Looking for the best French tarte tatin? Want to perfect your choux pastry to make perfect patisserie? Try our French recipes including French desserts, pastries, restaurant-quality mains and cheesy side dishes. Start with rillettes or soufflés before serving a pot of boeuf bourguignon or an impressive tartiflette, and serve the likes of dauphinoise potatoes on the side.
Easy French recipes
- Difficulty Easy
Ingredients
- We use duck, gruyère, shallots and more
French onion soup
This deeply flavoured, beefy onion soup is topped with bubbling cheese melts, perfect for a comforting meal.
[image id="97291" size="landscape_thumbnail" align="none" title="Easy French Onion Soup Recipe" alt="Easy French Onion Soup Recipe" classes=""]Tartiflette tart
You can make everything for this tart – pastry shell and filling – ahead of time. Just fill with crispy bacon lardons, pickled cornichons and melt-in-the-mouth reblochon cheese and bake to serve.
[image id="97268" size="landscape_thumbnail" align="none" title="French Tartiflette Tart Recipe with Shortcrust Pastry" alt="French Tartiflette Tart Recipe with Shortcrust Pastry" classes=""]Croûte savoyarde
Next-level cheese on toast, this comforting open-faced sandwich is covered in melted cheese, soaked in white wine and topped with ham and crispy fried eggs for pure indulgence.
[image id="96172" size="landscape_thumbnail" align="none" title="Croûte Savoyarde Recipe (Cheese on Toast) from Author Felicity Cloake" alt="Croûte Savoyarde Recipe (Cheese on Toast) from Author Felicity Cloake" classes=""]Macaronade sétoise
Originating from Southern France, this robust pasta dish is made by simmering steak and sausages in a rich, chilli powder-laced tomato sauce.
[image id="95741" size="landscape_thumbnail" align="none" title="Macaronade sétoise" alt="Macaronade sétoise" classes=""]Dauphinoise potatoes
Dauphinoise potatoes are an absolute classic. We love the combination of cream, garlic and cheese smothered on thinly sliced potatoes and it makes any meal feel more special.
[image id="99316" size="landscape_thumbnail" align="none" title="Dauphinoise Potatoes Recipe" alt="Dauphinoise Potatoes Recipe" classes=""]Beef Bourguignon
Classic, easy beef bourguignon to eat now or freeze for later. This hearty French recipe is great for a crowd and serves eight.
Easy duck confit
Our easy duck confit recipe is a quicker, healthier version of the French classic. Follow the recipe to impress friends with restaurant-quality duck confit
[image id="3194" size="landscape_thumbnail" align="none" title="Easy Duck Confit Recipe" alt="Easy Duck Confit Recipe" classes=""]French onion tart
Add a deliciously creamy onion filling to your pastry case then bake and serve to friends and family for a weekend lunch.
[image id="7832" size="landscape_thumbnail" align="none" title="French onion tart" alt="French onion tart" classes=""]Twice-baked goat's cheese soufflés
Don't be intimidated by this easy starter or light lunch – we have a step-by-step guide for you. These foolproof soufflés can be chilled or frozen until you need to give them their second baking, so you'll be stress-free.
[image id="8678" size="landscape_thumbnail" align="none" title="goats cheese souffle" alt="goats cheese souffle" classes=""]Steak with creamy peppercorn sauce
Gruyère, fig and prosciutto croissants
Straight from the oven, these hot and toasty butter croissants with melty cheese and sweet figs make a really quick and easy continental-style breakfast.
[image id="15334" size="landscape_thumbnail" align="none" crop="678px,300px,4206px,2802px" title="Ham and Cheese Croissant Recipe" alt="Ham and Cheese Croissant Recipe" classes=""]Duck rillettes
Made with duck legs, this classic French-style recipe is like a paté but with shredded duck, packed into a terrine. Serve with a green salad.
[image id="7378" size="landscape_thumbnail" align="none" title="Duck Rillettes Recipe" alt="Duck Rillettes Recipe" classes=""]Steak tartare
This classic dish doesn't have to be intimidating. Our simple recipe makes for a great dinner-party starter, just multiply the ingredients by how many guests you have.
[image id="5135" size="landscape_thumbnail" align="none" title="Steak Tartare Recipe" alt="Steak Tartare Recipe" classes=""]Butternut squash and gruyère pithivier
Our savoury pithivier is a vegetarian centrepiece to impress everyone. The butternut squash and gruyère make a deliciously rich filling for the golden puff pastry.
