13 Recipes Using Fresh Rosemary That Will Help You Make the Most of Your Herb Garden

Rosemary Chicken Thighs and Vegetables
Photo: Antonis Achilleos; Prop Styling: Claire Spollen; Food Styling: Torie Cox

Rosemary is an easy-to-grow herb and can instantly add a fresh, herbaceous flavor to any recipe you whip up in the kitchen. Plus, cooking with it is even easier than you may think. From apps and drinks that can be enjoyed at the beginning of a meal, to mains and sides you can serve for dinner, to snacks and desserts, fresh rosemary can be used for any type of dish you're making. Not only is it a great ingredient to add to recipes while you're cooking, but it also makes a beautiful garnish that gives any dish a colorful green finish when you're ready to serve. If you don't already have a rosemary plant in your garden, this roundup of rosemary recipes will convince you to grab one next time you're at the grocery store.

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Herbed Potato Stacks

Herbed Potato Stacks Recipe
Hector Manuel Sanchez; Prop Styling: Buffy Hargett Miller; Food Styling: William Smith

Recipe: Herbed Potato Stacks

A short list of ingredients transforms russet potatoes into a showstopping side dish.

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Grapefruit-Rosemary Mimosas

Grapefruit-rosemary Mimosas
Photographer Jennifer Causey, Prop Stylist Lindsey Lower, Food Stylist Torie Cox

Recipe: Grapefruit-Rosemary Mimosas

In addition to the fresh sprig of rosemary for garnish, this pretty pink mimosa also calls for rosemary simple syrup.

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Oven Baked Chicken Thighs with Vegetables

Rosemary Chicken Thighs and Vegetables
Antonis Achilleos; Prop Styling: Claire Spollen; Food Styling: Torie Cox

Recipe: Oven Baked Chicken Thighs with Vegetables

This cast-iron skillet supper is just as colorful as it is delicious.

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Fried Chicken Biscuits with Rosemary Hot Honey

Fried Chicken Biscuits with Rosemary Hot Honey
Southern Living

Recipe: Fried Chicken Biscuits with Rosemary Hot Honey

Rosemary and Fresno chile come together to create a flavor-packed honey that is the perfect finishing touch for fried chicken biscuits.

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Lemon-Rosemary-Garlic Chicken and Potatoes

Lemon-Rosemary-Garlic Chicken and Potatoes
Becky Luigart Stayner

Recipe: Lemon-Rosemary-Garlic Chicken and Potatoes

This one-dish chicken dinner is guaranteed to become a regular meal on your weeknight dinner menu rotation.

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Rosemary Chicken Thighs With Summer Vegetables

Rosemary Chicken Thighs with Summer Vegetables
Greg DuPree; Food Styling: Rishon Hanners; Prop Styling: Kathleen Varner

Recipe: Rosemary Chicken Thighs With Summer Vegetables

We've never met a sheet pan supper we didn't like. To keep the rosemary from burning, it's spread under the skin of each chicken thigh.

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Vanilla-Rosemary Lemonade

Vanilla-Rosemary Lemonade
Ralph Anderson

Recipe: Vanilla-Rosemary Lemonade

Vanilla bean and rosemary sprigs take classic lemonade up a notch.

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Pecan Rosemary Candied Bacon

Pecan Rosemary Candied Bacon
Southern Living

Recipe: Pecan Rosemary Candied Bacon

Pecans and fresh rosemary give bacon a candied finish, Plus, cooking bacon in the oven frees up your stovetop for cooking the rest of your breakfast spread.

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Orange-Rosemary Roast Chicken

Orange-Rosemary Roast Chicken
Victor Protasio; Food Styling: Rishon Hanners; Prop Styling: Audrey Davis

Recipe: Orange-Rosemary Roast Chicken

For the crispiest chicken skin, you'll start it in your cast-iron skillet on the stovetop and transfer it to a sheet pan in the oven to complete the cooking process.

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Rosemary Collins

Rosemary Collins
Hector Sanchez; Styling: Buffy Hargett Miller

Recipe: Rosemary Collins

Great for sipping during the holidays or year-round, this cocktail recipe couldn't be easier.

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Potato Gratin with Rosemary Crust

Potato Gratin with Rosemary Crust, christmas recipes
Jennifer Davick

Recipe: Potato Gratin with Rosemary Crust

Fresh rosemary upgrades refrigerated piecrust to create the flavorful crust for this potato gratin.

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Rosemary-Garlic Chicken Quarters

Rosemary-Garlic Chicken Quarters
Hector Sanchez

Recipe: Rosemary-Garlic Chicken Quarters

Although you'll need to brown the chicken first, your slow cooker will do the rest of the work for you.

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Lemon-Lime-Rosemary Punch

Cran-Raspberry-Vanilla Punch
Alison Miksch

Recipe: Lemon-Lime-Rosemary Punch

No matter the occasion, this herb-infused punch will be a welcome and refreshing addition to the party.

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