37 Recipes Proving That Old School is the New Cool (2024)

This collection of recipes proves the old school is still the best school when it comes to recipes. From our cafeteria school pizza and spaghetti to Salisbury steak, a variety of easy desserts, and sweet options like sticky buns, these recipes prove that class is still in session when it comes to old school recipes.

Grandma’s Surprise Onion Soup Bread (1968)

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Grandma’s Surprise Onion Soup Bread (1968) is your new favorite bread. The cheesy onion flavor tastes amazing and the aroma while bread is baking is heavenly.
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Old Fashioned Pork Roast With Vegetables And Gravy (Slow Cooker)

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This easy Old Fashioned Pork Roast with Vegetables and Gravy (Slow Cooker) recipe is so full of flavor. Tender pork roast smothered in a wonderful gravy.
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Old Fashioned Salmon Patties Recipe

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Old Fashioned Salmon Patties Recipe is so easy and super tasty! Use fresh salmon fillet or canned salmon combined with onions, mustard, mayo, crumbs and more!
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Grandma’s Old Fashioned Caramel Sticky Buns

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Old fashioned sticky buns are caramel pecan rolls, with or without nuts. These cinnamon caramel sticky buns are perfect for any occasion!
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Grandma’s Old Fashioned Fruit Salad

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Grandma’s old-fashioned fruit salad with mayonnaise is easily my favorite holiday fruit salad. This creamy fruit salad recipe comes together quickly with just some fresh fruit, chocolate chips for added sweetness, and a 2-ingredient dressing.
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Strawberry Shortcake

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Looking for a sweet and refreshing treat to enjoy on your next picnic? These individual strawberry shortcakes are the perfect choice! With their fluffy biscuits, fresh strawberries, and whipped cream, they’re a delicious and portable dessert.
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Old Fashioned Lasagna

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This lasagna al forno is an authentic Italian dish bursting with rich meaty flavors, homemade bechamel sauce, veggies and more.
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Classic Key Lime Pie

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Get ready to pucker up with our classic key lime pie recipe! This tangy and sweet dessert will transport you to the Florida Keys with its zesty lime flavor and creamy texture. It’s the perfect balance of tangy and sweet, and the crust adds a nice crunch to every bite.
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Old Fashioned Roasted Chicken

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The key to the best holiday roasted chicken might lie in the simplicity of the recipe. Also ideal for a regular weeknight dinner when you want something a little fancier, this no-fuss, one-pot whole chicken is a real winner.
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Italian Beef

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You won’t be able to resist making slow cooker Italian beef again and again once you try it. This hearty and filling dish is perfect on toasted rolls or hoagie buns, and the slow-cooked beef is incredibly tender and flavorful.
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Simple Ribollita Bean Soup

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Create a delicious, healthy, and hearty white bean kale soup with Ribollita Italian bean soup featuring a variety of vegetables, beans, and seasonings. This versatile Italian soup recipe is perfect for using up any vegetables approaching the end of their prime.
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School Cafeteria Spaghetti

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This school cafeteria spaghetti recipe will have you recalling the flavor of childhood. This simple recipe tastes like lunch period!
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Old Fashioned Sloppy Joes Recipe

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This old fashioned sloppy joes recipe combines the sweet and savory flavors of sloppy joes with rich, buttery biscuits for an easy 20 minute dinner.
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Old Fashioned Apple Turnover Recipe

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This old fashioned apple turnover recipe is easy to make and it includes crispy puff pastry and sweet apple middle.
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School Breakfast Pizza

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This easy school breakfast pizza is everything we ever loved about the cafeteria classic only better and loaded with great ingredients.
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Old Fashioned Cream Of Broccoli Soup

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This simple recipe shows you how to make an easy, healthy, old fashioned cream of broccoli soup, with or without cheese in it.
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Old Fashioned Salisbury Steak With Onion Gravy

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Salisbury Steak with onion gravy is classic comfort food. This homemade Salisbury Steak recipe with onion and mushroom gravy is a winner!
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Old Fashioned Cucumbers And Onions In Vinegar

