Movies and TV Show Recipes

Recipe recreations and creations inspired by movies and television shows including Western and Southwestern recipe collections from the Yellowstone TV series and more fan favorite recipes from popular culture and media.
Salisbury Steak Recipe with Mushroom Gravy and Polenta

Salisbury Steak Recipe with Mushroom Gravy and Polenta

Salisbury steak recipe with made with beef patties in a rich mushroom gravy served over locally sourced stone-milled polenta. Made with ingredients local to the American West inspired by Kevin Costner’s famous scene on Yellowstone. This easy salisbury steak recipe is a hearty take on a classic comfort dish. Ramona Farms ships stone ground polenta grown on the Gila River Pima Reservation nationwide. 

Spicy Cowboy Mac and Cheese Recipe

Spicy Cowboy Mac and Cheese Recipe

Spicy cowboy mac & cheese recipe made with “gun-barrel” shaped penne pasta baked with blue cheese, Parmesan, gruyere, Irish Cheddar and cayenne chile – a flavor explosion that will knock you off your feet.

Crispy Tortilla Star Bites with Guacamole and Pomegranate Seeds

Crispy Tortilla Star Bites with Guacamole and Pomegranate Seeds

Topped with chunky guacamole and jewel-like pomegranate seeds, these crispy tortilla bites from The Unofficial Elf Cookbook by Jackie Alpers exude holiday joy. Use Jackie Alpers’ Sonoran-Style Chunky Guacamole Recipe or your favorite store-bought version.

Green Chile Tamale Pie with Molé Sauce

Green Chile Tamale Pie with Molé Sauce

Sonoran-style vegetarian tamale pie recipe made with a creamy green chile and masa base and a rich, quick molé made with peanut butter, tahini, and cocoa.

Cast Iron Skillet Dinner Rolls Recipe

Cast Iron Skillet Dinner Rolls Recipe

These dinner rolls which are baked and served in a cast iron skillet are right at home on the Dutton family table – a free bonus recipe from The Unofficial Yellowstone Cookbook by Jackie Alpers.

Jackie’s Famous Chunky Gazpacho Recipe

Jackie’s Famous Chunky Gazpacho Recipe

Cold gazpacho recipe with chunky fresh tomatoes, cucumbers, and onions and peppers. The colors in the photo are a bit of an homage to Pedro Almodovar’s wonderful film, Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown (1988), which was the inspiration for me making gazpacho for the very first time, years ago. (Minus the pills and drama.)

Buddy The Elf’s Breakfast Spaghetti Recipe

Buddy The Elf’s Breakfast Spaghetti Recipe

After extensive research, I now know what Buddy The Elf really puts on his breakfast spaghetti in one of the memorable food scenes in the movie,”ELF.” This recipe is from The Unofficial “Elf” Cookbook by Jackie Alpers.

Chicken Fried Steak Dinner from Yellowstone

Chicken Fried Steak Dinner from Yellowstone

How to make the perfect chicken fried steak dinner – includes recipe links to my smoky mashed potatoes, sausage gravy, and garlic butter green beans. Fun fact!: The vintage plate shown in this photograph matches the one from Yellowstone that this meal was served to “Jimmy” on at the 6666 Ranch in Texas.

Watermelon Moonshine

Watermelon Moonshine

Easy recipe for Watermelon Moonshine inspired by the Lainey Wilson song featured on Yellowstone. Made in a mason jar and served with lime to cut the burn. 

Cara Dutton’s Pot Roast Braised in Irish Stout Beer

Cara Dutton’s Pot Roast Braised in Irish Stout Beer

Pot roast with carrots and potatoes braised in Irish Stout beer is similar to recipes brought to the American West by Irish settlers. Inspired by the Yellowstone 1923 TV series. Use as the base for Cara Dutton’s Irish Pasties recipe.

Spicy Whiskey Cocktail Recipe

Spicy Whiskey Cocktail Recipe

Bring the heat to your usual bourbon neat with a dramatic, hot and spicy whiskey cowboy cocktail inspired by Yellowstone and served in the same glassware used in the Dutton family home. Get the recipe for this spicy bourbon whisky cocktail infused with lime and chiles served over ice.

