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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Whipped Potatoes

Roast Chicken with Green Herb Stuffing

Blueberry-Lemon Pie with a Butter Crust

Nebraskan Runzas

Crispy Trout with Kitchen Butter Sauce

Parsley Salad with Toasted Almonds and Lemon

Icelandic Ponnokukur

Fried Onion Dip

Hot Grape Cider

Maple-Lacquered Bacon

Leaf Lard Crust

Smoked Sardine Caesar with Salumi and Pan-Croutons

Buttercup Marshmallow S'Mores

Classic Chicken and Wild Rice Hotdish

Marinated Cherry Tomatoes with Arugula

Monkfish Almondine

Sherry Lemon Drop

Edamame with Dill Salt and Pea Shoots

Grilled Butterflied Lamb with African Spices and Herbed Yogurt

Rhubarb Baked in Wild Raspberry Syrup

Green Salad with Brown Butter Walnut Vinaigrette

Greens with Spiced Butter and Fresh Ricotta

Pork Meatloaf with Cabbage and Prunes

Fried Ring Bologna

Toffee Bars

Aged Cheddar Fondue with Grilled Tomatoes, Bacon and Onions

Roasted Shrimp with Homemade Cocktail Sauce

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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.