French Recipes

See how easy it is to make crepes. You'll need just 6 common ingredients for these French-style pancakes.

Chef John's fondant potatoes are crispy outside and rich and tender inside.

This rich French onion soup is packed with three types of cheese.

Chicken cordon bleu is made easy with this quick recipe.

Delicious stuffed lobster coated in Parmesan and broiled until golden.

This tangy lemon vinaigrette is a standout dressing for any green salad!

Perfectly thin crepes with crisp edges for a fancy breakfast or dessert.

Cordon Bleu is a French term, literally translated as 'blue ribbon', that originally referred to an award for culinary excellence given to women cooks! The term can now apply to any superior cook (yes, men too), and also to this dish (chicken, ham and Swiss cheese slices, breaded and sauteed). This yummy version adds paprika and a creamy white wine sauce worthy of its own blue ribbon. Two blue ribbon tastes in wedded bliss -- Chicken Cordon Bleu!

This terrific dish is loaded with succulent Mediterranean vegetables.

Recreate the colorful dish of sliced vegetables on tomato-garlic sauce.

Clafoutis is one of my favorite French desserts because it takes only 10 minutes to prepare and is super versatile. I tried it with blackberries the other day and loved the result!

Enhance roasted vegetables and grilled meats with this fragrant herb blend.

Rich and creamy filling for pastries cooked on the stovetop in 10 minutes.

Tender choux pastry filled with pastry cream topped with silky chocolate.

This sauce has a lovely lemon flavor. It's delicious on steamed asparagus!

Bacon, onion, and Swiss cheese baked in a flaky crust with egg custard.

Great for when there are picky eaters in the crowd. Can make as many as needed or just one if you like. Got this from an internet friend. Good served with fruit and coffee cake.

Restaurant-worthy onion soup with a cheesy topping. An exquisite appetizer!

Fill these cute meringue cookies with buttercream for a delightful treat!

Rich, creamy creme brulee should still be jiggly in the center when you pull it out of the oven.

Chicken breasts get a savory coating flavored with Parmesan cheese, then are quickly pan fried and served with a light lemon-sherry sauce with a hint of garlic.

Delicious and beautiful sponge cake cookies baked in shell-shaped molds.

Macaron is the French word for macaroon, but are never the coconut-based cookie. Macarons are one of the most amazing pastries, with hundreds of flavors and fillings. Macarons are made from almond flour and meringue, with even the pros claiming to failure on a regular basis. After going through dozens of recipes and trials, this is the most reliable macaron recipe I could come up with. You could get lighter using the Italian meringue method, but it's less dependable.

This is a very easy weeknight pork tenderloin recipe that is also keto-friendly.