Recipes with sage leaves

Oxtails braised 4 hours in red wine with tomatoes and capers, then stripped, stuffed into cabbage rolls with Parmesan, and baked golden. Served on mashed potatoes for the ultimate comfort meal.

Pasta e fagioli the proper Italian way: dried red kidney beans slow-baked with sage and garlic, then simmered with pancetta and a sofrito of carrot, celery, and onion. Half the beans get pureed for that signature silky, stew-thick body.

Mushroom and bacon stuffing with sage, marjoram, and bread cubes cooked in bacon drippings. Enough to fill a 12 to 14 pound Thanksgiving turkey.

Sage-scented bread cubes loaded with chicken apple sausage, smoky bacon, tart green apples, and buttery chestnuts make this crowd-feeding holiday stuffing a Thanksgiving must.

Savory cranberry ricotta torte bakes drained ricotta with Parmesan, caramelized onions, sage, and dried cranberries into a golden, custardy springform cake. A vegetarian holiday centerpiece.

A succulent pork roast that's no "plain jane". But instead, a tasty meal everyone will enjoy!

A Texas-style no-bean chili with cubed beef round and pork loin slow-simmered in beef broth, tomato sauce, and a bold blend of chili powder, cumin, and paprika. Fork-tender meat, big flavor.

Baked stuffed summer squash filled with ricotta, scallions, sage, thyme, and parsley. A light vegetarian side dish ready in 30 minutes that makes the most of garden squash.

One-skillet pork loin chops braised with acorn squash, onions, sage, and garlic in chicken broth. A savory fall dinner with tender meat and silky squash.

Rustic herb and barley stew with rabbit, leeks, garlic, and sage simmered until fall-off-the-bone tender. Pearl barley thickens the broth into a hearty, one-pot meal.

Homemade British bangers with pork, veal, breadcrumbs, and herbs like sage, thyme, and marjoram. Classic Oxford sausages stuffed in hog casings, ready to fry or braise.

Italian lentils with sausage simmers fresh sausage in broth while earthy lentils cook with sage, soffritto, and tomato paste. A rustic Umbrian-style main or New Year lucky dish.

If you love cheese and nut mixing, you should try this recipe, it tastes really nice!

Hearty Pennsylvania Dutch stuffing loaded with chicken, toasted bread cubes, and vegetables, all bound with eggs and broth. Bakes up golden and feeds a crowd.

Pan-roasted veal chops with fresh sage, sliced mushrooms, and prosciutto in a white wine pan sauce. Italian-inspired one-skillet dinner that turns bone-in veal into a special-occasion showstopper.

Gorgonzola chicken pizza with sage-seasoned chicken strips, slow-sauteed onions and garlic, and crumbled Gorgonzola on a cornmeal-dusted crust. A white pizza with bold flavor.

Crock pot fried chicken browns seasoned, flour-dredged chicken in butter, then slow-cooks it with no added liquid until fall-off-the-bone tender. The hands-off way to get fried-chicken flavor without standing over a hot skillet.

Pork tenderloin marinated 24 hours in bourbon, honey, fresh ginger, and sage, then smoke-roasted over fruitwood coals. Sticky, smoky, and fork-tender.

Stew lovers will enjoy this succulent chicken rendition that can warm anyone's heart and tummy!

Leave the pots in the cupboard and let this hearty soup simmer in your crockpot while you're away from the kitchen.

My mother-in-law is a great cook and makes almost everything from the scratch. These sausages were delicious, I think you can only get that great tasting from homemade version. Lucky me.

Roasted turkey breast stuffed with fresh sage, thyme, parsley, and garlic, then wrapped in its own skin to seal in juices. A low-fat, herb-forward approach to turkey.

Andouille was a great favorite in nineteenth-century New Orleans. This thick Cajun sausage is made with lean pork and pork fat and lots of garlic. Sliced about 1/2 inch thick and greilled, it makes a delightful appetizer. It is also used in a superb oyster and andouille gumbo poplular in Laplace, a Cajun town about 30 miles fromNew Orleans that calls itself the Andouille Capital of the World.

Add a sophisticated look and taste to dinner with this scrumptious recipe that will become one of your favorites.

Traditional Southern cornbread dressing with crumbled cornbread, sage, chopped boiled eggs, and chicken broth. Includes a from-scratch buttermilk cornbread recipe. A Thanksgiving must-have.

Thick-cut pork chops browned in a skillet, then baked under a blanket of golden onions and rich sage-beef gravy. Creole comfort food that begs for a pile of mashed potatoes.