Simple, Tested Recipes from Montana Wheat Country

Sovarant is a home-kitchen recipe collection built around what actually grows and gets harvested near Plentywood, Montana — wheat, huckleberry, bison, and root-cellar vegetables. Every recipe here has been cooked, timed, and written out in plain steps so it works the first time you try it.

Bowl of homemade chili served with fresh bread on a rustic table

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Six recipes readers come back to most, chosen for how often they get repeated on weeknights.

Bowl of homemade beef chili served with fresh bread on a rustic table
Main Dish

Bison & Wheat Berry Chili

A hearty, slow-simmered chili built with lean ground bison and chewy wheat berries instead of beans.

2 hr6 servings
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Hand slicing a berry cake in warm, golden lighting
Dessert

Wild Huckleberry Buckle

A dense, buttery cake studded with foothill huckleberries and finished with a cinnamon streusel top.

55 min8 servings
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Rustic sourdough bread fresh from the oven, beautifully scored, in a red Dutch oven
Baking

Dutch Oven Sourdough

A straightforward sourdough loaf baked in a covered Dutch oven, built around a starter fed on local flour.

About 18 hr1 loaf (10 slices)
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Top view of a tasty casserole and roll on a burlap surface, perfect brunch setup
Main Dish

Root Cellar Hotdish

Potatoes, carrots, and parsnips layered with ground beef and finished under a crisp cheddar crust.

1 hr 10 min6 servings
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Aerial shot of a jar of dark jam on a wooden board with a spoon
Preserves

Chokecherry Syrup

Wild chokecherries reduced down with sugar and a little lemon — pour it over pancakes or stir it into a soda.

1 hr 30 minMakes about 3 jars
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Colorful grain salad with cashews, red pepper, and cheese in a bowl
Salad

Toasted Wheat Berry Salad

Chewy hard red wheat berries tossed with roasted squash, dried chokecherries, and a cider vinaigrette.

40 min4 servings
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Ingredients You Can Find

We avoid specialty items that are hard to source. If a recipe calls for something unusual, we explain what to use instead.

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