Recipes
Upload RecipeOur favorite recipes are tried-and-true favorites from kitchens just like yours. They've made lasting impressions at potlucks, picnics, and parties. They're shared over coffee and passed from neighbor to neighbor.
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Whether used as a meal starter or a complete party menu, appetizers put everyone in a good mood. Serve hot appetizers at your next tailgate party. Choose fruit appetizers for as light and refreshing part of a summer party. And everyone loves dips and spreads with crackers, bread, or chips.
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Lean, flavorful beef is more than a versatile and delicious main dish. It's also high in nutrients like protein, iron, and B vitamins. Beef is excellent in soups and casseroles, and ground beef. Watching your diet? You'll find plenty of healthy beef recipes to enjoy.
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Homemade bread is one of the great treats of cooking. Making your own bread allows you to control your ingredients, avoiding excess salt, preservatives and artificial colors and dough conditioners. But none of these advantages comes close to the basic truth that home-baked bread is a glorious treat.
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Breakfast may be the most important meal of the day but it's often the most taken for granted. However, homemade muffins take less than an hour to prepare, and can be frozen and ready to enjoy for weeks to come. Likewise, plain oatmeal sprinkled with blueberries provides a warm start that fills you up.
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Homemade cakes are almost as easy as opening a boxed mix, but your flavor options are much wider.If you're new to baking, consider looking for a recipe that allows you to simply add all of the ingredients to a mixing bowl, then combining. Whatever type of recipe you choose, you can be confident of good results if you simply follow the instructions carefully.
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Everybody loves chicken, and we have a world of delicious options. Besides its status as America's favorite entree, chicken is a flexible main ingredient. If you need to get dinner on the table in minutes, search for boneless chicken breast recipes. Want to minimize after-dinner clean up? Fix chicken in the crock pot.
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We have a wide range of Christmas dishes to try. For the kids, you'll want to browse our collection of Christmas cookies. You'll also find many desserts and side dish recipes that you can make ahead of time. If you're planning an open house around Christmas, appetizers are an easy way to feed a crowd.
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Cookies fresh from the oven -- is there anything closer to heaven on earth? We serve up hundreds of kitchen-tested cookie recipes of all kinds, from easy drop cookies to holiday cookies to sophisticated bar cookies. We even have a cookie collection tailored for kids.
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The crock pot -- or slow cooker -- is an amazing time-saving utensil. We have scores of crock pot recipes for chicken, pork, beef, chili and vegetables. You can even create casserole style crock pot meals that combine meat, vegetables, and gravy that make clean up a snap.
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Homemade desserts are always a welcome treat. Cakes and cookies lead the popularity parade, but pies and puddings aren't far behind. Find the perfect dessert, from healthy fruit desserts to kids' favorites like dessert pizza and candy. And when it's too hot to cook, try a no-bake dessert.
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This collection of member-submitted recipes addresses the cooking challenges of real life members who have diabetes, care for someone who does, or who wish to adopt eating habits that will make them less likely to be affected by this chronic condition.
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Beverages provide much more than simply hydration to a thirsty body. At a party, drinks help to create a festive mood. On holidays, themed drinks set the stage for fun. And enjoyed before or during a meal, beverages stoke the appetite and complement the flavors of the food. As you plan your meals and gatherings, check out the drink recipes available on Better Recipes. You'll find plenty of options and idea starters.
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Take the stress out of preparing the family feast by choosing easy Easter recipes.The classic Easter ham is a flavorful main dish that is both easy to prepare and more healthy than some other options. Of course, if your family loves traditional Easter cooking, don't overlook lamb and pork recipes.
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In the time it takes to order takeout, you can enjoy a home-cooked meal that's healthier, less expensive, and delicious. Even if a recipe isn't specially marked as easy, you can look for signs that point in that direction. Generally, recipes with 7 or fewer ingredients can be considered easy. And recipes that have only two or three instruction steps won't bog you down.
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Ensure that your grilled foods are as good as they can be by turning down the heat and checking for doneness regularly. Next, add flavor before you start cooking. A rub or marinade lends a deeper flavor than something that's slapped on at the end of cooking. Finally, pick the right cuts of meat. Thin, tender cuts are much easier to manage than roasts or large cuts of poultry.
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Spooky decorated cupcakes are a welcome treat, but Halloween-themed cookies are also popular. We have dozens of Halloween party food ideas, from Halloween Pig in a Casket to spider cupcakes. Adults will enjoy heartier fare, like Butternut Squash Halloween Soup to shrimp-filled Gory Bloody Brains.
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Everyone wants to eat healthier, and we make it easy to prepare nutritious meals that you'll really love. Our healthy recipe collections include meat, fish, poultry, side dishes, breads, and even snacks and desserts.
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Italian main dishes are famous for their pastas, but healthy ingredients like chicken, fish, and vegetables star as well. And in many homes, a holiday meal must include an Italian dessert like tiramisu or a plate of festive Italian cookies. For everyday cooking, consider making your own Italian bread.
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Low-carb recipes aren't just for people with a chronic illness or those who are overweight. In fact, controlling your intake of carbohydrates like sugar can be a very healthy change in anyone's diet. Many low-carb recipes are also low in fat and calories. We have carb-controlled recipes for main dishes featuring meat, poultry or for desserts and snacks.
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By preparing more meals at home, you can control your fat intake and discover a world new flavors and textures. And thanks to the real world experience of members who upload their recipes to Better Recipes, you can be sure that our low-fat recipes are as delicious and practical as they are healthy.
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Try a Mexican chicken soup or pastries for dessert. There are even great choices for breakfast. You and your family might also enjoy a break from the usual beef, so consider substituting tender pork or succulent seafood.
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While there may be some question about calling "white meat," there's no denying that today's pork can be as lean as any white meat chicken, and still be juicy and flavorful. It's also a versatile ingredient that's found in many cuisines around the globe.
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Try a vegetable salad with a little protein -- in the form of cheese, beef, chicken, soy, or nuts -- thrown in for flavor and aroma. Or check out our collections of potato salads, egg salads, or pasta salads. Finally, don't forget about dessert, where fruit salad is one of the healthiest ways you can end a meal, especially if you opt for a light dressing.
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Versatile and healthful, seafood deserves to appear on home dinner tables more often. Fresh, unfrozen seafood should appear moist and firm, with no "off" aroma or excessive "fishy" smell. In many parts of the country, the freshest seafood, ironically, is frozen. Seafood that is quick frozen right after being caught maintains its freshness all the way to your table.
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Create your own gourmet quality soups at home. You'll find soups for every taste, from simple broths to complex cream soups. And because they are from America's most dedicated home cooks, you know these recipes have withstood the test of time.
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To enjoy a stress-free Thanksgiving dinner, plan ahead. Look for recipes that you can make ahead and freeze. We have plenty of traditional Thanksgiving turkey recipes as well as glazed and baked hams. Find sides that offer contrasts in color and flavors, like candied sweet potatoes and green bean casseroles.
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Better Recipes is a great resource for committed vegetarians as well as those of us who are looking to eliminate meat from a couple of meals a week. The best advice for would-be vegetarians: start slowly and use only the freshest vegetables you can buy. That way you'll enjoy the best flavors and the highest levels of nutrients.
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