5,138 classic recipes

Classic Italian linguine with fresh clams in white wine garlic sauce. Briny clam broth, butter, and parsley create an elegant seafood pasta ready in 45 minutes.

Chinese steamed whole fish with ginger, scallions, and a savory stock-gin sauce finished with sizzling peanut oil. A classic Cantonese technique for flaky, tender fish.

Crunchy mixed vegetable pickles with cucumbers, carrots, peppers, cauliflower, and onions in a tangy mustard seed brine. A classic canning recipe that fills 8 pint jars.

Braised veal shanks (osso buco-style) with porcini mushrooms, white wine, rosemary, and a classic mirepoix. Oven-braised until fork-tender, with a reduced pan sauce.

Ratatouille bread bakes the classic Provencal vegetables (zucchini, summer squash, bell pepper, tomatoes, basil, garlic) into a savory bread machine loaf. A Mediterranean-flavored sandwich bread.

Classic Italian crostini made by rubbing sliced bread with raw garlic, brushing with olive oil, sprinkling with rosemary, and baking until crisp. Four ingredients, 30 minutes.

Simplified Cincinnati-style chili with ground beef, kidney beans, and tomato sauce in 50 minutes. No exotic spices needed, just classic chili flavor for busy weeknights.

San Francisco cioppino with white fish, shrimp, scallops, and Dungeness crab in a tomato, white wine, and clam juice broth. A classic Fisherman's Wharf seafood stew.

Fresh tomato salsa with jalapeño, garlic, cilantro, and lime. Basically classic pico de gallo with a sharp Mexican kick, ready blender-free in about 15 minutes.

Vegan eggplant lasagna with cornmeal-crusted oven-fried eggplant, tofu ricotta filling, and tomato sauce. No pasta, no dairy, all the layered comfort of classic lasagna.

Country fried steaks coated in a seasoned flour-cornmeal crust and smothered in herb-laced milk gravy with marjoram and thyme. Classic Southern supper table centerpiece.

Seared chicken breasts simmered in a wine-laced sauce with chicken and beef broth, tarragon, fresh tomatoes, and mushrooms. Classic French chasseur made simple for weeknights.

Pan-seared chicken supremes marinated in lime, white wine, ginger, garlic, and tarragon, finished with a glossy cinnamon-colored pan sauce reduction. Classic French bistro technique.

Portobello barley risotto made with pearl barley using the classic risotto method, sweet white wine, rosemary, allspice, and golden raisins. A hearty, earthy vegan main course.

Poor Knights of Windsor: sherry-soaked bread fried golden in butter, dusted with cinnamon, and topped with crushed raspberries and whipped cream. A British dessert classic.

Leeks Northumbria with boiled leeks, creamy bechamel, and grated cheese browned to a golden crust. A classic British vegetable side or light main from the North.