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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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  • Slow Cooker Cranberry Pecan Stuffing

    Slow Cooker Cranberry Pecan Stuffing

    The best and easiest stuffing ever made right in the crockpot, making Thanksgiving prep just that much easier! Ingredients 1 (12-count) package KING’S HAWAIIAN Original Hawaiian Sweet Dinner…

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  • Hominy Cheese Casserole

    Hominy Cheese Casserole

    Ingredients 8 pieces bacon, cooked well done, crumbled 1 cup onion, diced 1 (29 oz) can Teasdale Mexican Style Hominy, drained 1 tablespoon flour 2 large tomatoes, diced…

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  • Candied Jalapeños

    Candied Jalapeños

    There aren’t words that exist to describe how addictive these little savoury, sweet, spicy, crunchy, garlicky pickled jalapeno rounds are. Put them on sandwiches, tacos, rice or bake…

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  • Chicken and Waffle Sandwiches

    Chicken and Waffle Sandwiches

    Breakfast meets dinner in this play on the Southern favorite. What’s not to love about a fun sandwich? Ingredients 4 slices lower-sodium bacon, halved crosswise 3 tablespoons canola…

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  • Twice-Baked Potato Casserole

    Twice-Baked Potato Casserole

    Ingredients 1-1/2 pounds red potatoes (about 6 medium), baked 1/4 teaspoon salt 1/4 teaspoon pepper 1 pound sliced bacon, cooked and crumbled 3 cups (24 ounces) sour cream…

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  • Apple Pie Burritos

    Apple Pie Burritos

    A breakfast burrito should be three things: portable, quick, and crunchy. Consider all checked with this rich, fall favorite breakfast burrito. Our recipes, easily made in 10 minutes…

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  • Fried Mac and Cheese Balls

    Ingredients 1 pound elbow macaroni 2 tablespoons unsalted butter 2 tablespoons all-purpose flour 2 cups milk, warmed, plus 2 tablespoons for egg wash 1 pound grated Cheddar 1…

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  • Spicy Pumpkin Soup with Avocado Cream

    Spicy Pumpkin Soup with Avocado Cream

    If you don’t have any buttermilk on hand for the avocado cream sauce, substitute plain yogurt and just a little water. Ingredients 1 cup diced yellow onion 3…

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  • Butternut Squash Mac and Cheese

    Butternut Squash Mac and Cheese

    Ingredients 1 pound macaroni with lines, such as tubatini or mini penne rigate Salt 1 tablespoon extra-virgin olive oil, 1 turn of the pan 2 tablespoons butter 1/2…

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  • Crockpot Mac and Cheese

    Crockpot Mac and Cheese

    Throw five ingredients into a crockpot for a few hours and dinner is served! Ingredients 16 ounces elbow macaroni 3 cups milk 8 ounces velveeta, cut into chunks…

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