Recipes with bay leaves

Louisiana seafood gumbo with shrimp, oysters, crab, smothered okra, and a deep-brown roux. Cajun-style one-pot bayou supper served over rice.

Greek octopus pilaf simmered in tomato, white wine, and oregano for an hour until tender, served over rice cooked in the braising sauce. A traditional taverna dish.

Enjoy this succulent dish today that's made with chicken breasts, sausage and red wine.

One-pot rustic stew with rabbit, hare, veal, or chicken simmered with leeks, garlic, pearl barley, bay, and sage. A rural British-style dish where the barley doubles as starch and vegetable.

Creamy rice casserole with tangy green chilies, melted cheddar, and a hint of bay leaf. Perfect for weeknight dinners when you need comfort food fast.

Arroz con pollo baked Spanish-style in one dish: golden turmeric rice, paprika-rubbed chicken, sweet peas, oregano and bay leaf. A hands-off one-pan dinner with crispy chicken skin and saucy rice in every bite.

Traditional German Christmas roast goose stuffed with tart apples, thyme, and onions, roasted until the skin is shatteringly crisp. Served with rich giblet gravy, red cabbage, and mashed potatoes.

Big-batch Texas-style chili from Tyler with 2 lbs ground beef, seven cloves of garlic, jalapenos, and a serious triple-pepper spice blend. Simmers for 3 hours until thick, rich, and fiery.

Home-style vegetable soup loaded with zucchini, carrots, chickpeas, spinach, mushrooms, and pasta in a tomato broth with Italian herbs. A filling one-pot meal.

Easy spaghetti casserole layered with a from-scratch beef and mushroom tomato sauce, tangled spaghetti and sharp cheddar, then baked under a crunchy bread crumb crust. A bubbling, crowd-feeding weeknight bake.

Cajun-spiced shrimp simmered with the holy trinity, fresh tomatoes, apple juice, and fish stock over rice. This New Orleans-style skillet dinner brings bold bayou flavor to your table in 40 minutes flat.

Lemon macerated okra with Kalamata olives, garlic, bay, and thyme. Raw okra pods marinate in lemon juice and olive oil for 2 to 3 days, turning into a tangy Mediterranean antipasto snack.

Oxtails braised in red wine with celery, leeks, carrots, and a French-style sauce made from the reduced braising liquid. Rich, fork-tender, and worth every one of the 4 hours.

Wild mushroom beef stew, a hands-off slow cooker braise of flour-dredged beef chuck, shiitake mushrooms, carrots, and potatoes in a savory paprika-spiked broth. Hearty, rich, and tender after a long, slow cook.

Cuban-style red bean soup built on a classic sofrito base, simmered low with potatoes and butternut squash for body. Hearty, plant-based, and finished with a slick of olive oil for that finca-kitchen depth.

Shell-on shrimp steamed with crab boil spices, mustard seeds, and apple cider vinegar for tender, perfectly seasoned seafood that peels easily and tastes like a Chesapeake Bay crab feast.