What Is Herbes de provence and How Can I Use It?

If herbes de provence has turned up in a recipe or caught your eye at the store, here's what you need to use it with confidence and how to choose it, cook it, store it, what to substitute, and 9 recipes to try it in.

Recipes using herbes de provence

There are 9 recipes that contain this ingredient.

Roasted Asparagus, Cherry Tomatoes with Arugula, Penne & Goat Cheese Salad

Asparagus is one of our favorite spring vegetables. In this recipe, roasting develops tons of deliciousness from both asparagus and cherry tomatoes, then tossed with penne, peppery arugula and creamy goat cheese with a light vinaigrette. Yum!

Italian Herbed Bread

Italian herbed bread crisps brushed with olive oil and sprinkled with herbes de Provence, baked until golden. A 3-ingredient side that's ready in 15 minutes.

Peanut Burgers

Peanut burgers: pan-fried vegetarian nut burgers with roasted peanuts, cashews, herbes de Provence, and yeast extract for deep savory flavor. A meat-free burger with genuine character.

Summer Tortellini Salad

Summer tortellini salad tosses cheese tortellini with shredded chicken, green and black olives, red bell pepper, sweet Vidalia onion, and a herbes de Provence vinaigrette. A picnic-ready pasta salad for four.

Sun-Dried Tomato Tapenade

Sun-dried tomato tapenade with capers, garlic, lemon, and herbes de Provence. Rehydrated, oil-cured for a week, then pulsed into a coarse Provencal spread.

Penne with Provencal Eggplant & Sweet Peppers

Penne with Provencal Eggplant & Sweet Peppers recipe

Eggplant Stuffed with Oysters

Creole eggplant stuffed with oysters scoops tender baked eggplant into a stuffing of chopped oysters, breadcrumbs, onion, and herbs, then bakes in the shells with parmesan until golden.

Roasted Garlic-Stuffed Chicken Breasts

Roasted garlic stuffed chicken breasts: pockets filled with 20-clove confit garlic paste, pan-seared, then finished in a Provencal tomato-caper-wine sauce. Elegant dinner-party chicken.

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