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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.

Maple Bacon Potato Salad in a serving bowl.

Maple Bacon Potato Salad

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By Hidemi Walsh
Potato salad with zucchini and crispy bacon. Since bacon and maple syrup are a great ...
(5 ratings)
Homemade Marshmallows in hot chocolate.

Homemade Marshmallows

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By Jessica Schwausch Lunsford
These are SO much better than store-bought. It might be a little work, but it's ...
(2 ratings)
Cowboy Butter cut into slices.

Cowboy Butter

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By Kitchen Crew
Cowboy Butter is a compound butter with a blend of herbs and spices. Robust, with ...
(1 rating)
Best Ever Skillet Chicken Pot Pie with a golden brown crust.

Best Ever Skillet Chicken Pot Pie

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By Carol Hampton
My husband and I absolutely love this version. Hope you do, too! Note: I use Cavenders ...
(1 rating)
A stack of Dark Chocolate Peanut Butter Rice Krispie Treats.

Dark Chocolate/peanut Butter Rice Krispie Bars

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By Cassandra Webb
My family loves Rice Krispie Treats. I love to make and bake different kinds of ...
(2 ratings)
Sharon's Blue Ribbon Lemon Meringue Pie ready to be sliced.

Sharon's Blue Ribbon Lemon Meringue Pie

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By Sharon Campbell
This is an old family recipe. It is delicious and, I believe, the best lemon ...
(5 ratings)
A bowl of Creamy Spring Peas.

Creamy Spring Peas

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By Tamara VASTINE
These spring peas have a nice, fresh taste. They are a good complement to any ...
(2 ratings)
My Friend's Old-Fashioned Coconut Custard Pie ready to slice.

My Friend's Old Fashioned Coconut Custard Pie

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By Diana Perry
My good friend and co-worker, Colleen, used to bring this pie to our company potlucks. ...
(4 ratings)

Brown Butter Tea Cakes

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By Kitchen Crew
While many tea cakes traditionally lean towards lighter, more delicate flavors, these Brown Butter Tea ...
(1 rating)
Big Mac copycat sauce

"mac" Sauce

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By Kitchen Crew
The Big Mac: “two all-beef patties, special sauce, lettuce, cheese, pickles, onions, on a sesame ...
(1 rating)
Finished smashburger

Smashburger With "mac" Sauce

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By Kitchen Crew
The Smashburger is burger perfection. But why? The key to this style of burger is ...
(1 rating)
smashburger taco

Smash-tacos With "mac" Sauce

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By Kitchen Crew
What if you had to choose your last meal? Would it be a burger? Maybe ...
(1 rating)
A slice of Drumstick Torte on a plate.

Drumstick Torte

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By Cathy Nunn
Have several copies of this recipe handy if you serve this to company or bring ...
(8 ratings)
Squash Casserole baked until golden brown.

Squash Casserole

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By Wendy Pitts
I wasn't a squash fan until I married and tried my mother-in-law's squash casserole. I've ...
(9 ratings)
BLT With Avocado and Spicy Sauce.

Blt With Avocado And Spicy Sauce

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By Veronica Morales
This is a good, healthy, filling sandwich that goes with chips or a pickle.
(2 ratings)
No-Bake Chocolate Marshmallow Bars.

No-bake Chocolate Marshmallow Bar

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By Wendy Rusch
This bar is a favorite childhood memory. My mom would occasionally make these when we ...
(8 ratings)
Slices of Hummingbird Cake on plates.

Hummingbird Cake

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By Angela Johnson
This is a great cake. It reminds me of banana bread with cream cheese icing.
(2 ratings)
A plate of Honey-Glazed Parsnips.

Honey-glazed Parsnips

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By Michelle Bersani =^..^=
My nephew and nieces love these. So does my hubby (me, too)! Carrots are also ...
(2 ratings)
Asparagus Casserole on two plates.

Asparagus Casserole

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By Erin Kirkland
Our extended family loves this recipe. It comes from my Grandmother Morrow. This is our ...
(3 ratings)
Icebox Salad on a plate.

Icebox Salad

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By Deborah J. Peterson
A great salad that stays crunchy and travels well. This was my grandmother's recipe and ...
(2 ratings)
A loaf of Lemon-Berry Ricotta Pound Cake.

Lemon-berry Ricotta Pound Cake

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By Yve Sanchez
This recipe came about when I searched for something sweet to eat and realized that ...
(2 ratings)
Iron Skillet Pineapple Upside Down Cake ready to be sliced.

Iron Skillet Pineapple Upside Down Cake

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By Theresa Dibert
This is a great cake. It can also be made in a 9x13 pan. If ...
(42 ratings)
A slice of Frozen Peanut Butter Pie.

Frozen Peanut Butter Pie

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By SK H
This was just way too easy to make, and it was so good. I cannot ...
(12 ratings)
A slice of Oreo Mint Chocolate Chip Freeze on a plate.

Oreo Mint Chocolate Chip Freeze

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By Victoria Whitfield
This is one of my favorites that my mother used to make for us as ...
(10 ratings)
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