Big-Batch Cooking Recipes
Recipes sized to scale up — for meal prep, feeding a crowd, or freezing half for later. Each one carries its full allergen list, so a big batch never means a big blind spot.
Showing 48 of 444 big-batch cooking recipes
Sauces & Dressings
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A deep brown mother sauce of dark roux, mirepoix, and beef stock that forms the foundation for demi-glace and rich meat sauces.
Spanish
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Oxtail slow-braised for hours with red wine, vegetables, and cloves until the meat falls from the bone in a deeply savoury, velvety Andalusian stew.
Southern Soul Food
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A tender Southern layer cake blanketed in glossy, old-fashioned cooked caramel frosting that sets to a fudgy finish.
Vegetables & Sides
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A cozy autumn gratin of roasted winter squash and parsnips topped with melted sharp cheddar and herbed breadcrumbs.
Chicken & Poultry
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A hearty layered Tex-Mex casserole of tender chicken, tortillas, green chilies, and melted cheese in a creamy sauce.
Desserts
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Chewy butter tart squares with a shortbread base and a gooey brown sugar, raisin, and walnut topping.
North American
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A dense, ultra-creamy baked cheesecake with a buttery graham cracker crust and a faintly tangy, melt-in-your-mouth filling.
Desserts
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Light, crisp meringue kisses that melt in your mouth and make a pretty edible decoration.
Thai
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Petite golden flowers pressed from egg yolk and sugar, simmered in jasmine-scented syrup until set — a centuries-old Thai royal confection as beautiful as it is sweet.
Desserts
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A rich, dense flourless chocolate cake with no flour, matzo meal, or leavening — a naturally kosher-for-Passover dessert perfect for the seder table.
Bakery
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Flaky and buttery British baked goods, often with currants or berries.
Breads
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Tall, flaky Southern-style biscuits with a tender crumb, perfect with butter and jam.
Nordic
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A creamy Danish cold rice pudding folded with whipped cream and chopped almonds, served with a glossy warm cherry sauce on Christmas Eve.
Eastern European
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Hungary's iconic chimney cake — sweet yeast dough spiraled around a spit, rolled in cinnamon sugar, and roasted until the outside caramelizes into a crackly, warm shell.
South American
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Peru's addictive street doughnuts — rings of sweet potato and butternut squash fried until puffy and golden, then drizzled with warm chancaca spiced syrup.
Vietnamese
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A Vietnamese pork-bone broth noodle soup loaded with ground pork, shrimp, and dried shrimp over chewy tapioca noodles, finished with garlic chives and fried garlic.
Bakery
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Savor the authentic crunch of this rustic French baguette, featuring a beautifully crackling golden crust and a soft, airy, and utterly irresistible crumb.
Desserts
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Crisp twice-baked chocolate biscotti studded with sweet vanilla chips.
Vietnamese
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The Southern equivalent of Bánh Chưng, rolled into a cylinder.
Vegetables & Sides
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A hearty vegetarian lasagna where seasoned tofu stands in for ricotta, layered with mushrooms, marinara, and melty mozzarella.
Cajun & Creole
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Day-old French bread soaked in a rich custard of cream, eggs, and vanilla, baked golden, then drowned in a warm bourbon-laced whiskey sauce.
Bakery
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Brighten your dessert spread with this elegant lemon tart, perfectly balancing a brilliantly zesty, silky-smooth lemon curd inside a crisp and buttery sweet pastry shell.
West African
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Senegal's dreamy dessert — fine millet couscous blended with creamy yogurt, coconut, and vanilla into a sweet, cooling pudding perfect for celebrating special occasions.
Breads
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A fragrant whole-wheat loaf scented with sage and a hint of cornmeal, made effortlessly in a bread machine.
French
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Apples cooked in caramel until jammy and burnished, then flipped onto buttery pastry — a rustic upside-down tart from the Loire Valley.
French
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Marseille's legendary saffron-scented fisherman's stew, brimming with fresh seafood and served with garlicky rouille on toasted baguette.
Bakery
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Spiced sweet buns studded with raisins and marked with a cross.
Eastern European
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Poland's magnificent deep-fried doughnuts — pillowy, rich with egg and butter, filled with rose hip jam or custard, and crowned with candied orange peel and icing.
Caribbean
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Warm up with Guyana's legendary slow-cooked meat stew, steeped in a uniquely dark and savory cassareep broth infused with cinnamon and cloves. A magnificent holiday tradition!
Vegetables & Sides
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Fluffy baked potatoes mashed with Parmesan, butter, and chives, then piped back into their shells and baked until golden.
French
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Burgundy's legendary beef stew — rich, wine-dark, and fall-apart tender after hours of slow braising with carrots, mushrooms, and thyme.
Middle Eastern
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A Levantine sweet cheese roll of stretched mozzarella and semolina dough wrapped around rose-scented clotted cream, topped with crushed pistachios and sugar syrup.
Bakery
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Indulge completely guilt-free with this exquisitely light, cloud-like angel food cake, boasting an airy, delicate texture and a perfectly golden, toasted exterior.
Desserts
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Big, chewy oatmeal cookies loaded with peanut butter, M&M's, and chocolate chips — a playful, googly-eyed Halloween party favorite.
Thai
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Sweetened mung bean paste hand-sculpted into tiny, jewel-bright fruits and vegetables, glazed with agar until they shine — Thailand's most enchanting confection, edible art on a platter.
Nordic
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Denmark's 'dream cake' — soft, buttery vanilla sponge blanketed with a caramelized coconut and brown butter topping that bubbles under the grill into something deeply, dangerously good.
Desserts
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A buttery shortbread base topped with a gooey brown sugar butter-tart filling, cut into bars.
Spanish
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Silky custard scented with citrus zest and cinnamon, finished with a crackly caramelised sugar crust — Catalonia's answer to crème brûlée.
Bakery
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Enjoy a slice of pure comfort with this incredibly moist, tender zucchini bread, warmly spiced with cinnamon and boasting a perfectly sweet, caramelized crust.
Vegetables & Sides
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An ultra-creamy three-cheese macaroni baked under a buttery golden breadcrumb crust.
Lunch & Snacks
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A chunky, garlicky guacamole brightened with fresh tomato and lime, ideal for scooping with tortilla chips.
Hawaiian
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Tender chicken thighs braised low and slow in a glossy soy-ginger glaze that defines the islands' home-cooking comfort food.
Cajun & Creole
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Buttery caramel studded with toasted Louisiana pecans, poured into golden rounds and left to cool — sweet, crunchy, and utterly impossible to eat just one.
Middle Eastern
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An Egyptian bread pudding of flaky puff pastry soaked in sweetened milk and cream, topped with almonds, pistachios, raisins, and coconut, then baked until bubbling.
Desserts
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A rich, chewy Southern custard pie loaded with raisins, pecans, and coconut in a single buttery crust.
Filipino
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Flat, sweet rice cakes coated with grated coconut, sugar, and sesame seeds.
Lunch & Snacks
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Hot dogs wrapped in strips of crescent dough to look like little mummies, with mustard dots for eyes — a favorite at any kids' Halloween party.
Vegan
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Satisfy your sweet tooth with these intensely fudgy, deeply chocolatey brownies. They are miraculously rich and perfectly chewy, made with applesauce and plant milk in place of eggs and dairy.
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