Herbie Creative Recipes
Kitchen recipes from Herbie Creative
Homestyle soups, salads, pasta, mains, sauces, and drinks tested in the Herbie Creative kitchen. Clear ingredients, clear steps, ready to cook.
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Smoothies · Breakfast · Drinks
American
Balanced Peanut Butter Chocolate Power Smoothie
Peanut butter chocolate smoothie with cocoa, honey, Greek yogurt, and halved booster powders for a stronger peanut flavor.
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Breakfast
American · Mediterranean · Greek
Basic Greek Yogurt Parfait
Single-serve Greek yogurt parfait layered with mixed berries, crunchy toppings or granola, and optional honey.
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Breakfast · Sauces · Condiments
American
Blueberry Basil Syrup
Maple-blueberry syrup simmered with water, lemon, and fresh basil leaves for pancakes or drinks.
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Drinks
American
Clara's favorite
Bomb Pop Seedlip Mocktail
Triple-batch layered red, white, and blue Seedlip mocktail inspired by a Bomb Pop.
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Pasta · Mains · Stovetop
American · Italian
Broccoli Cream Pasta with Chicken
Creamy Broccoli Pasta with Chicken and French Onion Dip
Creamy broccoli pasta with French onion dip, melted cheese, your choice of broth, and chopped cooked chicken.
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Breakfast · Sauces · Condiments
American
Brown Butter Maple Cinnamon Syrup
Maple syrup enriched with browned butter, cinnamon, and vanilla for a nutty pancake topping.
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Mains · Baking
American
Cheesy Corned Beef Broth Rice Casserole
Baked rice casserole in a corned beef broth gravy with cream, cheese, onion, and mixed vegetables.
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Mains · Baking
American · British
Chicken Shepherds Pie
Leftover rotisserie chicken, gravy, mashed potatoes, and mixed vegetables baked into a cozy pie.
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Pasta · Mains
American · Italian
Christian's Chicken Caesar Pasta
Creamy Caesar Pasta with Blackened Chicken, Bacon, and Corn
Weeknight creamy pasta with blackened chicken, crispy bacon, sweet corn, and a quick Caesar-spiked milk roux.
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Stovetop
Mains · Soups · Stovetop
American · Mexican · Tex-Mex · Latin
Clara's favorite
Christian's Chili
Cocoa Lime Chili
Stovetop cocoa and lime chili with spiced ground beef, three beans, sweet corn, roasted green chiles, and a creamy finish.
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Sauces · Condiments
American · Mexican · Latin
Clara's favorite
Cilantro Lime Cashew Dressing
Blender dressing of soaked cashews, packed cilantro, lime juice, garlic, and olive oil for salads and bowls.
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Mains · Grilling
American
Citrus-Herb Brined & Basted Grilled Chicken Breasts
Forty-five-minute citrus herb brine followed by a honey citrus glaze brushed on while grilling.
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Smoothies · Breakfast · Drinks
American
Clara's favorite
Clara's Everyday Berry Smoothie
Mixed Berry Kefir Smoothie with Açaí
Clara's everyday mixed-berry kefir smoothie with açaí and dragon fruit, plus frozen passion fruit puree and lemon for tartness.
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Smoothies · Breakfast · Drinks
American
Clara's favorite
Clara's Everyday Cherry Berry Smoothie
Cherry Berry Kefir Smoothie with Açaí
Clara's everyday cherry-berry kefir smoothie with açaí and dragon fruit, plus frozen passion fruit puree and lemon for tartness.
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Smoothies · Breakfast · Drinks
American
Clara's favorite
Clara's Everyday Make-Your-Own Fruit Smoothie
Custom Frozen Fruit Kefir Smoothie
Clara's everyday kefir smoothie formula with your own frozen fruit mix, plus frozen passion fruit puree, lemon, and stevia on every build.
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Smoothies · Breakfast · Drinks
American · Caribbean
Clara's favorite
Clara's Everyday Peach Passion Fruit Smoothie
Extra-Tart Peach and Frozen Passion Fruit Puree Kefir Smoothie
Clara's everyday peach kefir smoothie with extra frozen passion fruit puree for a brighter tart balance, lemon, and stevia to taste.
