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American

If you’re looking for traditional American dishes, you’re in the right place! From the kitchen to the backyard grill, you’re sure to find something delicious to make in this collection of classic American recipes.

Reader favorites include the Philly Cheesesteak Recipe, Classic Beef Burgers, and Baked Beans from Scratch.

Summer Chicken Salad with bacon, corn, avocado, tomatoes, and Cajun chicken on a bed of fresh greens, served on a wooden platter with apple cider vinaigrette.

Salads

Summer Chicken Salad with Bacon, Corn, and Avocado

Watermelon Caprese on a serving platter with layers of watermelon, fresh mozzarella, basil leaves, blackberries, chopped pistachios, and balsamic glaze.

Cold Appetizers

Watermelon Caprese

Three chili dogs topped with shredded cheddar cheese, diced onion, and chopped pickled jalapeños on red checkered paper.

Soups + Stews

Hot Dog Chili

Fresh cherry cobbler topped with vanilla ice cream, a cherry half, and fresh mint in a white bowl.

Fruit Desserts

Fresh Cherry Cobbler

New York strip steaks with sautéed mushrooms and onions in a cast iron skillet, with one steak sliced to show a medium-rare center and garnished with fresh rosemary.

American

New York Strip Steak

A slice of Coca-Cola chocolate cake on a small plate with a bite on a fork in the foreground. The cake is topped with a glossy chocolate frosting, with a glass Coca-Cola bottle and the remaining cake in the background.

Cakes

Coca-Cola Cake

Pulled pork sliders topped with creamy coleslaw and pickled red onions, arranged on a serving board with barbecue sauce and a jar of pickled onions in the background.

Sandwiches

Pulled Pork Sliders

Creamy cold corn dip topped with cilantro and served with Fritos Scoops on a wooden board.

Dips

Corn Dip

Smoked beef back ribs with a dark, flavorful bark on a wooden cutting board with sliced ribs, barbecue sauce, and fresh parsley.

Grilling

Smoked Beef Ribs

Fork lifting quick pickled red onions from a mason jar with fresh red onions in the background.

Condiments

Pickled Red Onions

Sheet Pan Honey Mustard Chicken Thighs with roasted broccoli and bell peppers on a sheet pan, garnished with fresh parsley and lemon wedges.

One Pot

Sheet Pan Honey Mustard Chicken Thighs

Easy vegetable dip in a bowl surrounded by fresh vegetables including carrots, snap peas, radishes, cucumbers, and cherry tomatoes.

Dips

Easy Vegetable Dip

Slow cooker pulled pork shredded and piled on a wooden board with barbecue sauce and coleslaw in the background.

Slow Cooker

Slow Cooker Pulled Pork

Flaky Parmesan crusted fish served with green beans and lemon wedges, with a fork breaking into the fish.

30 Minute Meals

Crispy Parmesan Crusted Fish

Steak salad with sliced sirloin, apple, avocado, blue cheese, and walnuts on a bed of romaine and arugula

Salads

Steak Salad Recipe

Spring grain salad with asparagus, radishes, cherry tomatoes, goat cheese, pine nuts, and arugula tossed in apple cider vinaigrette on a serving platter.

Salads

Spring Grain Salad

Garlic butter chicken with green beans in a skillet with rice and lemon wedges on the side.

One Pot

Skillet Garlic Butter Chicken and Green Beans

Roasted sweet potato halves with caramelized edges and a pat of melting butter, served on a wooden platter.

Side Dish

Baked Sweet Potato Halves (Viral Method)

BLT chicken salad in a bowl with a spoon, garnished with fresh parsley and black pepper, served with romaine lettuce leaves for wraps.

Sandwiches

BLT Chicken Salad

Butter lettuce salad with snap peas, Aradishes, goat cheese, and chives in a wooden salad bowl with salad spoons on a light countertop.

Salads

Butter Lettuce Salad with Snap Peas and Radishes

Skillet of Hawaiian pork chops in a glossy pineapple sauce with red bell pepper, onion, and pineapple tidbits, served with a bowl of white rice and lime wedges on the side.

Main Dish

Hawaiian Pork Chops

Easy baked fish fillets in a white baking dish with lemon slices and dill, surrounded by side dishes, whole lemons, and salt and pepper shakers.

30 Minute Meals

Easy Baked Fish

Homemade chicken noodle soup in a blue Dutch oven with egg noodles, shredded chicken, carrots, celery, and herbs, with crackers and fresh parsley nearby.

Soups + Stews

Homemade Chicken Noodle Soup

Stacked dill pickle tuna salad sandwich layered with crisp lettuce and fresh tomato on sliced bread.

Sandwiches

Dill Pickle Tuna Salad

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