501 bay leaf recipes

Hearty pasta and lentil soup with mushrooms, tomato paste, garlic, and ground ginger. A thick, protein-rich Italian-style soup that cooks in one pot.

Lean 7-ingredient chili con carne with cooked ground beef, beans, tomato sauce, and chili powder simmered for 30 minutes. A fast, freezer-friendly weeknight dinner.

Simple cabbage soup with tomato juice, carrots, onion, and beef bouillon simmered for an hour. Low-calorie, low-sodium, and just one pot to clean.

Pork chops and kielbasa braised with 2 pounds of cabbage in white wine, cumin, thyme, and whole cloves. A hearty one-pot European-style braise ready in just over an hour.

A succulent beef roast that's sauted with potatoes and zucchini in a red wine sauce.

Norwich Inn boiled chicken dinner with leeks, cabbage, potatoes, carrots, and tarragon in white wine broth. A light, New England one-pot meal served in brothy soup plates.

Hearty lentils simmered with bell peppers, hot chilies, and fresh tomatoes in Middle Eastern spices. Healthy vegetarian main or side served hot or cold.

Authentic Viennese beef goulash (Wiener Saftgulasch) with pounds of caramelized onions, Hungarian paprika, caraway, and tender braised beef chuck. Serve over buttery spaetzle for a cozy Austrian classic.

There are no tomatoes, ketchup, or sugar in this recipe. All of those things caramelize and burn quickly, giving the meat a black color and nasty taste.

French-Canadian veal pot roast braised in a cast iron pot with whole potatoes and onions, no added liquid. The veal creates its own rich gravy as it slowly cooks.

This goes wonderfully with mashed potatoes and your favorite vegetable! The leftovers taste good in a pita pocket.

Onion broth made with five pounds of slow-caramelized onions, soup bones, garlic, and mace. A deeply flavored, bone-enriched broth with silky body.

Lamb carnitas braised in milk with coriander, savory, and bay leaves until fall-apart tender. Served in tortillas with broiled onions, tomatoes, sour cream, and salsa.

Red lentil soup with paprika, bay leaf, dried mint, and parsley simmered in beef or chicken stock until the lentils dissolve into a thick, velvety potage. Puree optional.

Chestnut and lentil soup: roasted chestnuts and green lentils simmered with carrot, celery, and garlic. Half pureed for body, half left whole for texture. Vegan autumn comfort.

Thick vegetarian stew with soybeans, potatoes, carrots, and celery finished with a ghee roux for silky body. Seasoned with sage, marjoram, and bay leaf for old-fashioned warmth.