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Smoothies · Breakfast · Drinks
American
Clara's favorite
Clara's Everyday Peach Pineapple Smoothie
Peach Pineapple Kefir Smoothie
Clara's everyday peach-pineapple kefir smoothie with frozen passion fruit puree and lemon for tartness and stevia to taste.
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Smoothies · Breakfast · Drinks
American
Clara's favorite
Clara's Everyday Peach Smoothie
Peach Kefir Smoothie with Frozen Passion Fruit Puree
Clara's everyday frozen-peach kefir smoothie with frozen passion fruit puree and lemon for tartness, stevia to taste, and a creamy pour that takes about five minutes.
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Smoothies · Breakfast · Drinks
American
Clara's favorite
Clara's Everyday Stone Fruit Smoothie
Peach Cherry Kefir Smoothie
Clara's everyday peach-and-cherry kefir smoothie with frozen passion fruit puree and lemon for tartness and stevia to taste.
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Smoothies · Breakfast · Drinks
American
Clara's favorite
Clara's Everyday Strawberry Peach Smoothie
Strawberry Peach Kefir Smoothie
Clara's everyday strawberry-peach kefir smoothie with frozen passion fruit puree and lemon for tartness and stevia to taste.
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Smoothies · Breakfast · Drinks
American
Clara's favorite
Clara's Everyday Strawberry Smoothie
Strawberry Kefir Smoothie with Dragon Fruit
Clara's everyday strawberry kefir smoothie with a little dragon fruit for color, frozen passion fruit puree and lemon for tartness, and stevia to taste.
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Salads · Mains
American
Classic Chicken Salad Sandwich Filling
Creamy chicken salad with poppy seeds, yellow mustard, lemon pepper, and celery salt.
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Breakfast · Sauces · Condiments
American
Classic Vanilla Maple Syrup
Warm pure maple syrup finished with butter, vanilla, and a pinch of salt for pancakes and waffles.
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Salads · Pasta · Sides
American · Mediterranean
Cold Citrus-Herb Orzo Salad with Feta & Mint
Cold orzo salad with tomatoes, cucumber, olives, feta, herbs, and a lemon-orange vinaigrette.
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Sides · Stovetop
American
Corn with Herb Butter
Skillet Corn with Herb Butter
Quick skillet corn finished with butter and thyme or rosemary. Fresh or frozen corn both work.
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Soups · Mains · Stovetop
American
Cozy Bacon & Corn Chowder Bliss
Stovetop Bacon Corn Chowder with Potatoes, Thyme, Sage, and Cream
Creamy corn chowder with crispy bacon, red or gold potato cubes, thyme, sage, and smoked paprika. Stovetop in about 50 minutes, with a slow cooker option.
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Salads · Pasta · Sides
American · Italian
Creamy Pesto Pasta Salad with Pickled Veggies & Cashews
Cold pasta salad with corn, broccoli, olives, pickled vegetables, cashews, and a basil plus sun-dried tomato pesto yogurt dressing.
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Soups · Mains · Slow Cooker
American · Mexican · Tex-Mex · Latin
Crock-Pot Cowboy Garden Taco Soup
Slow Cooker Taco Soup with Cowboy Caviar, Garden Carrots, Corn, and Tajín
Slow cooker taco soup with browned beef or turkey, diced garden carrots, sweet corn, beans, homemade taco spices, Tajín, cowboy caviar, and a lime-vinegar finish with carrot greens.
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Salads · Sides
American · Asian
Cucumber Salad Base with Rice Vinegar, Cilantro, and Lime
Small cucumber salad dressed with rice vinegar, olive oil, cilantro, and lime; feta optional at the table.
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Dried (pantry)
Condiments · Sauces
American · Mexican · Latin
Dried Chile Hot Honey
Shelf-Stable Homemade Hot Honey with Dried Chiles
Pantry hot honey made with fully dried chile flakes. No fresh peppers, so the sealed jar can stay at room temperature.
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Sauces
American · British
Easy Onion Gravy
Caramelized onion gravy with beef broth or Guinness, Worcestershire, and optional Dijon for bangers and mash.
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Breakfast · Baking
American
Clara's favorite
Fluffiest Blueberry Pancakes
Thick homemade-buttermilk blueberry pancakes with a short batter rest.
