Recipe Roundup

Our 33 Best March Recipes

Make your March better with crispy vegetable bhajia, sunny daffodil cake, and exceptional deviled eggs.
Photo of Lamb Haleem in a bowl with shallots cilantro and ginger.
Photo by Joseph De Leo, Food Styling by Micah Marie Morton

This year, March is overflowing with holidays—which means so many opportunities to celebrate with food. This collection of our best March recipes includes Easter menu ideas for your festive brunch and afternoon appetizer spread, plus easy Easter desserts that might even distract the kids from their candy-stuffed Easter baskets. It shares our best recipes for St. Patrick’s Day classics, plus a trove of dishes for Nowruz, filled with fresh spring herbs and greens to ring in the Persian New Year. You’ll also find a few nourishing recipes for Ramadan below; before the month of fasting begins on March 10, check out this Ramadan meal-planning guide for busy cooks.

But for all the days when holiday cooking isn’t on your mind, you’ll also find simple March recipes for quick dinners and side dishes that bring tender spring vegetables to your table—or at least make the most of the freezer aisle.

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  • Photo by Joseph De Leo, Food Styling by Susan Ottaviano
    3/33

    Simple Roast Chicken

    This roast chicken requires minimal ingredients. With a few important steps (including butter slathering), it provides maximum deliciousness.

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  • Photo by Elizabeth Coetzee, Food styling by Tiffany Schleigh
    4/33

    Hamantaschen

    A Purim celebration is not complete without this three-cornered cookie, generously filled with a range of fillings. While a canned poppy seed filling is popular, a range of jams and jellies make a fun assortment, or you can go wild with Nutella, cookie butter, ube halaya, or guava paste and cream cheese.

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  • Photo by Joseph De Leo, Food Styling by Drew Aichele
    5/33

    Irish Soda Bread With Raisins

    Part bread, part scone, all butter and tang, this Irish soda bread goes sweet with moist raisins. It’s great for sopping up those St. Patrick’s Day beers, or just starting your morning off right.

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  • Photo by Deb Perelman
    6/33

    Cucumber Salad With Garlicky Dill Yogurt

    This salad looks far more impressive than the effort it takes to put together would suggest. Pool the dilly yogurt on the bottom of a platter then pile the cukes on top. Serve with grilled chicken or fish, both of which can use up the rest of that bunch of dill.

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  • Photo by Joseph De Leo, Food Styling by Anna Stockwell
    9/33

    Cabbage Potato Pie

    Made with tons of potatoes, bacon, cabbage, cheddar, and cream, this St. Patrick’s Day savory pie is bound to please the lucky mouths it finds.

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  • Photo by Joseph De Leo, Food Styling by Judy Haubert
    10/33

    Cheesy Hash Brown Casserole

    If you plan on serving this dreamy cheddar and potato casserole for Easter brunch, get ahead of the morning rush and bake it almost fully the night before. Then reheat it in the oven in the morning as your guests arrive.

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  • Photo by Joseph De Leo, Food Styling by Anna Stockwell
    11/33

    Pistachio and Pomegranate Meatballs

    This glazed meatball recipe is a favorite of cookbook author Najmieh Batmanglij—and it’s sure to become a favorite of yours. Ground pistachios add flavor to the ground turkey used here, but if you’re not a fan of turkey, you can make this recipe with ground lamb too.

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  • Photo by Joseph De Leo, Food Styling by Stevie Stewart
    12/33

    Funnel Cakes

    It may be a challenge to recreate the boisterous appeal of county fair rides and games at home. But with this recipe, you can still enjoy a tasty carnival snack without leaving the house.

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  • Photo by Joseph De Leo, Food Styling by Mira Evnine
    19/33

    Thandai

    Thandai is the perfect drink to celebrate the festival of Holi—just make sure to serve it ice-cold. Serve the classic beverage with this fun Thandai Poke Cake from Epi contributor Keya Wingfield.

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  • Photo by Joseph De Leo, Food Styling by Drew Aichele
    20/33

    Classic Bundt Cake

    Top this perpetually-in-season cake with whipped cream and fresh fruit, or spoon on your favorite jam.

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  • Photo by Travis Rainey, Food Styling by Kaitlin Wayne
    21/33

    Make-Ahead Dinner Rolls

    A staple in many Midwestern households, brown-and-serve rolls are ready for their moment in the national spotlight. Bake a batch for yourself and you’ll see why they’re so beloved.

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  • Photo by Travis Rainey, Styling by Joseph De Leo
    22/33

    Classic Deviled Eggs

    Look no further, the perfect deviled egg is here. This Gourmet recipe has been a hit since it was first published in 2002; you can dress them up however you like. Cook some extra eggs so you can make these colorful pickled eggs too.

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  • Photo by Isa Zapata, Food Styling by Yekaterina Boystova
    33/33

    Panna Cotta

    Many of these March recipes would be excellent served at a holiday table. And while that’s true of these individual panna cottas, we also love the idea of serving them to friends after a simple Sunday supper featuring a hands-off braise and warm potatoes.

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