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French Recipes

Donโ€™t let its fancy-pants reputation fool you. At its heart, much of French cooking is soulful, rustic, and deeply comforting. Itโ€™s the original slow food, where humble ingredients are transformed into something extraordinary with a little time and care. Whether itโ€™s a rich stew simmering for hours or a simple, elegant apple tart, these are the recipes that create memories around the table.

Here youโ€™ll find classics for every occasion. Our beef Bourguignon is the perfect centerpiece for a chilly Sunday evening, while a creamy, dreamy French chicken stew makes for an easy and delicious lunch or light supper. And for a truly foolproof dessert, you can never go wrong with a decadent, airy Chocolate Mousse. It doesnโ€™t get much more delicious than that.

Two bowls of coq au vin on a table with sliced bread and fresh herbs.
Two stemless flutes filled with a batched classic French 75 cocktail and lemon twists.

Classic French 75 (Batched for a Crowd)

10 mins

An oval casserole dish filled with potatoes dauphinoise, with a silver spoon resting in it.

Potatoes Dauphinoise

2 hrs 30 mins

A blue plate with a serving of creamy French chicken stew served over rice and garnished with parsley.

Creamy French Chicken Stew

1 hr

A round plate filled with easy scrambled eggs and a pancake in the shape of a rocket with pastry stars scattered around it

Julia Childโ€™s Easy Scrambled Eggs for Kids

10 mins

Torsades au chocolat in a brown paper bag on a marble counter, beside a white plate with pastry and a linen tea towel.

Torsades au Chocolat ~ Chocolate Pastry Twists

1 hr

Sablรฉs Breton with crosshatched tops, in two rows, on a crinkled sheet of parchment paper.

Sablรฉs Breton

40 mins

Caramel Pear Tarts

1 hr

A spoonful of mustard cream sauce dripping in a copper pot

Mustard Cream Sauce

15 mins

A cooked croque monsieur casserole in a white rectangular baking dish on a wooden board.

Croque Monsieur Casserole

9 hrs 15 mins

A white bowl of French lentil soup, topped with ribbons of chard.

French Lentil Soup

1 hr 30 mins

An onion and blue cheese tart cut into wedges with crispy onions scattered around it.

Onion and Blue Cheese Tart

2 hrs 15 mins

A small dish filled with one minute mayo on a white cloth with a knife lying beside it.

One Minute Mayonnaise

5 mins

Five koiugn amman--puff pastry coated with sugar--on white marble.

Kouign Amann

6 hrs

A white bowl filled with Provenรงale fish soup with a spoon resting inside.

Provenรงale Fish Soup

1 hr 5 mins

Slices of lemon confit on a white oval platter.

Lemon Confit

10 hrs

Four French-style pork chops with apples and Calvados sauce on a white platter.

French-Style Pork Chops with Apples and Calvados

1 hr 30 mins

A person holding a spoonful of aligot potatoes over a copper pot.

Pommes Aligot ~ Cheesy Mashed Potaotes

40 mins

Three slow cooker French dip sandwiches on a cutting board

Slow Cooker French Dip

8 hrs

A person holding a platter of French potato salad above a wooden table.

French Potato Salad

1 hr 30 mins

A partially-eaten chocolate souffle in a round white ceramic dish.

Chocolate Soufflรฉ

1 hr

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