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Breakfast · Sauces · Condiments
American
Fresh Mint Honey Syrup
Honey-water syrup steeped with fresh mint leaves and finished with vanilla for lemonades and mocktails.
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Fresh (fridge)
Condiments · Sauces
American
Clara's favorite
Fresh Pepper Hot Honey
Homemade Hot Honey with Fresh Jalapeño and Habanero
Bright jalapeño-habanero honey warmed gently, strained, and refrigerated. Sweet heat for pizza, fried chicken, cheese, ravioli, or salad.
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Sweets · Snacks
American
Clara's favorite
Fruit Riot! Recipe Dupe
Frozen Sour Candy Fruit with Coconut Oil Coating
We sent our culinary spy kids to infiltrate the Fruit Riot! factory. This is the totally official recipe: fresh fruit in a light sour candy shell, ready soft right away or fully frozen for the classic crunch.
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Mains · Baking
American
Garlic Herb Sourdough Tuna Melts
Tuna salad melts grilled on thick slices of garlic herb sourdough with cheddar or Swiss.
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Soups · Mains · Pasta · Stovetop
American · Italian
Herbie's "Bowtie it All Together" Feel-Better Soup
Potato Bowtie Pasta Vegetable Soup
Cozy potato, mini farfalle, bean, and vegetable soup sweetened with honey and warm spices for about six bowls.
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Smoothies · Breakfast · Drinks
American
Herbie's Everyday Peanut Butter Chocolate Smoothie
Daily Peanut Butter Powder Chocolate Whey Smoothie
Everyday peanut butter powder chocolate smoothie with whey, Greek yogurt, stevia, water, and half a frozen banana. Optional creatine, collagen, ashwagandha, chia, and a touch of dragon fruit.
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Drinks · Sauces & Condiments
American
Homemade Citrus Bomb Juice
DIY Pineapple Orange Lemon Ginger Grapefruit Blend
Homemade stand-in for Pete's Market Citrus Bomb, built from the fruits named on the juice-bar label: pineapple, orange, lemon, ginger, and grapefruit.
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Drinks · Sauces & Condiments
American · Asian
Homemade Ginger Juice
DIY Fresh Squeezed Ginger Juice for Mocktails
Fresh ginger juice stand-in for Pete's Fresh Squeezed Ginger Juice, for mules and other Seedlip drinks that call for a small, potent ginger measure.
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Drinks · Sauces & Condiments
American · Caribbean
Homemade Passion Fruit Juice
DIY Passion Fruit Pulp Water and Sugar Mixer
Homemade stand-in for Pete's juice-bar passion fruit bottle: passion fruit pulp loosened with water and sweetened, matching the ingredients named on the bottle.
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Drinks
American
Homemade Pineapple Cranberry Electrolyte Drink
Eight-ounce homemade sports-drink style mix with pineapple, cranberry, citrus, salt, baking soda, and sugar.
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Drinks
American · Caribbean
Homemade Pineapple Pop Topper
DIY Pineapple Sparkling Mixer
Homemade sparkling pineapple topper for Seedlip tiki mocktails when you do not have Chi Forest Pineapple Pop on hand.
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Salads · Mains
American
Lauren's Chicken Salad
Chicken Salad with Grapes and Cashews
Creamy chicken salad with lots of halved grapes, whole cashews, garlic salt, and a touch of mustard. Lauren's version.
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Sides
American · Fusion
Lemon Herb Rice with Cilantro and Basil
Hot basmati rice tossed with lemon juice and zest, olive oil, garlic, cilantro, and basil.
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Drinks
American
Mint and Basil Lemon-Limeade
Pitcher lemon-limeade sweetened with agave and stevia, muddled with mint and basil, then cold-steeped.
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Drinks
American
NA Triple Berry Mule
Seedlip Spice 94 mule with tart cherry, cranberry, pomegranate, lime, agave, and Bundaberg ginger beer.
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Drinks
American · Caribbean
Clara's favorite
Passion Fruit Mule (Seedlip)
Zero-proof Seedlip Spice 94 mule with Pete's-style passion fruit juice (or homemade), fresh ginger juice (or homemade), lime, honey syrup, and sparkling water.
