Amy Thielen

Ready to share her Midwest, Amy is a former chef who returned to America's heartland after a stint in the Big Apple. She's celebrating comfort food favorites on the second season of Heartland Table.

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Amy Thielen

Amy Thielen, the host of Heartland Table on Food Network, grew up a few miles from the headwaters of the Mississippi River in Minnesota.

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Roast Chicken with Green Herb Stuffing

Whipped Potatoes

Blueberry-Lemon Pie with a Butter Crust

Nebraskan Runzas

Parsley Salad with Toasted Almonds and Lemon

Icelandic Ponnokukur

Fried Onion Dip

Hot Grape Cider

Maple-Lacquered Bacon

Crispy Trout with Kitchen Butter Sauce

Sherry Lemon Drop

Edamame with Dill Salt and Pea Shoots

Monkfish Almondine

Grilled Butterflied Lamb with African Spices and Herbed Yogurt

Marinated Cherry Tomatoes with Arugula

Rhubarb Baked in Wild Raspberry Syrup

Smoked Sardine Caesar with Salumi and Pan-Croutons

Peppered Pork and Parmesan Flatbread Sandwiches

Birch Whiskey Snow Cocktail

Crispy Cheese Curd Risotto Cake

Cast-Iron Carrots with Curry

Glorified Hash-Brown Cake with Frying Peppers

Oven-Baked Short Ribs with Porter Beer Mop

Steakhouse Deviled Eggs

Maple Bread with Soft Cheese

Leaf Lard Crust

Green Salad with Brown Butter Walnut Vinaigrette

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Heartland Table

Join Amy Thielen, native Midwesterner, chef and connoisseur of all things authentically Midwestern, in her charming cabin kitchen as she cooks some of the heartland’s most delicious and often surprising dishes.