French recipes: timeless classics and regional dishes
Blanquette, zucchini gratin, tête de veau, bourride, kouign-amann, Saint-Honoré… France’s favorite dishes, from bistro classics to grandma’s recipes, region by region.
348 recipesCrêpes30 min · 4 serv. · budget-friendlyGratin dauphinois1 h 35 · 4 serv. · budget-friendlyShepherd's pie1 h · 4 serv.Quiche Lorraine50 min · 6 serv.Ratatouille1 h 05 · 4 serv. · budget-friendlyRaclette35 min · 4 serv.Savoyard cheese fondue30 min · 4 serv.Roast chicken1 h 30 · 4 serv.Croque-monsieur20 min · 4 serv.Veal blanquette2 h · 6 serv.Pot-au-feu3 h 30 · 6 serv.Apple Pie55 min · 6 serv. · budget-friendlyBeef Bourguignon3 h 30 · 6 serv.Basque-Style Chicken1 h 05 · 4 serv.Mustard Chicken30 min · 4 serv.Homemade Steak and Fries50 min · 4 serv.Sausages with Lentils55 min · 4 serv.Stuffed Tomatoes1 h 10 · 4 serv.Ham and Endive Gratin55 min · 4 serv.Tartiflette1 h · 4 serv.Express Cassoulet1 h 10 · 6 serv.Roast Leg of Lamb with Flageolet Beans1 h 15 · 6 serv.Rabbit in Mustard Sauce1 h 20 · 4 serv.Honey-Glazed Duck Breasts30 min · 4 serv.Leek Quiche55 min · 6 serv.Crozets with Bacon40 min · 4 serv.Cod with lemon butter sauce25 min · 4 serv.Moules marinières (mussels in white wine)30 min · 4 serv.Brandade (salt cod and potato gratin)55 min · 4 serv.Niçoise salad30 min · 4 serv.Zucchini Gratin45 min · 4 serv. · budget-friendlyHam, Egg and Cheese Buckwheat Crêpes35 min · 4 serv.Cauliflower Gratin45 min · 4 serv. · budget-friendlyFrench Onion Soup1 h · 4 serv.Leek and Potato Soup45 min · 4 serv. · budget-friendlyLentil Salad40 min · 4 serv. · budget-friendlyWarm Goat Cheese Salad20 min · 4 serv.Grated Carrot Salad10 min · 4 serv. · budget-friendlyPiedmontese Potato Salad40 min · 6 serv.Cheese gougères45 min · 25 serv.Deviled eggs mimosa30 min · 4 serv. · budget-friendlyChocolate mousse20 min · 6 serv.Crème brûlée1 h 15 · 6 serv. · budget-friendlyCherry clafoutis55 min · 6 serv. · budget-friendlyFar breton1 h 05 · 8 serv. · budget-friendlyYogurt cake45 min · 8 serv. · budget-friendlyRice pudding45 min · 6 serv. · budget-friendlyLemon meringue pie1 h 10 · 8 serv. · budget-friendlyFloating islands45 min · 6 serv. · budget-friendlyMadeleines25 min · 24 serv. · budget-friendlyGalette des rois with frangipane1 h · 8 serv.Strawberry tart1 h · 8 serv. · budget-friendlyPoires belle Hélène35 min · 4 serv.French toast20 min · 4 serv. · budget-friendlyRoast capon with chestnuts2 h 50 · 8 serv.Chocolate Yule Log (Bûche de Noël)55 min · 8 serv.Homemade Braided Brioche1 h · 8 serv. · budget-friendlyChouquettes45 min · 6 serv. · budget-friendlyTarte Tatin1 h 10 · 8 serv. · budget-friendlyPear Almond Tart1 h · 8 serv.Tarte flambée (flammekueche)32 min · 4 serv.Aligot50 min · 4 serv.Pissaladière1 h 20 · 6 serv. · budget-friendlySoupe au pistou1 h 10 · 6 serv.Piperade with eggs50 min · 4 serv. · budget-friendlyLeek and Ham Gratin50 min · 4 serv.Creamy Chicken with Mushrooms30 min · 4 serv.Normandy Chicken with Cider and Apples1 h · 4 serv.Veal Paupiettes1 h · 4 serv.Beef and Carrot Stew2 h 50 · 6 serv.Provençal Daube3 h 25 · 6 serv.Flemish Beef and Beer Stew (Carbonade)2 h 50 · 6 serv.Stuffed Zucchini1 h · 4 serv.Stuffed Cabbage1 h 55 · 6 serv.Ribeye Steak with Parsley Butter15 min · 2 serv.Pork tenderloin with mustard sauce30 min · 4 serv.Pork stew with prunes1 h 15 · 4 serv.Choucroute garnie (Alsatian sauerkraut with sausages)1 h 50 · 6 serv.Spring lamb stew (navarin)1 h 55 · 6 serv.Hunter-style rabbit1 h 20 · 4 serv.Duck à l’orange40 min · 4 serv.Duck Parmentier1 h · 6 serv.Blood Sausage with Apples25 min · 4 serv. · budget-friendlySalmon with Sorrel Cream Sauce25 min · 4 serv.Bouillabaisse-Style Fish Soup1 h 10 · 6 serv.Monkfish à l'Armoricaine50 min · 4 serv.Provençal Tian1 h 20 · 6 serv. · budget-friendlyLeeks Vinaigrette25 min · 4 serv. · budget-friendlyHam and macaroni gratin40 min · 4 serv.Pan-fried spätzle with bacon35 min · 4 serv.Onion Tart1 h 15 · 6 serv.Split Pea Soup1 h 10 · 4 serv.Garbure1 h 55 · 6 serv.Lyonnaise Salad25 min · 4 serv.Eggs mayonnaise25 min · 4 serv. · budget-friendlyCountry pâté2 h · 10 serv.Express homemade foie gras terrine1 h 10 · 8 serv.Roast turkey with chestnut stuffing3 h 40 · 10 serv.French Custard Tart1 h 10 · 8 serv. · budget-friendlyCrème Caramel1 h · 6 serv. · budget-friendlyBasque cake with pastry cream1 h 25 · 8 serv.Breton butter cake55 min · 8 serv. · budget-friendlyFrench pound cake (quatre-quarts)55 min · 8 serv. · budget-friendlyNormandy apple tart1 h · 8 serv. · budget-friendlySugar tart40 min · 8 serv. · budget-friendlyBugnes45 min · 8 serv. · budget-friendlyCrêpes Suzette25 min · 4 serv. · budget-friendlyFinanciers30 min · 6 serv.Seasoned Beef Tartare20 min · 4 serv.Slow-Cooked Lamb Shanks3 h 15 · 4 serv.Seven-Hour Lamb Shoulder7 h 15 · 6 serv.Auvergne-Style Potée2 h 25 · 6 serv.Sarladaise Potatoes45 min · 4 serv.Trout with Almonds25 min · 2 serv.Pink Praline Tart40 min · 8 serv. · budget-friendlyBordeaux Cannelés1 h 15 · 12 serv. · budget-friendlyChocolate Éclairs1 h 15 · 10 serv.Profiteroles55 min · 6 serv.Cheese Soufflé50 min · 4 serv.Gingerbread Loaf1 h 05 · 10 serv. · budget-friendlyCoq au vin3 h · 6 serv.Duck Confit with Sarladaise Potatoes55 min · 4 serv.Sole Meunière20 min · 2 serv.Quenelles with Nantua Sauce45 min · 4 serv. · budget-friendlyEggs in Red Wine Sauce (Œufs en Meurette)45 min · 4 serv.Burgundy Snails30 min · 4 serv. · budget-friendlyChicken Vol-au-Vent (Bouchées à la Reine)45 min · 4 serv.Poule au Pot (Stuffed Chicken in the Pot)3 h · 6 serv.Tournedos Rossini30 min · 4 serv.Steak au Poivre15 min · 2 serv.Petit Salé with Lentils1 h 45 · 6 serv.Andouillette in Mustard Sauce25 min · 4 serv. · budget-friendlyProvençal Tomatoes40 min · 4 serv. · budget-friendlyLeek Flamiche1 h · 6 serv. · budget-friendlyWelsh Rarebit (Northern French Style)25 min · 4 serv.Maroilles Cheese Tart40 min · 6 serv. · budget-friendlyRillettes du Mans4 h 20 · 10 serv.Pâté en croûte2 h 30 · 10 serv.Duchess potatoes45 min · 4 serv. · budget-friendlySavoyard potato gratin1 h 20 · 6 serv. · budget-friendlySwiss-style cheese toast (croûte au fromage)25 min · 4 serv.Old-fashioned chicken fricassee1 h 10 · 4 