This year’s list of the recipes you turned to the most was partly surprising, partly totally expected:
No surprise: You love sweets and pasta (but then again, we give you a lot of recipes for them. This is a good friendship, isn’t it?)
Our #1 most viewed recipe of the year was… drumroll… a chicken recipe!. Shocker (just kidding).
You also really, really like vegetarian recipes.
Speaking of, chickpeas are the sleeper hit of 2016. Dare we call them sexy.
Here are the 50 recipes that got the most attention this year (meaning, you favorited, saved, and commented on them a whole bunch):
pasta pasta pasta
Kathy Brennan & Caroline Campion’s Skillet Lasagna
by Genius Recipes
Ina Garten’s Pasta alla Vecchia Bettola
by Genius Recipes
Cacio e Pepe
by Sara Jenkins
One-Pot Garlic Parmesan Pasta (a.k.a. the Lazy Cook’s Fet…
by Sarah Jampel
chickpeas please
Zahav’s Hummus Tehina
by Genius Recipes
Chickpea “Tuna” Salad
by Sarah Jampel
Stewy Chickpeas with Tomatoes, Capers, and Feta
by Alexandra Stafford
Joy the Baker’s Olive Oil-Braised Chickpeas (More or Less)
by Sarah Jampel
pass the vegetarian dishes
Marcella Hazan’s White Bean Soup with Garlic and Parsley
by Genius Recipes
Curried Lentils with Coconut Milk
by Alexandra Stafford
The River Cottage’s Vegetable Bouillon (a.k.a. Souper Mix)
by Genius Recipes
Caramelized Onion and Butternut Squash Tart
by Vanessa Larson
Suzanne Goin’s Slow-Cooked Cavolo Nero (a.k.a. Tuscan Kale)
by Genius Recipes
Ruth Reichl’s Diva of a Grilled Cheese
by Genius Recipes
Corn Fritters with Cheddar and Scallions
by Alexandra Stafford
Baked Tofu with Coconut Kale
by Alexandra Stafford
Cheesy Tomato Pie
by Erin McDowell
Speedy Romeo’s Grilled Pizza with Marinated Tomatoes & Ri…
by Genius Recipes
Spaghetti Squash with Kale Pesto and Burrata
by Josh Cohen
Roasted Mushrooms with Sherry + Creamy Polenta
by Alexandra Stafford
Caramelized Onion, Coconut, and Egg Curry
by Kenzi Wilbur
Heidi Swanson’s Mostly Olive Salad, With Some Farro
by Sarah Jampel
Waverley Root’s Agrigento Red Cabbage with Black Olives a…
by Genius Recipes
Maria Speck’s Shortcut Polenta
by Genius Recipes
okay, chicken too
Burmese-Inspired Chicken Braised in Coconut Milk & Turmer…
by Sara Jenkins
Burmese Chicken Salad
by Giao Chau
Sheet Pan Roast Chicken and Cabbage
by Alexandra Stafford
Rachel Khoo’s Sticky Malaysian Chicken with Pineapple Salad
by The Curious Pear
and one fishy
you like breakfast
Josh Ozersky’s 3-Minute Hash Browns
by Genius Recipes
Marion Cunningham’s Bridge Creek Fresh Ginger Muffins
by Genius Recipes
But baking, especially
Ooey and Gooey Double-Baked Chocolate Cake
by Sarah Jampel
Rose Levy Beranbaum’s Chocolate Oblivion Truffle Torte
by Genius Recipes
Torta Caprese (Chocolate and Almond Flourless Cake)
by Emiko
Jacques Torres’ Chocolate Chip Cookies
by Posie Harwood
One-Bowl Vanilla Cake
by Alice Medrich
Double Vanilla Butter Cake with Chantilly Cream
by Posie Harwood
Sour Cream Cardamom Pear Cake
by Posie Harwood
Nigella Lawson’s Very Smart Strawberry Streusel Cake
by Sarah Jampel
Vietnamese Coffee Cake
by Laura Biscaro
Berry Butter Cake
by Posie Harwood
Almond Sheet Cake
by Posie Harwood
Jeff Hertzberg and Zoë François’ 5-Minute Artisan Bread
by Sarah Jampel
Torta della Nonna
by Rebecca Salisbury
Apple Dumplings
by Erin McDowell
and 2 other sweets, too (that'd be good together!)
David Lebovitz’ Dulce de Leche
by Genius Recipes
Peachy Buttermilk Sherbet
by Alice Medrich
Tell us: What recipe did you love the most this year?