Bison Nachos

Bison Nachos

Bison are a seminal component of Western American history. The massive bison hunts of the 19th century resulted in their near extinction. With conservation efforts in place, the Yellowstone bison are considered the last truly wild herd of American plains bison in existence. Regenerative bison farms have reintroduced this healthy beef alternative into American food systems.

Mediterranean Diet Grilled Octopus Recipe

Mediterranean Diet Grilled Octopus Recipe

Recipe for Mediterranean diet grilled octopus served with scallions, romaine and fresh tomatoes in a light citrus vinaigrette from The Unofficial Yellowstone Cookbook by Jackie Alpers.

Corn Chowder with Popped Amaranth

Corn Chowder with Popped Amaranth

Recipe for a rich and creamy, Sonoran-style charred corn chowder made with ingredients local to the Arizona-Mexico borderlands and topped with popped Amaranth a gluten-free, ancient grain native to the Western and Southwestern United States that can be popped like popcorn which adds a nice crunch.

Onion and Mushroom Soup Recipe with Acorn Flour

Onion and Mushroom Soup Recipe with Acorn Flour

This onion and morel mushroom soup recipe is made with acorn flour. It’s topped with a toasted baguette, melted Gruyère and Parmesan. If you can’t find fresh or dried morel mushrooms, use any wild or cultivated mushrooms available. 

The Unofficial Yellowstone Cookbook Resource & Gift Guide

The Unofficial Yellowstone Cookbook Resource & Gift Guide

Shop for products from the Yellowstone TV series as seen in The Unofficial Yellowstone Cookbook by Jackie Alpers. This comprehensive list includes ingredients featured in the cookbook, cookware and plates and glassware used as props on Yellowstone, 1883 and 1923, and cooking resources.

Texas-Style Chili con Carne (Without Beans)

Texas-Style Chili con Carne (Without Beans)

Chili con Carne recipe from The Unofficial Yellowstone Cookbook. In the season 4 finale of Yellowstone, the bunkhouse gets into a heated debate over whether or not chili has beans. The Unofficial Yellowstone cookbook shares a recipe for both chili with and without beans because Texas where the character “Jimmy” had recently visited, is famous for their Chili con Carne which is made without beans – it’s mainly beef and red chiles, and it is fabulous. Get the chili with beans recipe… and more in The Unofficial Yellowstone Cookbook.

Tate’s Rattlesnake Sausage Chowder

Tate’s Rattlesnake Sausage Chowder

This spicy rattlesnake sausage chowder has a bite, but at least it won’t take a bite out of you. Inspired by Tate Dutton’s brave move in a key episode of Yellowstone. This recipe is reprinted from The Unofficial Yellowstone Cookbook: Recipes Inspired by the Dutton Family Ranch, by Jackie Alpers.

Green Smoothie Recipe: Roarke’s Naked Yoga Drink from Yellowstone

Green Smoothie Recipe: Roarke’s Naked Yoga Drink from Yellowstone

This green smoothie recipe is a tribute to a scene in Yellowstone where the villain Roarke drinks a green smoothie after naked yoga. The recipe was developed from carefully analyzing all of the ingredients shown on Roarke’s kitchen counter and my conclusion is that he (or the Yellowstone prop person) can make a pretty decent green smoothie. I even used the same smoothie glass used in the show.  

Gin Cocktail with Sour Cherry and Juniper Berries

Gin Cocktail with Sour Cherry and Juniper Berries

A cocktail recipe from The Unofficial Yellowstone Cookbook author Jackie Alpers for Gin & juice – Yellowstone Style! With ingredients local to the Dutton family ranch. Drinks from the Yellowstone Bunkhouse: The Red Domino Cocktail.

The Bee’s Knees Gin Cocktail

The Bee’s Knees Gin Cocktail

The Bee’s Knees is a prohibition era, honey-sweetened gin cocktail featured in the speakeasy scene in Yellowstone’s 1923.

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