Cooking with Clayton

A monthly video subscription & expanding recipe library to elevate your everyday cooking.
Join five-time James Beard–nominated Chef Clayton Chapman each month for new recipe videos, seasonal menus, and mindful techniques that make restaurant-level flavor approachable, intentional, and deeply delicious.
Join for just $4/month

Fresh Recipes Every Month

New, seasonally inspired recipes designed for real home kitchens - no fancy equipment required.

Conscious Ingredients, Elevated Flavor

Learn why every ingredient matters and how to build flavor from the ground up - just like a chef.

Simple Techniques, Big Impact

From searing to seasoning, Clayton breaks down the “why” behind the method so your meals taste extraordinary every time.

A Chef’s Table, Reimagined for Home Cooks

 

Cooking with Clayton was born from a simple idea: that great food starts with care - for the ingredients, the craft, and the people you share it with. Every recipe is designed to teach you something new, while keeping the joy in the process. Think of it as a front-row seat to a chef’s kitchen, without the intimidation.

Explore what’s inside - 80+ step-by-step video tutorials, recipes, printable PDFs, shopping lists, and conscious cooking guidance from Chef Clayton Chapman.

Cooking with Clayton

  1. Free Recipes

    3 lessons
    1. Carrot Ginger Soup
    2. Shake & Bake Chicken
    3. Garlic Confit

  2. New Releases

    3 lessons

    1. Grilled Salmon with Avocado Crèma and Grilled Pineapple Salsa

      1. Grilled Salmon with Avocado Crèma & Grilled Pineapple Salsa Assembled
      2. Avocado Crèma
      3. Grilled Pineapple Salsa

  3. Appetizers

    4 lessons
    1. Squash Fritters with Maple Aioli
    2. Grilled Chicken Wings
    3. Meatball Sliders
    4. Onion & Spinach Dip

  4. Soup

    2 lessons
    1. Carrot Ginger Soup
    2. Open Fire Chili + Homemade Crackers

  5. Handhelds

    5 lessons
    1. Grilled Cheese
    2. Steak & Fry Sandwich
    3. Pork Sandwich with Tomato Confit
    4. Wagyu + Pork Belly Cheeseburger
    5. Brats

  6. Dinner

    11 lessons
    1. Sweet Potato Gnocchi
    2. Salmon & Couscous
    3. Beef Bourguignon
    4. Shake & Bake Chicken
    5. Roasted Pork Loin + Scalloped Potatoes
    6. Flat Bread Pizza
    7. Battered Walleye
    8. Whole Roasted Trout
    9. Cast Iron Chicken with Pan Sauce
    10. Fresh Pasta with Pistachio Pesto
    11. Fish Tacos

  7. Sides

    6 lessons
    1. Grilled Asparagus
    2. Grilled Vegetables
    3. Grits
    4. Corn on the Cob + Blue Cheese Butter
    5. Mushroom Risotto
    6. Loaded French Fries

  8. Dessert

    2 lessons
    1. Peach Cobbler + Homemade Ice Cream
    2. Homemade Apple Pie

  9. Breakfast

    9 lessons
    1. Pancakes... with Bacon!
    2. Three-Egg Omelette
    3. Biscuits & Gravy
    4. Poached Eggs
    5. Quiche
    6. Scrambled Eggs
    7. Eggs in the Hole
    8. Frittata with Brown Butter Hollandaise
    9. Cuban Casserole

  10. Kitchen Staples

    12 lessons
    1. Crème Fraîche
    2. Buttermilk Ricotta
    3. Garlic Aioli
    4. Garlic Confit
    5. Tomato Confit
    6. Homemade Butter
    7. Pickled Cherry Tomatoes
    8. Bacon Jam
    9. Red Onion Confit
    10. Homemade Chicken Stock

    1. Make Your Own Slab Bacon!

      1. Slab Bacon: Part One
      2. Slab Bacon: Part Two

  11. Meat + Fish Fabrication

    3 lessons
    1. How to Tie a Roast
    2. Chicken Fabrication
    3. Fish Fabrication

  12. Cocktails

    1 lesson
    1. Homemade Margaritas

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