Amy Thielen's Top Recipes from Heartland Table

Browse the best recipes from Amy Thielen's Heartland Table.

Lemon-Blueberry Pie

Packed with juicy fresh fruit, Amy's top-rated dessert is built in what she calls her Flaky Butter Pie Crust, made with a combination of butter and vinegar to guarantee deliciously light results.

Get the Recipe: Blueberry-Lemon Pie with a Butter Crust

Green Salad with Brown Butter Walnut Vinaigrette

The key to Amy's quick-fix salad is cooking the dressing to get as much flavor as possible from the rosemary, garlic and walnuts.

Get the Recipe: Green Salad with Brown Butter Walnut Vinaigrette

Oven-Baked Spare Ribs with Porter Beer Mop

For a hearty supper, cook spare ribs on a low-and-slow heat until they're fall-apart tender, then finish them with a sweet and savory topping featuring molasses, beer and a serrano chile.

Get the Recipe: Oven-Baked Short Ribs with Porter Beer Mop

Caramelized Fried Onion Dip

Amy fries sliced onions in butter until they're sweet and tender, then combines them with tangy sour cream and cream cheese for a rich, indulgent dip.

Get the Recipe: Fried Onion Dip

Peppered Pork and Parmesan Flatbread Sandwiches

Not your ordinary between-bread creation, Amy's super-stuffed sandwiches feature layer after layer of flavor, including tender roasted pork tenderloin, cheesy garlic aioli and peppery arugula, all sandwiched on grilled flatbread.

Get the Recipe: Peppered Pork and Parmesan Flatbread Sandwiches

Roast Chicken with Green Herb Stuffing

No longer just for holiday turkeys, a well-flavored stuffing can star inside a chicken too. Amy's stuffing is made with breadcrumbs, sage and pork sausage, plus chicken giblets and white wine.

Get the Recipe: Roast Chicken with Green Herb Stuffing

Fried Ring Bologna

Amy fries thick-cut bologna in a mixture of butter and olive oil until the meat boasts crispy edges.

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Rhubarb Baked in Wild Raspberry Syrup

Amy reduces the tartness of fresh rhubarb by baking it with a sweetened vanilla-raspberry sauce. This recipe will yield more sauce than you'll need for the rhubarb, so save the extra for later.

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Greens with Spiced Butter and Fresh Ricotta

Amy makes her own spiced butter by incorporating a fragrant mixture of cumin, cloves, cinnamon and black peppercorns into melted butter, then uses it to cook collard greens with fresh ginger. Dot with homemade ricotta cheese on top for a cool, creamy finish to the dish.

Get the Recipe: Greens with Spiced Butter and Fresh Ricotta

New Potatoes with Garlic Onion Butter

Round out any main dish with Amy's big-batch potato side. She cooks two-bite new potatoes in garlic-scented water, then covers them in a bold mixture of buttery cipollini onions and fresh rosemary.

Get the Recipe: New Potatoes with Grilled Onion Butter