5,138 classic recipes

A classic deep dish meat pie with cubed beef, lamb, pork, or veal in a savory herb gravy with potatoes, peas, and carrots under a flaky golden crust.

Jansson's Temptation (Janssons Frestelse), a classic Swedish potato and anchovy gratin baked in cream with soft onions and breadcrumbs. A traditional Christmas side dish.

Hearty broccoli ham hot dish layered with rice, homemade white sauce, and buttered breadcrumbs. A Midwestern casserole classic that uses up leftover ham.

Louisiana red beans and rice with the holy trinity, cumin, thyme, and hot sauce. A hearty vegetarian version of the Cajun Monday classic, served over steamed rice.

Thick, smoky baked bean soup loaded with sliced hot dogs, carrots, and onions in a tangy vegetable juice broth. Topped with melted cheese. A kid-friendly classic.

Classic Southern pecan pie with dark corn syrup, butter, and vanilla in an unbaked pie shell. Gooey, caramelized filling with whole pecan halves on top.

Breaded chicken pieces cooked in the microwave with sauterne wine, mushrooms, and tomatoes. A quick shortcut version of the classic French Chicken Marengo.

Famous Cuban-style black beans and rice with mashed garlic-cumin-vinegar finishing paste. Vegan, diabetic-friendly, fat-free. Slow-simmered beans served over hot rice for a classic comfort plate.

Copycat Cinnabon cinnamon rolls made with a pudding-enriched dough for an ultra-soft, gooey crumb, rolled with brown sugar and cinnamon and finished three ways: cream cheese frosting, caramel-pecan sticky buns, or classic.

Rigatoni quattro formaggi with Gorgonzola, Bel Paese, Fontina, and Parmesan in a half-and-half sauce. The classic Italian four-cheese pasta in 25 minutes.

Georgian chicken with tkemali-style plum sauce: whole chickens broiled with butter, served under a tart plum sauce spiked with garlic, coriander, and red pepper. A Caucasus classic.

Low-calorie molded cranberry salad with ginger ale, apple, celery, and orange zest set in unflavored gelatin. A lighter take on the classic holiday Jello salad.

Green tomato and onion pickles with mustard seeds, allspice, and cloves in a sweet cider vinegar brine. A classic canning recipe that preserves end-of-season unripe tomatoes into tangy, spiced pickles.

Red beans and rice with smoked sausage and ham shank simmered low and slow with thyme, sage, cayenne, and garlic. A classic Louisiana Monday night dinner from dried beans.

Two-layer fudge with a creamy peanut butter chip bottom and rich chocolate chip top, made with marshmallow creme for a melt-in-your-mouth texture. A holiday candy classic that yields 2 pounds of treats.

Pecan sweet potato casserole for two with a brown sugar-pecan streusel topping. A small-batch Thanksgiving side that scales down the classic marshmallow-free version into a 3-cup baking dish.