles

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Anne Burrell's Orange Pumpkin Pancakes with Vanilla Whipped Cream, Cinnamon Maple Syrup and Thick-Cut Bacon for the Best of the Worst episode of Worst Cooks in America, as seen on Food Network.

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Anne's Orange Pumpkin Pancakes with Vanilla Whipped Cream, Cinnamon Maple Syrup and Thick-Cut Bacon

Anne Burrell's Orange Pumpkin Pancakes with Vanilla Whipped Cream, Cinnamon Maple Syrup and Thick-Cut Bacon for the Best of the Worst episode of Worst Cooks in America, as seen on Food Network.

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