serv.Green beans with parsley20 min · 4 serv. · budget-friendlyCastelnaudary cassoulet4 h 40 · 8 serv.Fish soup with rouille1 h 15 · 6 serv. · budget-friendlyPotage Saint-Germain1 h · 4 serv.Red cabbage with apples1 h 15 · 4 serv. · budget-friendlyGrandma's beef in aspic3 h 20 · 6 serv.Homemade croissants1 h 50 · 12 serv. · budget-friendlyPains au chocolat1 h 48 · 12 serv.Paris-Brest1 h 25 · 8 serv.Mille-feuille1 h 05 · 6 serv. · budget-friendlyOpéra cake1 h 45 · 10 serv.Strawberry cake (Fraisier)1 h 25 · 8 serv.Rum baba55 min · 8 serv. · budget-friendlyKouign-amann1 h 15 · 8 serv. · budget-friendlyMacarons1 h 15 · 12 serv.Meringues1 h 45 · 8 serv. · budget-friendlyChocolate religieuses1 h 20 · 8 serv.Tarte tropézienne1 h 05 · 8 serv. · budget-friendlyKugelhopf1 h 15 · 10 serv.Alsatian cheesecake (Tarte au fromage blanc)1 h 10 · 8 serv. · budget-friendlyChocolate charlotte35 min · 8 serv.Frozen nougat40 min · 8 serv.Pretzels55 min · 8 serv. · budget-friendlyCelery root remoulade15 min · 4 serv. · budget-friendlyFrench-style peas30 min · 4 serv.Creamed spinach20 min · 4 serv. · budget-friendlySwiss Chard Gratin50 min · 4 serv. · budget-friendlyCaramelized Braised Endives35 min · 4 serv. · budget-friendlyVinegar Chicken1 h · 4 serv.Tarragon Chicken40 min · 4 serv.Chicken with 40 Cloves of Garlic1 h 45 · 6 serv.Guinea Fowl with Cabbage1 h 35 · 4 serv.Quail with Grapes40 min · 4 serv.Rabbit with Prunes1 h 30 · 4 serv.Herb-Crusted Rack of Lamb40 min · 4 serv.Beef Cheeks in Red Wine3 h 50 · 6 serv.Calf's Liver with Parsley and Garlic11 min · 2 serv.Veal Kidneys in Mustard Sauce25 min · 4 serv.White Sausage with Mushrooms30 min · 4 serv. · budget-friendlyLorraine Meat Pie (Tourte Lorraine)1 h 30 · 8 serv.Pressure Cooker Beef Bourguignon1 h 10 · 6 serv.Grand Aïoli1 h · 6 serv.Skate Wing with Brown Butter and Capers25 min · 4 serv. · budget-friendlySalt-Crusted Sea Bass45 min · 4 serv.Provençal Red Mullet Fillets30 min · 4 serv.Basque-Style Tuna45 min · 4 serv.Herring and Potato Salad in Oil35 min · 4 serv.Homemade Mackerel in White Wine25 min · 4 serv.Hake Koskera35 min · 4 serv. · budget-friendlyOne-Side Seared Salmon12 min · 2 serv.Pastis-Flambéed Jumbo Shrimp18 min · 4 serv.Sète-Style Stuffed Squid1 h 20 · 4 serv.Breton-Style Scallops Gratin40 min · 4 serv.Lobster Thermidor50 min · 2 serv.Dauphiné Ravioli Gratin20 min · 4 serv.Mirabelle Plum Tart1 h · 8 serv.Nantes Cake1 h · 8 serv.Walnut Caramel Tart50 min · 8 serv.Palets Bretons (Breton Butter Cookies)35 min · 10 serv. · budget-friendlyAnise and Cinnamon Bredele40 min · 12 serv.Manneles45 min · 8 serv. · budget-friendlyChestnut Yule Log50 min · 8 serv.Brioche King Cake55 min · 8 serv. · budget-friendlyPets-de-nonne (Choux Fritters)30 min · 6 serv. · budget-friendlyBuckwheat Crêpes with Salted Butter Caramel35 min · 4 serv. · budget-friendlyLandes-Style Salad30 min · 4 serv.Croque madame25 min · 4 serv.Jambon-beurre (ham and butter baguette)3 min · 1 serv.Pan bagnat25 min · 4 serv.Soft-boiled eggs with toast soldiers5 min · 2 serv. · budget-friendlyApple Turnovers45 min · 6 