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.

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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Maple Bread with Soft Cheese

New Potatoes with Grilled Onion Butter

Smoked Sardine Caesar with Salumi and Pan-Croutons

Nebraskan Runzas

Maple-Lacquered Bacon

Green Salad with Brown Butter Walnut Vinaigrette

Classic Chicken and Wild Rice Hotdish

Booya-Posole Community Stew

Cast-Iron Carrots with Curry

Whipped Potatoes

Birch Whiskey Snow Cocktail

Buttercup Marshmallow S'Mores

Fermented Dill Pickles

Oven-Baked Short Ribs with Porter Beer Mop

Roast Chicken with Green Herb Stuffing

Aged Cheddar Fondue with Grilled Tomatoes, Bacon and Onions

Crispy Trout with Kitchen Butter Sauce

Rhubarb Baked in Wild Raspberry Syrup

Grilled Butterflied Lamb with African Spices and Herbed Yogurt

Edamame with Dill Salt and Pea Shoots

Fried Onion Dip

Fried Ring Bologna

Peppered Pork and Parmesan Flatbread Sandwiches

Icelandic Ponnokukur

Blueberry-Lemon Pie with a Butter Crust

Greens with Spiced Butter and Fresh Ricotta

Stovetop Mac and Cheese

Roasted Shrimp with Homemade Cocktail Sauce

Apple Pie with Leaf Lard Crust

Beef Stew with Red Wine, Mushrooms and Horseradish Cream

Best-Ever Beer Cheese Soup

Chestnut and Wild Rice Pilaf

Crispy Cheese Curd Risotto Cake

Glorified Hash-Brown Cake with Frying Peppers

Leaf Lard Crust

Midwestern Fried Chicken with Gravy

Pork Meatloaf with Cabbage and Prunes

Ribeye with Homemade Steak Sauce

Sherry Lemon Drop

Steakhouse Deviled Eggs

Toffee Bars

Parsley Salad with Toasted Almonds and Lemon

Swiss Chard with Honey-Roasted Garlic

Monkfish Almondine

Marinated Cherry Tomatoes with Arugula

Hot Grape Cider

Fermented Dills

Bloody Mary with Pickle Juice and Horseradish Ice Cubes

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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.