Ina Garten bourbon chocolate pecan pie folds chocolate chips and diced pecans into a brown sugar filling with Maker’s Mark bourbon. At approximately 595 calories per slice, this Go-To Dinners recipe takes about 55 minutes since the store-bought crust cuts out all the pastry work. What sets this version apart is the brown sugar and …
Ina Garten blueberry ricotta breakfast cake folds fresh berries and whole-milk ricotta into a single-layer cake at about 420 calories per slice. From Go-To Dinners, it serves 8 and takes about 75 minutes since most of that is just the oven doing the work. Most blueberry cakes use butter and milk for moisture, but Ina …
Ina Garten Beatty’s chocolate cake uses cocoa, buttermilk, and hot coffee for a two-layer dessert at about 850 calories per slice. The recipe serves 8 from Barefoot Contessa at Home, and the whole thing takes about 2 hours since most of that is just cooling. Instead of creaming butter into the batter like most chocolate …
Ina Garten’s Indonesian ginger chicken coats quartered chickens in a sticky glaze of honey, soy sauce, fresh ginger, and garlic, then bakes them until the sauce turns rich and dark. It comes together in about 75 minutes plus an overnight soak. This one goes all the way back to The Barefoot Contessa Cookbook from 1999, …
Ina Garten’s mini Italian frittatas pack leeks, prosciutto, baby spinach, and two Italian cheeses into individual baked egg cups. They come together in about 55 minutes and serve 12 straight from the pan. Ina developed this recipe for her Make It Ahead cookbook in 2014 and later walked through it on the Barefoot Contessa episode …
Ina Garten penne arrabiata coats pasta in a spicy San Marzano sauce with 24 garlic cloves, fennel seeds, and red pepper flakes. And this Barefoot Contessa recipe serves 4 to 5 at around 760 calories in about an hour, since the sauce mostly simmers on its own. Instead of mincing garlic into the oil, Ina …
Ina Garten roasted salmon tacos layer chipotle-seasoned salmon with mashed avocado and a tangy dill cabbage slaw in warm corn tortillas. And from Cooking for Jeffrey, this one serves 6 at around 570 calories in just 25 active minutes, since the slaw chills on its own. Ina marinates the cabbage slaw first, then roasts the …
Ina Garten salmon salad pairs chilled salmon with celery, red onion, dill, and capers in a raspberry vinegar dressing. And this Barefoot Contessa Cookbook recipe serves 4 at around 545 calories in just 30 minutes, since the salmon starts pre-cooked. Most salmon salads lean on mayonnaise, but this Barefoot Contessa version uses raspberry vinegar instead. …
Ina Garten’s Seafood Gratin is the pinnacle of elegant, coastal comfort food. Featured in her classic book Barefoot Contessa at Home (2005), this recipe is a masterclass in balance, combining the delicate sweetness of halibut, shrimp, and lobster with a rich, saffron-infused cream sauce. It is exactly the kind of show-stopping meal that feels like …
Ina Garten’s Shrimp Bisque is the definition of restaurant-quality luxury made at home. Featured in her beloved cookbook Barefoot Contessa at Home (2005), this soup is rich, velvet-smooth, and intensely flavourful. By starting with a quick homemade stock using the reserved shrimp shells, Ina ensures every drop of the soup is packed with the essence …