2,789 buttery recipes

Stovetop popcorn popped with a real vanilla bean right in the hot oil, then tossed with melted butter, sugar, and scraped vanilla seeds. Sweet, fragrant, and wildly addictive.

A traditional Deccan-style bhurta of pounded meat or fish seasoned with mace, cayenne, and lemon, cooked in butter and served on toast. Anglo-Indian comfort food.

Classic chopped liver made with calves liver, caramelized onions, hard-cooked egg, and butter, ground twice for a smooth, rich spread. Serve chilled on dark rye with tomato and cucumber.

Butter-sauteed crab meat with tarragon vinegar, parsley, and garlic served with cocktail sauce and lemon. A simple Long Island-style crab dish ready in 15 minutes.

Grilled eggplant slices basted with garlic-herb butter and Italian seasoning. Smoky, tender, and ready in 10 minutes on the grill. A simple summer side dish.

Make-ahead frozen French toast using Texas toast soaked in an egg, milk, vanilla, and nutmeg custard. Freeze, then bake from frozen for a quick hot breakfast.

Fraykee (freekeh) with toasted pine nuts, dry-roasted bulgur simmered with cinnamon and butter. A nutty, fragrant Middle Eastern grain side dish ready in 40 minutes.

Pecan crispies made with brown sugar, butter, and shortening for thin, crunchy cookies with caramel-like flavor. A simple drop cookie recipe that bakes up crisp every batch.

Vidalia beef patty bakes a ground beef burger with sliced potato and sweet Vidalia onion in a buttered foil packet. A hands-off, one-serving campfire-style dinner.

Blueberry cornbread muffins dipped in melted butter and cinnamon sugar while still warm. Uses cornbread mix for a quick, semi-homemade breakfast treat.

Microwave Parmesan croutons made from whole wheat bread dried in the microwave, drizzled with melted butter, and topped with grated Parmesan. Ready in under 7 minutes.

Butter-sauteed shrimp with Scotch whisky, garlic, lemon juice, and basil. A rich, smoky pan sauce comes together in just 10 minutes with six simple ingredients.

Fresh asparagus with browned butter, Parmesan cheese, and sliced hard-boiled egg. A simple, elegant side dish where nutty brown butter and salty cheese make asparagus shine.

Madras-style beef curry with braising beef coated in vindaloo paste, cooked in ghee with deeply browned onions until tender and saucy. Garnished with flaked almonds.

Turkey saltimbocca with prosciutto, Muenster cheese, and fresh sage, pan-seared in butter. A quick Italian-inspired cutlet dish ready in under 5 minutes.

Zesty Parmesan chicken breasts dipped in melted butter, coated in a Parmesan seasoning blend with breadcrumbs, and baked crispy at high heat. Four ingredients and done in 40 minutes.