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Old-fashioned cucumbers and onions in vinegar make the perfect summertime cucumber and onion salad. So easy to make and refreshing to eat.
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Easy No Bake Old Fashioned Chocolate Pie

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This no-bake old fashioned chocolate pie recipe is rich, creamy, and so chocolatey. It has all the flavor and texture of chocolate mousse with far less effort.
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Mom’s Old Fashioned Stovetop Pot Roast

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Mom’s Best Easy Stovetop Pot Roast recipe cooks a moist, tender beef pot roast with gravy from scratch for a family dinner everyone will love.
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Grandma Old Fashioned Sweet Potato Pie Recipe

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This grandma old fashioned sweet potato pie recipe really is just like grandma used to make. Every bite is sweet nostalgia!
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No Bake Cookies With Old Fashioned Oats And Caramel

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Caramel no bake cookies are a winner any time. These easy no bake preacher cookies with old fashioned oats have a caramel twist that everyone loves.
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The Best Old Fashioned Fresh Apple Cake

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The Best Old Fashioned Fresh Apple Cake recipe is so easy, moist, full of fresh apples, nuts, raisins, cinnamon and is the best recipe ever!
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Old Fashioned Cabbage Kielbasa And Bacon

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Old Fashioned Cabbage Kielbasa and Bacon is a hearty dish, full of flavor using only a few ingredients, budget friendly and ready in less than 30 minutes!
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Old-Fashioned Zucchini Squash Casserole Recipe

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This old-fashioned zucchini squash casserole recipe is so easy to make and is perfect for family dinners or holidays!
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Old-Fashioned Banana Pudding Cake Recipe

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This banana pudding cake recipe is filled with tender cake, tasty pudding, and rich frosting. It’s a banana and cake lover’s dream!
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Old-Fashioned Hamburger Casserole

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An easy recipe, old-fashioned hamburger casserole relies on creamy canned soup and a few other simple ingredients for its flavor and texture!
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Old-Fashioned Ham And Bean Soup

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Old-fashioned ham and bean soup is a hearty meal for cold days. Filled with ham, beans, carrots, and celery, hambone soup will be a favorite.
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Grandma’s Rhubarb Custard Bars

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Grandma’s recipe for rhubarb custard bars are melt in your mouth delicious especially warm, right out of the oven. These are the best custard rhubarb bars around!
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Grandma’s Old Fashioned Fudge Recipe

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Grandma’s old fashioned fudge recipe combines delicious flavors, nostalgia, and ease in equal measure. Get all the flavor without all the work
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Grandma’s Honey Glazed Onions

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Grandma’s Honey Glazed Pearl Onions recipe is a delicious side dish that’s so easy to prepare. The honey glaze adds a nice balance to the pearl onions. It only takes a few ingredients to make these honey glazed onions.
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Grandma’s Coleslaw

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Grandma’s Coleslaw is fresh and flavorful. This perfectly creamy side dish is perfect for your next bbq or potluck.
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Grandma’s Oreo Cookie Cake

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Grandma’s Oreo Cookie Cake recipe combines all the flavor of a tender bundt cake with Oreos cookies! This cookies and cream cake is perfect for all occasions and you’re not going to believe how easy it is to make.
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Old Fashioned Crunchy Apple Bake

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Baked apples and raisins with a crunchy oatmeal and pecan streusel topping. This recipe for Old Fashioned Crunchy Apple Bake is incredibly delicious.
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Grandma’s Brisket Recipe

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Grandma’s brisket recipe is easy to make, and turns out so tender, juicy and flavorful. Your entire family will fall in love with this recipe.
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My Grandma’s Cream Of Tomato Soup

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My Grandma’s Cream of Tomato Soup has been my favorite soup ever since I can remember. Creamy tomato goodness in every spoonful!
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Grandma’s Bacon Cheeseburger Pie

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Grandma’s Bacon Cheeseburger Pie is exactly like a bacon cheeseburger in a pie crust! Ketchup, mustard, relish, bacon, ground meat and lots of cheese!
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