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American Recipes

Check out these delicious American recipes! From mac and cheese to apple pie, we've got an assortment of traditional American recipes to add to your menu.

Instant Pot Lentil Soup

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By Barbara Lentz
Good lentil soup

Butter Basted Crispy Skin Duck Breast

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By Barbara Lentz
simple easy recipe that is so tasty. Juicy lucious duck breast with crispy skin.
This Cobb Salad is as tasty as it is beautiful with crisp bacon, sun-ripened tomatoes, hard-boiled eggs, and gorgonzola cheese.  Whip up the avocado ranch dressing in no time at all and take this salad over the top.

Cobb Salad

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By Beth Pierce
This delicious Cobb Salad combines grilled chicken, smoked bacon, hard-boiled eggs, sweet sun ripened tomatoes, ...
This easy five ingredient homemade lemon curd is a lusciously creamy, tangy filling or topping for cakes, pies, cupcakes and pastries.

Lemon Curd

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By Beth Pierce
This easy five ingredient homemade lemon curd is a lusciously creamy, tangy filling or topping ...

Homemade Hamburger Helper

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By Barbara Lentz
Just as easy as the boxed stuff and way more tasty with real food ingredients

Corn, Edamame And Bean Salad

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By Carolyn Haas
I like any kind of bean salad - so healthy!! A friend recently served a ...
(1 rating)
Triple Layer Lemon Meringue Pie ready to be sliced.

Triple Layer Lemon Meringue Pie

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By Heather Kelley
This recipe was passed down from my Great Grandmother Jenny.
(8 ratings)
Three Portobello Steaks on a plate with asparagus.

Portobello Steaks

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By Michelle Bates-Phipps
I was looking for a new way to use Portobello caps. I searched for recipes ...
(2 ratings)
Breakfast Lasagna ready to be served.

Breakfast Lasagna

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By Lynn Zak
This was such a huge hit that now I have to make it every time ...
(14 ratings)
Grandma Helen's Oatmeal Cookies on a plate.

Grandma Helen's Oatmeal Cookies

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By Laurie Sanders
I had asked my grandmother for some cookie recipes a while back and she very ...
(31 ratings)
Leftover Chili Breakfast Burritos on a plate.

Leftover Chili Breakfast Burritos

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By Laurie Roberts
Here is a yummy way to eat up some of that leftover chili. It's quick, ...
(4 ratings)
An up close photo of the granola bars I made.

5-ingredient Granola Bars

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By Cindi Marie Bauer
A very easy granola bar recipe to make, with a few ingredients.
(1 rating)
Grilled Romaine Hearts with Roasted Red Pepper Vinaigrette and Korean Style Ribs

Roasted Red Pepper Vinaigrette

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By Lou Kostura
I made this up off the top of my head and the quantities are rough ...
Slice of Cubano Espresso Dark Chocolate Cake on a plate.

Cubano Espresso Dark Chocolate Cake

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By Amy Freeze
This cake recipe was written for my son to bake at the county youth fair. ...
(1 rating)

Honey Pecan Chicken

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By Lori L (JostLori)
From an old community cookbook.
(2 ratings)
This cool and refreshing copycat Orange Julius recipe comes together in less than five minutes with just five ingredients. Give it a whirl and take a trip down memory lane.

Orange Julius

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By Beth Pierce
In less than five minutes you too can whip up the most wonderfully refreshing, cool, ...
Beets and Sweets

Beets And Sweets

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By Chef Potpie (Laurel)
This roasted vegetable side dish is sweet and delicious! Somehow I always forget how much ...
(1 rating)
Quick easy and delicious

Supreme Pizza Loaf

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By Thomas Allen
Been trying to come up with a quick and easy recipe for homemade pizza my ...
Ready to serve!

Double Baked Butternut Squash

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By Debbie Sue
This is a great side dish! This squash has a bit of a tang ...
(1 rating)
So Yummy

Comfort Essentials: Grilled Chicken Cheese Sammie

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By Andy Anderson !
Here is another addition to my grilled cheese recipes. Made these up for yesterday’s lunch, and ...

Bonnie's Fishy Fritters

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By BonniE !
This can be an appetizer or an entree, your choice. Very easy to prepare and ...
Cutting to share!

Almond Pound (bundt) Cake

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By Debbie Sue
This is a great pound cake. Stands on it's own, and doesn't need a glaze ...
(3 ratings)
Four Cheese Mac and Cheese baked until golden brown.

Four Cheese Mac And Cheese

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By Susan McGreevy
I make this when I'm feeding a crowd - holidays, large family dinners, or sports ...
(3 ratings)
Tomato-free meatloaf with mashed potatoes, beef gravy, buttered peas, and warm bread.

Aunt Squishy's No-mater Meatloaf

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By Lynsee Gilbert
So you love meatloaf but someone in your family hates all things tomato and it ...
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