10,000 maine recipes

Zucchini casserole loaded with sharp cheddar, bread crumbs, green pepper, and basil, bound with eggs and olive oil. A golden-topped bake that uses up garden zucchini.

Oven-baked Mediterranean chicken coated in Parmesan bread crumbs with oregano, thyme, and parsley, dipped in melted butter and baked until golden and crisp. A hands-off, herb-crusted baked chicken dinner.

Rice and cheese casserole stirs cooked brown rice with cottage cheese, parmesan, dill, and Dijon for a light, high-protein side that bakes in 20 minutes. Healthy comfort food.

New potato casserole with thinly sliced potatoes and onions baked under butter until tender and golden, served with herbed sour cream. Five ingredients and effortlessly simple.

Homemade pizza dough that rises to crisp, chewy perfection on a hot stone. Six pantry ingredients, double-yeast for proper lift, makes two thin-crust 12-inch pies or one thick-crust pizza.

Slow-simmered pork burrito filling with cubed pork, jalapeno, bell peppers, cumin, oregano, and green chiles. Browned and braised until fork-tender for stuffing into warm tortillas.

Baked mostaccioli and ground turkey casserole layered with tomato sauce, cinnamon, nutmeg, and a light bechamel topped with mozzarella. Greek pastitsio meets weeknight dinner.

Sweet pepper and basil frittata with slow-cooked red and yellow peppers, fontina, Parmesan, and fresh basil, finished with a brushed-on balsamic reduction for a tangy glaze.

Pot roast with Dijon mustard sauce: chuck roast simmered in beef broth and white wine, then served with a tangy mustard pan sauce thickened with cornstarch. Elegant French-style braise.

One-skillet franks and potatoes baked with green peppers, onions, caraway seeds, and a splash of vinegar. A quick, hearty weeknight dinner with crispy potato rounds on top.

Slow cooker halibut steaks in a creamy white wine sauce made with butter, flour, and milk. A hands-off way to cook tender, flaky fish with a rich, silky finish.

A simple two-ingredient pan gravy made from roast pork drippings and flour, spooned over sliced roast pork. The no-fail Sunday supper sauce with zero waste.

Emeril's pastrami sandwich: pastrami simmered in beer and whole-grain mustard, piled on grilled rye with charred onion rings. Ready in 20 minutes, one serious sandwich.

Shrimp Arnaud, a classic New Orleans appetizer of chilled shrimp marinated in a tangy vinaigrette with hot mustard, chili sauce, garlic, and chives. Dusted with paprika.

Crock-pot BBQ chicken slow-cooks a whole chicken in a homemade barbecue sauce of tomato passata, molasses, brown sugar, and vinegar until fall-off-the-bone tender. Hands-off, no bottled sauce required.

Brussels sprouts and egg noodles baked in a sour cream and cottage cheese sauce with caraway seeds and golden buttered breadcrumbs on top. A cozy casserole that converts sprout skeptics.