Skip to main content
Facebook icon Twitter icon Instagram icon YouTube icon
Playlist Recipes

Recipes

Explore recipes from celebrity chefs, iconic Chicago restaurants, and your favorite PBS cooking shows with WTTW Food. Discover comfort food classics, restaurant-inspired dishes, seasonal meals, and unforgettable desserts from Luella’s Southern Kitchen mac and cheese to Morton’s legendary key lime pie. And cook along with trusted PBS favorites –America's Test Kitchen, Pati's Mexican Table, and Milk Street, with new recipes added every month to bring WTTW from screen to table.

Thanksgiving Turkey and Gravy from 'America's Test Kitchen'

Daniel Hautzinger

America's Test Kitchen is here to help prevent your Thanksgiving turkey from being a dry disappointment. 

Mashed Potato Pancakes

Daniel Hautzinger

With huge amounts of leftovers after Thanksgiving, mashed potato pancakes are a great dish.

Pumpkin Spice Chewy Snickerdoodles

Daniel Hautzinger

These pumpkin-infused snickerdoodles are a great holiday cookie, with a fall flavor making perfect for Halloween, Thanksgiving, or Christmas.

A Recipe for a Cocktail from the Al Capone Era, Courtesy a Vintage Bar in Chicago

Daniel Hautzinger

As WTTW's Chicago Stories explores Al Capone's Bloody Business, try an adapted vintage recipe from Capone's era, courtesy the Milk Room in the Chicago Athletic Association Hotel. 

Lidia Bastianich's Chicken Rollatini

Daniel Hautzinger

Lidia Bastianich's chicken rollatini is a sort of inside out chicken parmesan, filled with cheese and artichoke. Try the recipe from the twelfth season of Lidia's Kitchen.

Oat Ginger Rhubarb Crumble

Daniel Hautzinger

Try a simple, warming dessert perfect to make with a child. 

Extra Cheesy Grits from a New Season of 'Cook's Country'

Daniel Hautzinger

As Cook's Country launches its 17th season and its editor in chief releases a book called When Southern Women Cook, try a recipe for extra cheesy grits.

Nachos from Pati Jinich As She Explores Chihuahua in a New Season of 'Pati's Mexican Table'

Daniel Hautzinger

In the thirteenth season of Pati's Mexican Table, Pati Jinich explores Mexico's largest state, Chihuahua. Get a sample with her recipe for skirt steak nachos.

A Beefy Pilaf from 'America's Test Kitchen' In Its 25th Season

Daniel Hautzinger

As America's Test Kitchen celebrates 25 years on public television with a new season and new special, try their recipe for plov, a Central Asian rice dish spotlighting beef and carrots. 

A Classic Strawberry Pretzel Dessert from 'The Great American Recipe'

Daniel Hautzinger

Try Pittsburgh home cook Doug Heilman's recipe for a strawberry pretzel salad from the latest season of The Great American Recipe. It's a classic Midwestern dessert. 

An Improved Take on Chicken Kyiv from 'Milk Street'

Daniel Hautzinger

While chicken Kyiv seems to mostly be a dish of the past, Milk Street has an updated version of the breaded, butter-filled chicken recipe for you to try and rediscover a classic.

Soft Pretzel Numbers

Daniel Hautzinger

Let your guests practice their math skills with soft pretzel numbers that they can then eat!

Blueberry Milk

Daniel Hautzinger

Try making a berry-flavored milk with your family. 

Try a Recipe for a Combination Daiquiri-Piña Colada That's Ready to Serve Straight from Your Freezer

Daniel Hautzinger

For those days when you're serving guests cocktails or feel too lazy to mix your own, the freezer door cocktail offers numerous servings ready to pour. Try a recipe from J.M. Hirsch's new book. 

A Recipe for Korean Fried Chicken from a New 'Milk Street' Cookbook

Daniel Hautzinger

The new cookbook Milk Street 365 is meant to be "your Cooking 101 for 2024," says Milk Street's editorial director. Try its recipe for Korean fried chicken.

Subscribe to Recipes