Halfway through 2026 and one thing is clear: You all have been doing a lot of cooking.
We’ve rounded up the recipes that have gotten the most visits so far this year, plus a comment about each one. The list includes some perennial favorites—Perfect Chocolate Chip Cookies, Best Baked Potatoes—plus some recipes published just this year, such as Spicy Chicken Fried Rice and Light and Airy Focaccia.
Browse the list to find your next favorite recipe—and keep on cooking!
25. Skillet-Roasted Chicken Breasts with Rustic Orange-Thyme Sauce
“Made this exactly as the recipe said, served with cooked pappardelle and both my husband and son licked the plates. 😁” —Phyllis H.
24. Ultimate Banana Bread
“I tossed all other banana bread recipes out! No substitutions.” —Jan B.
23. Super-Savory Mushroom Bacon Spaghetti
“Good gracious this is delicious. How can something so simple taste so rich and savory?”—Ryan M.
22. Easiest-Ever Biscuits
“These truly are the easiest-ever biscuits. I’m not usually a fan of drop style biscuits, but these came out so good and took virtually no effort to make. I don’t know if I will ever bring myself to make any other biscuit recipe again.” —Joann K.
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21. Light and Crispy English Muffins
“These English muffins are incredible!! I feel like I am holding a cloud in my hand when shaping these beauties. Andrea [Geary], you are a genius!” —Barbara K.
20. Chicken Bolognese
“I was a recipe tester for this recipe. We found it to be delicious just as published. We stopped eating beef a couple of years ago, so I LONG for my old favorite beef bolognese. This is a delightful, flavorful substitute. Thanks ATK!” —Denise W.
19. Quick Chicken Jambalaya
“This is delicious! I used the ATK Louisiana spice recipe and it was perfect. Like another reviewer said, so tasty for coming together in 30 minutes.” —Ruth M.
18. Spaghetti All'Assassina
“I made this for the first time tonight and was absolutely blown away by the unexpectedly complex flavors and texture. The instructions were easy to follow and I just added a dollop of goat cheese and smattering of Parmesan to pump up the protein. A stunningly good dish!!” —Delight S.
17. Spicy Chicken Fried Rice
“My new go-to rice dish. I recently won a rice tasting contest at work with this recipe. Highly recommended.” —Lonnie B.
16. Greek Chicken
“This is SO GOOD. I followed the marinade recipe exactly. It’s quick, easy, delicious, and everything needed was on hand. I wouldn’t change a thing. We mopped up the sauce with fresh sourdough bread.” —Vicki G.
15. Classic Chewy Oatmeal Cookies
“Made these for the first time tonight. So easy and so delicious!!! No need to ever use another recipe—these are my favorites forever!” —Karen M.
14. Raspberry Mousse
“Our neighborhood happy hour group really enjoyed the summery taste of this mousse last week when I made it for us all to enjoy. Incredible flavor, super light texture, amazing put-a-smile-on-your-face color, absolutely scrumptious! Will certainly make it again and again.” —Keith D.
13. Big-Batch Oven-Fried Chicken Wings
“I will bake them like this until the day I die. These wings are perfection. I did Bryan’s Huli Huli Wing Sauce and now I will never go back to buffalo sauce again.” —Doug S.
12. Drop Meatballs
“I have tried a million meatball recipes (love meatballs) and these are definitely the BEST! My family loves when I make them. You won’t be disappointed!“ —Noreen R.
11. Murgh Makhani
“I don't typically give recipes five-star ratings unless a meal is really good. This butter chicken recipe makes it.” —Kirk E.
10. Carrot Layer Cake
“This was a surprisingly easy cake to make with a phenomenal outcome! The only thing we changed was currants to raisins, that’s what I had on hand. The frosting recipe is so good and I plan on using it on other cakes! I sent my 24-year-old son a pic and he replied, “That looks cool!” He loves baking cakes and I know he’s going to try this one!” —Amy B.
9. Supercrunchy Buttermilk Fried Chicken
“KFC? Popeyes? Forget about it, make this instead!” —Bud P.
8. Best Baked Potatoes
“The texture came out perfect and it was so nice not to have to guess when it was time to take out the potatoes. I’ll be using this method every single time from now on.” —Michelle G.
7. Broiled Hot Honey Salmon with Cucumber Salad
“This is 100% a yes. So delicious and easy to make. I will make this over and over again.” —Myles J.
6. Light and Airy Focaccia
“This was so much fun to make! Thanks ATK for the video which gave me confidence as I saw my dough looking like the expert! The taste is amazing; crisp on the outside and light and airy on the inside. By the way, this was my first attempt at making bread of any sort.” —Lynda S.
5. Seattle Chicken Teriyaki
“Oh my goodness, not trying to be dramatic, but this is the best. Mind blown. Also, incredibly simple and didn't require cleaning too many bowls!! I will be making this all summer and for crowds.” —Kevin R.
4. Pork Tenderloin Medallions with Lemon-Parsley Sauce
“I was a recipe tester on this recipe, and we have made it several times since the original testing. This recipe goes so well with noodles, pasta, mashed potatoes, or just crusty bread. The sauce is a stand-out! I've also used it with chicken and with whitefish.” —Janet M.
3. Perfect Chocolate Chip Cookies
“Stop what you are doing and make these cookies right now! The flavor is phenomenal and the texture is the perfect combination of chewy and crisp. My new go-to chocolate chip cookie recipe!” —Madison N.
2. Spicy Peanut Noodles with Shrimp and Snow Peas
“Made this for dinner a day after I got the recipe in an email. I’m sooo glad I made it. It sounded delicious and it totally was. I enjoy the one-dish recipes so this is going into my rotation with shrimp, chicken, or pork. We LOVED it!!!” —Jake P.
