United States
United States cooking brings together regional dishes, family recipes, and traditions shaped in many communities. Chowders, potato soups, and other preparations sit alongside Southern, Texan, and related collections. Browse those narrower archives for a regional focus or begin here for a wider view of American dishes represented in the recipe box.
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Tex-Mex
Tex-Mex has its own culinary identity, with Texas and Mexican connections expressed through particular dishes and ingredients. Jalapeño sauces, poblano casseroles, enchiladas, and other preparations provide starting points here. Browse the collection for familiar servings and adaptations, with the recipe’s individual ingredients and method guiding the choice of what to cook.
Texan
Pork chops, mushroom rice, jalapeño cheese preparations, and other dishes give this Texan collection its range. The recipes gather Texas-linked flavors and interpretations without treating one dish as the whole of the state’s cooking.
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Cheesecake Egg Rolls
Ingredients For the Sauce 2 cups chopped strawberries 2 Tablespoons water 2 Tablespoons sugar For the Eggrolls 2 (8-oz.) bars cream cheese, softened 1/2 cup sugar 1/2 cup…
Triple Cranberry Sauce
Cranberry fans will ask for this sauce again and again. It’s loaded with their favorite fruit—in fresh, dried and juice form. Orange and allspice make it awesome. Ingredients…
Hawaiian Rice
Ingredients 1 can Cream of Chicken Soup 1/2 teaspoons thyme 1/2 teaspoon poultry seasoning 1 Tablespoon Old Bay Seasoning 1 teaspoon celery seeds 2 Tablespoons soy sauce 2…
Chipotle Taco Seasoning
Ready for a smokier taco? If you’re a fan of smoky flavor, prepping up a chipotle taco seasoning before taco night will make you very happy. This spice…
Simple Stovetop Macaroni and Cheese
Inspired by an innovative macaroni and cheese recipe that calls for adding sodium citrate, an emulsifying salt, to cheese to keep it smooth when heated (instead of adding…
Sous Vide Pennies from Heaven
Pennies from Heaven are sweet, orange-infused, glazed carrots, studded with apricots and dusted with a pinch of cinnamon sugar. They get their name from their “divine” flavor; it’s…
Creamed Bacon Spinach
Ingredients 8 oz. bacon, cut into 1/2-inch pieces 1 Tablespoon all-purpose flour 1 garlic clove, grated 3/4 c up heavy cream kosher salt Freshly ground black pepper 2…
Bacon Green Bean Bundles
Bacon Green Bean Bundles. Tender crisp green beans wrapped in bacon and brushed with a simple brown sugar glaze. These are easy enough for a weeknight meal and…
Garlic and Bacon Green Beans
Ingredients 1 pound fresh green beans, rinsed, ends trimmed 1/2 teaspoon salt 1 tablespoon olive oil 1 tablespoon butter 6 garlic cloves, minced 6 bacon strips, cooked, drained…
Creamy Shrimp Enchiladas
Ingredients 8 (6-inch) flour tortillas Shrimp Mixture 2 Tablespoons butter 1/2 cup red bell pepper, diced finely 1/2 cup white onion, diced finely 2 cloves garlic, minced 1…
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