Healthy ‘fried’ chicken is possible. Serve with mash and your favourite gravy.
The votes are in, these are our favourite American recipes for election day
Watching the spectacle of the US election from our (luckily) distant continent is certainly interesting. Here, we’ve compiled our favourite American-inspired recipes to accompany any election-themed dinner parties. Take a seat, make some grub, and watch the whole display go down.
Bacon mac ’n’ cheese waffle jaffles with hot sauce
If you find yourself alone and in need of ultimate comfort on Valentine’s Day, this is the dish for you…
Blueberry pancakes with honeycomb and bacon butter
Jamie Oliver's blueberry pancakes with bacon butter are what weekends were invented for.
Cacio e pepe pizza with mozzarella and salami
“This is a pizza bianca, or white pizza, meaning no tomato sauce is used." – Dominic Smith
Crunchy buckwheat brownie recipe
You can make this recipe without the fried buckwheat for a more simple but still delicious fudgy gluten-free brownie. If you’re using the fried buckwheat, begin this recipe 1 day ahead.
Peanut butter, oat and jam bars
These sweet and salty snack bars by Danielle Alvarez are made from everyday pantry staples.
Grilled cheese, prosciutto and anchovy panini
Fill these yummy sandwiches with whatever feels right – prosciutto, grilled eggplant and mozzarella, or smoked salmon, rocket and melting Gruyère. If you don’t feel like firing up the grill, they cook well in a dry frypan.
Big weekend? Recover with this cheese toastie by Andrew McConnell
Oozy, cheesy, delicious.
Fried zucchini with cacio e pepe dipping sauce
"These crispy snacks are just the thing to cut through indulgent cheese-and-pepper dipping sauce." – Dominic Smith.
Jo Barrett's date and cinnamon scrolls
“You can use any dried fruit you have for this recipe,” says Jo Barrett. Begin this recipe 1 day ahead.
Fondue-style macaroni cheese
There is no such thing as too much cheese in this creamy macaroni bake.
Ultimate cheese toastie
Just when you thought you didn’t need another reason to make a cheese toastie, Billie McKay goes and raises the bar.
Smoked pumpkin pie
“This is a classic pumpkin pie, but we put the pumpkin in the wood oven to get that slightly smoky, sweet flavour” – Darren Robertson
Morgan McGlone’s all-American fried chicken wingettes
When developing his fascination for fried chicken, Morgan McGlone, of Belles Hot Chicken, went straight to the source: Nashville, Tennessee.
Chewy chocolate and salted-pretzel cookies
"Because the browned butter is melted you can prepare these by hand, which makes them a fun kids' activity. For perfectly chewy cookies, chill the dough in the fridge for a few hours or overnight." – Magdalenda Roze