10 Tasty Thyme Recipes

First up in our thyme recipes: what's better than a crispy-on-the-outside, tender-on-the-inside potato showered with fresh thyme? These oven roasted potatoes are baked until crispy with garlic powder, then sprinkled with fresh herbs. It’s easy and you barely need to think about it. Add the thyme after baking for peak fresh flavor. You can also use lemon thyme for a lemony zing.

Thyme and carrots go hand in hand, and they're at their best in this sauteed carrots recipe! Perhaps sauteed carrots doesn’t sound like it could be mind blowing. But these really are the perfect sauteed carrots! These are the most tender, buttery, savory, coins, with a hint of herbaceous fresh thyme. They taste like the best carrots you’ve ever had: but they only have 3 ingredients and take 10 minutes.

Did you know you can make herbal tea using fresh thyme? This thyme recipe is the best trick for the summer when fresh herbs are crowding your garden or pots on your steps. It’s restorative, delicious, and takes just 5 minutes to steep into a flavorful tea. When Alex and I tried this for the first time, we were astounded by the flavor. Thyme tea tastes herby, fragrant and satisfying. It’s a fun way to make DIY tea, and makes drinking water much more exciting.

Hold on to your hats. The thyme recipe truly makes the best sauteed mushrooms. They’re tender, juicy, and meaty with a brightness at the finish. Fresh thyme and oregano give an herby punch. Take one bite and you’ll exclaim “Wow!” (Yep, we promise. We did.) This recipe is plant based with not a lick of meat or dairy, but it has the feel of taking a satisfying bite of meat. It also takes only 10 minutes to make. Your side dish game will never be the same.

This lemon thyme sauce is full of tangy, garlicky and herbacous flavor that makes anything taste infinitely better! This recipe goes with our Pan Seared Scallops, but it could work with any fish like salmon, shrimp or cod. You are going to want to bathe in this sauce…promise.

There are recipes that taste good…and then there are recipes that taste amazing. And sometimes, that amazing flavor doesn’t take much effort at all. Such is the case with this mushroom pasta with goat cheese and thyme! It pairs savory mushrooms with bright lemon, creamy goat cheese, and fresh thyme and oregano. And it’s done in less than 30 minutes. Boom!

Here's a thyme recipe that features dried thyme instead of Italian seasoning. There are so many foods that are made more perfect with Italian seasoning, a blend of Mediterranean herbs. It’s a mix of 5 herbs and comes together in minutes. It’s a great way to use up odds and ends from your spice collection, and it makes lovely DIY gifts too. Use it to season fish and veggies, or simply sprinkle on olive oil and use as a dip for bread.

Want a uniquely impressive thyme recipe? Try roasted onions with fresh thyme! Roasting onions in a hot oven mellows their flavor until its deeply caramelized and sweet. Pair that with a hint of balsamic vinegar and herbaceous fresh thyme, and…just wow! Those simple flavors make an effortless side dish that goes with almost anything.

Looking for an easy healthy dinner recipe starring fresh thyme? The baked salmon is infused with lemon and thyme and cooked until it’s perfectly moist. Then drizzle over a silky lemon caper sauce. Just a small drizzle packs a huge punch — and the modest quantity keeps it healthy. Here’s how to make this tasty salmon recipe, which comes together in 30 minutes.

These tender herby baked eggs are a delightful egg recipe, perfect for breakfast or brunch! They're flavored with fresh thyme and Parmesan cheese, making an elegant and irresistible flavor. The key is removing the eggs from the oven when the whites are just set, but the yolk is still runny. It’s quite the treat!