Sara's Weeknight Meals

Sara has got nearly a week's full of meals with the simplest idea — cook once, eat twice. Day one starts with a spicy roast pork that's easy and delicious. Day two, that pork is transformed into a Vietnamese banh mi sandwich. On day three, dinner is Peruvian baked chicken thighs that are transformed on day four into chicken and tomatillo salsa nachos. On Ask Sara, Sara answers a viewer's question on the best way to get kids involved in the kitchen. Recipes: Spicy roast pork; My banh mi; Peruvian baked chicken thighs; Chicken and tomatillo salsa nachos.

Sara travels to Arkansas to prepare deep fried rice puppies and catfish with a local farmer and his family. While she's there, Sara discovers some of the best-kept secrets about Arkansas' food, from a famous pie shop to a James Beard-winning barbecue joint that serves just one thing: pulled pork. Recipes: Arkansas catfish; Deep fried rice puppies.

Nothing is quicker and easier than a five-ingredient dish, and in Sara's hands, super flavorful. She takes everyone's favorite tailgating food, buffalo chicken, and turns it into a spicy rice dish - same flavors, but now a complete and healthy meal. Grilling enthusiasts will love her scallop, basil and prosciutto kabob with five ingredients packed with good taste. And you can't get fancier with the five-ingredient duck breasts with apricot Schezwan pepper sauce. Recipes: Buffalo chicken rice; Scallop, basil and prosciutto kabob; Duck breasts with apricot Schezwan pepper sauce.