Name: 38 French recipes
Cuisine: French

Two bowls of French onion soup, topped with cheese toastie

We also have regional French recipes from food writer and author Felicity Cloake. In her book One More Croissant For The Road, Felicity tells tales and shares recipes from her weeks cycling and eating her way around France. Buy it here on Amazon.

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Easy French recipes

French onion soup

This deeply flavoured, beefy onion soup is topped with bubbling cheese melts, perfect for a comforting meal.

Homemade croissants

Homemade croissants are achievable – you just need a little time, patience and know-how. Here's how to get them right every time.

A platter of croissants with more scattered around next to it on a linen table cloth

Coq au vin

Tender, slow-cooked chicken is the star in this dish, a classic French recipe that will never go out of style.

Pain au chocolat

Follow our tips and tricks to make a classic pain au chocolat – a buttery, rich and crisp French pastry, best served with a mug of tea or coffee.

Tartiflette

Show off your skills to dinner guests with this comforting tartiflette épinards, finished with a heavenly bacon crumb. This recipe comes from Maison François, a French brasserie and bar in London.

Brioche

Master sweet, fluffy brioche with our foolproof recipe. If you happen to have leftovers, it can be transformed into our brioche bread and butter pudding.

Eggs en cocotte with swiss chard and smoked haddock

This classically French egg recipe sees eggs slow cooked with smoked haddock and swiss chard for a delicious brunch, lunch or even a light dinner.

Two bowls of eggs en cocotte in the sunshine

Bavette steak

Also known as flank or flap steak, this easy bavette steak with a quick homemade pesto and fried broccoli is a real treat and will be on the table in 30 minutes.

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.

Provençal poussins with Épices Rabelais, shallots and dates

Use classic French seasoning to flavour Provençal-style poussins, cooked here in fragrant spiced butter, orange juice and vermouth.

A platter of cooked poussins topped with sage

Alpine 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. Recipe author Felicity Cloake says… “Alpine cheese on toast, basically, and just the thing to warm your cockles after a hard morning cycling up mountains, or falling over in snowdrifts – or alternatively, just a bracing autumnal walk. If you don’t have stale bread to use up, you can make this with fresh stuff, just toast it first to dry it out.”

Croûte Savoyarde Recipe (Cheese on Toast) from Author Felicity Cloake

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. Recipe author Felicity Cloake says… “The area around Marseille has some truly excellent Italian food, thanks to the many migrant sailors and dockers who settled there. This robust pasta dish, a speciality of Sète, a little way along the coast, was very welcome indeed on a stormy summer night after a day battling city traffic.”

Socca with sa tartinade

This French socca recipe will serve up perfect unleavened pancake squares, as per Claude Bosi’s Mayfair restaurant. Accompany with a garlicky aubergine dip.

Square-shaped savoury pancakes on a plate with dip on the side

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.

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.

Chicken chasseur

Succulent chicken served with cheesy garlic mash is indulgence in its purest form – perfect for a hearty meal without any of the fuss.

Quick duck confit

Our easy duck confit recipe is a quicker, healthier version of the French classic. Follow the recipe to impress with restaurant-quality duck confit.

French onion tart

Add a deliciously creamy onion filling to your pastry case then bake and serve for a weekend lunch.

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. Discover more soufflé recipes.

Steak with creamy peppercorn sauce

Steak frites is a popular dish at French brasseries. Our version is a quick and easy meal, with homemade peppercorn sauce, which adds a touch of indulgence.

Discover how to cook the perfect steak and check out our collection of steak recipes.

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.

Duck rillettes

Made with duck legs, this classic French-style recipe is like a pâté but with shredded duck, packed into a terrine. Serve with a green salad.

Steak tartare

This classic dish doesn't have to be intimidating. Our simple recipe makes for a great starter, just multiply the ingredients by how many people you are serving.

Turkey au vin

Give traditional coq au vin a Christmassy twist by swapping out your chicken for turkey.

A turkey dish in a large pot with a Christmas dinner on the side

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.

Vegetarian Pithivier Recipe With Butternut Squash

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.

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.

Pork Chops Recipe with Boulangère Potatoes

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.

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. Try our version using leeks, green olives and sultanas.

Pissaladière Recipe With Leeks, Green Olives and Sultanas

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.

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 with a twist.

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.

Recipe author Felicity Cloake says… “The name of this slow- cooked rice pudding, which I found sold from vast earthenware dishes in a market in Cherbourg, means “twist-mouth” in Norman dialect – apparently a reference to the large amounts of spice in the recipe.”