serv. · budget-friendlyRaisin Pastry Swirls58 min · 10 serv. · budget-friendlyBaked Ham and Cheese Crêpes40 min · 4 serv.Baeckeoffe4 h · 8 serv.Coq au Riesling1 h 35 · 6 serv.Fondue bourguignonne50 min · 6 serv.Truffade45 min · 4 serv.Pounti1 h 10 · 8 serv.Socca20 min · 4 serv. · budget-friendlyPanisses40 min · 4 serv. · budget-friendlySweet Swiss chard pie1 h 10 · 8 serv.Veal axoa1 h · 4 serv.Ttoro1 h 10 · 6 serv.Kig ha farz3 h 30 · 8 serv.Cotriade50 min · 6 serv. · budget-friendlyGalette-saucisse20 min · 4 serv.Matelote in red wine1 h · 4 serv.Potjevleesch3 h 30 · 10 serv.Ficelle picarde40 min · 4 serv.Zucchini Gratin with Bacon50 min · 4 serv.Cheesy Baked Zucchini35 min · 4 serv. · budget-friendlySautéed Zucchini with Bacon25 min · 4 serv.Zucchini flan50 min · 4 serv. · budget-friendlyZucchini and potato gratin1 h 10 · 4 serv. · budget-friendlyHam and elbow macaroni17 min · 4 serv.Hamburger steak with mashed potatoes40 min · 4 serv.Fried eggs6 min · 2 serv. · budget-friendlyBeef miroton55 min · 4 serv. · budget-friendlyCalf's head with gribiche sauce3 h · 6 serv.Beef tongue with piquante sauce3 h 20 · 6 serv. · budget-friendlyTripe Caen-style5 h 30 · 6 serv. · budget-friendlyLyonnaise-style tripe40 min · 4 serv. · budget-friendlyTablier de sapeur (breaded tripe)35 min · 4 serv. · budget-friendlyHochepot3 h 30 · 6 serv.Bavette with Shallots25 min · 4 serv. · budget-friendlyBeef on a String (Bœuf à la ficelle)1 h · 6 serv.Sweetbreads with Morels55 min · 4 serv.Veal Marengo1 h 50 · 6 serv.Corsican Veal with Olives1 h 50 · 6 serv.Lamb and White Bean Stew (Haricot de mouton)2 h 20 · 6 serv.Wild Boar Stew (Civet de sanglier)3 h · 6 serv.Chicken Chasseur1 h 05 · 4 serv.Chicken with Morels and Vin Jaune1 h 20 · 4 serv.Chicken in Beer (Coq à la bière)1 h 35 · 4 serv.Chicken Gaston Gérard1 h 15 · 4 serv.Veal Cutlets Normandy Style20 min · 4 serv.Chicken and Rice with Suprême Sauce2 h 50 · 6 serv.Camargue Bull Stew (Gardiane de taureau)3 h 30 · 6 serv.Savoyard Sausages in White Wine (Diots au vin blanc)50 min · 4 serv.Savoyard Farçon (Potato, Bacon and Prune Cake)3 h 30 · 6 serv.Fleischschnacka (Alsatian Meat Snails)1 h 05 · 4 serv. · budget-friendlyLorraine Potée (Smoked Pork and Vegetable Stew)2 h 55 · 6 serv.Périgord Roast Pork (Enchaud périgourdin)2 h 20 · 6 serv.Potato Pie (Pâté aux pommes de terre)1 h 40 · 6 serv. · budget-friendlyBerry Easter Pie (Pâté de Pâques berrichon)1 h 40 · 8 serv.Bordelaise Ribeye Steak40 min · 2 serv.Niçoise Stuffed Vegetables (Petits farcis niçois)1 h 30 · 6 serv.Veal Orloff2 h 10 · 6 serv.Braised duck with turnips1 h 35 · 4 serv.Frog legs with garlic and parsley25 min · 4 serv.Farci poitevin (Poitou stuffed cabbage)2 h 40 · 6 serv.Bourride from Sète50 min · 4 serv. · budget-friendlyMouclade from Charente40 min · 4 serv.