5,033 summer recipes

Not a pie at all! This Lancaster County classic is a hearty chicken noodle stew with tender potatoes and square-cut egg noodles simmered in rich homemade broth. Pure PA Dutch comfort.

Italian-style stuffing with crispy pancetta, lentils, arborio rice, and fresh sage simmered in broth. Built for breast of veal but works beautifully in chicken, pork, or as a hearty side dish.

Rich, deeply roasted brown veal stock simmered for 12 hours with carrots, onions, celery, garlic, and bay leaves. This restaurant-quality base stock is the backbone of French sauces, braises, and soups.

Floured cube steak browned in lard and simmered in a tangy homemade barbecue sauce with ketchup, Worcestershire, brown sugar, and lemon juice. Old-fashioned comfort food, fork-tender in about an hour.

Filipino chicken adobo simmered in coconut milk until fall-apart tender. Garlic, ginger, and vinegar build complex flavor while coconut cream turns the sauce thick, rich, and utterly crave-worthy over rice.

This fragrant Vietnamese-style seafood soup simmers shrimp, crab, oysters, scallops, and fish in a lemongrass-coconut broth with kaffir lime and a kick of red chili. Ready in 30 minutes flat.

Glossy stir-fried chicken wings marinated in soy and dark corn syrup, then simmered with fresh ginger, mushrooms, bamboo shoots, and a splash of dry sherry. Sticky, savory, and finger-licking good.

Tender lamb shoulder simmered with whole artichoke bottoms in a lime-spiked Mexican chili base. An elegant twist on traditional chili that pairs earthy lamb with the delicate flavor of fresh artichokes.

Browned chicken legs simmered in a balsamic-tomato sauce with tri-color bell peppers, olives, and garlic. Finished with toasted pine nuts and fresh basil for a vibrant Mediterranean one-pan dinner.

Tender squid rings stir-fried in a fiery paste of almonds, chiles, and shrimp paste, then simmered in coconut milk with tamarind and lemongrass. Serve this bold Indonesian sambal over steamed rice.

Hearty ground turkey simmered with sage, garlic, and tomato sauce, topped with rustic rosemary cornmeal dumplings. A cozy one-skillet casserole ready in 40 minutes that's pure comfort food for busy weeknights.

Hand-rolled Greek stuffed grape leaves filled with seasoned beef or lamb, rice, currants, pine nuts, and mint. Simmered until tender and served with a classic avgolemono egg-lemon sauce. Makes 60.

Fans of Southwestern cuisine will enjoy this version of white chili, flavored with chopped green chiles and onion, and simmered in a broth blended with garlic, oregano, cilantro and ground red pepper.

A traditional Acadian blood pudding made from fresh pork blood, slow-simmered pork, heart, lung, and neck with onions, cloves, savory, and coriander. Served as a sauce or stuffed into natural casings.

Tender pork knuckles simmer slowly with tangy sauerkraut until falling-apart tender, then fluffy dumplings drop into the bubbling pot for a hearty Pennsylvania Dutch comfort meal steeped in Old World tradition.

Hearty Cajun corn soup loaded with smoked sausage, cubed ham, tomatoes, and corn kernels in a roux-thickened broth with cayenne and hot sauce. Feeds a crowd and simmers for an hour.