If there’s a half-finished bottle of wine lingering in your fridge right now, don’t toss it. Even if that bottle is unlikely to be poured into a glass, the leftovers can do wonders for your cooking. With it, you can tenderize meat, deglaze a pan and deepen the flavors of all kinds of dishes. Between hearty winter stews, creamy risotto and saucy pastas, here are 10 recipes from our archives to help you give a second life to that opened bottle — down to the very last drop.
Classic Swiss Fondue
Pictured above. This fondue gets its smooth and velvety texture from 2 cups of dry wine. The recipe calls for Emmentaler and Gruyère, two Swiss cheeses, but feel free to experiment with a combination of your favorite kinds. Get the recipe.
Ragu Alla Bolognese
In her quest to develop the ultimate ragu, recipe developer Leslie Brenner found that the very best version of this meat sauce uses white wine. “Its pleasant acid lifts the ragu’s flavor, while red wine’s tannins weigh it down,” she explains. Get the recipe.
White Wine-Braised Chicken and Artichokes
This easy weeknight dinner recipe comes together in a skillet. Chicken is floured, pan-seared and simmered with white wine, artichoke hearts and olives to create a “briny, brothy sauce,” says staff writer Aaron Hutcherson. Get the recipe.
Spiral-Sliced Ham With Cherry-Port Glaze
A ruby port wine reduction is transformed into a delicious sweet glaze with honey and cherry preserves in this holiday ham. Get the recipe.
Porcini Risotto
This creamy vegan mushroom risotto gets a flavor boost from dry white wine. For the best texture, you’ll want to use a rice with a high starch content, such as Arborio rice. Get the recipe.
Tofu Piccata
Chicken piccata meets its match in this vegan take on an Italian classic made with dry white wine. “I’ve found tofu to also be an ideal vehicle for this sauce because, like chicken, it doesn’t compete with the punchy, lemony flavor, plus it holds its wonderful texture,” writes recipe developer Julia Turshen. Get the recipe.
Linguine With Cod in a Saffron-White Wine Sauce
Even though it’s easy to prepare, this pasta dish feels refined, thanks to a simple saffron-white wine sauce. Get the recipe.
Wine-Braised Pot Roast
This hearty one-pot roast works with any robust red wine and gains extra flavor from slow-cooked carrots and potatoes. Get the recipe.
Wine-Braised Chicken With Mushrooms
Any white wine will do in this adaptable one-pan chicken dish, inspired by a version that recipes editor Becky Krystal’s grandmother used to make. Get the recipe.
Anthony Bourdain’s Boeuf Bourguignonne
In Anthony Bourdain’s boeuf bourguignonne, the tender beef is simmered in a red burgundy wine, such as a pinot noir. Get the recipe.
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