18 Sourdough Dinner Recipes (Using Starter and Discard)

Incorporate more sourdough into your diet with these tasty sourdough dinner recipes.

We all love the gut-friendly benefits of sourdough. Eating bread that has health benefits almost sounds too good to be true.

After you learn a few solid sourdough bread and dessert recipes, though, you might be left wanting more.

Using up the discard and finding more ways to blend sourdough into your dinner routine is eventually the next step.

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In this post, we’ll focus on the savory side of sourdough, by using it in your everyday dinner recipes.

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Save that discard while still nourishing that starter! These recipes use both and can feed your family for dinner tonight.

1| Sourdough Parmesan Zucchini Crisps

These Sourdough Parmesan Zucchini Crisps would make a nice, tangy side dish for nearly any dinner menu.

Make these in the summer when you’re overwhelmed with zucchini in the garden!

Zucchini crisps with sourdough breading on a blue and white plate. — *Image courtesy of Farmhouse Harvest*

2| Sourdough Sausage Caprese Bake

This recipe includes sausage nestled into a tangy sourdough base, topped with fresh zucchini, sweet cherry tomatoes, and tender yellow squash. Delish.

Baking dish with finished sourdough sausage caprese bake. — *Image courtesy of Farmhouse Harvest*

3| Sourdough and Celery Dressing

Toasted sourdough, sauteed veggies and savory herbs make a tangy side dish for the holidays or any time.

In my view, dressing or “stuffing” is really one dish that deserves a year-round place at the table.

Baked celery and bread dressing. — *Image courtesy of This Wife Cooks*

4| Easy Sourdough Chicken Pot Pie

This classic dinner recipe with a sourdough crust is a great way to use leftover sourdough discard!

White baking dish with chicken pot pie and a spatula holding up a slice. — *Image courtesy of Pastries & Sourdough*

5| Sourdough Focaccia Pizza

This Focaccia Pizza is a fun to make for pizza night and fills lots of hungry bellies – all from one baking dish.

Focaccia pizza baked in a glass baking dish. — *Recipe courtesy of Pastries & Sourdough*

6| Chicken Parmesan (with Polenta)

Sourdough bread crumbs give this chicken parmesan a unique flavor on a family-favorite dish.

Chicken parmesan topped with basil on a bed of polenta. — *Image courtesy of Mornings with Mags*

7| Miso Beans on Toast with Tahini, Spinach and Sundried Tomatoes

Miso Beans on Toast is a unique way to incorporate sourdough into your dinner routine! Packed with healthy, whole food ingredients.

Miso beans on two pieces of sourdough toast on a plate with more toppings. — *Image courtesy of Candy Floss Life*

8| Sourdough Pizza (on sliced bread)

Making individual pizzas on thick sourdough toast is such a great way to cater to many pizza “tastes”, while utilizing your extra sourdough loaves.

This is an especially thrifty way to use up nearly-stale bread or a loaf that didn’t quite turn out like you hoped!

thin sliced sourdough pizzas with figs and other unique toppings. — *Image courtesy of Candy Floss Life*

9| Żurek (Polish Sour Rye Soup Recipe)

This hearty soup uses sourdough rye starter to thicken it, and it looks like a warm hug in a bowl!

Bowl of Zurek Polish Sour Rye Soup in a bowl — *Image courtesy of An Edible Mosaic*

10| Easy Sourdough Brioche Stuffing

Another twist on classic stuffing! Sourdough brioche stuffing makes the perfect medium for this side dish.

A bowl of stuffing with a baking dish of stuffing beside it on a rustic table. — *Image courtesy of An Edible Mosaic*

11| Chipotle Chicken Sandwich Recipe on Sourdough Bread

This sandwich is definitely dinner worthy, packed with protein, veggies and a homemade slaw.

Chipotle chicken sandwich stacked on a plate — *Image courtesy of Fit Mama Real Food*

12| Sourdough Pasta

Homemade pasta that doesn’t require a pasta maker! It’s a simple dinner with complex flavor; perfect for weeknight family meals.

Sourdough pasta with a tomato sauce dressed with basil and tomatoes. — *Image courtesy of Corrie Cooks.*

13| Chipotle Chicken Avocado Melt

Chipotle chicken, creamy avocado and gooey Monterey Jack cheese on sourdough makes a flavorful sandwich with a Southwest kick.

Chipotle chicken avocado melt on sourdough bread — *Image courtesy of Corrie Cooks*

14| Sourdough Flammkuchen

Sourdough flammkuchen is a French recipe somewhere between a white pizza and a flatbread. It uses sourdough discard and includes simple but indulgent toppings.