Simple ingredients often yield spectacular results. This collection of 19 Amish recipes proves that basic home grown items burst with flavor.
You will find hearty noodles and meats here alongside plenty of potatoes. Eggs and milk play a huge role in the diet too.
These rich and creamy dishes come from recipes passed down through generations. Get your belly ready for a heavy and satisfying meal.
1. Amish Onion Patties
These patties are simple but they hit the spot. You get fireworks of flavor from the contrast of sweet and spicy.
The texture mixes tender and crunchy bits perfectly. I love dipping mine in sour cream, though ketchup and salsa work too.
I cannot get enough of them. Do not apologize for the onion breath.
2. Amish Baked Beans
Do you need scrumptious comfort food for a cold and rainy night? Look right here.
Soft beans swim in a sauce that is sweet and savory. It has a smoky flavor profile too.
The preparation is incredibly easy even if the cooking takes a while.
3. Amish Baked Oatmeal
You can elevate regular oatmeal into something unforgettable. Rolled oats bake to perfection with vanilla, cinnamon, and maple syrup.
It makes for one heck of a morning meal. These squares hold their shape well.
It feels like eating a giant oatmeal cookie. Even oatmeal haters will devour this dish.
4. Amish Apple Goodie
This dish lives up to its name. The aroma alone makes me drool.
It is an apple crisp recipe featuring a crispy oatmeal streusel topping. That buttery layer will knock your socks off at the first bite.
5. Amish White Bread
Your sandwiches will taste better with this homemade white bread. The loaf is super soft and fluffy.
It is just plain delightful. One recipe yields two loaves.
That is perfect for having people over. Serve it next to roast beef for a spectacular meal.
6. Amish Cake
This is a basic cake that is soft and fluffy. The texture is moist.
A ridiculously buttery brown sugar topping sets it apart. Nuts in the topping add crunch.
You will want that second slice.
7. Amish Ground Beef and Cabbage Skillet
This colorful skillet is budget friendly. Ground beef and cabbage combine for a tasty and hearty dish.
You can make it in just one pan. It is easy to clean and easy to make.
I find it impossible to resist.
8. Amish Chicken Corn Casserole
This casserole features a Ritz cracker crumb topping. It sounds amazing because it is.
Chicken and corn kernels swim in a buttery sauce. That creamy base is a winner on its own.
The crushed crackers take the deliciousness to a new level.
9. Pennsylvania Dutch Chicken and Dumplings
This vintage recipe is definitely a keeper. Square dumplings and chopped rotisserie chicken swim in a savory broth.
The texture is creamy. Potatoes and sweet peas make this dish even heartier.
Carrots add to the mix for a complete meal. It comes together in just under an hour.
10. Amish Friendship Bread
This bread has a delightful flavor and an interesting story. It is a cake like bread made from a starter passed between people.
You get delicious bread instead of bad luck. You do not need to wait for a starter gift to make this version.
Buttermilk is the key ingredient.
11. Amish Apple Dumplings
This recipe gives apple pie a new twist. The dumplings are insanely delicious.
A buttery dough covers sweet and crispy apples. You bake them to perfection.
Drizzle cinnamon sugar syrup on top to blow your taste buds away.
12. Amish Yumasetti Casserole
The name is fun to say. Yumasetti is a traditional casserole featuring beef and noodles.
This recipe combines ground beef with sour cream. You add cream of mushroom and cream of chicken soup.
Expect an ultra rich and creamy result.
13. Amish Cabbage and Potato Casserole
Potatoes and cabbage join forces with ground beef here. This casserole features loads of cheese slices on top.
That guarantees maximum magnificence. It takes over an hour to bake.
The result is definitely worth the wait.
14. Amish Potato Salad
This salad combines sweet and tangy flavors. The texture is creamy and savory.
Potatoes and hard boiled eggs are the stars of the dish. It makes a hearty side for any meat.
One recipe yields a huge batch. You will be surprised at how fast it disappears.
15. Amish Buttermilk Biscuits
These biscuits are wonderfully flaky and rich. They are done in just 30 minutes.
A simple folding technique makes it fast. Serve this quick bread for breakfast with sausage gravy.
They are also fantastic slathered with honey and butter.
16. Amish Apple Fritter Bread
This bread is the epitome of fall desserts. You get a combination of crispy and soft apples.
Brown sugar and cinnamon flavors are to die for. Finish it with a sweet vanilla glaze.
It is the best way to start your day.
17. Amish Breakfast Casserole
Start your day with a hearty casserole. It is loaded with bacon and hash browns.
This dish is the stuff of legends. Three different cheeses set it apart from typical recipes.
You get Cheddar and Swiss and cottage cheese. It is understated to call this rich.
18. Amish Oatmeal Pie
People made oatmeal pies during the Civil War due to pecan shortages. They are amazing and budget friendly.
The filling combines milk with rolled oats and butter. Brown sugar sweetens the mix.
The filling becomes wonderfully ooey gooey once baked.
19. Amish Baked Chicken
This chicken is juicy on the inside. The outside is so crispy.
You will fool people into thinking it took hours. Baking it means no standing in front of a hot stove.
Let the oven do its magic.