Herbs & Spices

Our 51 Best Sage Recipes

Essential at Thanksgiving, fragrant sage also plays well with cocktails, soups, pork braises, and more.

November 19, 2018

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3-Ingredient Thanksgiving Turkey with Orange and Sage
Spatchcocking the turkey before roasting ensures that all parts of the bird will cook evenly at the same rate—and in just 1 1/2 hours.
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2/51
Slow-Cooked Pork Shoulder with Braised White Beans
Pork and beans—a match made in heaven. Coco nano beans from Tuscany are perfect for this recipe because of their creamy texture, but they're only found in speciality food stores; you can use cannellini instead.
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3/51
Braised Chicken With Apples and Sage
The best part of the chicken (that'd be the thighs) are braised gently with butter, brown sugar, apples, and shallots in this warming weeknight dinner, which comes together in less than an hour.
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4/51
The Witching Hour
Burning sage, a common practice for ritual cleansing, is also a simple way to coax out the herb's essential oil, which gives this gin and pear juice cocktail a pleasantly smoky, herbaceous finish.
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5/51
Butternut Squash Steaks With Brown Butter–Sage Sauce
Applying the classic steakhouse butter-basting technique to slabs of butternut squash turns it into a hearty vegetarian main.
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6/51
Slow-Cooked Winter Squash With Sage and Thyme
Douse squash in lots of oil and let it slow-roast to golden-deliciousness in this hands-off dish.
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7/51
Skillet Chicken Pot Pie with Butternut Squash
Who can resist a chicken pot pie? This one’s packed with kale, butternut squash, and pearl onions and scented with garlic and sage.
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8/51
Cannellini Beans with Spinach
If there is a lot of liquid in the pan when the spinach is done, drain it before adding the beans.
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9/51
Build a Spritz
Skip the $$$ vintage bubbly for this citrus-and-herb spritz recipe. Go with an affordable Champagne, Cava, Prosecco, or other dry sparkler.
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Photo by Alex Lau
10/51
Cheesy Sausage and Sage Stuffing
This holiday-worthy recipe was inspired by bread pudding and ended up somewhere between a strata, a gratin, and a traditional Thanksgiving stuffing.
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Photo by Lara Ferroni
11/51
Citrus-Sage Roast Turkey Breast with Gravy
If you're sharing Thanksgiving with a smaller group, we highly recommend a turkey breast. You'll still end up with plenty of leftovers for what many consider the best perk of the Thanksgiving holiday: the day-after turkey sandwiches.
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12/51
Pasta With Delicata Squash and Sage-Brown Butter
Brown butter and sage create a rich, complex sauce in just a few short steps for this simple pasta.
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13/51
Milk-Braised Pork with Lemon and Sage
Braising pork shoulder produces a fall-apart tender roast. And when milk is the braising liquid, what results is a sauce that is reminiscent of flavorfully infused ricotta.
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Skillet Stuffing With Italian Sausage and Wild Mushrooms
Thanksgiving stuffing in less than an hour? Believe it. Cooking and baking the stuffing in the same skillet not only saves time, it cuts down on dishes.
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