Éclade mussels (pine needle–smoked mussels)35 min · 4 serv.Sole fillets Normandy-style50 min · 4 serv.Dieppe-style fish stew1 h · 6 serv.Pochouse (Burgundy freshwater fish stew)1 h · 4 serv.Plancha-seared baby squid20 min · 4 serv. · budget-friendlyFish gratin Florentine50 min · 4 serv.Cervelle de canut (Lyon herbed cheese spread)10 min · 4 serv. · budget-friendlyAnchoïade10 min · 4 serv. · budget-friendlyBarbajuans55 min · 6 serv.Beef muzzle salad10 min · 4 serv. · budget-friendlyChicken liver terrine25 min · 8 serv. · budget-friendlyJambon persillé (parsleyed ham terrine)50 min · 8 serv.Salmon rillettes20 min · 6 serv.Baked camembert25 min · 4 serv. · budget-friendlySaucisson in brioche1 h 30 · 6 serv.Artichokes with vinaigrette45 min · 4 serv. · budget-friendlyAsparagus with hollandaise sauce35 min · 4 serv.Cabbage soup1 h 35 · 6 serv.Farmer's vegetable soup55 min · 4 serv.Tourin (Périgord garlic soup)35 min · 4 serv.Shrimp bisque1 h · 4 serv.Crème Du Barry (cream of cauliflower soup)45 min · 4 serv. · budget-friendlyBoulangère potatoes1 h 20 · 6 serv. · budget-friendlyLyonnaise potatoes45 min · 4 serv. · budget-friendlyDauphine potatoes1 h · 6 serv. · budget-friendlyPotatoes Anna1 h 15 · 6 serv. · budget-friendlyPeas and carrots35 min · 4 serv. · budget-friendlyVichy carrots35 min · 4 serv. · budget-friendlyEggplant gratin1 h 05 · 4 serv.Broccoli gratin45 min · 4 serv. · budget-friendlyCardoon gratin1 h 45 · 6 serv. · budget-friendlyBibeleskaes40 min · 4 serv. · budget-friendlySaint-Honoré1 h 55 · 8 serv. · budget-friendlyCroquembouche2 h 40 · 12 serv. · budget-friendlyCream Puffs with Chantilly Cream55 min · 6 serv. · budget-friendlyPithiviers1 h 05 · 8 serv.Mixed Berry Bavarian Cream45 min · 8 serv.Peach Melba25 min · 4 serv.Frozen Vacherin2 h 40 · 8 serv.Baked Alaska50 min · 8 serv.Grand Marnier Soufflé45 min · 6 serv. · budget-friendlyAlmond Tuiles18 min · 6 serv.Langues de Chat Cookies23 min · 8 serv. · budget-friendlyCalissons d’Aix1 h 10 · 10 serv.Montélimar Nougat1 h · 12 serv.Homemade Marshmallows40 min · 10 serv. · budget-friendlyFruit jellies (pâtes de fruits)40 min · 10 serv.Salted butter caramels35 min · 10 serv. · budget-friendlyBaked egg custard50 min · 6 serv. · budget-friendlyPears in red wine50 min · 4 serv. · budget-friendlyAlsatian apple tart1 h 05 · 8 serv. · budget-friendlyBroyé du Poitou (Poitou butter cookie)45 min · 8 serv. · budget-friendlyTourteau fromager (Poitou goat cheesecake)1 h 20 · 8 serv.Fiadone55 min · 8 serv. · budget-friendlyCanistrelli (Corsican cookies)40 min · 10 serv. · budget-friendlySavoy sponge cake1 h · 8 serv. · budget-friendlyMarseille navettes40 min · 10 serv. · budget-friendlyPompe à l'huile (Provençal olive oil bread)45 min · 8 serv. · budget-friendlyGascon Apple Croustade1 h 05 · 8 serv. · budget-friendlyMillas1 h · 8 serv. · budget-friendlyApple Flognarde50 min · 6 serv. · budget-friendlyTeurgoule5 h 10 · 6 serv. · budget-friendlyNorman Douillons55 min · 4 serv. · budget-friendlyMerveilleux2 h · 6 serv.Chestnut Mont Blanc2 h · 6 serv. · budget-friendlyRice Empress Pudding1 h 15 · 8 serv. · budget-friendlyStew1 h 50 · 4 serv.Aspic3 h 20 · 6 serv.Œuf poché10 min · 4 serv. · budget-friendlyConsommé3 h 30 · 4 serv.Frozen parfait35 min · 6 serv.Canapé30 min · 12 serv.Doughnut (beignet)35 min · 4 serv. · budget-friendly

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