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Our 25 Most Popular Recipes of 2017

You were really into brown butter chocolate chip cookies and easy chicken dishes.
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Alex Lau

Another year has passed, and you all still really love chicken. Out of our 25 most popular recipes, seven of them involved poultry, from one-skillet thighs with buttery orzo to Basically's magic crispy over-fried chicken recipe. Check out those, plus the drink of the summer (rosé aperol spritz), ginger-scallion ramen noodles, brown butter chocolate chip cookies, and more of our readers' favorites below.

  • Scallion ramen noodle bowl
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    25. Ginger Scallion Ramen Noodles

    The noodles are just a vessel for this savory, gingery, simple weeknight sauce. Double the batch, and you’ll always have a way to brighten up simple grilled or pan-roasted chops, roasted veggies, or grain bowls.

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  • Homemade Pupusas Recipe
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    24. Pupusas

    Once you taste this classic Salvadoran dish, you’ll definitely want to experiment with the fillings.

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    Laura Murray
    11/25

    15. Rosé-Aperol Spritz

    Meet your summer cocktail, a pinky and bubbly rosé wine spritz with Aperol and passion fruit juice. Now all you need is a pool to drink it next to.

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    12/25

    14. Ooey Gooey Butter Cake

    This cake is a legendary (and delicious) Depression-era mistake.

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    13. Caramelized Onions

    Master this basic technique and use these jammy, sweet onions in absolutely everything.

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  • BA's best morning buns recipe
    Alex Lau
    14/25

    12. Morning Buns

    Too many morning buns for your crowd? This recipe halves easily.

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    Laura Murray
    23/25

    3. Bob Armstrong Chile con Queso

    A legendary layered dip from Matt’s El Rancho in Austin, Texas, of taco meat, queso, guacamole, sour cream, and pico de gallo.

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  • A pile of shrimp scampi on a platter with torn bread on the side for sopping.
    Laura Murray
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    2. Shrimp Scampi

    This shrimp scampi recipe gets an extra punch of garlicky flavor from a short marinade before cooking. Serve it with bread to sop up the rich pan sauce.

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Alyse Whitney is the managing editor of Cravings by Chrissy Teigen, based in Los Angeles. She is a Korean-American adoptee who is currently tackling making homemade kimchi for the first time. She was formerly the senior food editor at Rachael Ray Every Day, an associate editor at Bon Appétit, and ... Read More
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