American recipes
Easy American Recipes: Burgers, Wings, Meatloaf and Pie
American home cooking is generous and practical, built on beef, chicken, pork, plenty of cheese and a well-used baking shelf. Regional favourites run all through it, from Southern buttermilk fried chicken, smothered pork chops and pecan pie to buffalo wings and Philly cheesesteak sliders. The holidays bring their own table of roast turkey, stuffing, cranberry sauce and pumpkin pie.
Weeknight dinners such as garlic butter steak bites, smash burgers and honey garlic pork chops take 20 to 25 minutes in one skillet. Comfort food like classic meatloaf, chicken pot pie, baked mac and cheese and chicken noodle soup takes longer, but all four can be made ahead. Game day calls for air fryer wings, baked sliders and slow cooker dips. For the holidays there are pumpkin, pecan and Dutch apple pies, and slow cooker stuffing, mashed potatoes and turkey breast keep the oven free.
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Quick answer
Savour's American recipes run from 20-minute weeknight dinners like garlic butter steak bites and stovetop mac and cheese to comfort food such as classic meatloaf (1 hour 35 minutes) and chicken pot pie (1 hour 15 minutes). Air fryer buffalo wings for game day take 35 minutes. Holiday cooking goes from herb butter roast turkey (about 4 hours 30 minutes, including resting) to classic pumpkin pie.
- Recipes
- 150
- Average total time
- 1 hr 41 mins
- Quickest
- Air Fryer Asparagus (13 mins)
- Rated Easy
- 137 of 150
- Average calories
- 369 per serving
- Newest
- Air Fryer Corn on the Cob
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Frequently Asked Questions
What are good American recipes for a weeknight dinner?
Garlic butter shrimp takes 18 minutes. Garlic butter steak bites and creamy stovetop mac and cheese take 20, smash burgers and pan-fried pork chops with garlic butter 22, and honey garlic pork chops and homemade sloppy joes 25. Air fryer chicken breast is ready in 28 minutes, and one-pan cheeseburger mac and cheese in 30.
Which American comfort food recipes can I make ahead or freeze?
Classic meatloaf freezes for up to 3 months, as cooked slices or as a raw shaped loaf. Chicken pot pie can be assembled and frozen unbaked for up to 3 months, then baked from frozen. Classic baked mac and cheese, slow cooker beef chili and hamburger soup also freeze for up to 3 months, and the make-ahead sausage breakfast casserole is assembled the night before, then baked.
What American recipes work for game day or a party?
Air fryer buffalo wings and lemon pepper wings take 35 minutes each and are gluten-free. Ham and cheese, cheeseburger, buffalo chicken and Philly cheesesteak sliders each make 12 in 30 to 40 minutes, and the ham and cheese sliders can be assembled ahead. Slow cooker buffalo chicken dip, spinach artichoke dip and BBQ cocktail sausages stay warm in the slow cooker while guests help themselves.
What American recipes suit Thanksgiving and Christmas?
Herb butter roast turkey gives exact times for a 5.5 to 6.5 kg bird, and air fryer turkey breast serves 6 for a smaller Thanksgiving. Slow cooker stuffing and mashed potatoes leave the oven free, and orange cranberry sauce keeps in the fridge for up to 10 days. Pumpkin and pecan pies keep in the fridge for up to 4 days, so bake them ahead, and pumpkin cheesecake can be made a day or two before. For Christmas, slow cooker honey glazed ham frees up the oven too.