Tapenade
Got 10 minutes to spare? Ditch the jar and make your own Provençal-style tapenade instead. Spread over toasted baguette for lunch or stuff into poultry for a main course.
[image id="40554" size="landscape_thumbnail" align="none" classes=""]Pork chops with pommes boulangère
A simple idea for pork chops. Serve with a comforting, light French-inspired baked potato dish. The trick is to slice the potatoes finely. Add fresh greens on the side.
[image id="7778" size="landscape_thumbnail" align="none" crop="2px,332px,596px,397px" title="Pork Chops Recipe with Boulangère Potatoes" alt="Pork Chops Recipe with Boulangère Potatoes" classes=""]Ratatouille with crisp garlic sourdough
Our best and easiest ratatouille recipe is packed with tomatoes, aubergine, courgettes and red pepper. Serve alongside sourdough with a kick of garlic.
[image id="103877" size="landscape_thumbnail" align="none" title="Easy Ratatouille Recipe" alt="Ratatouille with crisp garlic sourdough" classes=""]Leek, green olive and sultana pissaladière
Pissaladière is a dish which originated from Nice in Southern France. The dough is usually a bread dough, thicker than that of the classic Italian pizza. This is a great version using leeks, green olives and sultanas.
[image id="8433" size="landscape_thumbnail" align="none" title="Pissaladière Recipe With Leeks, Green Olives and Sultanas" alt="Pissaladière Recipe With Leeks, Green Olives and Sultanas" classes=""]Chicory gratin
This easy gratin recipe is made using chicory, also sometimes called endive. Ready in just 20 minutes, it's a delicious and comforting French-inspired side dish.
[image id="7799" size="landscape_thumbnail" align="none" title="Chicory Gratin Recipe" alt="Chicory Gratin Recipe" classes=""]Easy French desserts
Easy tarte tatin
Caramelised apples wrapped in puff pastry make a great dessert. These individual tarte tatins are designed to be easy but impressive enough for a dinner party. The cider-caramel sauce is a delicious finishing touch.
[image id="7273" size="landscape_thumbnail" align="none" title="tarte tatin" alt="tarte tatin" classes=""]Normandy teurgoule
Soft, creamy and spiced, this slow-cooked rice pudding inspired by the Normandy classic is as good cold as warm, and particularly nice with stewed apples on the side.
[image id="95754" size="landscape_thumbnail" align="none" title="Teurgoule Recipe (Traditional Rice Pudding)" alt="Teurgoule Recipe (Traditional Rice Pudding)" classes=""]Peach, pistachio and ricotta friands
Friands are mini French-style muffins with ground almonds and are so easy to make. Follow this simple recipe and treat your friends and family to these pretty, ricotta and fruit-filled delights.
[image id="7549" size="landscape_thumbnail" align="none" title="Peach Friands Recipe with Pistachio" alt="Peach Friands Recipe with Pistachio" classes=""]Prune and Armagnac soufflé
Making your own soufflés from scratch might seem a bit daunting but if you follow this detailed recipe carefully, yours will be perfect. This rich version is served with a boozy Armagnac custard.
[image id="6238" size="landscape_thumbnail" align="none" title="Prune and Armagnac Soufflé Recipe" alt="Prune and Armagnac Soufflé Recipe" classes=""]Tarte au chocolat
This classic French chocolate tart is a little effort to make, but the results are spectacular.
[image id="10403" size="landscape_thumbnail" align="none" title="Tarte Au Chocolat Recipe" alt="Tarte Au Chocolat Recipe" classes=""]Butterscotch banana crêpes
Check out this indulgent recipe with boozy banana and bourbon sauce. This quick and easy recipe, inspired by French crêpes, makes a fun sweet treat to serve at gatherings with friends and family.
Chocolate fondant
An easy recipe to make this favourite melt-in-the-middle chocolate dessert. Still a winner on dinner party menus. Serve with a little cream on the side.
[image id="7159" size="landscape_thumbnail" align="none" title="Chocolate fondant recipe" alt="Chocolate fondant recipe" classes=""]Calvados and apple granité
This surprisingly punchy dessert doubles up as a palate cleanser and a post-dinner pick-me-up after a heavy French meal.
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