15 Tried-and-True Pioneer Woman Recipes We Can’t Stop Making

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Ree Drummond, better known as The Pioneer Woman, is the queen of down-home country cooking. She’s shared hundreds of hearty, comforting recipes from her stunning ranch in Oklahoma — many of which have hundreds of 5-star ratings.

Over the years we’ve tried plenty of her recipes, and let’s just say — they do not disappoint. From cowboy quiche to funeral potatoes to chuckwagon brownies, here are 15 of our favorite Pioneer Woman recipes.

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Baked French Toast

Hosting brunch will be a breeze with this simple recipe. Simply tear the bread into small chunks, pour over the custard mixture, and let it bake for this fuss-free brunch staple.

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Funeral Potatoes

This luxuriously rich and creamy potato casserole is packed with a combination of melted cheeses and sour cream, while the buttery potato chip topping adds a salty crunch.

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Cowboy Quiche

This “cowboy”-style quiche swaps out Swiss cheese and mushrooms for caramelized onions, sharp cheese, and a heaping amount of bacon. It’s perfect for breakfast or hearty enough for dinner.

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Meatloaf

Ree Drummond wraps her meatloaf in bacon, which not only adds some signature smoky flavor, but also prevents the meatloaf from drying out (so it’s super-moist).

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Pulled Pork

Ree’s recipe calls for seasoning a big hunk of pork with a generous spice rub, letting the pork hang out overnight in the fridge, and then cooking it atop a bed of halved onions for seven hours. Hands-free, unattended cooking that promises to yield stellar results? Sign us up!

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Potato Salad

Ree unconventionally mashes the potatoes instead of leaving them whole in this salad. It totally works and gets added texture from the pickles, scallions, and hard-boiled eggs.

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Fried Chicken

If you’re new to making fried chicken, this is the recipe for you. Lots of buttermilk, loads of spices, and plenty of flour go into making Ree’s crispy, perfectly juicy, tender fried chicken.

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Lasagna

This recipe is truly one to keep. It’s packed with a mixture of ground beef and hot sausage. It’s so good, it might even replace that lasagna recipe that your mom or grandma passed down to you.

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Lighter Chicken Parmesan

The real all-stars of this recipe are the sweet balsamic vinegar shining in the marinara, and the gooey mozzarella paired with the crunchy panko breading. Those alone will have me running to cook this dish again.

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No-Bake Peanut Butter Pie

This pie has hundreds of five-star reviews, and we can see why. It’s tender, crumbly, buttery, creamy, and rich but not cloying. Plus, it only takes about 10 minutes to prepare.

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Chicken Salad

Ree calls for more unconventional ingredients in this chicken salad: plain yogurt, half-and-half, and brown sugar. But it totally works. It’s tangy, it’s sweet, it’s creamy, it’s crunchy — in other words, it’s perfect.

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