Classic potato salad, perfect cheeseburgers, juicy meatloaf, and airy donuts—these are the classic American recipes we return to over and over again.
Hands shaping outdoor pizza oven pizza dough on a floured counter
Outdoor Pizza Oven Pizza Dough
Spaghetti sqwuash with pomegranate, toasted hazelnuts, and mint in a serving bowl with a spoon set on a kitchen towel alongside
Spaghetti Squash Slaw With Mint, Hazelnuts, and Pomegranate
A bowl of pesto chicken salad with crackers on the side
Pesto Chicken Salad With Sun-Dried Tomatoes
hearts of palm salsa with blue corn chips on a plate
Hearts of Palm Salsa
Chicken Parmesan plated
The Best Chicken Parmesan Recipe
A homemade Florentine omelette with spinach and cheese.
Florentine Omelette With Spinach and Cheese Recipe
The Food Lab's All-American Meatloaf
Classic Meatloaf (The Food Lab)
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Memphis-Style Dry Ribs Recipe
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Easy Diner-Style Tuna Melt Recipe
A stack of thin, crispy Tate's style chocolate chip cookies
Tate's-Style Thin and Crispy Chocolate Chip Cookies Recipe
A Western omelette with bell peppers, onion, ham, and cheese on an oval plate.
Western Omelette With Bell Pepper, Onion, Ham, and Cheese Recipe
A single funnel cake on a blue platter, dusted with powdered sugar.
Easy Funnel Cake Recipe
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Shrimp Po' Boys Recipe
All-American beef stew in a white bowl on a wooden table with a grey Dutch oven of stew in the background.
All-American Beef Stew Recipe
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Fully Loaded Tuna Melt With Bacon, Pickled Peppers, Avocado, and Tomato Recipe
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Jewish Deli–Style Tuna Melt With Relish, Dill, Celery, and Swiss Recipe
The fried chicken sandwich on a white plate on a yellow background.
Homemade Chick-fil-A Sandwiches Recipe
A large, diner-style omelette sprinkled with chopped chives on a plate.
Diner-Style Ham and Cheese Omelette for Two Recipe
A slice of epic New York Cheesecake on a plate, topped with cherry sauce.
Epic New York Cheesecake From BraveTart Recipe
Ultimate Smash Burger
The Ultimate Smash Cheeseburger Recipe
Liquid Smoke
Pantry Essentials: All About Liquid Smoke
Bottled Ranch Dressing | Taste Test
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Pizza, Fries, and Chicken Nuggets: A Menu for Eighth Grade
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Dinner and a Movie: A Breakfast Buffet for The Florida Project
A juicy broiled burger with lettuce, tomato, cheese
Juicy Broiled Burgers Recipe
An Oklahoma style onion burger on deli paper in a red plastic deli basket.
Oklahoma-Style Onion Burgers Recipe
Sous vide cheeseburger on a sesame bun with tomatoes and lettuce.
Sous Vide Burgers Recipe
Things are about to get saucy...
Buffalo Wing Sauce | Taste Test
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Homemade Burger King Whopper-Style Cheeseburgers
Pastrami Versus Corned Beef: A Guide to the Jewish Deli
Essentials: Ina Garten's Mac & Cheese Recipe
Mocha Icebox Cake topped with whipped cream and chocolate shavings
Mocha Mascarpone Icebox Cake Recipe
Bowl of ultra-gooey stovetop macaroni and cheese
The Food Lab's Ultra-Gooey Stovetop Mac and Cheese Recipe
Three reuben sandwich halves stacked on top of each other on a cutting board
Classic Reuben Sandwiches (Corned Beef on Rye With Sauerkraut and Swiss)
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Homemade Philadelphia Tomato Pie-Style Pizza Recipe
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Light and Thin Pancakes From Homemade Pancake Mix Recipe
Green bean casserole with crispy fried shallots topping
The Ultimate Homemade Green Bean Casserole Recipe
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American-Style Chocolate Buttercream Recipe
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White Cake With Brown Butter and Toasted Sugar Recipe
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Pressure Cooker Beef and Vegetable Stew Recipe
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Charred Broccoli With Taleggio Cheese Sauce and Gremolata Recipe
Martha Stewart's Macaroni and Cheese
A baked apple pie.
Perfect Apple Pie Recipe
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Sautéed Soft-Shell Crabs With Lemon-Butter Pan Sauce Recipe
A plate of modern baked mac and cheese with cheddar and gruyère, sprinkled with bread crumbs
Modern Baked Mac and Cheese With Cheddar and Gruyère
The Fake Shack (Shack Burger copycat)
The Fake Shack (or the Shack Burger at Home)
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Banana Crumb Cake Recipe
Leftover Turkey Reuben Sandwiches
Thanksgiving Turkey Reuben Sandwich Recipe
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Deep-Fried Potato Skins With Crème Fraîche and Smoked Salmon Recipe
A baking sheet of Oysters Rockefeller resting on a layer of rock salt
Oysters Rockefeller Recipe
serving up a slice of scalloped potatoes gratin
Classic Rich and Silky Potato Gratin (Scalloped Potatoes) Recipe
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How to Make Vegan Chocolate Brownies
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Homemade Klondike Bars Recipe
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Grilled Hot Dogs With Sauerkraut Recipe
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Classic Pecan Pie Recipe
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A Social History of Jell-O Salad: The Rise and Fall of an American Icon
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Maryland Fried Chicken With White Gravy Recipe
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Gooey Apple Pie Recipe