Recipes With Chives

Got chives on hand? Here are 19 recipes you can make with it, ranked by how few extra ingredients they need — the simplest matches come first.

Homestyle Fried Potatoes

Vegetarian

Potatoes with Green Sauce

Sausage and Egg Breakfast Roll

Miscellaneous · French

Potato Skins

Pork

Hodge Podge

Vegetarian · Canadian

Fiskesuppe (Creamy Norwegian Fish Soup)

Seafood · Norway

Provençal Omelette Cake

Vegetarian · French

Frittaten Soup

Beef

Vegetable Shepherds Pie

Pairs well with

Butter Eggs Milk Potato Onion Garlic Flour Salad Oil

Storing & using Chives

Fresh herbs keep longest wrapped loosely and refrigerated; dried herbs and spices last longest in a cool, dark cupboard, away from the stove. Out of Chives? scallions is a common swap (1:1).

Chives recipe FAQs

What can I make with just chives?

Start with the simplest recipes above — most lean on butter or a few everyday staples alongside it.

What goes well with chives?

Butter, Eggs, Milk, Potato, Onion are the most common pairings in our recipes.

How do I find recipes for chives plus what else I have?

Use Cook with what you have (/pantry/) — add chives plus anything else in your kitchen, and recipes rank by how many you already own.