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Recipes

All of our recipes have gone through our one-of-a-kind testing process. Browse for inspiration or filter to find the best recipes for your taste, style, or diet.

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    One-Pan Roasted Chicken Breasts with Sweet Potato-Poblano Salad

    One pan, three main ingredients, and lots of flavor.

  • RecipeQuick

    Tortilla Española with Potato Chips

    Got eggs and a bag of chips? Then you’re most of the way to making Spain’s iconic omelet-like tapa.

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    Jalapeño Popper Grilled Cheese

    All the flavor and creamy goodness of a jalapeño popper gets baked into a grilled cheese sandwich.

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    Orzo Jambalaya

    In this saucy jambalaya brimming with smoky Andouille sausage and plump shrimp, orzo makes a tender sub for rice.

  • RecipeMake Ahead

    Bacon and Gruyère Egg Bites

    To make this popular portable breakfast, we smoothed out protein-rich cottage cheese in the blender, then whisked in eggs to create a creamy custard and added shredded Gruyère cheese and cooked chopped bacon for texture and flavor.

  • RecipeFor Two

    Toaster-Oven Baked Shrimp with Fennel, Potatoes, and Olives

    Naturally vibrant pink shrimp are great candidates for the toaster oven.

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    Supercrunchy Buttermilk Fried Chicken

    Some styles are battered, others are dredged. For the crispiest, crunchiest, all-around yummiest fried chicken, do both.

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    Pastéis de Nata with Lemon and Cinnamon (Portuguese Custard Tarts with Lemon and Cinnamon)

    Yearning for a taste of Portugal? Find it in these cookies.

  • RecipeQuick

    White Pizza with Peach and Prosciutto

    Ribbons of salty, savory prosciutto and sweet peach slices make this a white pizza to remember.

  • RecipeVegetarian

    Spinach and Herb–Stuffed Mushrooms with Blistered Cherry Tomatoes

    These hearty mushrooms, stuffed with a savory spanakopita-like mixture, will satisfy vegetarians and carnivores alike.

  • RecipeMake Ahead

    Go-To Grilled Chicken Kebabs

    With minimal prep and just a handful of ingredients, these juicy, deeply charred skewers will become a summertime staple.

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    Supper Club Chicken Cordon Bleu

    Ham, prosciutto, and melty Gruyère make an irresistible filling.

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    Blueberry Biscuits

    Why eat a blueberry muffin when you can have a fluffy, buttery blueberry biscuit instead?

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    Perfect Chocolate Chip Cookies

    We set out to achieve a cookie that was crisp at the edges, chewy in the middle, and full of rich toffee flavor. The result? One of our most popular recipes of all time.

  • RecipeQuick

    Cold-Start Pan-Seared Chicken Breasts with Cherry and Rosemary Pan Sauce

    They're golden, succulent, and accompanied by a luxurious pan sauce.

  • RecipeQuick

    San Francisco–Style Garlic Noodles

    The simplicity of San Francisco’s beloved chewy, garlicky, butter-glossed noodles belies the dish’s complex flavor—and backstory.

  • RecipeVegetarian

    Tofu Tikka Masala

    This healthy at-home option is a fantastic version of the take-out classic.

  • RecipeMake Ahead

    Cornish Pasties

    Upper midwesterners have divisive opinions about this coal miner’s classic. We wanted our version to bring people together.

  • RecipeMake Ahead

    Light and Airy Focaccia

    With its bronzed crust, pillowy crumb, and licks of fruity olive oil and crunchy salt, focaccia is easy to love. It’s also easy to make.

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    Easy-Peel Hard-Boiled Eggs

    You no longer need to fear the drudgery of peeling hard-boiled eggs—with the right cooking method, the shells practically fly off.

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    Fastest, Easiest Mashed Potatoes

    Forget big pots of water, long simmer times, and gummy mash. Rigorous testing and our best potato science revealed a smarter, faster, more flexible path.

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    Best Baked Potatoes

    We wanted a uniformly fluffy interior encased in thin, crisp skin—and we baked nearly 200 pounds of potatoes to get it.

  • RecipeQuick

    Sirloin Steak Tips with Charro Beans

    A hearty supper of steak and spiced beans in under 30 minutes? We made it happen.

  • RecipeMake Ahead

    Apple Slab Pie

    Big enough to feed 20 people, traditional apple slab pie is a two-crusted affair filled with spiced apples, and baked on a baking sheet. Short in stature, the filling is thickened to ensure neat slicing, and it's topped with a sugary glaze.

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    Garlic-Lime Grilled Pork Tenderloin Steaks

    When grilling delicate pork tenderloin, the best approach is to treat it roughly.

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    Peach Ripple Ice Cream

    The essence of summer in a sweet, creamy scoop.

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    Almond Apricot Honey Cake

    Moist, tender, and fragrant with honey, this upside-down almond cake comes together in no time.

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    Classic Chewy Oatmeal Cookies

    We wanted to improve the classic recipe from the Quaker canister. Our method is chewier, moister, and easier to make.

  • RecipeMake Ahead

    Perfect Pesto

    An extra step pays outsize dividends in this recipe for a classic summertime sauce.

  • RecipeNew

    Gluten-Free Shrimp and Pork Potstickers

    A juicy, savory filling and delicately chewy wrappers make these crisp-tender dumplings irresistible.

  • RecipeMake Ahead

    Potato Doughnuts

    Potato doughnuts, also known as “spudnuts,” are simply traditional doughnuts with a twist.

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    Çılbır (Turkish Poached Eggs with Yogurt and Spiced Butter)

    Garlicky yogurt crowned with a just-set egg and gilded with spiced butter, çılbır has been simple, stunning Turkish fare since the Ottoman Empire.

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    Oyakodon (Japanese Chicken and Egg Rice Bowl)

    This is Japanese comfort food at its best: a deep bowl of steamed rice topped with chicken, egg, and onion that simmers together in sweet-savory dashi broth.

  • RecipeMake Ahead

    Salted Caramel Apple Crumb Bars

    These crumb bars pack all the autumnal appeal of an apple pie in a convenient, portable, and easy-to-make bar cookie format, doused with the irresistible flavor of salty-gooey caramel.

  • RecipeMake Ahead

    Tacos Chilorio

    Mexico's tender, chile-spiced pulled pork is perfect for spooning into flour tortillas.

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    Ultimate Banana Bread

    Say goodbye to dry, bland banana bread. For a showstopping loaf with a deep golden crust and velvety crumb, use your microwave.