Making French classics at home can transport you back to Paris. These easy recipes make it possible for you to create a French feeling in your kitchen. They are some of our favorite French recipes — ones that we've collected over the years.

Most of these classic dishes can be made in less than 30 minutes with just a few ingredients. French recipes, though, rely on top-notch ingredients like butter, cream, eggs and dark chocolate. Stock your kitchen with those essentials and you'll find it's a snap to make any of these easy French recipes.

Quiche Lorraine

Authentic Quiche Lorraine is made without cheese, a fact that surprised us when we first heard it. If you're looking for a delicious, bona fide quiche, this recipe delivers. The secret ingredients? Lots of bacon and real cream.

Steak au Poivre

We love how French chefs prepare rare steak and dress it up in 101 different ways. It's easy to learn to make this easy classic dish and, once you do, you'll have another French showstopper in your repertoire. Show off this dish anytime you want to really impress dinner guests.

Scallops – Coquilles Saint-Jacques

After trying numerous complicated versions of the classic French scallop dish Coquilles Saint-Jacques, we created this simple, fool-proof version. It's based on a dish we ate at Fermette Marbeuf 1900, a stylish Belle Époque restaurant in Paris that has sadly closed its doors.

Balsamic Vinaigrette Dressing

When you're looking for an easy vinaigrette recipe, try this classic balsamic vinegar version. It can be made in less than three minutes and we guarantee it will become your household salad favorite. We've been wowing people for years with this simple recipe.

French Bread

Think it's hard to make French bread like you find in Paris boulangeries? Mais, non! This is one of those easy French recipes that can be made by anyone. And, surprisingly, the no-knead method produces a light and crunchy loaf. Just stir and set aside!

Duck Magret

The French love duck and in Paris you'll find duck confit and magret de canard served everywhere. In this recipe you'll learn how to make magret de canard: pan-fried, then baked, and served with a delicious cherry reduction sauce.

Roast Chicken aux Français

Want to make the most amazing roast chicken? This roast chicken recipe delivers crispy skin, tender meat and succulent vegetables — perfected with high heat and using only a few ingredients. And it's such an easy recipe that we predict you'll be roasting chicken a lot more than you used to.

Sole Meunière

3 ingredients, 10 minutes. It's still hard to believe that this classic French fish dish is so easy, so fast, and so delicious. The secret ingredient? Butter… and lots of it!

A Simple French Omelet

Want to know the secrets to making a light and fluffy omelet? We have a recipe that makes the best omelets you've ever eaten outside of France.