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Appetizers · Snacks · Sauces
American · Mexican · Tex-Mex · Latin
Queso Bean Dip
Stovetop dip with beans, pico de gallo, Velveeta, and aromatics, thinned with milk as needed.
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Condiments · Sauces
American
Quick Pickle Brine
Standard 1:1 vinegar-water quick pickle brine with sugar and salt for cucumbers, onions, carrots, and more.
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Snacks · Sweets · Stovetop
American
Quick Stovetop Maple Candied Cashews
Ten-minute stovetop cashews glazed in maple syrup, butter, and optional cinnamon and vanilla.
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Sides
American
Roasted Garlic Mashed Potatoes
Buttery Yukon Gold mashed potatoes with a whole head of roasted garlic and warm milk or cream.
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Mains · Slow Cooker
American
Rotisserie Chicken with Crockpot Potatoes and Rosemary Onion Cream Gravy
Tender crockpot potatoes served in halves or quarters with rosemary-onion cream gravy and oven-warmed or air-fried rotisserie chicken make for a comforting meal.
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Soups · Slow Cooker
American · Fusion
Slow Cooker Carrot Ginger Soup
Silky crockpot carrot soup with curry spices, a touch of coconut milk, maple syrup, and apple cider vinegar.
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Slow cooker
Mains · Soups · Slow Cooker
American · Mexican · Tex-Mex · Latin
Clara's favorite
Slow Cooker Christian's Chili
Slow Cooker Cocoa Lime Chili
Christian's cocoa and lime chili for the slow cooker: browned spiced beef with three beans, sweet corn, roasted green chiles, and a creamy finish.
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Mains · Pasta · Slow Cooker
American · Italian
Slow Cooker Creamy Gouda, Italian Blend & Bacon Chicken Pasta
Slow cooker creamy chicken pasta with Gouda, Italian cheese blend, bacon, garlic, soy for depth, and spinach-arugula stirred in at the end.
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Condiments
American
Smoky Citrus Heritage Rooster Brine
One-gallon smoky citrus brine with pineapple juice, citrus, Worcestershire, and smoked paprika for an older rooster or chicken.
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Drinks
American
Sparkling Rosemary Stone Fruit Punch
Blended cherry, strawberry, peach, and pineapple punch topped with sparkling water and a rosemary stick.
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Drinks
American
Sparkling Strawberry Basil Lemonade
Small-batch lemonade with strawberry reduction, bruised Thai and lemon basil, and sparkling water.
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Salads · Sides
American
Summer Peach, Blueberry & Avocado Arugula Salad
Arugula salad with peach, blueberries, avocado, goat cheese, cashews, and lemon white balsamic vinaigrette.
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Sides · Stovetop
American · Fusion
Sunny Little Carrot Skillet
Citrus-Glazed Carrots with Pineapple, Pistachios, Cilantro, and Lime
Fork-tender carrot coins glazed with butter and finely chopped pineapple, finished with a cilantro-lime vinaigrette and pistachios. Optional crisp bacon.
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Salads · Sides
American · Italian
Sweet Heat Strawberry Peach Salad
Arugula Salad with Strawberries, Peach, Goat Cheese, Cashews, Balsamic Glaze, and Hot Honey
Peppery arugula with strawberries, peach, cashews, goat cheese, and pickled red onions, finished with olive oil, balsamic glaze, and hot honey.
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Salads · Sides
American · Italian
Sweet Lemon-Pesto Browned Corn & Veggie Salad
Skillet-browned corn salad with carrots, cucumber, snap peas, herbs, and a bright lemon-pesto vinaigrette.
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Appetizers · Sides · Snacks
American · Mexican · Tex-Mex · Latin
Terrel's Cowboy Caviar
Homemade Cowboy Caviar with Black Beans, Corn, Anaheim, and Jalapeño
A homemade take on the 16 oz cowboy caviar from Terrel's Market in Mount Pleasant, Utah: black beans, corn, Anaheim, jalapeño, red onion, and cilantro in a sweet-tart vinegar dressing.
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Sides · Mains · Baking
American
Twice-Baked Potatoes with Steak, Bacon, Corn, Cheese, and Ranch Cream
Leftover baked potatoes restuffed with steak, bacon, corn, cheese, Greek yogurt, ranch seasoning, and jalapeños.